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" +++ -Saving a **Snapshot** in Ardour is similar to saving your Session to a -new file, however using a Snapshot avoids overwriting the original -Session file. A Snapshot contains the current state of your work, while -sharing all the audio and data files of the Session. +A _snapshot_ is a representation of the current state of a session at some point +in time. In a nutshell, it's like versioning your project by giving every +version a meaningful name. + +Let's say you recorded a song in your home studio and you are trying different +arrangements to see which one works best. Instead of creating multiple sessions +and copying files between them, you can make snapshots every time you think you +have something worth preserving. At any point in time, you can save the current +state of the session and switch to an earlier snapshot to compare your +arrangements. ## Saving a Snapshot -You can save a Snapshot via the menu: *Session > Snapshot* (shortcut "*Control*" + "*Shift*" + "*S*"). +Ardour provides two commands in the _Session_ menu to create a snapshot: -![snapshots](en/Ardour4_Snapshot_Menu.png) +**Snapshot (& keep working on current version)** +: You will create a new snapshot and continue working on the original version. +Mental model: "I think this is good enough, I might want returning to that +later, so I'll save a snapshot, undo, then carry on with my original idea +regardless". -By default the program will name the new Snapshot according to the -current date and timestamp of your system. If you wish, you can change -the name to one that more meaningfully corresponds to the Session you -are working on. From the menu, you can also choose whether to save -a snapshot and keep working on the present version, or save a snapshot -and switch immediately to that snapshot. +**Snapshot (& switch to new version)** +: You will create a new snapshot and switch to working on that version. Mental +model: "This is actually quite interesting, let's explore this idea further and +get back to the previous one if this turns out to be a dead end." -![snapshots](en/Ardour4_Snapshots_Name.png) +![snapshots](en/ardour7-snapshot-menu.png) + +By default the program will name the new snapshot according to the current date +and timestamp of your system. If you wish, you can change the name to one that +more meaningfully corresponds to the session you are working on. From the menu, +you can also choose whether to save a snapshot and keep working on the present +version, or save a snapshot and switch immediately to that snapshot. + +![snapshots](en/ardour7-snapshot-name.png) ## Recalling Snapshots -You can recall a saved Snapshot via the '*Snapshots*' tab in the area on -the right: +You can recall a saved snapshot via the _Snapshots_ tab in the area on the +right: -![snapshot2](en/Ardour4_Snapshot_List.png) +![snapshot2](en/ardour7-snapshot-list.png) -There you see a few Snapshots that we created, and the '*my_session*' entry +There you see a few snapshots that we created, and the _my\_session_ entry represents the original state of our session. -Click on any Snapshot from the list to reload it. +Click on any snapshot from the list to reload it. ## Continuing -Sometimes it is helpful to have a default starting point for new -Sessions, for example for a set-up that you use all the time when starting a new project. To learn how -to do this, please continue to the next session called **Saving a Template**. +Sometimes it is helpful to have a default starting point for new sessions, for +example, for a setup that you use all the time when starting a new project. To +learn how to do this, please continue to the next section called _Saving a +Template_. Next: [SAVING A TEMPLATE](../saving-a-template)