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" +++ -If you often go through the motions of setting up the same information -in each new Session you create, such as the number of input and output -Channels, the number and names of Tracks or Busses, or the Routing, then -you may wish to create a Template of that information instead. +If you often go through the motions of setting up the same information in each +new session you create, such as tracks/busses, their names and interconnections, what plugins with what settings you have in mixer channels +etc., then you may wish to create a _template_ instead. -With a **Template**, you can save the state of a currently open Session -*without* all the Region information files. Templates are useful if, for -example, you're doing extensive Routing on Tracks and Buses and want to -save the Editor Window's state for use in other Sessions. An example -might be a Template to record Tracks of drums, bass, guitar and vocals, -each with their own input on the soundcard, which you might use as a -basis for each Session you created in that situation. +With a _template_, you can save the state of a currently open session _without_ +all the region information files. Templates are useful if, for example, you're +doing extensive routing on tracks and busses and want to save the _Editor_ +window's state for use in other sessions. + +An example might be a template to record tracks of drums, bass, guitar and +vocals, each with their own input on the soundcard, which you might use as a +basis for each session you created in that situation. ## Save a Template -You can save a new Template from the Main Menu: *Session > Save Template*. You are asked to give the new Template a name: +You can save a new template from the main menu: `Session > Save Template`. You +are asked to give the new template a name and optionally provide a description that will show up in the _Session Setup_ dialog: -![template1](en/Ardour4_Save_Template_1.png) +![template1](en/ardour7-save-template.png) ## Load a Template -When creating a new Session, you can load up a previously saved Template: +When creating a new session, you can load up a previously saved template. All +you will need is to tell Ardour where on the disk to save the session: -![template2](en/Ardour4_Save_Template_2.png) - -In summary: Session Templates are a way to store the setup of a session for future use. They do not store any audio data but can store: - -* The number of tracks and busses, along with their names. -* The plugins present on each track or bus (if any). -* All I/O connections. +![template2](en/ardour7-session-setup.png) ## Conclusion -Congratulations, you have reached the end of this introduction to Ardour! We hope that this tutorial has been useful for you to learn the key functions of Ardour. +Congratulations, you have reached the end of this introduction to Ardour! We +hope that this tutorial has been useful for you to learn the key functions of +the program. -In the following section, the **Appendices**, we have included some -extra information we thought would be useful to new users of Ardour, -including how to get [**Further Help**](../further-help), a [**Glossary**](../glossary) of technical terms -used in this manual, some [**Links**](../links) to further information about Ardour -on the Internet and, last but not least, the [**Credits**](../credits) of those -involved in creating this Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) Manual. +In the following section, the **Appendices**, we have included some extra +information we thought would be useful to new users of Ardour, including how to +get [**Further Help**](../further-help), a [**Glossary**](../glossary) of +technical terms used in this manual, some [**Links**](../links) to further +information about Ardour on the Internet and, last but not least, the +[**Credits**](../credits) of those involved in creating this free/libre +open-source software (FLOSS) manual. -Thanks for reading, and if you have some knowledge about Ardour that is -not included here, please feel free to propose changes (more info on how to do it: [**How to Contribute**](../how-to-contribute-0/). Also, this manual itself is fully open source and lives at [https://github.com/brunoruviaro/ardour4-tutorial](https://github.com/brunoruviaro/ardour4-tutorial). You can even fork it and create your own customized version of it! +Thanks for reading, and if you have some knowledge about Ardour that is not +included here, please feel free to propose changes (more info on how to do it: +[_How to Contribute_](../how-to-contribute/). Also, this manual itself is fully +open-source and lives at +[GitHub](https://github.com/prokoudine/ardour-tutorial). +You can even fork it and create your own customized version of it! **Appendices:** [FURTHER HELP](../further-help) ||