Update Creating Looped Sections

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 You can easily repeat sections of audio in your Ardour session.
 
-Here, we take the short rhythmic passage we created in **Working with Regions**
+Here, we take the short rhythmic passage we created in _Working with Regions_
 and duplicate it to make a loop.
 
-Before duplicating the passage, it is a good idea to combine individual
+Before duplicating the passage, it is a good idea to combine individual regions
-regions in the same track into a single one: it is easier to move them
+in the same track into a single one: it is easier to move them around this way,
-around this way, and it prevents you from accidentally moving a single
+and it prevents you from accidentally moving a single hihat out of place, for
-hihat out of place, for example. There are two ways of doing this:
+example. There are two ways of doing this: _Combine Regions_ (allows you to
-**Combine Regions** (allows you to "uncombine" later on), and
+"uncombine" later on), and _Consolidate Range_ ("writes it in stone", does not
-**Consolidate Range** ("writes it in stone", does not allow you to
+allow you to separate them later).
-separate them later).
 
-If you are still planning on making alterations to the rhythm (adding,
+If you are still planning on making alterations to the rhythm (adding, removing,
-removing, or moving individual regions), it may be better to use the
+or moving individual regions), it may be better to use the _Combine_ regions
-**Combine** regions option. If you like the sequence the way it is and
+option. If you like the sequence the way it is and don't want or don't care to
-don't want or don't care to have the ability to separate them later, use
+have the ability to separate them later, use _Consolidate Range_ option.
-**Consolidate Range** option.
 
 ## Combine Regions
 
 Simply select all the regions you want to combine:
 
-![combine](en/Ardour4_Combine_Regions_1.png)
+![combine](en/ardour7-combine-regions-1.png)
 
 Then go to menu *Region > Edit > Combine* (or right-click on the
 selected regions and find the same option through the context menu, as
 shown below):
 
-![combine2](en/Ardour4_Combine_Regions_2.png) 
+![combine2](en/ardour7-combine-regions-2.png) 
 
 The combined regions will look like this (note the word "compound"
 appended to the name):
 
-![combine4](en/Ardour4_Combine_Regions_3.png) 
+![combine4](en/ardour7-combine-regions-3.png) 
 
 Should you need to separate them again in the future, simply select the
-compound region and go to the same menu and choose the option
+compound region and go to the same menu and choose the option _Uncombine_. 
-"*Uncombine*". 
 
 ## Consolidating the Range
 
-A more permanent alternative to **Combine** is to use **Consolidate**.
+A more permanent alternative to _Combine_ is to use the _Consolidate_. When
-When you've arranged your Regions into a single "loop cycle" and you're
+you've arranged your regions into a single "loop cycle" and you're satisfied
-satisfied with the sound, create a **Range** with all the regions that
+with the sound, create a _range_ with all the regions that will make up the
-will make up the loop. First, make sure every Track used in the loop is
+loop.
-selected. Unselected Tracks are gray, and selected ones are blue. If any
-of the Tracks you used are not selected, hold down the *Shift* key while
-clicking on them to add them to the selected group. Finally, use the
-Range tool to select the entire loop. 
 
-Once again, the **Grid** setting will help you to set the range
+First, make sure every track used in the loop is selected. Unselected tracks are
-precisely to the start and end points of your metric bar. Once you have
+gray, and selected ones are colored (depending on UI theme). If any of the
-the entire loop selected, Right-Click on the range and select
+tracks you used are not selected, hold down the **Shift** key while clicking on
-"*Consolidate range*". If you would like any Automation or Plugin
+them to add them to the selected group. Finally, use the Range tool to select
-effects you have added to the loop to be included, select "*Consolidate
+the entire loop. 
-range with processing*".
 
-![consolidate](en/Ardour4_Consolidate_Range_1.png) 
+Once again, the _Grid_ setting will help you to set the range precisely to the
+start and end points of your metric bar. Once you have the entire loop selected,
+right-click on the range and select _Consolidate range_. If you would like any
+automation or plugin effects you have added to the loop to be included, select
+_Consolidate range with processing_.
 
-When the range is **Consolidated**, new Regions will appear in each
+![consolidate](en/ardour7-consolidate-range-1.png) 
-Track, each containing all the repetitions of the samples which you set
-up in the previous steps. Remember, once the range is consolidated,
-there is no way to undo this operation. In any case, if you find that
-you need to alter the rhythm in any way, you can always retrieve the
-original individual samples from the Region List and rebuild the pattern
-with them.
 
-![consolidate2](en/Ardour4_Consolidate_Range_2.png)
+When the range is consolidated, new regions will appear in each track, each
+containing all the repetitions of the samples which you set up in the previous
+steps. Remember, once the range is consolidated, there is no way to undo this
+operation. In any case, if you find that you need to alter the rhythm in any
+way, you can always retrieve the original individual samples from the region
+List and rebuild the pattern with them.
+
+![consolidate2](en/ardour7-consolidate-range-2.png)
 
 ## Duplicating the Range
 
 After you have merged individual regions that form your pattern (using
-either **Combine** or **Consolidate**), it's time to duplicate the
+either _Combine_) or _Consolidate)_), it's time to duplicate the
 pattern to make it loop for several bars.
 
-The **Multi-Duplicate** feature (seen in the
+The _Multi-Duplicate_ feature (seen in the [Working with
-[Working with regions](../working-with-regions/) chapter) is a good way
+regions](../working-with-regions/) chapter) is a good way to accomplish this.
-to accomplish this. Go back to Grab mode (shortcut **G**), select all regions, 
+Go back to _Grab_ mode (**G**) , select all regions,  and hit
-and hit **Shift + D**. Choose how many times you want to duplicate the pattern
+**Shift+D**. Choose how many times you want to duplicate the pattern (for
-(for example, 16). After duplication our session looks something like this:
+example, 16). After duplication our session looks something like this:
 
-![multi-dup](en/Ardour4_Multi-Duplicate.png) 
+![multi-dup](en/ardour7-multi-duplicate.png) 
 
 Just for review, other options you could have used for duplication are:
 
--   The **Fill Track** command from menu *Region > Duplicate > Fill
+- The _Fill Track_ command from menu `Region > Duplicate > Fill Track`. This
-    Track*. This would fill the entire track with copies of the selected
+would fill the entire track with copies of the selected regions, all the way up
-    regions, all the way up to the **End Marker**. 
+to the_End Marker_. 
 
--   The single **Duplicate** command from the same menu (shortcut
+- The single _Duplicate_ command from the same menu (**Alt+D**). This
-    "*Alt*" + "*D*"). This lets you make a single copy at a time. 
+lets you make a single copy at a time. 
 
--   The single duplicate action with "*Control*" + *Click on the region* + *Drag a copy*.
+- The single duplicate action with **Ctrl+Click** on the region + _Drag a copy_.
 
 ## Continuing
 
-In the next tutorial we will learn about **Stretching/Shrinking
+In the next tutorial we will learn about stretching/shrinking regions that are
-Regions** that are longer or shorter than one bar in order to fit the
+longer or shorter than one bar in order to fit the rhythm of our passage.
-rhythm of our passage.
 
 Next: [STRETCHING/SHRINKING REGIONS](../stretching-shrinking-regions)