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title = "Arranging tracks"
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#pre = "<b>1. </b>"
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In the following chapters we will use Ardour to create a short rhythmic
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passage using several drumkit samples.
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We will continue working on this
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passage in later tutorials, such as **Working with Regions** and
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**Creating Looped Sections**. We assume that you have read the chapters
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in the **Getting Started** section already, and are familiar with
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**Importing Audio**, **Tracks**, and the **Timeline**.
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Importing Samples
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The first step is to add some sounds, which is discussed at length in
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the **Importing Audio** chapter. Here, we are using the **Add existing
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media** dialog ("*Ctrl*" + "*I*") to import some drumkit samples as
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regions. The samples used in this tutorial were obtained from a sample
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pack from the [freesound.org](http://www.freesound.org/) website (Nord Drum Mini Kit sample pack, which you can download [here](https://freesound.org/people/menegass/packs/10430/)).
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After importing a few sounds from the downloaded sample pack (bass drum, snare, hi-hat, clap),
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our session looks like this (in this case I used the "*Add files as new tracks*" option, and inserted "*at session
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start*". The drumkit samples appear as new individual tracks in the Editor Window, each with the name of the
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audio file used. If the file names are too long or obscure, you may want to rename your tracks for clarity.
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Organizing the Tracks
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Now we rename the tracks so we can quickly see the location of each
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instrument (double-click on the track name to edit it).
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You may also wish to rearrange the order of the tracks from top to
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bottom in the editor window. Do that by clicking the **Tracks &
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Busses** tab at the far right of the Editor Window and drag-and-dropping
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the tracks in the order you want.
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{{% notice tip %}}
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You can also use the V check boxes in this tab to view or hide
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Tracks in the Main Canvas.
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{{% /notice %}}
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Here we have ordered the drumkit so that the kick drum is on the bottom,
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the snare and high hat are in the middle, and the clap is on top.
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Continuing
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In the next step we will learn about **Setting Up the Meter** to
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organize these samples into a rhythm.
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Next: [SETTING UP THE METER](../setting-up-the-meter)
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