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Ardour groups your work in **Sessions**. A Session is a group of
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**Tracks** which eventually may be mixed down into a single Mono, Stereo
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or multi-channel sound file. Sessions are essentially projects; all your
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data is saved in a single Session folder.
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When you start Ardour, you are asked if you want to start a new Session
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or open an existing one. When creating a new Session you must choose a
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name for it.
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{{% notice tip %}}
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Avoid using any characters other than letters and numbers when naming your session. Avoid white spaces, accented letters, !@#$%*()+, periods, commas, etc. Use dashes or underscores if you like. For example, instead of "My Great Session!", prefer "My_Great_Session", or "MyGreatSession", or "my-great-session". Instead of "Açaí", write "Acai" (without accented letters), etc. Once you have created your Ardour session, do **not** manually rename any folders or files that belong to the Session.
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{{% /notice %}}
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You also need to tell Ardour where you would like the
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Session folder to be stored.
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When you are ready, click '*Open*'. Ardour
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will create the new Session and then open it.
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Depending on the sound settings of your computer, you may see a window like this before your session launches:
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The main options are:
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**Audio System** — probably your computer's default audio system (ALSA for Linux, CoreAudio for Mac, etc), or JACK if you are on Linux and have it installed.
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**Device** — it's either your built-in sound card, or an external sound card if you have one (such as a USB interface).
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**Sample Rate** — 48K or 44.1K are common choices.
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To create an Ardour session after Ardour has already started, select
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`Session > New` in the menu.
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Continuing
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Once you've started a Session, you will most likely want to learn about
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setting up the timeline to match the kind of musical meter or other
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timeframe which you will use. Please continue to the next chapter.
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Next: [SETTING UP THE TIMELINE](../setting-up-the-timeline)
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