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title = "Overview of the Interface"
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description = "Basics of Ardour's user interface"
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weight = 2
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#pre = "<b>1. </b>"
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This section will give you a basic overview of Ardour's user interface.
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We will take a look at shared elements of the interface, main windows, and focus on the _Editor_ window and the _Mixer_ window. Later chapters will give more detailed information on each feature listed here.
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TODO PARTS OF UI ANNOTATED SCREENSHOT
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### Transport Menu
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The **Transport Menu** controls include the following buttons:
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- MIDI Panic
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- Enable/Disable audio click (metronome)
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- Rewind
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- Fast forward
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- Loop playback
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- Play range/selection
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- Play from playhead
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- Stop
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- Record-enable
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- Jog/shuttle controls
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### Clocks
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The main **Clocks** are located next to the transport controls. Clocks
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in Ardour can display time in 4 different formats: Time Code,
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Bars:Beats, Minutes:Seconds, and Samples. Right-click on the clock to
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select a format. You can also turn the clock off. The reason for having
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two transport clocks is that it allows you to see the playhead position
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in two different time units without having to change any settings.
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Please see the [**Setting Up the Timeline**](../setting-up-the-timeline) chapter for more details on the
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Clocks.
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## Switching Between Windows
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You can use the key combination **Alt + M** (**Control + M** on a
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Mac) in order to toggle which window is on top: Editor or Mixer.
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## Continuing
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The next sections will explain basics of main Ardour's windows:
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- Editor
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- Mixer
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- Recorder
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- Cue
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