manual/_manual/05_ardours-interface.html

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title: Ardour's Interface
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<p>
  In Ardour, you work in two main windows: the <dfn>Editor</dfn> and the
  <dfn>Mixer</dfn>.
</p>

<figure>
	<img src="/images/global-editor-window-split.png" alt="Ardour's editor window">
	<img style="margin-left:2em;" src="/images/global-mixer-window-split.png" alt="Ardour's mixer window">
	<figcaption>
		<ol class="multicol3">
			<li>Main menu</li>
			<li>Status bar</li>
</ol><ol class="multicol3" start="3">
			<li>Transport bar & Times</li>
			<li>Mode switch</li>
</ol><ol class="multicol3" start="5">
			<li>The <dfn>Mixer</dfn> window</li>
			<li>The <dfn>Editor</dfn> window</li>
		</ol>
	</figcaption>
</figure>

<p>
  Switching between the Editor and the Mixer windows done :
</p>

<ul>
	<li>with the Mode Switch buttons (#4 in the screenshot) in the upper right</li>
	<li>with the <kbd class="mod2">M</kbd> shortcut</li>
	<li>with the menu <kbd class="menu">Window &gt; Editor <em>(or Mixer)</em> &gt; Show</kbd>.</li>
</ul>

<p>
  Both windows can be visible at the same time (eg. for a multi-monitor
  setup) using <kbd class="menu">Window &gt; Editor <em>(or Mixer)</em> &gt; Detach</kbd> option in the same submenu.
</p>

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