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<figure class="right">
<img src="/images/track-layer-dialog.png" alt="The Track layering menu">
<figcaption>
The Track layering menu
</figcaption>
</figure>
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<p>
Ardour allows arbitrary <dfn>layering</dfn> of regions&mdash;there can any number
of regions at a given position. By default, the regions are
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<dfn>overlaid</dfn> in the editor window, to save vertical space.
</p>
<p>
However, this display mode can be confusing for tracks with many overdubs,
because its not obvious in which order the overdubs are layered. Although
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there are other methods of moving particular regions to the top of an
overlapping set, and although Ardour also has playlists to manage
<a href="@@playlist-usecases">takes</a> a bit more efficiently than just continually
layering, there are times when being able to clearly see all regions in a track
without any overlaps is reassuring and useful.
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</p>
<p>
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The example below shows a track with a rather drastic overdub situation,
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viewed in normal <dfn>overlaid mode</dfn>:
</p>
<figure>
<img src="/images/overlaps_layered.png" alt="Overlapping regions in overlaid mode">
<figcaption>
Overlapping regions in <em>overlaid</em> mode
</figcaption>
</figure>
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<p>
This display can be changed by <kbd class="mouse">right</kbd> clicking on the
track header, showing the menu displayed above. There are two choices for layers, and
<kbd class="menu">overlaid</kbd> is currently selected. Clicking on <kbd
class="menu">stacked</kbd>, the track display changes to:
<figure>
<img src="/images/layers_stacked.png" alt="Overlapping regions in stacked mode">
<figcaption>
Overlapping regions in <em>stacked</em> mode
</figcaption>
</figure>
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<p>
Regions can still be moved around as usual, and can be dragged so that they overlay
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each other again, but when the mouse button is released, things will flip back to them all being
stacked cleanly. The number of <dfn>lanes</dfn> for the track is determined by
the maximum number of regions existing in any one spot throughout
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the track, so if a track has 10 overdubs stacked up in one spot,
it will end up with 10 lanes. Obviously, using a large track height
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works much better for this than a small one.
</p>