Aligning regions (sometimes called "spotting") means moving one or more regions based on a defined location, which in Ardour is always the <ahref="@@edit-point-control">edit point</a>. An alignment operation moves the region(s) so that some part of the region is positioned at the edit point. Available alignment commands include:
<tr><th>Align Region starts <kbdclass="mod14">a</kbd></th>
<td>Selected region(s) are moved so that their start is located at the current edit point</td></tr>
<tr><th>Align Region ends <kbdclass="mod2">a</kbd></th>
<td>Selected region(s) are moved so that the end is located at the current edit point</td></tr>
<tr><th>Align Region sync points <kbdclass="mod3">a</kbd></th>
<td>Selected region(s) are moved so that their sync point is located at the current edit point</td></tr>
<tr><th>Align Region starts relative <kbdclass="key">a</kbd></th>
<td>Selected region(s) are moved so that the start of the earliest region is located at the current edit point, and all others maintain their relative position relative to that region</td></tr>