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title: The Session Menu
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<p>
The <kbd class="menu">Session</kbd> menu groups together everything related to the session and the file operations.
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<dl>
<dt>New...</dt><dd>Creates a <a href="/working-with-sessions/new-session-dialog/">new</a> session</dd>
<dt>Open...</dt><dd>Opens an existing session</dd>
<dt>Recent...</dt><dd>Opens a list of recent session that can be opened</dd>
<dt>Close</dt><dd>Closes the current session (but not Ardour)</dd>
<dt>Save</dt><dd>Saves the current session</dd>
<dt>Save As...</dt><dd>Saves to a new session (with options)</dd>
<dt>Rename...</dt><dd>Changes the name of the session</dd>
<dt>Snapshot (keep working on current version) ...</dt><dd>Create a <a href="/working-with-sessions/snapshots/">Snapshot</a> but any subsequent change will be saved to this session</dd>
<dt>Snapshot ( switch to new version) ...</dt><dd>Same thing, and any subsequent change will be saved to this new snapshot session</dd>
<dt>Save Template...</dt><dd>Saves the session as a <a href="/working-with-sessions/session-templates/">template</a>, without the audio</dd>
<dt>Metadata</dt>
<dt class="sub1">Edit Metadata...</dt><dd>Opens the <a href="/working-with-sessions/metadata/">Metadata</a> window, where informations about the session can be saved</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Import Metadata...</dt><dd>Creates the metadata by extracting them from another session</dd>
<dt>Add Track, Bus or VCA...</dt><dd>Adds a <a href="/working-with-tracks/adding-tracks-and-busses/">new track/bus/VCA</a> to the session, same as the <kbd class="menu">Track &gt; Add Track, Bus or VCA...</kbd></dd>
<dt>Import</dt><dd>Opens the <a href="/adding-pre-existing-material/">Import</a> windows, to add media to the session</dd>
<dt>Import PT session</dt><dd>Import a ProTools&copy; session file. Not everything in the original session can be imported.</dd>
<dt>Scripting</dt>
<dt class="sub1">Add Lua Script...</dt><dd>Loads or adds a <a href="/lua-scripting/">Lua Session script</a> to the current session</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Remove Lua Script</dt><dd>Removes a loaded Lua Session script from the session</dd>
<dt>Open Video...</dt><dd>Imports a <a href="/video-timeline/">video file</a> in the session</dd>
<dt>Remove Video</dt><dd>Removes the video part of the session (the video timeline disappears)</dd>
<dt>Export</dt>
<dt class="sub1">Export to Audio File(s)...</dt><dd><a href="/exporting/">Export</a> all or part of the session in audio form</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Stem export...</dt><dd><a href="/exporting/export-dialog/">Exports each track</a> as its own audio file (for e.g. DAW interchange)</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Export to Video File</dt><dd>Exports the session to a <a href="/video-timeline/operations/">video file</a></dd>
<dt>Clean-Up</dt>
<dt class="sub1">Bring all media into session folder</dt><dd>Copies all the media files imported from outside the session folder in that folder, see <a href="/working-with-sessions/cleaning_up/">Cleaning up Sessions</a></dd>
<dt class="sub1">Reset Peak Files</dt><dd>Reinitializes the buffered images representing the audio files</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Clean-up Unused Sources...</dt><dd>Quarantines all the media files not used in the session to a specific subfolder of the session</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Flush Wastebasket</dt><dd>Deletes those quarantined files</dd>
<dt>[] Properties</dt><dd>Shows the <a href="/preferences-and-session-properties/session-properties-dialog/">Session Properties</a> dialog, allowing to fine-tune the parameters of the current session</dd>
<dt>Lock</dt><dd>Locks the session by showing an Unlock window that (until cliked) blocks every action on Ardour's window</dd>
<dt>Quit</dt><dd>Exits Ardour. Prompts for saving the session if it has been modified.</dd>
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title: The Transport Menu
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<p>
The <dfn>Transport</dfn> menu handles how Ardour handles the playback and playhead.
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<dl>
<dt>Start/Stop</dt><dd>Starts or stops the playhead, and recording if it's armed</dd>
<dt>Play</dt>
<dt class="sub1">Play Selection</dt><dd>Only plays the selected part of the session, be it a range or selected regions</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Play Selection w/Preroll</dt><dd>As the previous menu, except it starts the playback 1/2 bar before the beginning of the selection</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Start/Continue/Stop</dt><dd>FIXME</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Play from Edit Point and Return</dt><dd>Starts the playback at the <a href="/ardours-interface/the-editor/the-toolbar/the-edit-point-control/">Edit point, and when stopped, goes back to the orginial location</a></dd>
<dt class="sub1">Play Loop Range</dt><dd>If a <a href="/working-with-markers/loop-range/">Loop range</a> is defined, play it and loop until stopped</dd>
<dt>Start Recording</dt><dd>This is a shortcut to trigger the global recording, and start playback at once</dd>
<dt>Stop and Forget Capture</dt><dd>Stops the recording, removes the newly created material, and goes back to the original position</dd>
<dt>Enable Record</dt><dd>Triggers the global recording. Next time "Play" is pressed, it will record on the track(s) that are armed for recording</dd>
<dt>Set Loop from Selection</dt><dd>Converts the selection into a <a href="/working-with-markers/loop-range/">Loop range</a> by placing loop markers at the start and end of the selected range</dd>
<dt>Set Punch from Selection</dt><dd>Same thing, for <a href="/working-with-markers/punch-range/">Punch</a></dd>
<dt>Set Session Start/End from Selection</dt><dd>Same thing, for the start and end markers of the session, defining the sessions length</dd>
<dt>Forward</dt><dd>FIXME</dd>
<dt>Rewind</dt><dd>Plays the audio backwards from the playhead on</dd>
<dt>Transition to Roll</dt><dd>FIXME</dd>
<dt>Transition to Reverse</dt><dd>FIXME</dd>
<dt>Playhead</dt><dd></dd>
<dt class="sub1">Playhead to Mouse</dt><dd>Set the position of the playhead at the current position of the mouse cursor</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Playhead to Active Mark</dt><dd>If a marker is selected, set the position of the playhead at the position of the marker</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Center Playhead</dt><dd>Centers the view on the playhead without changing the zoom level (putting the playhead in the middle of the screen)</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Nudge Playhead Forward</dt><dd>Shifts the position of the playhead to the right by the amount shown in the <a href="/ardours-interface/the-editor/the-toolbar/the-nudge-controls/">nudge timer</a></dd>
<dt class="sub1">Nudge Playhead Backward</dt><dd>Same thing, to the left</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Move to Next Transient</dt><dd>When transient have been set, moves the playhead to the next one to the right</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Move to Previous Transient</dt><dd>Same, to the left</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Playhead to Next Grid</dt><dd>Regardless of the state of the Grid Mode, goes to the next grid to the right, as set by the <a href="/ardours-interface/the-editor/the-toolbar/the-grid-controls/">Snap/Grid unit</a></dd>
<dt class="sub1">Playhead to Previous Grid</dt><dd>Same, to the left</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Playhead to Next Region Boundary</dt><dd>Moves the playhead to the right to the next beginning or end of region on the selected track or, if no track is selected, on all tracks</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Playhead to Previous Region Boundary</dt><dd>Same, to the left</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Playhead to Next Region Boundary (No Track Selection)</dt><dd>Moves the playhead to next beginning or end of region, be it on the selected track or any other</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Playhead to Previous Region Boundary (No Track Selection)</dt><dd>Same, to the left</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Playhead to Next Region Sync</dt><dd>Moves the playhead to next Region Sync Point, that is by default the beginning of a region but <a href="/ardours-interface/the-editor/the-toolbar/the-grid-controls/">can be moved</a></dd>
<dt class="sub1">Playhead to Previous Region Sync</dt><dd>Same, to the left</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Jump to Next Mark</dt><dd>moves the playhead to the next <a href="/working-with-markers/creating-location-markers/">marker</a> on the Ruler</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Jump to Previous Mark</dt><dd>Same, to the left</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Go to Zero</dt><dd>Sends the playhead to the 00:00:00:00 time, regardless of the sessions Start marker</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Go to Start</dt><dd>Sends the playhead to the Start marker of the session</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Go to End</dt><dd>Sends the playhead to the End marker of the session</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Go to Wall Clock</dt><dd>Sends the playhead to the current value of system time, as shown on the top right of the <a href="/ardours-interface/status-bar/">Status bar</a></dd>
<dt>Active Mark</dt>
<dt class="sub1">To Next Region Boundary</dt><dd>Moves the currently selected <a href="/working-with-markers/">marker</a> to the next region beginning or end</dd>
<dt class="sub1">To Previous Region Boundary</dt><dd>Same, to the left</dd>
<dt class="sub1">To Next Region Sync</dt><dd>Moves the currently selected to the next region sync point (by default : beginning or end of the region)</dd>
<dt class="sub1">To Previous Region Sync</dt><dd>Same, to the left</dd>
<dt>Markers</dt><dd></dd>
<dt class="sub1">Add Mark from Playhead</dt><dd>Creates a Marker at he position of the playhead</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Remove Mark at Playhead</dt><dd>Removes any marker at the position of the playhead</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Toggle Mark at Playhead</dt><dd>Combine the 2 previous : if a marker exists, deletes it, otherwise create it</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Locate to Mark <em>n</em></dt><dd>If it exists, goes to the <em>n-th</em> marker</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Set Session Start from Playhead</dt><dd>Puts the Start of the session marker at the playhead's position</dd>
<dt class="sub1">Set Session End from Playhead</dt><dd>Puts the End of the session marker at the playhead's position</dd>
<dt>[] Time Master</dt><dd>Sets Ardour as the Time master, i.e. Ardour sends the time information to the audio system</dd>
<dt>[] Punch In/Out</dt><dd>Based on the Punch in and Punch out markers if they exist, tells Ardour to record only between those two points</dd>
<dt>[] Punch In</dt><dd>Based on the Punch in marker, only allow to record from this point on</dd>
<dt>[] Punch Out</dt><dd>Based on the Punch out marker, forbids recording before this point</dd>
<dt>[] Audio Input</dt><dd>If checked, automatically switch the <a href="/recording/monitoring/monitor-setup-in-ardour/">monitor</a> from <em>input</em> to <em>playback</em>mode when playing</dd>
<dt>[] Follow Edits</dt><dd>If checked, selecting a region moves the playhead to its beginning</dd>
<dt>[] Auto Play</dt><dd>If checked, moving the playhead in the ruler starts the playback</dd>
<dt>[] Auto Return</dt><dd>If checked, when the playback is stopped, go back to the previous position of the playhead. If not, the playhead stays where it is when the playback is stopped</dd>
<dt>[] Click</dt><dd>Activates/desactivates the click track (metronome)</dd>
<dt>[] Follow Playhead</dt><dd>If checked, while playing, when the playhead reaches the right of the screen, Ardour scrolls one screen to the right to keep the playhead visible at all times</dd>
<dt>[] Stationary Playhead</dt><dd>If checked <em>and</em> if <kbd class="menu">Follow playhead</kbd> is checked, on playback, the playhead stays at the center of the screen, and the session scrolls</dd>
<dt>Panic</dt><dd>Immediately stops all MIDI playback (usefull e.g. when a MIDI bug in encountered)</dd>
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title: The Edit Menu
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<p class="fixme">Describe the items</p>
Edit
Undo (action)
Redo
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Undo Selection Change
Redo Selection Change
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Cut
Copy
Paste
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Select
Select All Objects
Select All Tracks
Deselect All
Invert Selection
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Set Range to Loop Range
Set Range to Punch Range
Set Range to Selected Regions
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Select All After Edit Point
Select All Before Edit Point
Select All Overlapping Edit Range
Select All Inside Edit Range
Select All in Punch Range
Select All in Loop Range
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Move Range Start to Previous Region Boundary
Move Range Start to Next Region Boundary
Move Range End to Previous Region Boundary
Move Range End to Next Region Boundary
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Start Range
Finish Range
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Select Next Track or Bus
Select Previous Track or Bus
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Delete
Crop
Split/Separate
Separate
Separate Under
Separate Using Loop Range
Separate Using Punch Range
Align
Align Start
Align Start Relative
Align End
Align End Relative
Align Sync
Align Sync Relative
Fade
Fade Range Selection
Set Fade In Length
[] Fade In
Set Fade Out Length
[] Fade Out
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Remove Last Capture
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Edit point
Change Edit Point
Change Edit Point Including Marker
Snap Mode
() No Grid
() Grid
() Magnetic
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Next Snap Mode
Next Snap Choice
Previous Snap Choice
Next Musical Snap Choice
Previous Musical Snap Choice
Snap To
Snap to CD Frame
Snap to Timecode Frame
Snap to Timecode Second
Snap to Timecode Minute
Snap to Second
Snap to Minute
Snap to One Twenty Eighths
Snap to Sixty Fourths
Snap to Thirty Seconds
Snap to Twenty Eighths
Snap to Twenty Fourths
Snap to Twentieths
Snap to Sixteenths
Snap to Fourteenths
Snap to Twelfths
Snap to Tenths
Snap to Eighths
Snap to Sevenths
Snap to Sixths
Snap to Fifths
Snap to Quarters
Snap to Thirds
Snap to Halves
Snap to Beat
Snap to Bar
Snap to Mark
Snap to Region Start
Snap to Region End
Snap to Regions Sync
Snap to Region Boundaries
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Tempo
Set Tempo from Region = Bar
Set Tempo from Edit Range = Bar
[] Smart Object Mode
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Scripted Actions
[] Script Manager
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Unset #1
Unset #2
Unset #3
Unset #4
Unset #5
Unset #6
Unset #7
Unset #8
Unset #9
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title: The Region Menu
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<p class="fixme">Describe the items</p>
Region
Insert Region from Region List
Play
Loop
Rename...
Properties...
Loudness Analysis...
Spectral Analysis...
Edit
Combine
Uncombine
Pitch Shift...
Split/Separate
Split at Percussion Onset
Make Mono Regions
Close Gaps
Place Transient
Rhythm Ferret...
Strip Silence...
Reverse
Layering
Raide to Top
Raise
Lower
Lower to Bottom
MIDI
Transpose...
Insert Patch Change...
Quantize...
Legatize
Remove Overlap
Transform...
Unlink from Other copies
List Editor...
Gain
[] Opaque
[] Mute
Normalize...
Boost Gain
Cut Gain
Reset Envelope
[] Envelope Active
Position
Move to Original Position
Snap Position to Grid
[] Lock
[] Glue to Bars and Beats
[] Lock to Video
Set Sync Position
Remove Sync
Nudge Later
Nudge Earlier
Nudge Later by Capture Offset
Nudge Earlier by Capture Offset
Sequence Regions
Trim
Trim Start at Edit Point
Trim End at Edit Point
Trim to Loop
Trim to Punch
Trim to Previous
Trim to Next
Ranges
Set Loop Range
Set Punch
Add Single Range Marker
Add Range Marker Per Region
Set Range Selection
Fades
[] Fade In
[] Fade Out
[] Fades
Duplicate
Duplicate
Multi-Duplicate...
Fill Track
Export...
Bounce (without processing)
Bounce (with processing)
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title: The Track Menu
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<p class="fixme">Describe the items</p>
Track
Add Track, Bus or VCA...
Duplicate Tracks/Busses...
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Toggle Record Enable
Toggle Solo
Toggle Mute
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Insert Time
Remove Time
Move Selected Tracks Up
Move Selected Tracks Down
Height
Fit Selection (Vertical)
Largest
Larger
Large
Normal
Small
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Toggle Active
Remove

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title: The View Menu
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<p class="fixme">Describe the items</p>
View
[] Maximise Editor Space
[] Maximize Mixer Space
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Primary Clock
Focus On Clock
Timecode
Bars & Beats
Minutes & Seconds
Samples
Secondary Clock
Timecode
Bars & Beats
Minutes & Seconds
Samples
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Zoom
Zoom In
Zoom Out
Zoom to Session
Zoom to Selection
Fit Selection (Vertical)
Toggle Zoom State
Expand Track Height
Shrink Track Height
Zoom Focus
Zoom Focus Left
Zoom Focus Right
Zoom Focus Center
Zoom Focus Playhead
Zoom Focus Mouse
Zoom Focus Edit Point
Next Zoom Focus
Rulers
[] Min:Sec
[] Timecode
[] Samples
[] Bars & Beats
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[] Meter
[] Tempo
[] Ranges
[] Loop/Punch
[] CD Markers
[] Markers
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[] Video
Video Monitor
Original Size
[] Letterbox
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[] Always on Top
[] Fullscreen
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[] Timecode
[] Frame number
[] Timecode Background
Scroll
Scroll Tracks Down
Scroll Tracks Up
Scroll Forward
Scroll Backward
Views
Save View 1
Go to View 1
Save View 2
Go to View 2
Save View 3
Go to View 3
Save View 4
Go to View 4
Save View 5
Go to View 5
Save View 6
Go to View 6
Save View 7
Go to View 7
Save View 8
Go to View 8
Save View 9
Go to View 9
Save View 10
Go to View 10
Save View 11
Go to View 11
Save View 12
Go to View 12
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[] Show Editor Mixer
[] Show Editor List
[] Toggle Mixer List
[] Toggle Monitor Section Visibility
[] Show Measure Lines
[] Show Summary
[] Show Group Tabs
[] Show Marker Lines

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title: The Window Menu
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<p class="fixme">Describe the items</p>
Window
[] Audio/MIDI Setup
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Editor
Show
Hide
Attach
Detach
Mixer
Show
Hide
Attach
Detach
Preferences
Show
Hide
Attach
Detach
Meterbridge
Scripting
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[] Tracks and Busses
[] Locations
[] Binding Editor
[] Bundle Manager
[] Big Clock
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[] Video Monitor
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Midi Tracer
[] Audio Connections
[] MIDI Connections
[] Log

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title: The Help Menu
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<p class="fixme">Describe the items</p>
Help
[] About
Chat
Manual
Reference
User Forums
How to Report a Bug
Report a Bug
Ardour Website
Ardour Development