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</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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<p>
Regions can still be moved around as usual, and can be dragged so that they overlay
each again, but when the mouse button is released, things will flip back to them all being
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
the track, so if you a track has stacked up 10 overdubs in one spot,
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
works much better for this than a small one.
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<h2>Changing the color of specific tracks</h2>
<p>
Select the tracks whose color you wish to change. Context-click
on the track header of one of them. From the context menu, select
<kbd class="menu">Color</kbd> and pick a hue to your taste in the
color dialog. Every selected track will be
re-colored.
Changing the color of a track is done by selecting the track(s) and
<kbd class="mouse">right</kbd> clicking on the track header of one of them then
from the context menu, selecting <kbd class="menu">Color</kbd> and picking a hue
in the color dialog. Every selected track will be re-colored.
</p>
<p>
Note that if you are only changing one track, context-clicking on
that track's header will be enough to select it, saving the extra
mouse click.
<p class="note">
If only one track is changed, <kbd class="mouse">right</kbd> clicking on
that track's header will be enough to select it, saving the extra mouse click.
</p>
<h2>Changing the color of all tracks in a group</h2>
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</p>
<p>
You can also explicitly change the group color by context-clicking
The group color can also be explicitly changed by context-clicking
on the group tab in the Mixer, selecting <kbd class="menu">Edit
Group&hellip;</kbd> and then clicking on the Color selector in that dialog
that is displayed.
Group&hellip;</kbd> and then clicking on the Color selector in the displayed
dialog.
</p>

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<p>
Depending on the stage of your production, you may require a quick
overview over as many tracks as possible, a detailed view into just a
At some stage of the production, a quick overview over as many tracks as
possible may be required, or a detailed view into just a
few, or a combination of the two. To facilitate this, the
<dfn>height</dfn> may be configured individually for each track in
the editor window.
<dfn>height</dfn> can be configured individually for each track in
the editor window, or globally.
</p>
<h2>Resizing one or a few tracks</h2>
<p>
A <kbd class="mouse">right</kbd> click on a track header will display the
<kbd class="menu">Height</kbd> menu, and allow to choose from a list of
standard sizes. All selected tracks will be redrawn using that height.
</p>
<p>
A context click on a track header will display the
<kbd class="menu">Height</kbd> menu, and allow you to choose from a
list of standard sizes. All selected tracks will be redrawn using that
height.
Alternatively, moving the pointer to the bottom edge of a track header will change
the cursor to a two-way vertical arrow shape. <kbd
class="mouse">Left</kbd>-dragging dynamically resizes all selected tracks.
</p>
<h2>Resizing all the tracks</h2>
<p>
Alternatively, select the tracks you wish to resize. Move the pointer
to the bottom edge of one track header. The cursor will change to a
two-way vertical arrow shape. <kbd class="mouse">Left</kbd>-drag to
dynamically resize all selected tracks.
The three rightmost items of the <a href="@@zoom-controls">Zoom Controls</a>,
in the toolbar, allow to quickly resize multiple tracks' heights at once, or to
display a selected number of tracks in the editor, or all the selected ones, etc.
</p>
<h2>Fit to the Editor Window</h2>
<h2>Fitting to the Editor Window</h2>
<p>
Select the tracks you wish to display in the Editor window.
Choose <kbd class="menu">Track &gt; Height &gt; Fit Selected Tracks</kbd>
or use the keyboard shortcut, <kbd>f</kbd>. Ardour adjusts the track
Fitting one or many tracks to the Editor window can be done by selecting the tracks to
display and choosing <kbd class="menu">Track &gt; Height &gt; Fit Selection (Vertical)</kbd>
or using the keyboard shortcut, <kbd>f</kbd>. Ardour adjusts the track
heights and view so that the selected tracks completely fill the vertical
space available, unless the tracks cannot be fitted even at the smallest
possible size.
</p>
<p class="note">
You can use <dfn>Visual Undo</dfn> (default shortcut: <kbd class="mod3">Z</kbd>
to revert this operation.
The <dfn>Visual Undo</dfn> (default shortcut: <kbd class="mod3">Z</kbd>) can be
used to revert this operation.
</p>