More small updates

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Ed Ward 2018-03-28 14:19:23 +02:00
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<p>
For stereo tracks, you can now switch between the default stereo panner
For stereo tracks, it is possible to switch between the default stereo panner
and a traditional <dfn>balance control</dfn> by right-clicking on the
panner widget.
</p>
<img class="left" src="/images/stereo-balance.png" alt="Stereo Balance
control"/>
<figure class="left">
<img src="/images/stereo-balance.png" alt="Stereo Balance control">
<figcaption>
Stereo Balance control
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>
When the balance is centered, the incoming signals will be unaffected.
Moving it to one side will linearly attenuate the signal of the opposite
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panner, it works with arbitrary content without danger of introducing
comb filter artefacts.
</p>

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<h2>Using the mouse</h2>
<p>To change the position smoothly, press the right button and drag
anywhere within the panner. <em>Note: you do not need
to grab the position indicator in order to drag</em>
anywhere within the panner. <em>Note: grabbing the position indicator is not
needed in order to drag.</em>
</p>
<table class="dl">
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<tr><th><kbd class="mod1 mouse">&dArr;</kbd> or <kbd class="mod1 mouse">&rArr;</kbd></th>
<td>move position to the right by 5&deg;</td></tr>
</table>

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<h2>Without a monitor bus</h2>
<p>
If you are using Ardour without a monitor bus, there is only one way
When using Ardour without a monitor bus, there is only one way
in which mute and solo will work:</p>
<ul>
<li>
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<h2>With a monitor bus</h2>
<p>
For setups with a monitor bus, you have more options, mostly
For setups with a monitor bus, more options are available, mostly
governed by the setting of the
<kbd class="option">Solo controls are Listen controls</kbd> option
in <kbd class="menu">Edit &gt; Preferences &gt; Solo / mute.
in <kbd class="menu">Edit &gt; Preferences &gt; Mixer.</kbd>
</p>
<p>
With <kbd class="optoff">Solo controls are Listen controls</kbd>
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bus is fed from the master bus, so it sees the same thing.
</p>
<p>
With <kbc class="option">Solo controls are Listen controls</kbd>
With <kbd class="option">Solo controls are Listen controls</kbd>
ticked, the master and monitor busses behave differently. In this
mode, solo controls are more properly called <dfn>listen</dfn>
controls, and Ardour's solo buttons will change their legend from
<samp>S</samp> to either <samp>A</samp> or <samp>P</samp> to
<kbd class="menu">S</kbd> to either <kbd class="menu">A</kbd> or <kbd class="menu">P</kbd> to
reflect this.
</p>
<p>
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<p>
The solo-mute arrangement with a monitor bus is shown below:
</p>
<img src="/images/solo-mute.png" alt="mute/solo signal flow" />
<figure class="center">
<img src="/images/solo-mute.png" alt="mute/solo signal flow">
<figcaption>Mute/solo signal flow</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>
Here we have a number of tracks or busses (in orange). Each one has an
output which feeds the master bus. In addition, each has PFL and AFL
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<h2>Other solo options</h2>
<p>
<kbd class="menu">Edit &gt; Preferences &gt; Solo / Mute</kbd> has some
<kbd class="menu">Edit &gt; Preferences &gt; Mixer</kbd> has some
more solo options:
</p>
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larger than -&infin;&nbsp;dB is sometimes called "Solo-In-Front" by other DAWs, because
the listener has the sense that soloed material is "in front" of other
material. In Ardour, this is not a distinct mode, but instead the mute cut
control offers any level of "in-front-ness" that you might want to use.
control offers any level of "in-front-ness" that is desired.
</p>
<h3>Exclusive solo</h3>
<p>
If this is enabled, only one track or bus will ever be soloed at once; soloing
track B while track A is currently soloed will un-solo track A before soloing
track B.
</p>
<h3>Show solo muting</h3>
<p>
If this is enabled, the mute button of tracks and busses will be drawn
outlined to indicate that the track or bus is muted because something else
is soloed. This is enabled by default, and we recommend that you leave it
that way unless you are extremely comfortable with Ardour's mute/solo
is soloed. This is enabled by default, and it is recommended to leave it
that way unless extremely comfortable with Ardour's mute/solo
behaviour.
</p>
<h3>Soloing overrides muting</h3>
<p>
If this is enabled, a track or bus that is both soloed and muted will behave
as if it is soloed.
</p>
<h3>Mute affects…</h3>
<h3>Mute affects&hellip;</h3>
<p>
These options dictate whether muting the track will affect various routes out
of the track; through the sends, through the control outputs (to the monitor
bus) and to the main outputs.
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</p>
<p>
It is used to create a sense of space and/or a sense of motion in an
audio mix. You can spread out different signals across the space, and
make them move over time.
audio mix. Different signals can be spread out across the space, and
moved over time.
</p>
<h2>Types of Panners</h2>
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In addition to the panners, Ardour has a balance control for subtle
corrections to existing stereo images.
</p>