From a3167e17b75f9430c13e48f7c26c2c235aec24ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ed Ward Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2017 13:12:00 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Tidying doc about Cleaning up Sessions --- .../07_working-with-sessions/10_cleaning_up.html | 15 +++++++++------ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/_manual/07_working-with-sessions/10_cleaning_up.html b/_manual/07_working-with-sessions/10_cleaning_up.html index 63cb5bee..9aa16f08 100644 --- a/_manual/07_working-with-sessions/10_cleaning_up.html +++ b/_manual/07_working-with-sessions/10_cleaning_up.html @@ -27,17 +27,20 @@ title: Cleaning up Sessions

Ardour represents audio waveforms with peak files, that are graphical images generated from the sound files. This generation can be time and CPU consuming, so it uses a cache of the generated - images to speed up the display process. + images to speed up the display process. To watch for files modification, Ardour relies on the file-modification + time. If an external file is embedded in the session and that file changes, but the system-clock is skewed + or it is stored on an external USB disk (VFAT), Ardour can't know the change happend, and will still use its + deprecated peak files.

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Using the Reset Peak Files menu allows to reset this cache, which frees up disk space. - note, though, that displaying waveforms requires these peak files, so they'll be recreated by Ardour, - consuming CPU and time. It can prove useful if some waveforms are not used anymore, or if a graphical glitch happens. +

Using the Reset Peak Files menu allows to reset this cache, which frees up disk space, + and forces the re-creation of the peak files used in the session. It can prove useful if some waveforms + are not used anymore, or if a graphical or time glitch happens.

Clean-up Unused Sources...

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Recording usually lefts behind a lot of unused takes, be it in midi or audio form, that can clutter +

Recording usually lefts a lot of unused takes behind, be it in midi or audio form, that can clutter the Region List, and eat up a lot of hard drive space. While its generally a good practice to keep as many things as possible while recording, when transferring or archiving the session, some clean up can help a lot in reducing the sessions clutter and size. @@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ title: Cleaning up Sessions

Flush Wastebasket

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Although Ardour is a non-destructive audio-editors, it allows for a very careful destruction of unused media materials. +

Although Ardour is a non-destructive audio-editor, it allows for a very careful destruction of unused media materials. This function is closely linked to the previous one. When the unused sources have been cleaned up and quarantined, the Flush Wastebasket menu will allow for their physical destruction.