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<p>
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The <dfn>Clips</dfn> browser provides a way to easily reuse little pieces
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of music across sessions. You can also drop audio and MIDI clips on a
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timeline in the <a href="@@clips-in-the-editor">Editor window</a> or use
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them in trigger slots in the <a href="@@clips-in-the-cue-window">Cue window</a>.
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</p>
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<h2>Clips Browser Interface</h2>
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<p>
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In the Editor window, the Clips browser is part of the Editor sidebar
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and thus can be hidden from the main window. In the Cue window, the Clips
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browser is an essential part of the workflow and is always visible.
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</p>
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<figure class="right">
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<img src="/images/clips-browser.png" width="400px" alt="The Clips browser">
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<figcaption>
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The Clips browser
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>
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The Clips browser has three main parts:
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</p>
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<ol>
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<li>Selector of clip library locations</li>
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<li>List of clips, with a treeview where necessary</li>
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<li>Preview options</li>
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</ol>
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<h2>Library Locations</h2>
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<p>
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The <dfn>Clips</dfn> browser is capable of handling multiple locations
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of clips and loops. There are several types of locations suported by the
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browser:
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<ol>
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<li>
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<dfn>Ardour Bundled Content</dfn>: these are all the audio and MIDI
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files shipped along with an official Ardour build.
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Custom folder</dfn>: it's a single user-defined location
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on a local or remote disk that you can write to. The folder is defined
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on the <kbd class="menu">Triggering</kbd> page of the
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<kbd class="menu">Preferences</kbd> dialog and is preserved across
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sessions.
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Additional locations</dfn>: typically those are locations where
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you store existing clips/loops libraries acquired elsewhere. You can
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have as many as you like, please see <a href="@@adding-3rd-party-clip-libraries">Adding 3rd Party Clip Libraries</a> chapter for more info. These locations
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are also preserved across sessions.
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Other locations</dfn>: this is a one-off access to a location
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where clips and loops are stored. This location is not preserved across
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sessions.
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</li>
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</ol>
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<h2>List of Clips</h2>
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<p>
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The Clips browser will provide access to all supported media file types
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available in a selected location. Typically those would be, WAV, FLAC,
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and MID files.
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</p>
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<p>
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If there are subfolders in the clip library's folder, the Clips browser
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will display them using as a tree view. The browser will also lazy-load
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subfolders: instead of loading the entire list of all supported files
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in the library location, it will only display top-level folders and load
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their content when you start expanding subfolders you are interested in.
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</p>
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<h2>Preview Options</h2>
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<p>
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The preview section has simple playback controls as well as an option
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to automatically play back a clip when you click it in the list.
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For MIDI clips, you can also select a virtual instrument (Ardour defaults
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to ACE Reasonable Synth).
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</p>
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<p>
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When playing a clip, Ardour will automatically pause the transport
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and resume playback when the clip playback is done. Ardour will also
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use the audition channel for playback, so you can control the preview
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volume using the monitor level control in the
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<a href="@@monitor-section">Monitor</a> section of the <dfn>Mixer</dfn>.
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