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</p>
<figure>
<img src="/images/editor_split.png" alt="Ardour's editor window">
<img style="margin-left:2em;" src="/images/mixer_split.png" alt="Ardour's mixer window">
<img src="/images/global-editor-window-split.png" alt="Ardour's editor window">
<img style="margin-left:2em;" src="/images/global-mixer-window-split.png" alt="Ardour's mixer window">
<figcaption>
<ol class="multicol4">
<ol class="multicol3">
<li>Main menu</li>
<li>Status bar</li>
</ol><ol class="multicol3" start="3">
<li>Transport bar & Times</li>
</ol><ol class="multicol4" start="4">
<li>Mode switch</li>
<li>The <dfn>Editor</dfn> window</li>
<li>a track's mixer strip</li>
</ol><ol class="multicol4" start="7">
<li>Editors List</li>
</ol><ol class="multicol3" start="5">
<li>The <dfn>Mixer</dfn> window</li>
<li>Favorite plugins</li>
</ol><ol class="multicol4" start="10">
<li>Strips list</li>
<li>Group list</li>
<li>Master strip</li>
<li>The <dfn>Editor</dfn> window</li>
</ol>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>
To switch between those windows, use the buttons (#4 Mode switch in the upper right),
the shortcut <kbd class="mod2">M</kbd>, or the menu
<kbd class="menu">Window > Editor <em>(or Mixer)</em> > Show</kbd>.
Both windows can be visible at the same time (eg. for a multi-monitor
setup) using <kbd class="menu">Detach</kbd> in the same menu.
Switching between the Editor and the Mixer windows done :
</p>
<ul>
<li>with the Mode Switch buttons (#4 in the screenshot) in the upper right</li>
<li>with the <kbd class="mod2">M</kbd> shortcut</li>
<li>with the menu <kbd class="menu">Window &gt; Editor <em>(or Mixer)</em> &gt; Show</kbd>.</li>
</ul>
<p>
Both windows can be visible at the same time (eg. for a multi-monitor
setup) using <kbd class="menu">Window &gt; Editor <em>(or Mixer)</em> &gt; Detach</kbd> option in the same submenu.
</p>
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The <dfn>Transport Bar</dfn> groups all the actions regarding the control of playback and recording.
</p>
<p class="center"><img src="/images/transport.png" alt="The transport controls" /></p>
<p><img src="/images/transport.png" alt="The transport controls" /></p>
<p>
This bar is made of (from left to right):

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title: The Editor
---
<figure class="right">
<img src="/images/editor_split.png" alt="Ardour's editor window">
<figure>
<img src="/images/detailed-editor-window.png" alt="Ardour's editor window">
<figcaption>
<ol class="multicol3">
<li>Main menu</li>
<li>Status bar</li>
<li>Transport bar & Times</li>
</ol><ol class="multicol3" start="4">
<li>Mode switch</li>
<li>The <dfn>Editor</dfn> window</li>
<li>a track's mixer strip</li>
</ol><ol class="multicol3" start="7">
<li>Editors List</li>
<ol class="multicol4">
<li>Toolbar</li>
<li>Rulers</li>
</ol><ol class="multicol4" start="3">
<li>Editor's List</li>
<li>a Mixer strip</li>
</ol><ol class="multicol4" start="5">
<li>Summary</li>
<li>an audio track</li>
</ol>
</ol><ol class="multicol4" start="7">
<li>a MIDI track</li>
<li>automation</li>
</ol>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>
The <dfn>Editor</dfn> window includes the editor track <dfn>canvas</dfn>
where you can arrange audio and MIDI data along a timeline. This is the
window you will be in while editing and arranging a project. The window
has a general "horizontal" sense to it: the timeline flows from left to
right, the playhead showing the current position in the session moves
from left to right &mdash; the window really represents <dfn>time</dfn>
in a fairly literal way.
</p>
<p>
It is possible to show a single channel strip in the editor window, and
some people find this enough to work on mixing without actually opening
the mixer window. Most of the time though, you will want both of these
windows at various stages of a session's lifetime &mdash; sometimes
you'll be focused on editing, sometimes on mixing and possibly some of
the time on both.
</p>
<p>
This section is a description of the Editor window. To learn more about the
editing workflow, see <a href="/editing-and-arranging/">Editing and Arranging</a>.
This section is a description of the different sections of the Editor window.
To learn more about the editing workflow, see <a href="/editing-and-arranging/">Editing and Arranging</a>.
</p>
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<p>
The Toolbar is made of 5 parts, described in this part.
</p
</p>
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---
title: The Summary
---
<img src="/images/summary.png" alt="Ardour's Summary">
<p>
The <dfn>Summary</dfn> is a global overview of the session, allowing for a good "bird's eye" view of where in time and tracks the work happens.
</p>
<p>
Each horizontal line represents a track in the session, with the colored bars being the audio and MIDI regions, colored as per their track's color setting.
</p>
<p>
Two yellow vertical lines show the position of the <em>Start</em> and <em>End</em> markers, defining the session's length. The red line shows the playhead's position.
</p>
<p>
The transparent white rectangle represents what's actually displayed in the Editor window, i.e. what part of the session is beign looked at on screen.
</p>
<p>The Summary also doubles as a navigator:</p>
<ul>
<li>the arrows on the left allow to scroll the view horizontally, by 1 length of the veiw each time</li>
<li>the arrows on the right allow to scroll vertically, by 1 track each time</li>
<li>the white rectangle can be dragged anywhere on the session, moving the view accordingly</li>
<li>each border and corner of the white square can be resized, changing the view accordingly</li>
</ul>

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title: The Mixer
---
<figure class="right">
<img src="/images/mixer_split.png" alt="Ardour's mixer window">
<figure>
<img src="/images/detailed-mixer-window.png" alt="Ardour's mixer window">
<figcaption>
<ol class="multicol3">
<li>Main menu</li>
<li>Status bar</li>
<li>Transport bar & Times</li>
</ol><ol class="multicol3" start="4">
<li>Mode switch</li>
<li value="6">a track's Strip</li>
<li value="8">The Mixer window</li>
</ol><ol class="multicol3" start="9">
<li>Favorite plugins</li>
<li>Strips list</li>
<li>Favorite Plugins</li>
<li>Strip List</li>
</ol><ol class="multicol3" start="3">
<li>Group list</li>
<li>a track's strip</li>
</ol><ol class="multicol3" start="5">
<li>Master strip</li>
<li>Monitor section</li>
</ol>
</figcaption>
</figure>

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margin: 0 1em 1em 0;
float:right;
clear:right;
float:left;
clear:left;
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