The Edit menu groups together the actions related to the edition, and so will be mostly used while in Editor mode.
| Undo (action) | Reverts the last editing operation, namely action |
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| Redo | Does the last editing operation again, after an Undo |
| Undo Selection Change | Reverts the last selection operation |
| Redo Selection Change | Does the last selection operation again after an Undo Selection Change |
| Cut | Deletes the current selection, but puts it in memory ready to be pasted |
| Copy | Copies the current selection to memory |
| Paste | Pastes the memory at the edit point, after a Cut or Copy operation |
| Select | |
| Select All Objects | Selects all the regions and automation points in the session |
| Select All Tracks | Selects all the tracks, busses and control masters in the session |
| Select All Visible Lanes | Selects all the visible tracks, busses and control masters, i.e. those marked v in the Editor List |
| Deselect All | Deselects all objects or tracks, nothing is selected |
| Invert Note Selection | Select the previously unselected regions, and deselect the previously selected ones |
| Set Range to Loop Range | Creates a range selection on the selected tracks, based on the selected loop markers, and switches to Range Mode tool |
| Set Range to Punch Range | Same as above, based on the selected punch markers |
| Set Range to Selected Regions | Same as above, based on the selected regions (i.e. from the start of the earliest region to the end of the latest one) |
| Select All After Edit Point | Select all the regions and automation points that exist after the Edit Point, even if the region starts before it. If some tracks are selected, only selects on these tracks. |
| Select All Before Edit Point | Same as above, but before the Edit point (i.e. to the left of it) |
| Select All Overlapping Edit Range | Select all the regions and automation points of which at least a part is in the current selection range |
| Select All Inside Edit Range | Selects all the regions that are completely inside the selection range, i.e. their start and end are inside the range. If some tracks are selected, only selects on these tracks. |
| Select All in Punch Range | Selects all the regions of which a part in in the punch range. If some tracks are selected, only selects on these tracks. |
| Select All in Loop Range | Same as above, based on the loop range |
| Move Range Start to Previous Region Boundary | Extends the left boundary of the range to the left to the next region start or end. The region must be in the range. |
| Move Range Start to Next Region Boundary | Same as above, to the right (reduces the selection) |
| Move Range End to Previous Region Boundary | Same as above, with the right edge of the range, to the left (reduces the selection) |
| Move Range End to Next Region Boundary | Same as above, with the right edge, to the right (extends the selection) |
| Start Range | Sets the left edge of the range to the Edit point |
| Finish Range | Sets the right edge of the range to the Edit point |
| Select Next Track or Bus | Select the track or bus under the currently selected one. If multiple tracks are selected, only the first one is considered |
| Select Previous Track or Bus | Same as above, with the track/bus above the first one selected. |
| Delete | Deletes all that is currently selected |
| Crop | Cuts the parts of the regions that are outside the range boundaries. Only applies on the regions that belong at least in part to the range. |
| Split/Separate | Cuts the selected regions at the Edit point, separating them in two regions |
| Separate | |
| Separate Under | Removes all the parts of the regions that are under the selected one. Once done, the selected region is alone on its part of the track. |
| Separate Using Loop Range | Cuts the selected regions or the regions on the selected tracks along the Loop range's start and end markers. If nothing is selected, acts on all tracks at once. |
| Separate Using Punch Range | Same as above, with the Punch range markers |
| Consolidate | |
| Consolidate Range | Group all parts of regions in the range and on the same track as one (Audio or MIDI but not both). Optionally, add it to the Cue Grid and/or to the Clip library. |
| Consolidate Range (with processing) | Same as above, with processing (effects, plugins, gain&hellip) applied before grouping. |
| Combine | Group all the selected regions belonging to the same track as one (Audio or MIDI but not both). |
| Uncombine | (Audio only) splits back a compound into its original regions. |
| Align | |
| Align Start | Moves the selected regions to align the beginning of the regions to the Edit point |
| Align Start Relative | When multiple regions are selected, moves all the regions together as a block to align the beginning of the earliest one to the Edit point. |
| Align End | Moves the selected regions to align the end of the regions to the Edit point |
| Align End Relative | When multiple regions are selected, moves all the regions together as a block to align the end of the latest one to the Edit point. |
| Align Sync | Moves the selected regions to align the Sync point of the regions to the Edit point |
| Align Sync Relative | When multiple regions are selected, moves all the regions together as a block to align the earliest Sync point to the Edit point. |
| Fade | |
| Fade Range Selection | For all the regions that either begin or end in the range, create a fade in or out on the regions length. |
| Set Fade In Length | If the edit point is within the region boundaries, adjusts selected audio regions' fade in to end at the edit point. |
| □ Fade In | Toggles the fade in on the selected region on or off |
| Set Fade Out Length | Same as above, for the fade out |
| □ Fade Out | Toggles the fade out on the selected region on or off |
| Analyze | |
| Spectral Analysis | For the selected range and tracks, shows the Spectral analysis, showing a frequency vs dBFS graph. |
| Loudness Analysis | For the selected range, one tab per track, shows the Audio Report/Analysis, showing in particular a time vs dBFS graph. |
| Loudness Assistant | For the selected range and tracks, shows the Loudness Analyzer and Normalizer. |
| Tag Last Capture | Prompts for a text to tag the last record, this tag is visible in the Region list |
| Remove Last Capture | Destroy the last recording. A prompt reminds the user this cannot be undone. |
| Edit point | |
| Change Edit Point | Toggles between the mouse and the playhead as the Edit point |
| Change Edit Point Including Marker | Toggles between the mouse, the playhead and marker as the Edit point |
| Toggle Snap | Activates/deactivates snapping, which aligns region boundaries to the closest selected time marker when moved |
| Snap & Grid | |
| Previous Quantize Grid Choice | Changes the snap quantization to the previous one in the list below |
| Next Quantize Grid Choice | Changes the snap quantization to the next one in the list below |
| ○ No Grid | Disables snapping, i.e. allows free movement of regions and boundaries |
| ○ Bar | Snaps to the closest musical bar, bars can be set and seen in the Ruler |
| ○ 1/4 Note → 1/28 (32nd septuplet) | Selects the division of musical time to snap to |
| ○ Timecode | Snaps to the closest frame, a timecode being Hrs:Min:Sec:Frame. The number of frames per second is defined in the Session Properties. |
| ○ MinSec | Snaps to the closest second in the timeline. |
| ○ CD Frames | Snaps to the closest CD Frame, one CD frame being 1/75th of a second. |
| Tempo | |
| Set Tempo from Region = Bar | Computes the tempo so that the duration of the first selected region is 1 bar. Ardour prompts if the user wants it to be the global tempo, or a tempo marker at the beginning of the region used |
| Set Tempo from Edit Range = Bar | Same thing, with the current Range instead of a region |
| □ Smart Mode | Toggles the Smart Mode, allowing the mouse to be in Range Mode in the upper half of a region, and in Grab Mode in the lower half |
| □ Show Automation Lane on Touch | When toggled on, clicking on a plugin parameter, hardware controller, etc… makes Ardour show the relevant automation lane |
| Lua Scripts | |
| □ Script Manager | Shows the Script manager, allowing to use and manage the Lua scripts in the session |
| Action script #n | Executes the nth script. The script list is defined in the Script Manager. |
| Preferences | Displays the Preferences panels, allowing to change Ardour's behaviour |