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HTML
107 lines
4.0 KiB
HTML
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<figure class="right">
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<img class="mini" src="/images/add-track-or-bus.png" alt="the add-track dialog">
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<figcaption>
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The Add Track/Bus/VCA dialog.
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>
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A track, bus or VCA can be added to a session by either:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Choosing <kbd class="menu">Track > Add Track, Bus or VCA…</kbd></li>
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<li><kbd class="mouse">Right</kbd>-clicking in an empty part of the track controls area</li>
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<li>Clicking the <kbd class="menu">Plus (+)</kbd> button underneath the list of tracks in the mixer</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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Any of these actions will open the Add Track/Bus/VCA dialog.
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</p>
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<p>
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The list of available track templates (both factory and user-created ones)
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in the left panel allows for choosing the <a href="@@track-types">track's type</a>
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(e.g. Audio, MIDI, bus, VCA, etc.). Some templates can do even more, like the
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factory-provided <kbd class="menu">Live Band</kbd> that automatically creates
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a typical number of tracks for a common band setup. See <a
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href="@@newopen-session-dialog">New Session</a> for more information about
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templates.
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</p>
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<p>
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Any template can be fine-tuned using the controls in the dialog:
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</p>
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<table class="dl">
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<tr>
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<th>Add</th>
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<td>Selects the number of tracks, busses or VCAs to create.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th>Name</th>
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<td>Defines the name of the new track. If multiple tracks are to be created,
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or if a track with the same name already exists, a space and number will be
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appended to the end (e.g.: Audio 1, Audio 2…).</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th>Configuration</th>
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<td>This menu allows choosing from a number of routing templates, which
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determines the number of input ports and optionally contains plugins and
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other mixer strip configurations. The most common choices here are
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<em>Mono</em> and <em>Stereo</em>. When the <em>Custom</em> option is
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selected, upon clicking <kbd>Add</kbd>, Ardour will ask for the number of
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channels to initiate a new audio track, bus, or foldback bus with.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th>Instrument</th>
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<td>This option is only available for MIDI tracks and busses and allows the
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selection of a default instrument from the list of available plugins.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th>Group</th>
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<td>Tracks and busses can be assigned to groups so that a selected range of
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operations are applied to all members of the group at the same time
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(selecting record enable, or editing, for example). This option assigns the
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new track/bus to an existing group, or creates a new group.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th>Pin Mode</th>
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<td>Defines how the number of output responds to adding a plugin with a
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different number of outputs than the track itself. In <em>Strict I/O</em>
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mode, plugins cannot alter the track's channel count, while in <em>Flexible
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I/O</em> mode, it will automatically adapt to the I/O of its plugins. See <a
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href="@@trackbus-signal-flow">Signal flow</a> for details.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th>Position</th>
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<td>Defines where in the track list is the track created. The default is
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<em>Last</em>, i.e. after all the tracks and busses, and can also be
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<em>First</em>, <em>Before Selection</em> (to place it just above the
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selected track) or <em>After selection</em>.</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<p>
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Multiple tracks of different types can be created by using the <kbd
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class="menu">Add selected items (and leave dialog open)</kbd> button, which,
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when used in conjunction with the <kbd class="menu">Add</kbd> field, allows
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for a very fast and efficient way to create an initial track setup.
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</p>
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<p>
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New tracks appear in both the editor and mixer windows. The editor window
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shows the timeline, with any recorded data, and the mixer shows just the
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processor elements of the track (its plugins, fader, etc).
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</p>
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<h2>Removing Tracks and Busses</h2>
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<p>
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<dfn>Removing</dfn> tracks and busses is done by selecting them, <kbd
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class="mouse">right</kbd>-clicking and choosing <kbd class="menu">Remove</kbd>
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from the menu. A warning dialog will ask for confirmation as track removal
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cannot be undone; this option should be used with care!
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</p>
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