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105 lines
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HTML
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<p>
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The initial <dfn>Session</dfn> dialog, displayed at each start of Ardour, consists
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of several consecutive pages:
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</p>
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<h2>Open Session Page</h2>
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<figure class="left">
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<img class="mini" src="/images/session_setup.png" alt="The Session Setup Dialog">
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<figcaption>
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The Session Setup Dialog
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>
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On this page, an <dfn>existing session</dfn> can be opened. Any <a href="@@snapshots">snapshot</a>
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of a particular session can also be accessed by clicking on the arrow next to
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the session name to display all snapshots, and then selecting one.
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</p>
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<p>
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If the session is not displayed in the Recent Sessions list, the <kbd
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class="menu">Other Sessions</kbd> button will bring up a file selection dialog
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to navigate the file system.
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</p>
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<p>
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Alternatively, a <kbd class="menu">New Session</kbd> can be created.
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</p>
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<h2 class="clear">New Session page</h2>
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<figure class="left">
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<img class="mini" src="/images/session_new.png" alt="The New Session Dialog">
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<figcaption>
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The New Session Dialog
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>
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This page allows to type in the name of a session, select a folder to save it in, and
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optionally use an existing <a href="@@session-templates">template</a>. The different
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templates, both the "factory" ones and the ones created by the user, are easily
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available on the left-side panel.
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</p>
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<figure class="right">
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<img class="mini" src="/images/template-setup.png" alt="Template Setup dialog">
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<figcaption>
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Template Setup dialog for the Advanced template
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>
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Depending on the chosen template, a specific Template Setup window may be shown,
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allowing the user to fine-tune the details of the template and/or choose between
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the different options of the template.
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</p>
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<p>
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Templates can be huge time savers when working on similar projects, or on
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usual projects, as they allow to preset and tweak a lot of the <a
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href="@@session-properties">session properties</a>, (like the
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availability of a <a href="@@monitor-section">monitoring section</a>,
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connection to a Master Bus, etc.), and handle the creation of <a
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href="@@adding-tracks-busses-and-vcas">tracks</a> of any kind.
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</p>
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<p>
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The <kbd class="menu">Empty Template</kbd> preset allows to create a session
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"from scratch". Everything a session template does can be done manually
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—albeit more tediously— and the resulting sessions will not differ
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whatsoever.
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</p>
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<p>
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As of Ardour 5.12, which introduced the new template dialog, the factory templates are:
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</p>
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<table class="dl">
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<tr><th><kbd class="menu">Empty Template</kbd></th>
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<td>Creates an empty session with no tracks and no monitoring. A stereo Master Bus is created, and any track created defaults to output on this bus.</td></tr>
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<tr><th><kbd class="menu">Advanced Session</kbd></th>
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<td>Like the Empty Template, but adds the ability to easily manage the Master bus (channels, hardware connection, and track autoconnection), and the creation of a monitoring section.</td></tr>
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<tr><th><kbd class="menu">Recording Session</kbd></th>
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<td>Like the Empty Template, but allows the fast creation of a number of tracks, optionally ready to record.</td></tr>
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<tr><th><kbd class="menu">Live Band</kbd></th>
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<td>Fast tracks the creation of usual tracks for a band setup (vocals, guitars, piano, ...), and optionally adds usual effects on these tracks.</td></tr>
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</table>
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<p>
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Selecting a template will display its description in the right-side panel, while
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hovering over a template name will show a tooltip indicating if it is a factory
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template, or, if it is a user-created one, which version of Ardour was used to
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create it.
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</p>
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<p>
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Whether or not a template is used, and before the "Template Setup" dialog, the
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<a href="@@audio-midi-setup">Audio/MIDI Setup</a> will be shown.
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</p>
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<p>
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The New Session dialog also allows selecting session's time domain — either
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audio time or beat (musical) time. This defines the defaut selection of visible
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timeline rulers and units in which various markers operate in.
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</p>
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