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<img src="/images/session_properties.png" alt="The Session Properties window">
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<figcaption>The Session Properties window</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>
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<dfn>Session properties</dfn> control aspects of the workflow or
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configuration that pertain to the current session only; these settings are
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initially set from the template used to create the session. They can be found
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in <kbd class="menu">Session > Properties</kbd>, and are stored in the
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session file.
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</p>
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<p>
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Settings can be searched for using the input box in the lower left corner
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of the Preferences window. Typing in a keyword and pressing <kbd>Enter</kbd>
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will open the Preferences pages where the first occurrence of the keyword is
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available, the setting will be highlighted. Pressing <kbd>Enter</kbd> again
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will highlight the next occurrence (where available).
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</p>
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<p>
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Preferences are grouped by category:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#properties-timecode">Timecode</a></li>
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<li><a href="#properties-sync">Sync</a></li>
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<li><a href="#properties-fade">Fades</a></li>
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<li><a href="#properties-media">Media</a></li>
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<li><a href="#properties-locations">Locations</a></li>
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<li><a href="#properties-filenames">Filenames</a></li>
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<li><a href="#properties-monitoring">Monitoring</a></li>
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<li><a href="#properties-meterbridge">Meterbridge</a></li>
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<li><a href="#properties-misc">Misc</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="properties-timecode">Timecode</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>Timecode Settings</dfn>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>Timecode frames-per-second</dfn>: defines how many frames of
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timecode are in one second. This can differ from the actual frame rate
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depending on the standard used.
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Pull-up / pull-down</dfn>: sets the speed correction to match one
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actual second, e.g. a 4.1667 pull-up matches a 24fps cinema movie to a
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25 fps PAL TV broadcast format.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Ext Timecode Offsets</dfn>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>Slave Timecode offset</dfn>: when an external timecode source is used,
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adds or substracts the specified offset to the received timecode (MTC or LTC).
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Timecode Generator offset</dfn>: adds the specified offset to
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the timecode generated by Ardour (so far only LTC) before sending it to
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the external synchronized system.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>JACK Transport/Time Settings</dfn>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>Ardour is JACK Time Master (provides Bar|Beat|Tick and other information
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to JACK)</dfn>: aside from synchronizing any JACK slave, Ardour can also
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provide musical time information (Bar/Beat/Tick) for the current absolute
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position for all the JACK-aware clients (N.B. the first jack client that
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asks for this wins).
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="properties-sync">Sync</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>A/V Synchronization</dfn>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>Use Video File's FPS Instead of Timecode Value for Timeline and Video
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Monitor</dfn>: when checked, uses the timecode FPS value of the standard
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used by the video file instead of forcing the FPS set in the <a href="#properties-timecode">
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Timecode tab</a>.
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Apply Pull-Up/Down to Video Timeline and Video Monitor (Unless using
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JACK-sync)</dfn>: allows to apply the pull-up/down as set in the <a href="#properties-timecode">
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Timecode tab</a> to the <a href="@@video-timeline-and-monitoring">video
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timeline</a> as displayed in the editor and to the Video Monitor, resulting
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in a shorter/longer video in the editor and a speed-up/down in the Video
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Monitor.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="properties-fade">Fades</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>Audio Fades</dfn>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>Declick when transport starts and stops</dfn>: creates an artificial
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fade in/out when starting or stopping playback, to avoid the 'click' sound
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resulting in starting it at a non zero value.
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Declick when monitor state changes</dfn>: also creates an artificial
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fade in/out to avoid clicks when a parameter in the monitor changes.
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Region fades active</dfn>: when checked, Ardour applies the region
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<a href="@@create-region-fades-and-crossfades">crossfades</a> to each
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region's start and end. When unchecked, no fades are applied, and clicks
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may be heard at regions boundaries.
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Region fades visible</dfn>: when checked, the region fades are visible
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in the the Editor. Unchecking may increase readability for sessions made
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of a lot of tiny regions.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="properties-media">Media</h2>
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<p>
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Change how sound is stored on disk. These options do not change how sound is handled
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internally.
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>Audio File Format</dfn>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>Sample format</dfn>: defaults to 32-bit floating point, the same as
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the internal representation. 24 and 16-bit integer representation are
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also available, for more lightweight sessions at the cost of a reduced
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audio definition.
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>File type</dfn>: defines what format is used to store the audio
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files. The default is WAVE, and can be changed to Broadcast Wave to
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store metadata and timecodes, <abbr title="Core Audio
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Format">CAF</abbr> to overcome WAVE's limitation to 4Gb in size, RF64
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to add more channels, etc. The chosen format is usually very
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workflow-specific.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="properties-locations">Locations</h2>
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<p>
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These options add file locations that will be searched to find the audio and
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midi files used by the session. This is useful when the files have been
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imported into the session but not copied into the session.
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>File Locations</dfn>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>Search for audio files in</dfn>: allows to add a location to look
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for audio files. Adding a location is done by navigating to the
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directory where the files are stored, selecting it and clicking <kbd
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class="menu">Open</kbd>. The directory will show up in the dialog. The
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<kbd class="menu">Remove</kbd> button next to the added directory can
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be used to remove it from the search path. Multiple paths can be added
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this way.
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Search for MIDI files in</dfn>: is exactly the same, but for MIDI files.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="properties-filenames">Filenames</h2>
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<p>
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This tab is used to change how Ardour names recorded regions.
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>File Naming</dfn>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>Prefix Track number</dfn>: when checked, a unique number will
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appear on each track in the Editor window and will prefix the region
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name. If the track number is <samp>2</samp> and the region would have
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been named <samp>Gtr-1.1</samp>, with track number prefix turned on the
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region will be named <samp>2_Gtr-1.1</samp> instead. See <a
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href="@@region-naming">Region Naming</a>.
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Prefix Take Name</dfn>: when enabled, the first time a track is
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recorded it will have the specified take name. When recording is
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stopped, any trailing number on the end of the take name will be
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incremented by 1. If the specified track name doesn't have a number on
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the end, the number <samp>1</samp> will be suffixed.
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Take name</dfn> specifies what name is prefixed if <kbd
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class="option">Prefix Take Name</kbd> is checked.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="properties-monitoring">Monitoring</h2>
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<p>
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Provides options affecting monitoring.
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>Monitoring</dfn>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>Track Input Monitoring automatically follows transport state
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("auto-input")</dfn>: affects how input monitoring is handling. See <a
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href="@@monitor-setup-in-ardour">Monitor Setup in Ardour</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Cue containing clips disables implicit (auto) disk monitoring
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for the track</dfn>: affects monitor playback.
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Use monitor section in this session</dfn>: when enabled, displays
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an extra section in the Mixer window that is modelled on the similarly
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named section on large analog consoles. More information can be found
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on the <a href="@@monitor-section">Monitor Section</a> page.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="properties-meterbridge">Meterbridge</h2>
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<p>
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This tab changes what controls are displayed in the Meterbridge that is
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available in the <kbd class="menu">Window > Meterbridge</kbd> menu.
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>Display Options</dfn>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>Show Midi Tracks</dfn>: displays/hides MIDI tracks
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(even when no synth, hence no audio output exists)
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Show Busses</dfn>: displays/hides
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<a href="@@track-types">Busses</a> tracks
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Include Master Bus</dfn>: displays/hides the
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<a href="@@master-bus-strip">Master Bus</a>
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Button Area</dfn>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>Rec-enable Button</dfn>: displays/hides the record arm button (for audio
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and MIDI tracks only)
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Mute Button</dfn>: displays/hides the mute button (for all
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tracks/busses types)
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Solo Button</dfn>: same for solo
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Monitor Buttons</dfn>: displays/hides the two (input and playback)<a
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href="@@monitoring">monitoring</a> buttons, selecting what is played at
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record and playback time.
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Fader as Gain Knob</dfn>: displays/hides a rotary button
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to control the gain of the channel.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Name Labels</dfn>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>Track Name</dfn>: adds the tracks' names below the buttons.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="properties-midi">MIDI</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>Draw tool creates opaque MIDI regions</dfn>: if selected, creates
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MIDI regions that, when placed on top of other regions, don't mix with
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content below during playback.
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>MIDI region copies are independent</dfn>: if selected, when a MIDI
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region is copied or duplicated, the new region is not linked to the
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region it was copied from. If it is not selected, the copied regions
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are linked and any editing done on one of the linked regions changes
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all of the linked regions.
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Policy for handling overlapping notes on the same MIDI channel:</dfn>
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selects how Ardour reacts to possibly conflicting MIDI notes:
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<ul>
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<li>never allow them</li>
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<li>don't do anything in particular</li>
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<li>replace any overlapped existing notes</li>
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<li>shorten the overlapped existing note</li>
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<li>shorten the overlapping new note</li>
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<li>replace both overlapping notes with a single note</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="properties-misc">Misc</h2>
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<p>
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This tab has several things that don't fit on the other tabs.
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>Miscellaneous Options</dfn>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>Default time domain</dfn>: allows selecting either audio (wallclock)
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time, or musical (beats) time. In an already opened session, this changes
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what units various markers operate in.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Metronome</dfn>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>Always count-in when recording</dfn>: when checked, waits for two
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bars before the actual recording begins. The Metronome will tick (even if
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disabled) during the count-in. Same as recording with <kbd
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class="menu">Transport > Record w/Count-In</kbd>.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Defaults</dfn>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>Use these settings as defaults</dfn>: clicking this button makes all
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the present Session Properties default, by recording them in the
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default session template.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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