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layout: default
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title: Region Naming
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<p><dfn>Region names</dfn> are initially derived from either</p>
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<ul>
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<li>the name of the playlist for which they were recorded,</li>
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<li>the name of the track for which they were recorded, or</li>
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<li>the name of the embedded/imported file they represent.</li>
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</ul>
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<p class="fixme">
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It appears that recorded regions are always named after the track, not the
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active playlist in that track.
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</p>
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<h2>Whole File Region Names</h2>
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<p>
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These are not audio files, but regions that represent the full extent of an
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audio file. Every time a new recording is done, or a new file is imported
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to the session, a new region is created that represents the <dfn>entire audio
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file</dfn>. This region will have the name of the track/playlist/original file,
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followed by a "-", then a number plus a dot and then a number.
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</p>
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<p>
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For <dfn>recorded regions</dfn>, the number will increase each time a new recording
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is made. So, for example, if there is a playlist called
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<samp>Didgeridoo</samp>, the
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first recorded whole file region for that playlist will be called
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<samp>Digderidoo-1</samp>. The next one will be <samp>Digeridoo-2</samp> and so on.
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</p>
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<p>
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For <dfn>imported regions</dfn>, the region name will be based on the original file
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name, but with any final suffix (e.g. ".wav" or ".aiff") removed.
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</p>
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<p>
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Normally, whole file regions are not inserted into tracks or playlists,
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but regions derived from them are. The whole-file versions live in the
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editor region list where they act as an organizing mechanism for regions
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that are derived from them.
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</p>
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<h2>Normal Region Names</h2>
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<p>
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When a region is inserted into a track and playlist, its initial name will
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end in a <dfn>version number</dfn>, such as <samp>.1</samp>. For a recorded region,
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if the whole file region was <samp>Hang drum-1</samp>, then the region in
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the track will appear with the name <samp>Hang drum-1.1</samp>. For an
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imported region, if the whole file region was <samp>Bach:Invention3</samp>,
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then the region in the track will appear with the name
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<samp>Bach:Invention3.1</samp>.
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</p>
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<h2>Copied Region Names</h2>
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<p>
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If you <dfn>copy a region</dfn>, it initially shares the same name as the original.
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When you perform an operation modifies one of the copies, Ardour will
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increment the version number on the particular copy that changed.
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</p>
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<h2>Renaming Regions</h2>
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<p>
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You can <dfn>rename a region</dfn> at any time. Use the region context menu to
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pop up the <kbd class="menu">Rename</kbd> dialog. The new name does not need to
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have a version number in it (in fact, it probably should not). Ardour will add a
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version number in the future if needed (e.g. if you copy or split the region).
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</p>
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