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Seems this had been broken for some time now, but nobody noticed it. :-/ Thanks to Len Ovens for pointing this one out. :-)
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<p>
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Ardour does not impose any particular ordering of tracks and busses in
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either the editor or mixer windows. The default arrangements are as follows:
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</p>
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<ul>
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In the <dfn>Editor</dfn> window, the Master bus will always be on top unless
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hidden. Tracks and busses will appear in their initial order, from top to
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bottom. The monitor section (if used) is never visible in the editor window.
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</li>
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<li>
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In the <dfn>Mixer</dfn> window, the tracks and busses will be displayed in
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their initial order, from left to right. The Master bus is always on the far
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right and occupies its own pane, so that it is always visible no matter how
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many other mixer strips are present. If a Monitor section is used, it shows
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up at the right edge of the mixer window; it can also be torn off into a
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separate window.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Reordering Tracks</h2>
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<p>
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The <dfn>track ordering</dfn> of the Editor and Mixer is
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<dfn>synchronized</dfn>: if a track is reordered in one window, the ordering
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in the other window will follow.
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</p>
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<h3>Reordering in the Editor Window</h3>
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<p>
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Reordering is done by selecting the tracks to be moved, then using
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<kbd class="menu">Track > Move Selected Tracks Up</kbd> (shortcut:
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<kbd class="mod1">↑</kbd>) or <kbd class="menu">Track > Move Selected
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Tracks Down</kbd> (shortcut: <kbd class="mod1">↓</kbd>).
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</p>
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<p>
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Alternatively, the <a href="@@the-tracks-and-busses-list"><kbd
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class="menu">Tracks & Busses</kbd> panel of the Editor Lists</a> can be
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used, if visible. Here, tracks and busses can be freely dragged-and-dropped
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into any desired order.
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</p>
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<h3>Reordering in the Mixer Window</h3>
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<p>
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Within the <a href="@@strips-list">Strips List</a> pane at the top left of the Mixer
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window, tracks and busses can be freely dragged-and-dropped into any desired
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order.
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</p>
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<h3>"Collecting" Group Members</h3>
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<p>
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Tracks and Busses that are members of a group can be reordered so that they
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display contiguously within the Editor and Mixer windows, by <kbd
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class=mouse>Right</kbd>-clicking on the group tab and choosing <kbd
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class="menu">Collect</kbd>.
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</p>
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<h2>Ordering of New Tracks</h2>
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<p>
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When <a href="@@adding-tracks-busses-and-vcas">adding new tracks</a>, the
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<kbd class="menu">Insert:</kbd> field allows to determine their placement.
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New tracks will be placed <em>Last</em> by default, so after the rightmost
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(in the mixer) or bottom-most (in the editor) selected track. If no tracks are
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selected, new tracks will be added at the end, regardless of the choice.
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<p class="note">
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Because new tracks are automatically selected, they can be quickly reordered
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in the editor window via the keyboard shortcuts after adding them.
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</p>
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<h2>Track Ordering and Remote Control IDs</h2>
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Every track and bus in Ardour is assigned a <dfn>remote control ID</dfn>.
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When a <a href="@@control-surfaces">control surface</a> or any other
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remote control is used to control Ardour, these IDs are used to identify
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which track(s) or buss(es) are the intended target of incoming commands.
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Remote IDs are assigned to tracks and busses in the order that they appear in
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the mixer window from left to right, starting from #1; manual assignment of
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remote IDs is not possible. The master bus and monitor section can be
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accessed by name.
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