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HTML
56 lines
2.2 KiB
HTML
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<figure class="right">
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<img src="/images/track-layer-dialog.png" alt="The Track layering menu">
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<figcaption>
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The Track layering menu
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>
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Ardour allows arbitrary <dfn>layering</dfn> of regions—there can any number
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of regions at a given position. By default, the regions are
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<dfn>overlaid</dfn> in the editor window, to save vertical space.
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</p>
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<p>
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However, this display mode can be confusing for tracks with many overdubs,
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because its not obvious in which order the overdubs are layered. Although
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there are other methods of moving particular regions to the top of an
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overlapping set, and although Ardour also has playlists to manage
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<a href="@@playlist-usecases">takes</a> a bit more efficiently than just continually
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layering, there are times when being able to clearly see all regions in a track
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without any overlaps is reassuring and useful.
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</p>
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<p>
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The exemple below shows a track with a rather drastic overdub situation,
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viewed in normal <dfn>overlaid mode</dfn>:
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</p>
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<figure>
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<img src="/images/overlaps_layered.png" alt="Overlapping regions in overlaid mode">
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<figcaption>
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Overlapping regions in <em>overlaid</em> mode
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>
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This display can be changed by <kbd class="mouse">right</kbd> clicking on the
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track header, showing the menu displayed above. There are two choices for layers, and
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<kbd class="menu">overlaid</kbd> is currently selected. Clicking on <kbd
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class="menu">stacked</kbd>, the track display changes to:
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<figure>
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<img src="/images/layers_stacked.png" alt="Overlapping regions in stacked mode">
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<figcaption>
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Overlapping regions in <em>stacked</em> mode
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>
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Regions can still be moved around as usual, and can be dragged so that they overlay
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each other again, but when the mouse button is released, things will flip back to them all being
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stacked cleanly. The number of <dfn>lanes</dfn> for the track is determined by
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the maximum number of regions existing in any one spot throughout
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the track, so if a track has 10 overdubs stacked up in one spot,
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it will end up with 10 lanes. Obviously, using a large track height
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works much better for this than a small one.
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</p>
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