Alexandre Prokoudine
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Add initial documentation on TS ruler The "Arranging" part of the manual will need to be adjusted accordingly or possibly revised entirely.
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<p>
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The Time Signature ruler allows changing the time signature within one
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session. In the example below, the session starts with a time signature of
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4/4, then switches to 3/4 at bar 5, then to 6/8 at bar 13. The division of the
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ruler and the bars/beats vertical lines on the canvas updates accordingly.
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<figure>
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<img style="width:75%;" width="50%" src="/images/multiple-time-signatures.png"
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alt="Multiple Time Signatures">
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<figcaption>Multiple Time Signatures</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>
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Ardour also supports using complex time signatures such as 11/8 or 27/32.
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<p>
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New time signature markers can be created in two ways:
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<ul>
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<li><kbd class="mod1n"></kbd>-clicking on the ruler</li>
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<li>Right-clicking on the ruler, then selecting the
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<kbd class="menu">New Time Signature</kbd> menu item</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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In both cases a new window will open to specify time signature settings:
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<figure>
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<img style="width:50%;" width="50%" src="/images/new-time-signature-marker.png"
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alt="New Time Signature dialog">
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<figcaption>New Time Signature dialog</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>
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The right-click menu for existing time signature markers provides two options:
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<ul>
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<li><kbd class="menu">Edit…</kbd> to open the
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<kbd class="menu">Edit Time Signature</kbd> dialog;</li>
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<li><kbd class="menu">Remove</kbd> to delete the selected time signature marker.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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The <a href="@@time-tempo-and-meter">Time, Tempo and Time Signature</a> section
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provides more hands-on information on using this ruler in production.
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</p>
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