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49 lines
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layout: default
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title: Signal Routing
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---
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<p>
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Ardour does most of its internal <dfn>signal routing</dfn> via JACK:
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all track and bus inputs and outputs are JACK ports, as are sends and
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inserts, which means they can be tapped into by other JACK clients.
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Only the signal flow inside a track or bus (i.e. from <a
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href="/working-with-plugins/processor-box/">processor to processor</a>) is
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handled internally.<br />
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By default, Ardour will create the following connections for you:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>Track inputs</dfn> are optionally auto-connected to hardware inputs, in round robin
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order, depending on the setting you chose in the
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<a href="/working-with-sessions/new-session-dialog/"><kbd
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class="menu">Session > New Session</kbd> dialog</a>.
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Bus inputs</dfn> are left disconnected.
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</li>
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<li>
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The number of <dfn>track and bus outputs</dfn> are equal to the number
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of inputs of the master bus.
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</li>
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<li>
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Track and bus outputs are always auto-connected to the master bus inputs.
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</li>
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<li>
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Master bus outputs are connected to hardware outputs.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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This configuration is sufficient to do basic tracking and playback of many
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sessions without any adjustment by the user. If you are using Ardour and
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start to change these connections, be certain that you have a good reason
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to do so — it is generally not necessary and often leads to problems.
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</p>
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<p>
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However, for many workflows during mixing, more complicated signal routing
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is required. Ardour offers many possibilties for connecting things in the
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way you may need or want them.
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</p>
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