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The <dfn>Session</dfn> is the fundamental document type that is created and
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modified by the Ardour workstation. A Session is a folder on a computer
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filesystem that contains all the items that pertain to a particular project
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or "recording/editing/mixing session".
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The Session folder includes these files and folders:
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<li><code><em>session_name</em>.ardour</code> the main session snapshot</li>
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<li><code>*.ardour</code>, any additional snapshots </li>
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<li><code><em>session_name</em>.ardour.bak</code>, the auto-backup snapshot</li>
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<li><code><em>session_name</em>.history</code>, the undo history for the session </li>
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<li><code>instant.xml</code>, which records the last-used zoom scale and other metadata</li>
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<li><code>interchange/</code>, a folder which holds the raw audio and MIDI
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files (whether imported or recorded)</li>
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<li><code>export/</code>, a folder which contains any files created by the
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<kbd class="menu">Session > Export</kbd> function</li>
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<li><code>peaks/</code>, a folder which contains waveform renderings of
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all audio files in the session</li>
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<li><code>analysis/</code>, a folder which contains transient and pitch
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information of each audio file that has been analysed</li>
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<li><code>dead sounds/</code>, a folder which contains sound files which
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Ardour has detected are no longer used in the session (during a <kbd
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class="menu">Session > Clean-up > Clean-up Unused Sources</kbd>
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operation, will be purged by <kbd class="menu">Flush Waste Basket</kbd>, see
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<a href="@@cleaning-up-sessions">Cleaning Up Sessions</a>)</li>
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</ul>
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A session combines some setup information (such as audio and MIDI routing,
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musical tempo & meter, timecode synchronization, etc.) with one or more
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Tracks and Buses, and all the Regions and Plug-Ins they contain.
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Ardour supports loading session files created with older versions of the
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program. The oldest known version is 2.8 released in 2009. With very few
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exceptions, Ardour will load all session data from such files. The data that
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cannot be supported (e.g. the old way of storing region fades) will be
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skipped entirely.
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