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<p>
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In Ardour, work is done in two main windows: the <dfn>Editor</dfn> and the
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<dfn>Mixer</dfn>. A third view, the <dfn>Recorder</dfn>, is dedicated to
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the recording process.
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</p>
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<figure style="width:100%;">
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<img src="/images/editor_map.png" alt="The Editor window" usemap="#editor_map" width="600" height="325">
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<map name="editor_map">
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<area shape="rect" coords="0,0,336,8" href="@@main-menu" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="336,0,600,8" href="@@status-bar" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="0,8,68,28" href="@@transport-bar" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="68,8,108,28" href="@@selection-and-punch-clocks" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="108,8,196,28" href="@@other-toolbar-items#latency-compensation-info" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="196,8,228,28" href="@@other-toolbar-items#playhead_options" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="228,8,348,28" href="@@transport-clocks" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="348,8,368,28" href="@@other-toolbar-items#status_indicators" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="368,8,384,28" href="@@other-toolbar-items#monitor_section_info" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="384,8,428,28" href="@@selection-and-punch-clocks" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="428,8,552,28" href="@@mini-timeline" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="552,8,600,28" href="@@other-toolbar-items#mode_selector" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="0,28,36,324" href="@@audiomidi-mixer-strips" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="36,28,144,36" href="@@toolbox" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="144,28,188,36" href="@@grid-controls" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="188,28,240,36" href="@@nudge-controls" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="516,28,600,36" href="@@zoom-controls" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="476,36,600,60" href="@@selection-and-punch-clocks" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="476,60,600,324" href="@@editor-lists" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="36,36,476,76" href="@@ruler" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="36,296,476,324" href="@@summary" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="36,76,44,296" href="@@track-and-bus-groups" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="44,136,476,156" href="@@audio-track-controls" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="44,96,476,136" href="@@midi-track-controls" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="44,156,476,176" href="@@automation" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="44,176,476,196" href="@@audio-track-controls" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="44,196,476,236" href="@@bus-controls" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="44,236,476,296" href="@@control-masters-mixer-strips" />
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</map>
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<img src="/images/mixer_map.png" alt="The Mixer window" usemap="#mixer_map" width="600" height="325">
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<map name="mixer_map">
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<area shape="rect" coords="0,0,336,8" href="@@main-menu" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="336,0,600,8" href="@@status-bar" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="0,8,68,28" href="@@transport-bar" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="68,8,108,28" href="@@selection-and-punch-clocks" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="108,8,196,28" href="@@other-toolbar-items#latency-compensation-info" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="196,8,228,28" href="@@other-toolbar-items#playhead_options" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="228,8,348,28" href="@@transport-clocks" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="348,8,368,28" href="@@other-toolbar-items#status_indicators" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="368,8,384,28" href="@@other-toolbar-items#monitor_section_info" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="384,8,428,28" href="@@selection-and-punch-clocks" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="428,8,552,28" href="@@mini-timeline" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="552,8,600,28" href="@@other-toolbar-items#mode_selector" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="0,28,121,154" href="@@favorite-plugins-window" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="0,154,121,237" href="@@strips-list" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="0,237,121,324" href="@@groups-list" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="121,28,432,33" href="@@track-and-bus-groups" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="514,28,548,324" href="@@master-bus-strip" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="548,28,599,324" href="@@monitor-section" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="432,28,474,324" href="@@control-masters-mixer-strips" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="263,33,333,324" href="@@audiomidi-busses-mixer-strips" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="121,33,263,324" href="@@audiomidi-mixer-strips" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="474,28,514,324" href="@@foldback-strip" />
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<area shape="rect" coords="333,33,343,324" href="@@adding-tracks-busses-and-vcas" />
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</map>
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<figcaption>
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The Editor and Mixer windows. Clicking on a section accesses its
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description.
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>
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The Editor, Mixer and Recorder share the same toolbar (the top of the
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window). The sections displayed in this toolbar can be customized to
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the user's workflow, by checking options in <kbd class="menu">Preferences
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> Appearance > Toolbar</kbd>.
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</p>
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<p>
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Switching between the Editor and the Mixer windows is done:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>with the <a href="@@other-toolbar-items#mode_selector">Mode Selector
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buttons</a> in the upper right</li>
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<li>with the <kbd class="mod2">M</kbd> shortcut</li>
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<li>with the menu <kbd class="menu">Window > Editor <em>(or Mixer)</em>
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> Show</kbd>.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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Both windows can be visible at the same time (e.g. for a multi-monitor
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setup) using <kbd class="menu">Window > Editor <em>(or Mixer)</em>
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> Detach</kbd> option in the same submenu.
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</p>
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<h2>The Editor</h2>
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<p>
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The <dfn>Editor</dfn> window includes the editor track <dfn>canvas</dfn>
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where audio and MIDI data can be arranged along a timeline. This is the
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window where editing and arranging a project is done. The window
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has a general "horizontal" sense to it: the timeline flows from left to
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right, the playhead showing the current position in the session moves
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from left to right—the window really represents <dfn>time</dfn>
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in a fairly literal way.
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</p>
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<p>
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It is possible to show a single channel strip in the editor window, and
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some people find this enough to work on mixing without actually opening
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the mixer window. Most of the time though, both of these windows will be
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needed at various stages of a session's lifetime.
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</p>
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<h2>The Mixer</h2>
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<p>
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The <dfn>Mixer</dfn> window represents signal flow and is the window that will
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probably be used most when mixing a session. It
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includes <dfn>channel strips</dfn> for each track and bus in the session.
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It has a general "vertical" sense to it: signals flow from the top of each
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channel strip through the processing elements in the strip to reach the
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output listed at the bottom.
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</p>
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<p>
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To learn more about the process of mixing, see <a href="@@basic-mixing">Mixing</a>.
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</p>
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<h2>The Recorder</h2>
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<p>
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The <dfn>Recorder</dfn> window is a very specialized view that provides
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a compact view of all track's record and monitor status, and a simplified
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timeline that keeps everything in view at once. Most of the information
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that is shown in this mode is already available in Mixer or Editor mode,
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but the Recorder aims at having everything in sight and under control
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while tracking a performance.
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</p>
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<p>
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The Recorder is covered in great detail in <a href="@@recorder">its own
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page</a>.
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</p>
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