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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="@@processor-box">processor to processor</a>) is
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handled internally.
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<p>
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By default, Ardour will automatically create the following connections:
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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,
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in the round-robin order. In the example below where an audio interface
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only has two inputs and 8 new tracks have been created, Ardour connects
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the first input to the first track, then the second input to the second
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track, then the first input to the third track, and repeats it until all
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tracks have an input assigned for them. The exact configuration will
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depend on how many channels have been chosen for each new track in the
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<a href="@@newopen-session-dialog"><kbd
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class="menu">Session > New Session</kbd> dialog</a>.
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<figure>
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<img src="/images/round-robin-connections.png" width="50%">
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<figcaption>Round-robin assignment of connections</figcaption>
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</figure>
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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. Changing these connections
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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 possibilities for connecting things to fit any
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particular workflow.
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