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<p>
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In Ardour, work is done in one of four windows: the <dfn>Editor</dfn>, the
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<dfn>Mixer</dfn>, the <dfn>Recorder</dfn>, or the <dfn>Cue Grid</dfn>.
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</p>
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<figure class="imagemap" style="width:100%;">
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<img src="/images/editor_map.png" alt="The Editor window" width="900" height="502">
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<!-- common -->
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<a href="@@main-menu" class="area" style="left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 168px; height: 13px;"></a>
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<a href="@@status-bar" class="area" style="left: 746px; top: 0px; width: 154px; height: 13px;"></a>
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<a href="@@transport-bar" class="area" style="left: 0px; top: 13px; width: 99px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@selection-and-punch-clocks" class="area" style="left: 99px; top: 13px; width: 69px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@other-toolbar-items#latency-compensation-info" class="area" style="left: 168px; top: 13px; width: 69px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@other-toolbar-items#playhead_options" class="area" style="left: 237px; top: 13px; width: 51px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@transport-clocks" class="area" style="left: 288px; top: 13px; width: 183px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@other-toolbar-items#status_indicators" class="area" style="left: 471px; top: 13px; width: 28px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@other-toolbar-items#monitor_section_info" class="area" style="left: 499px; top: 13px; width: 26px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@mixing-linear-nonlinear-workflows" class="area" style="left: 525px; top: 13px; width: 42px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@selection-and-punch-clocks" class="area" style="left: 567px; top: 13px; width: 65px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@mini-timeline" class="area" style="left: 632px; top: 13px; width: 187px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@other-toolbar-items#mode_selector" class="area" style="left: 819px; top: 13px; width: 81px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<!-- editor -->
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<a href="@@toolbox" class="area" style="left: 53px; top: 42px; width: 171px; height: 17px;"></a>
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<a href="@@grid-controls" class="area" style="left: 224px; top: 42px; width: 64px; height: 17px;"></a>
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<a href="@@nudge-controls" class="area" style="left: 288px; top: 42px; width: 73px; height: 17px;"></a>
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<a href="@@zoom-controls" class="area" style="left: 746px; top: 42px; width: 154px; height: 17px;"></a>
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<a href="@@ruler" class="area" style="left: 53px; top: 59px; width: 693px; height: 65px;"></a>
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<a href="@@editor-lists" class="area" style="left: 746px; top: 59px; width: 154px; height: 442px;"></a>
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<a href="@@summary" class="area" style="left: 53px; top: 458px; width: 693px; height: 43px;"></a>
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<a href="@@track-and-bus-groups" class="area" style="left: 53px; top: 124px; width: 10px; height: 334px;"></a>
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<a href="@@automation" class="area" style="left: 63px; top: 174px; width: 683px; height: 51px;"></a>
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<a href="@@control-masters-mixer-strips" class="area" style="left: 63px; top: 410px; width: 683px; height: 48px;"></a>
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<a href="@@audio-track-controls" class="area" style="left: 63px; top: 139px; width: 683px; height: 35px;"></a>
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<a href="@@midi-track-controls" class="area" style="left: 63px; top: 225px; width: 683px; height: 102px;"></a>
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<a href="@@bus-controls" class="area" style="left: 63px; top: 346px; width: 683px; height: 64px;"></a>
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<a href="@@bus-controls" class="area" style="left: 63px; top: 124px; width: 683px; height: 15px;"></a>
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<a href="@@audio-track-controls" class="area" style="left: 63px; top: 327px; width: 683px; height: 19px;"></a>
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<a href="@@audiomidi-mixer-strips" class="area" style="left: 0px; top: 42px; width: 53px; height: 460px;"></a>
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<figcaption>
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The Editor window. Clicking on a section accesses its description.
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<figure class="imagemap" style="width:100%;">
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<img src="/images/mixer_map.png" alt="The Mixer window" width="900" height="502">
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<!-- common -->
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<a href="@@main-menu" class="area" style="left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 168px; height: 13px;"></a>
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<a href="@@status-bar" class="area" style="left: 746px; top: 0px; width: 154px; height: 13px;"></a>
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<a href="@@transport-bar" class="area" style="left: 0px; top: 13px; width: 99px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@selection-and-punch-clocks" class="area" style="left: 99px; top: 13px; width: 69px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@other-toolbar-items#latency-compensation-info" class="area" style="left: 168px; top: 13px; width: 69px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@other-toolbar-items#playhead_options" class="area" style="left: 237px; top: 13px; width: 51px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@transport-clocks" class="area" style="left: 288px; top: 13px; width: 183px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@other-toolbar-items#status_indicators" class="area" style="left: 471px; top: 13px; width: 28px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@other-toolbar-items#monitor_section_info" class="area" style="left: 499px; top: 13px; width: 26px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@mixing-linear-nonlinear-workflows" class="area" style="left: 525px; top: 13px; width: 42px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@selection-and-punch-clocks" class="area" style="left: 567px; top: 13px; width: 65px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@mini-timeline" class="area" style="left: 632px; top: 13px; width: 187px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@other-toolbar-items#mode_selector" class="area" style="left: 819px; top: 13px; width: 81px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<!-- mixer -->
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<a href="@@favorite-plugins-window" class="area" style="left: 0px; top: 42px; width: 118px; height: 149px;"></a>
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<a href="@@strips-list" class="area" style="left: 0px; top: 191px; width: 118px; height: 99px;"></a>
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<a href="@@groups-list" class="area" style="left: 0px; top: 290px; width: 118px; height: 104px;"></a>
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<a href="@@mixer-scenes" class="area" style="left: 0px; top: 394px; width: 118px; height: 107px;"></a>
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<a href="@@track-and-bus-groups" class="area" style="left: 118px; top: 42px; width: 521px; height: 11px;"></a>
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<a href="@@monitor-section" class="area" style="left: 821px; top: 42px; width: 79px; height: 459px;"></a>
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<a href="@@master-bus-strip" class="area" style="left: 769px; top: 42px; width: 52px; height: 459px;"></a>
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<a href="@@foldback-strip" class="area" style="left: 711px; top: 42px; width: 58px; height: 459px;"></a>
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<a href="@@adding-tracks-busses-and-vcas" class="area" style="left: 691px; top: 42px; width: 20px; height: 459px;"></a>
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<a href="@@control-masters-mixer-strips" class="area" style="left: 639px; top: 42px; width: 52px; height: 459px;"></a>
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<a href="@@audiomidi-busses-mixer-strips" class="area" style="left: 531px; top: 53px; width: 108px; height: 448px;"></a>
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<a href="@@audiomidi-mixer-strips" class="area" style="left: 118px; top: 53px; width: 413px; height: 448px;"></a>
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<figcaption>
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The Mixer window. Clicking on a section accesses its description.
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<figure class="imagemap" style="width:100%;">
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<img src="/images/recorder_map.png" alt="The Recorder window" width="900" height="502">
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<!-- common -->
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<a href="@@main-menu" class="area" style="left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 168px; height: 13px;"></a>
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<a href="@@status-bar" class="area" style="left: 746px; top: 0px; width: 154px; height: 13px;"></a>
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<a href="@@transport-bar" class="area" style="left: 0px; top: 13px; width: 99px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@selection-and-punch-clocks" class="area" style="left: 99px; top: 13px; width: 69px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@other-toolbar-items#latency-compensation-info" class="area" style="left: 168px; top: 13px; width: 69px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@other-toolbar-items#playhead_options" class="area" style="left: 237px; top: 13px; width: 51px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@transport-clocks" class="area" style="left: 288px; top: 13px; width: 183px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@other-toolbar-items#status_indicators" class="area" style="left: 471px; top: 13px; width: 28px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@other-toolbar-items#monitor_section_info" class="area" style="left: 499px; top: 13px; width: 26px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@mixing-linear-nonlinear-workflows" class="area" style="left: 525px; top: 13px; width: 42px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@selection-and-punch-clocks" class="area" style="left: 567px; top: 13px; width: 65px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@mini-timeline" class="area" style="left: 632px; top: 13px; width: 187px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@other-toolbar-items#mode_selector" class="area" style="left: 819px; top: 13px; width: 81px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<!-- recorder -->
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<a href="@@recorder#recorder_last_take_manager" class="area" style="left: 0px; top: 42px; width: 72px; height: 24px;"></a>
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<a href="@@recorder#recorder_global_arm" class="area" style="left: 72px; top: 42px; width: 45px; height: 24px;"></a>
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<a href="@@recorder#recorder_monitoring_options" class="area" style="left: 117px; top: 42px; width: 53px; height: 24px;"></a>
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<a href="@@recorder#recorder_new_playlist" class="area" style="left: 170px; top: 42px; width: 75px; height: 24px;"></a>
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<a href="@@recorder#recorder_disk_space" class="area" style="left: 810px; top: 42px; width: 90px; height: 24px;"></a>
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<a href="@@recorder#recorder_simplified_session" class="area" style="left: 9px; top: 66px; width: 891px; height: 331px;"></a>
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<a href="@@recorder#recorder_global_input_channel" class="area" style="left: 0px; top: 397px; width: 396px; height: 40px;"></a>
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<a href="@@track-and-bus-groups" class="area" style="left: 0px; top: 76px; width: 9px; height: 321px;"></a>
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<figcaption>
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The Recorder window. Clicking on a section accesses its description.
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<figure class="imagemap" style="width:100%;">
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<img src="/images/cue_map.png" alt="The Cue Grid" width="900" height="502">
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<!-- common -->
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<a href="@@main-menu" class="area" style="left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 168px; height: 13px;"></a>
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<a href="@@status-bar" class="area" style="left: 746px; top: 0px; width: 154px; height: 13px;"></a>
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<a href="@@transport-bar" class="area" style="left: 0px; top: 13px; width: 99px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@selection-and-punch-clocks" class="area" style="left: 99px; top: 13px; width: 69px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@other-toolbar-items#latency-compensation-info" class="area" style="left: 168px; top: 13px; width: 69px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@other-toolbar-items#playhead_options" class="area" style="left: 237px; top: 13px; width: 51px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@transport-clocks" class="area" style="left: 288px; top: 13px; width: 183px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@other-toolbar-items#status_indicators" class="area" style="left: 471px; top: 13px; width: 28px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@other-toolbar-items#monitor_section_info" class="area" style="left: 499px; top: 13px; width: 26px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@mixing-linear-nonlinear-workflows" class="area" style="left: 525px; top: 13px; width: 42px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@selection-and-punch-clocks" class="area" style="left: 567px; top: 13px; width: 65px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@mini-timeline" class="area" style="left: 632px; top: 13px; width: 187px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<a href="@@other-toolbar-items#mode_selector" class="area" style="left: 819px; top: 13px; width: 81px; height: 29px;"></a>
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<!-- cue -->
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<a href="@@cue-window-elements#cue_window_grid" class="area" style="left: 0px; top: 42px; width: 274px; height: 146px;"></a>
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<a href="@@cue-window-elements#cue_window_sidebar" class="area" style="left: 622px; top: 42px; width: 278px; height: 380px;"></a>
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<a href="@@cue-window-elements#cue_window_clip_options" class="area" style="left: 0px; top: 422px; width: 316px; height: 80px;"></a>
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<a href="@@cue-window-elements#cue_window_mixer_channels" class="area" style="left: 0px; top: 188px; width: 274px; height: 234px;"></a>
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<figcaption>
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The Cue Grid window. Clicking on a section accesses its description.
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>
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The Editor, Mixer, Recorder and Clip Launcher share the same toolbar
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(the top of the window). The sections displayed in this toolbar can
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be customized to the user's workflow, by checking options in <kbd
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class="menu">Preferences > Appearance > Toolbar</kbd>.
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</p>
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<p>
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Switching between these 4 different modes 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 menu <kbd class="menu">Window > Editor <em>(or Mixer / Recorder / Cue Grid)</em>
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> Show</kbd>.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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Additionally, the <kbd class="mod2">M</kbd> shortcut</li> allows switching
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between the Editor and Mixer.
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</p>
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<p>
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Multiple 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 / Recorder / Cue Grid)</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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<h2>The Cue Grid</h2>
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<p>
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The <dfn>Cue Grid</dfn> window, unlike the rest of Ardour, allows for
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a non-linear workflow. It is a clip launcher, that allows to chain and
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combine various loops and samples, and program events.
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</p>
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<p>
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Instead of anchoring these samples or loops on a timeline, the Cue Grid
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gives them instruction on when they are triggered, how they are played,
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what happens at the end of the clip, etc…
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</p>
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<p>
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The <a href="@@cue">Cue</a> section of this manual describes this worfkow.
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</p>
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