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Added screenshot of each tab of the Edit>Preferences dialog. Added details for several of the tabs. Added options without details (yet) of the rest of the tabs. Note: I'm still working on the other tabs.
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115 lines
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layout: default
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title: Misc Tab
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menu_title: Misc Tab
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---
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<p>
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This tab contains settings that do not belong on the other tabs.
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</p>
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<img src="/files/a4/a4_preferences_misc.png" alt="preferences
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misc tab"/>
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<ul>
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<li>
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DSP CPU Utilization sets how many cpu processors can be used to do signal
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processing. It can be set to use one up to all processors.
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Undo</dfn>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<strong>Limit undo history</strong> sets how many commands can be undone
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using <kbd class="mod1">Z</kbd> or
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<kbd class="menu">Edit > Undo</kbd>.
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Save undo history</strong> sets how many commands are saved so
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they are available to be undone after reopening the session.
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Verify removal of last capture</strong> when enabled prompts to
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verify removal the last recording capture when
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<kbd class="menu">Edit > Remove Last Capture</kbd> is executed.
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Make periodic backups of the session file</strong> will create a
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backup session file after changes to the timeline. The backup file is
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the session name followed by <em>.ardour.bak</em>. The backup can be
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used to recover from crashes when the session had not been explicitly
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saved.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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<dfn>Session Management</dfn>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<strong>Always copy imported files</strong> selects, and then disables,
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the <em>Copy files to session</em> option in the
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<a href="/adding-pre-existing-material/import-dialog/">
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Add Existing Media</a> dialog.
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Default folder for new sessions:</strong> defalts the folder
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where Ardour will create new session folders. This is used in the
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<em>Session Setup</em> dialog displayed by
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<kbd class="menu">Session > New</kbd>.
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Maximum number of recent sessions:</strong> determines how many
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of the last opened sessions shows in the <em>Recent Sessions</em> dialog
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displayed by <kbd class="menu">Session > Recent</kbd>.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>
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<dfn>Click</dfn>
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<strong>Click audio file:</strong> sets a user defined sound to be played
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when Ardour's metronome is enabled in the
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<a href="/controlling-playback/using-the-transport-bar/">
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Transport Bar</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Click emphasis audio file:</strong> sets an optional different
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sound to be played on the metronome's downbeat.
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Click gain level:</strong> allows the metronome's click sounds
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to be boosted or attenuated.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li><dfn>Automation</dfn>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<strong>Thinning factor</strong> ranges from 0 to 1000 with larger
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values storing fewer automation points. Thinning is like lossy
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audio compression, removing data that is less likely to be noticed,
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although the more you remove the more noticable the loss is. The
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advantage to thinning is it reduces CPU requirements.
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Automation sampling interval</strong> ranges from 1 to
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1000 ms. Determines how frequently the automation input is
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sampled. The shorter the interval the higher the accuracy but also
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the higher the CPU requirements.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</ul>
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