The Session Menu

The [Session]{.kbd .menu} menu groups together everything related to the session and the file operations.

New…	Creates a [new](@@newopen-session-dialog) session
Open…	Opens an existing session
Recent…	Opens a list of recent sessions that can be opened
Close	Closes the current session (but not Ardour)
Save	Saves the current session
Save As…	Saves to a new session (with options)
Rename…	Changes the name of the session
Snapshot (& keep working on current version)…	Create a [Snapshot](@@snapshots) but any subsequent change will be saved to this session
Snapshot (& switch to new version)…	Same thing, and any subsequent change will be saved to this new snapshot session
Save Template…	Saves the session as a [template](@@session-templates), without the audio
Archive…	Exports the session as a [compressed file](@@backup-and-sharing-of-sessions) for archiving or sharing purposes, optionally compressing the audio to FLAC
Add Track, Bus or VCA…	Adds a [new track/bus/VCA](@@adding-tracks-busses-and-vcas) to the session, same as the [Track > Add Track, Bus or VCA…]{.kbd .menu}
Import	Opens the [Import](@@adding-pre-existing-material) windows, to add media to the session
Import PT session	Import a ProTools© session file. Not everything in the original session can be imported.
Open Video…	Imports a [video file](@@video-timeline-and-monitoring) in the session
Remove Video	Removes the video part of the session (the video timeline disappears)
Loudness Assistant…	Shows the Loudness Analyzer and Normalizer, allowing an in-depth analysis of the master bus' volume for the final export
Export
Quick Audio Export…	[Export](@@quick-audio-export) a selection or the entire session to audio with just a few settings
Export to Audio File(s)…	[Export](@@mixdown) all or part of the session in audio form
Stem export…	[Exports each track](@@export-dialog) as its own audio file (for e.g. DAW interchange)
Export to Video File	Exports the session to a [video file](@@workflow-amp-operations)
□ Properties	Shows the [Session Properties](@@session-properties) dialog, allowing to fine-tune the parameters of the current session
Monitor Section
□ Use Monitor Section	Shortcut for the homonymous session property, adds a [Monitor Section](@@monitor-section) to the Mixer
□ Mute	Shortcut for the global monitor "Mute" control also available in the mixer's Monitor Section
□ Dim	Shortcut for the global monitor "Dim" control also available in the mixer's Monitor Section
□ Mono	Shortcut for the global monitor "Mono" control also available in the mixer's Monitor Section
Metadata
Edit Metadata…	Opens the [Metadata](@@metadata) window, where information about the session can be saved
Import Metadata…	Creates the metadata by extracting them from another session
Clean-Up
Bring all media into session folder	Copies all the media files imported from outside the session folder in that folder, see [Cleaning up Sessions](@@cleaning-up-sessions)
Rebuild Peak Files	Reinitializes the buffered images representing the audio files
Clean-up Unused Sources…	Quarantines all the media files not used in the session to a specific sub-folder of the session
Clean-up Unused Regions…	Deletes the regions that are not used in the session
Flush Wastebasket	Deletes those quarantined files
Lock	Locks the session by showing an Unlock window that (until clicked) blocks every action on Ardour's window
Quit	Exits Ardour. Prompts for saving the session if it has been modified.