Main Menu

The [Main Menu]{.dfn} allows the user to interact with Ardour and may appear daunting at first. Below is a reference of all the menus and submenus.

Most of these menus, and probably all of the most used ones, have keyboard shortcuts to make using them easier and faster. A summary of these shortcuts can be found on the Defaults Keyboard Bindings page, and every menu in Ardour can be reassigned to an user defined key binding, or used via OSC with a control surface.

Some menu items placement may depend on the OS, e.g. the “About” window may not be in the [Help]{.kbd .menu} menu on Mac systems.

• The Session Menu
• The Transport Menu
• The Edit Menu
• The Region Menu
• The Track Menu
• The View Menu
• The Window Menu
• The Help Menu
• Status Bar
• Transport Bar
  • The transport controls
    • Transport action buttons {#transport_action_buttons}
    • The Transport modifiers {#transport_modifiers}
      • The Shuttle Speed Control {#transport_shuttle}
      • VariSpeed {#transport_varispeed}
      • Transport Sync {#transport_sync}
      • Transport Status {#transport_status}
  • Using Key Bindings
• Record/Punch Options
  • Punch controls {#punch_controls}
  • Recording mode {#rec-mode}
• Transport Clocks
  • Information panel
  • Time origin
• Selection Clocks
  • The Selection Clocks {#selection_clocks}
• Mini-Timeline
• Other Toolbar Items
  • Plugin Delay Compensation {#latency-compensation-info}
  • The Cue Options {#cue_options}
  • The Master Level Meter {#tb_master_level_meter}
  • The Monitor Section Info {#monitor_section_info}
  • The Status Indicators {#status_indicators}
  • Script/Shortcut buttons {#tb_script_buttons}
  • Pane controls {#appbar-pane-controls}
  • The Mode Selector {#mode_selector}
• Toolbox
  • Global Edit mode
  • The Edit Point selector {#edit-point}
  • The Smart mode toggle switch {#smart-mode}
  • Mouse Modes
    • Grab Mode {#object}
    • Range Mode {#range}
    • Cut Tool Mode {#cut}
    • Stretch Mode {#stretch}
    • Audition Mode {#audition}
    • Grid Mode {#grid}
    • Draw Mode {#draw}
    • Internal Edit Mode {#edit-internal}