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  • About Ardour
    • About Ardour’s documentation
    • Ardour Overview
    • Why is it called Ardour?
    • Why Write a DAW for Linux?
    • Isn’t This a Really Complicated Program?
    • Creating Music with Ardour
    • Additional Resources
  • Getting Started
    • Starting Ardour
    • Understanding Basic Concepts and Terminology
    • Using the Mouse
    • Default Keyboard Bindings
    • Basic GUI Operations
  • Ardour Configuration
    • Ardour Systems
      • The Right Computer System for Digital Audio
      • The Right Mouse
    • System Specific Setup
      • Ubuntu Linux
      • Microsoft Windows
      • KDE Plasma 5
    • I/O Setup
      • Connecting Audio and MIDI Devices
      • Monitor Setup in Ardour
    • Synchronization
      • On Clock and Time
      • Latency and Latency-Compensation
      • Timecode Generators and Slaves
      • Overview of all Timecode related settings
      • Transport Masters
      • Preferences
      • Session Properties
    • Configuring MIDI
      • MIDI on Linux
      • MIDI on OS X
      • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Ardour’s Interface
    • Ardour’s Interface Overview
    • Main Menu
      • 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
      • Record/Punch Options
      • Transport Clocks
      • Selection Clocks
      • Mini-Timeline
      • Other Toolbar Items
      • Toolbox
    • Controls
      • Playhead Options
      • Zoom Controls
      • Grid Controls
      • Edit Point Control
      • Nudge Controls
    • Rulers and Markers
      • Rulers
      • Markers Basics
      • Bars:Beats
      • Tempo
      • Time Signature
      • Range Markers
      • Loop Range
      • Punch Range
      • Location Markers
      • CD Track Markers
      • Cue Markers
      • Arrangement
      • Summary
    • Editor and Cue Lists
      • The Tracks and Busses List
      • The Sources List
      • The Regions List
      • The Clips List
      • The Arrangement List
      • The Snapshot List
      • The Track and Bus Group List
      • The Ranges and Marks Lists
      • Favorite Plugins Window
      • Strips list
    • Mixer Strips
      • Audio/MIDI Mixer Strips
      • Audio/MIDI Busses Mixer Strips
      • VCA Mixer Strips
      • Foldback Section
      • Master Bus Strip
    • Editor Tracks
      • Audio Track Controls
      • MIDI Track Controls
      • Bus Controls
      • Track and Bus Groups
      • Quick groups
      • Monitor Section
  • Sessions & Tracks
    • Sessions
      • What’s in a Session?
      • Where Are Sessions Stored?
      • New/Open Session Dialog
      • Audio/MIDI Setup
      • Renaming a Session
      • Session Metadata
      • Session Templates
      • Snapshots
      • Cleaning Up Sessions
      • Backup and Sharing of Sessions
    • Tracks
      • Adding Tracks, Busses and VCAs
      • Track Templates
      • Track Types
      • Track Modes
      • Track Layering
      • Channel Configuration
      • Track Ordering
      • Track Color
      • Track Height
      • Waveform display
      • Track Context Menu
  • Playback
    • Controlling Playback
    • The Big Clock
    • Using Key Bindings
  • Recording
    • The Recorder
    • Monitoring
    • Monitor Signal Flow
    • Metronome
    • Latency Considerations
    • I/O Plugins
  • Importing and Exporting
    • Importing
      • Adding Pre-existing Material
      • Import Dialog
      • Supported File Formats
      • Copying Versus Linking
      • Searching for Files Using Tags
    • Exporting
      • Export Dialog
      • Quick Audio Export
      • Export Format Profiles
      • Stem Exports
      • Bouncing Regions
      • Interchange with other DAWs
  • Editing
    • Navigating the Editor
    • Editing Basics
      • Working With Regions
      • Region Editor Pane
      • Region Naming
      • Corresponding Regions Selection
      • Region Context Menu
      • Common Region Edit Operations
      • Copy Regions
      • Move Regions With the Mouse
      • Align (Spot) Regions
    • Edit Mode and Tools
      • Editing Clocks
      • Which Regions Are Affected?
      • Making Selections
    • Editing Regions and Selections
      • Trimming Regions
      • Push/Pull Trimming
      • Move Region Contents
      • Stretching
      • Separate Under
      • Strip Silence from Audio Regions
      • Insert/Remove Time
      • Region Properties
      • Sections
      • Fades and Crossfades
    • Adjusting Gain
      • Region Gain
      • Gain Envelopes
    • Playlists
      • Understanding Playlists
      • Playlist Operations
      • Playlist Usecases
      • Rhythm Ferret
  • MIDI
    • MIDI Overview
      • Creating MIDI Tracks
      • Creating MIDI Regions
    • MIDI Editing
      • Pianoroll Window
      • Editing Multiple MIDI Regions
      • Controlling Visible Note Range
      • Adding New Notes
        • Handling Overlapping Notes
        • Note Selection
        • Note Cut, Copy and Paste
        • Note Splitting and Joining
        • Adding and Editing Chords
        • Changing Note Properties
        • Editing Velocity
        • Patch Change
        • Independent and Dependent MIDI Region Copies
        • Quantizing MIDI
        • Transposing MIDI
        • MIDI List Editor
        • Transforming MIDI with Mathematical Operations
    • MIDI Recording
      • Step Entry
      • The Virtual MIDI Keyboard
    • MIDI Automation
      • Pitch Bend & Aftertouch
      • MIDI Scene Automation
      • MIDI Tracer
  • Clips
    • Clips Overview
    • Clips in the Editor
    • Clips in the Cue Window
    • Adding Local Clip Libraries
    • Managing Custom Clips
  • Cue
    • Non-Linear Workflow Principles
    • Cue window elements
    • Setting Up Cues
      • Populating the Cue Grid
      • Playing Back the Cues
      • Setting Up Clip Properties
      • Setting Up Launch Options
      • Setting Up Follow Actions
      • Setting Up Stretch Options
      • Recording cues
      • Editing Cues
      • Mixing Linear and Non-Linear Workflows
  • Arranging
    • Time, Tempo and Time Signature
      • Tempo and Time Signature
      • Techniques for Working with Tempo and Time Signature
  • Mixing
    • Basic Mixing
      • Metering in Ardour
      • Meterbridge
      • Signal Routing
      • Bundle Manager
      • Aux Sends
      • Comparing Aux Sends and Subgroups
      • External Sends
      • Inserts
      • Subgrouping
      • Patchbay
      • Track/Bus Signal Flow
      • Sidechaining
      • Muting and Soloing
      • Panning
        • Mono Panner
        • Balance Control
        • Stereo Panner
        • VBAP Panner
        • Mixer Scenes
        • Saving and Importing Mixer Strips
        • Loudness Analyzer and Normalizer
        • Realtime Perceptual Analyzer
    • Plugin and Hardware Inserts
      • Working With Plugins
      • Processor Box
      • Plugin Selector
      • Plugin Manager
      • Managing Plugin Presets
      • Working with Ardour-built Plugin Editors
    • Automation
      • Automation Nomenclature
      • Automation States
      • Automation Lanes
      • Automation Curves
      • Automation Modes
      • Controlling a Track with Automation
      • Applying effects to regions separately
  • Bundled Plugins
    • Filters and Effects
    • Instruments
    • Utilities
    • Inline Scopes
  • Video
    • Video Timeline and Monitoring
    • Video Timeline Setup
    • Transcoding, Formats and Codecs
    • Workflow and Operations
  • Control Surfaces
    • Using the Ableton Push 2
    • Using the Contour Design Shuttle Devices
    • Generic MIDI
      • Generic MIDI Binding Maps
      • Generic MIDI Learn
      • Generic MIDI and Encoders
    • Mackie Control Devices
      • Devices Using Mackie/Logic Control Protocol
      • SSL Nucleus
      • Behringer Devices in Mackie/Logic Control Mode
      • What to do if your Device is not Listed
      • Working With Extenders
      • Using the Novation Launch Control XL
      • Using the Novation Launchkey mk4
      • Using the Novation Launchpad Pro Mk3
    • Open Sound Control (OSC)
      • Basics
      • Using the setup dialog
      • Linking Surfaces
      • Querying Ardour
      • Feedback
      • Feedback and strip-types values
      • Jog Modes
      • Custom Strip Lists
      • Automation
      • Personal Monitoring Control
      • Parameter Types
      • Selection and Expansion Considerations
      • Using the PreSonus FaderPort
      • Using the PreSonus FaderPort 2/8/16
      • Using the Softube Console1
      • Using the Steinberg CC121
      • Using the Tascam US-2400
      • Using the WebSockets Server
      • Using the MCP HTTP Surface
  • Troubleshooting
    • Plugin DSP Load
    • Performance Meters
  • Scripting
    • Lua Scripting
    • Lua Bindings Class Reference
  • Appendix
    • List of Menu Actions
    • Default Keyboard Shortcuts
    • Ardour Monitor Modes
    • Files and Directories Ardour Knows About
    • MIDI Notes Reference
    • MIDNAM Reference
    • Getting More Plugins
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