Ardour Monitor Modes

The table below details what will be seen on the meter and heard on the monitor according to Ardour’s settings.

Ref

Monit oring Mode( Audio /MIDI S etup)

Auto Input does'ta lkbac k'(S ystem P refs)

T rackRec E nable

Ma sterRec E nable

Tran sport

Auto I nput(Se ssion P rops)

M eter(What you see)

Mon itor(What you hear)

1

A rdour

On

Off

Off

◼

On

Input

Input

2

A rdour

On

Off

Off

◼

Off

Disk (Sil ence)

Disk (Sil ence)

3

A rdour

On

Off

Off

▶

On

Disk (A udio)

Disk (A udio)

4

A rdour

On

Off

Off

▶

Off

Disk (A udio)

Disk (A udio)

5

A rdour

On

Off

On

◼

On

Input

Input

6

A rdour

On

Off

On

◼

Off

Disk (Sil ence)

Disk (Sil ence)

7

A rdour

On

Off

On

▶

On

Disk (A udio)

Disk (A udio)

8

A rdour

On

Off

On

▶

Off

Disk (A udio)

Disk (A udio)

9

A rdour

On

On

Off

◼

On

Input

Input

10

A rdour

On

On

Off

◼

Off

Input

Input

11

A rdour

On

On

Off

▶

On

Disk (Aud io)[† ](#fo otnot e-1){ .foot note}

Disk (A udio)

12

A rdour

On

On

Off

▶

Off

Input

Input

13

A rdour

On

On

On

◼

On

Input

Input

14

A rdour

On

On

On

◼

Off

Input

Input

15

A rdour

On

On

On

▶

On

Input

Input

16

A rdour

On

On

On

▶

Off

Input

Input

17

A rdour

Off

Off

Off

◼

On

Disk (Sil ence)

Disk (Sil ence)

18

A rdour

Off

Off

Off

◼

Off

Disk (Sil ence)

Disk (Sil ence)

19

A rdour

Off

Off

Off

▶

On

Disk (A udio)

Disk (A udio)

20

A rdour

Off

Off

Off

▶

Off

Disk (A udio)

Disk (A udio)

21

A rdour

Off

Off

On

◼

On

Disk (Sil ence)

Disk (Sil ence)

22

A rdour

Off

Off

On

◼

Off

Disk (Sil ence)

Disk (Sil ence)

23

A rdour

Off

Off

On

▶

On

Disk (A udio)

Disk (A udio)

24

A rdour

Off

Off

On

▶

Off

Disk (A udio)

Disk (A udio)

25

A rdour

Off

On

Off

◼

On

Input

Input

26

A rdour

Off

On

Off

◼

Off

Input

Input

27

A rdour

Off

On

Off

▶

On

Disk (Aud io)[† ](#fo otnot e-1){ .foot note}

Disk (A udio)

28

A rdour

Off

On

Off

▶

Off

Input

Input

29

A rdour

Off

On

On

◼

On

Input

Input

30

A rdour

Off

On

On

◼

Off

Input

Input

31

A rdour

Off

On

On

▶

On

Input

Input

32

A rdour

Off

On

On

▶

Off

Input

Input

33

Audio Har dware

On

Off

Off

◼

On

Input

Si lence

34

Audio Har dware

On

Off

Off

◼

Off

Disk (Sil ence)

Disk (Sil ence)

35

Audio Har dware

On

Off

Off

▶

On

Disk (A udio)

Disk (A udio)

36

Audio Har dware

On

Off

Off

▶

Off

Disk (A udio)

Disk (A udio)

37

Audio Har dware

On

Off

On

◼

On

Input

Si lence

38

Audio Har dware

On

Off

On

◼

Off

Disk (Sil ence)

Disk (Sil ence)

39

Audio Har dware

On

Off

On

▶

On

Disk (A udio)

Disk (A udio)

40

Audio Har dware

On

Off

On

▶

Off

Disk (A udio)

Disk (A udio)

41

Audio Har dware

On

On

Off

◼

On

Input

HW Pass Th rough

42

Audio Har dware

On

On

Off

◼

Off

Input

HW Pass Th rough

43

Audio Har dware

On

On

Off

▶

On

Disk (Aud io)[† ](#fo otnot e-1){ .foot note}

Disk (A udio)

44

Audio Har dware

On

On

Off

▶

Off

Input

HW Pass Th rough

45

Audio Har dware

On

On

On

◼

On

Input

HW Pass Th rough

46

Audio Har dware

On

On

On

◼

Off

Input

HW Pass Th rough

47

Audio Har dware

On

On

On

▶

On

Input

HW Pass Th rough

48

Audio Har dware

On

On

On

▶

Off

Input

HW Pass Th rough

49

Audio Har dware

Off

Off

Off

◼

On

Disk (Sil ence)

Disk (Sil ence)

50

Audio Har dware

Off

Off

Off

◼

Off

Disk (Sil ence)

Disk (Sil ence)

51

Audio Har dware

Off

Off

Off

▶

On

Disk (A udio)

Disk (A udio)

52

Audio Har dware

Off

Off

Off

▶

Off

Disk (A udio)

Disk (A udio)

53

Audio Har dware

Off

Off

On

◼

On

Disk (Sil ence)

Disk (Sil ence)

54

Audio Har dware

Off

Off

On

◼

Off

Disk (Sil ence)

Disk (Sil ence)

55

Audio Har dware

Off

Off

On

▶

On

Disk (A udio)

Disk (A udio)

56

Audio Har dware

Off

Off

On

▶

Off

Disk (A udio)

Disk (A udio)

57

Audio Har dware

Off

On

Off

◼

On

Input

HW Pass Th rough

58

Audio Har dware

Off

On

Off

◼

Off

Input

HW Pass Th rough

59

Audio Har dware

Off

On

Off

▶

On

Disk (Aud io)[† ](#fo otnot e-1){ .foot note}

Disk (A udio)

60

Audio Har dware

Off

On

Off

▶

Off

Input

HW Pass Th rough

61

Audio Har dware

Off

On

On

◼

On

Input

HW Pass Th rough

62

Audio Har dware

Off

On

On

◼

Off

Input

HW Pass Th rough

63

Audio Har dware

Off

On

On

▶

On

Input

HW Pass Th rough

64

Audio Har dware

Off

On

On

▶

Off

Input

HW Pass Th rough

† Until Ardour 8.6.388 the meter was set to display

Input

.