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diff --git a/manual/xml/creating_a_new_session.xml b/manual/xml/creating_a_new_session.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..65d37d9475 --- /dev/null +++ b/manual/xml/creating_a_new_session.xml @@ -0,0 +1,148 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?> +<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [ + +]> + +<section id="sn-creating-a-new-session"> + + <title>Creating a new Session</title> + + <para> + The first step in starting a new project with Ardour is to create a + new session. When you do this, Ardour creates a new folder named after + your session, and stores differents kinds of files and subfolders + within it. The two most important subfolders are + <filename>sounds</filename> which contains all the audio recorded or + imported for the session and <filename>automation</filename> which + contains automation data for various parts of the session. + </para> + + <para> + When you start ardour without specifying an existing session, it + automatically brings up the new session dialog. If you want to create a + new session at other times, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Session</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>New Session</guisubmenu> + </menuchoice>. + </para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="images/session_control.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para> + Enter a name for the new session. You can use any characters you + like as part of the name, but you should know that more or less + anything other than alphabetic and numeric characters will be converted + to underscores to form the name of the session folder. + </para> + + <para> + Next, choose where you want to store the new session folder. If its + not in your current working folder, click on the browse button to + expand the file selector, and then navigate to your desired location. + </para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="images/new_session_select_directory.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <section id="new-session-io"> + + <title>Input and Output Configuration</title> + + <para> + Next, configure the basic IO setup for the session. You have + several choices here, and doing nothing is one of them. This will give + you a session that includes: + </para> + + <itemizedlist> + + <listitem> + <para> + a stereo master bus with its outputs connected to the first two outputs of + your audio interface + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + all new track will have their outputs sent to the master bus + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + all new track inputs will be connected to Ardour’s best guess at the relevant + input of your audio interface. + </para> + </listitem> + + </itemizedlist> + + <para> + However, if you want more control over this, click on the expander next to + <guilabel>Advanced options</guilabel> label to show the full set of options: + </para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="images/new_session_advanced_tab.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para> + There are two options available for track input configuration: + autoconnect or manual. If you select autoconnect (the default) then new + tracks will be connected to an input of your audio interface. If you + select manual, it will be up to you to configure the input for each + track. + </para> + + <para> + For output, the first two choices are whether to have control and + master outs. Most DAWs assume the presence of master outs, and few (if + any) offer control outs. + </para> + + <section id="new-session-master-outs"> + <title>Master Outputs</title> + <para> + A Master out is a bus to which all (or most) tracks and other + busses send their output. It provides a convenient single point of + control for the output of ardour, and is a typical location for global + effects. Because of this, using master outs is enabled by default, and + the master out bus is setup to be stereo (2 inputs, 2 outputs). + However, if you are feeding Ardour’s output through a hardware mixing + console, you may not want master outs. In such cases, disable them by + clicking on the radio button next to “Use master outs”. Alternatively, + you may want some other channel configuration for the master output + (for example, 8 channel surround sound). Select this by using the + clickbox (see clickboxes) next to the radio button. + </para> + </section> + + <section id="new-session-control-outs"> + <title>Control Outputs</title> + <para> + Control outs are unusual for DAWs, but because Ardour is designed + to be as flexible as possible, and in particular is intended to be + useful as a live mixer, they are included here. Using control outs + provides you with a dedicated bus to which all tracks have an + additional output connection. As well as feeding their regular outputs, + they send data to the control outs as well. In an unadjusted session, + this means that the control outs carry the same signal as the master + outs. However, once you start soloing tracks, the control outs will + carry only soloed tracks while the master outs continue to carry the + entire mix. A typical use of control outs is when doing live stage + work. The mix engineer will be listening to the control outs, and can + therefore solo tracks without affecting the signal being sent to the + master outs (the main speakers). + </para> + </section> + </section> +</section> |