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diff --git a/manual/xml/tracks_and_busses.xml b/manual/xml/tracks_and_busses.xml index 0485f9c44f..6b528b6f51 100644 --- a/manual/xml/tracks_and_busses.xml +++ b/manual/xml/tracks_and_busses.xml @@ -5,326 +5,283 @@ ]> <section id="sn-tracks-and-busses"> - <title>Tracks and Busses</title> - <para> - This chapter covers basic management of tracks. Tracks are probably the most - important objects in Ardour. They represent the fundamental way to playback - and record audio, MIDI, and image data. - </para> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="images/signal_flow.png"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - <section id="creating-tracks"> - <title>Creating Tracks</title> - <para> - Tracks may be added to the session at any time. - </para> - - <orderedlist> - <title>Creating a new Track</title> - <listitem> - <para> - Choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>Session</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Add - Track/Bus</guisubmenu> </menuchoice> - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - add_track.ps Add Track Dialog - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - In the Add Tracks dialog, choose whether you wish to add a new Track or a - new Bus. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Enter the number of new tracks/busses you want to add. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Choose the I/O configuration of the tracks/busses you are adding using - the clickbox. - </para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - <para> - After the track is created, it is recommended that you change its name from - the generic name it will have been provided with. To rename a track: - </para> - <orderedlist> - <title>Renaming a Track</title> - <listitem> - <para> - In the editor or mixer, the track name, and select <guimenuitem>Rename</guimenuitem> from the - dialog that appears. This will cause the "New Track Name" dialog to appear. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - In the New Track Name dialog, type a new track name, and then click the - <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button in that dialog. - </para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - </section> - - <section id="deleting-tracks"> - <title>Deleting Tracks</title> - <para> - Deleting a track is permanent operation that cannot be undone. However, - since the audio, MIDI, automation and other data associated with the track - will remain as part of the session, and the actual playlist(s) that were in - use by the track are still available. for use by other tracks. As a result, - although inadvertently deleting a track is inconvenient, it doesn't result - in any significant loss of information. - </para> - - <section id="deleting-a-track"> - <title>deleting a track</title> - <para> - Click on the name of the track you want to delete. From the menu that - appears, select <guimenuitem>Remove</guimenuitem>. A confirmation dialog will appear to ensure that - you really meant to remove the track. - </para> - </section> - </section> - - <section id="hiding-tracks"> - <title>Hiding Tracks</title> - <para> - The track list on the left edge of the Editor and Mixer can be used to hide - or show specific tracks in either or both of those two windows. To hide a - track, click to on the tracks name in the relevant track list. To show a - track, click on its name in the track list. Visible tracks have their names - shown in cyan, hidden ones in orange. - </para> - - <para> - You can also hide any track by clicking its hide button - (images/hidebutton.ps). - </para> - - <para> - Hiding a track in the Editor has no effect on its visibility in the Mixer, - and vice versa. Hiding a track in one or both windows does not affect the - playback of that track's material. - </para> - </section> - - <section id="track-visibility"> - <title>Track Visibility</title> - <section id="showing-all-tracks"> - <title>Showing all Tracks</title> - <para> - Click on the titlebar of the track list of the Editor or Mixer. From the - menu that appears, select "Show All" - </para> - </section> - - <section id="hiding-all-tracks"> - <title>Hiding all Tracks</title> - <para> - Click on the titlebar of the track list of the Editor or Mixer. From the - menu that appears, select "Hiding All". - </para> - </section> - - <section id="showing-classes-of-tracks"> - <title>Showing certain classes of tracks</title> - <para> - Click on the titlebar of the track list of the Editor or Mixer. From the - menu that appears, select "Show All Audio Tracks", or "Show all Busses" as - appropriate. - </para> - </section> - - <section id="hiding-classes-of-tracks"> - <title>Hiding certain classes of tracks</title> - <para> - Click on the titlebar of the track list of the Editor or Mixer. From the - menu that appears, select "Hide All Audio Tracks", or "Hide all Busses" as - appropriate. - </para> - </section> - - <section id="reordering-tracks"> - <title>Reordering Tracks</title> - <para> - Tracks may be reordered by clicking on their name in one of the track - lists and dragging it to a new position in the list. Note that the order - of tracks in the editor is totally independent of their order in the - mixer. - </para> - </section> - </section> - - <section id="io-configuration"> - <title>I/O Configuration</title> - <para></para> - </section> - - <section id="soloing-tracks"> - <title>Soloing Tracks</title> - <para> - "Soloing" a track refers to changing some aspect of the signal flow through - Ardour that makes it possible to listen to one (or just a few) tracks at a - time. It is often done during mixing and mastering to help an audio - engineer listen carefully to parts of the mix. - </para> - - <para> - Tracks may be soloed at any time. When one or more tracks are soloed, all - non-soloedntracks will no longer be audible. - </para> - - <para> - Soloing tracks does not affect the solo status of busses, nor vice versa. - That is, soloing a track leaves all busses audible and soloing a track - leaves all tracks "audible". You may not actually be able to hear the - "audible" material if it is routed through a non-soloed bus. - </para> - - <para> - This design is intended to allow FX busses and master outs to be useful - even when soloing. Soloing is made significantly more complex by the - presence of control outs (see control_outs_soloing for more details on - soloing with control outs). - </para> - - <section id="rude-solo-light"> - <title>Rude Solo Light</title> - <para> - Whenever one or more tracks are soloed, the "rude solo light" in the - transport window will flash. You can cancel any current solos by clicking - on the "rude solo light". - </para> - </section> - - <section id="solo-modes"> - <title>Solo modes</title> - <para> - Ardour has two solo modes. - </para> - - <variablelist> - <title></title> - <varlistentry> - <term>solo latch</term> - <listitem> - <para> - soloing a track adds it to the set of soloed tracks, so you may have - any number of soloed tracks. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>solo unlatch</term> - <listitem> - <para> - soloing a track unsolos any other soloed track, so you can have only - one soloed track at a time. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </section> - - <section id="changing-solo-mode"> - <title>Changing Solo Mode</title> - <para> - To change the solo mode, goto the Options editor (options_editor) and view - the <guilabel>Misc</guilabel> tab. - </para> - </section> - - <section id="soloing-a-track"> - <title>Soloing a Track</title> - <para> - To toggle the solo state of a track, click on the solo button in either - the mixer strip for the track or the track controls section in the editor. - </para> - - <para> - To toggle the solo state of all tracks in an edit or mix group, use Ctrl1 - on the solo button of a track in the group. If you do this in the Editor, - the edit group will be used; in the Mixer, the mix group will be used. - </para> - - <para> - To toggle the solo state of all tracks, use - <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Shift</keycap><mousebutton>Button1</mousebutton></keycombo> - on a track solo button. - </para> - </section> - - <section id="solo-safe"> - <title>Solo safe</title> - <para> - To protect a track's current solo status, use Shift1 on that track's solo - button. The color of the button will change to a pale blue to indicate - "solo safe" status. No changes to the solo state for that - track are possible until "solo safe" has been unset for the track. - </para> - </section> - - <section id="momentary-solo"> - <title>Momentary solo</title> - <para> - Use 2 on a track's solo button to solo the track for as long as the mouse - button is pressed. - </para> - </section> - </section> - - <section id="track-display-size"> - <title>Track Display Size</title> - <para> - In the editor window, tracks always extend across the full extent of the - track display area, but they can have varying heights. In the mixer window, - tracks always from the top to the bottom of the mixer (as strips), but they - can have varying widths. - </para> - - <section id="changing-editor-track-height"> - <title>Changing editor track height</title> - <para></para> - </section> - - <section id="changing-mixer-track-width"> - <title>Changing mixer track width</title> - <para></para> - </section> - </section> - - <section id="track-groups"> - <title>Grouping Tracks</title> - <section id="creating-a-track-group"> - <title>Creating a Group</title> - <para></para> - </section> - - <section id="renaming-track-group"> - <title>Renaming a Group</title> - <para></para> - </section> - - <section id="changing-members-of-a-track-group"> - <title>Changing members of a group</title> - <para></para> - </section> - - <section id="deleting-a-track-group"> - <title>Deleting a Group</title> - <para></para> - </section> - </section> + <title>Tracks and Busses</title> + <para> + This chapter covers basic management of tracks. Tracks are probably the + most important objects in Ardour. They represent the fundamental way to + playback and record audio, MIDI, and image data. + </para> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="images/signal_flow.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + href="adding_tracks.xml" /> + <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + href="renaming_tracks.xml" /> + <section id="deleting-tracks"> + <title>Deleting Tracks</title> + <para> + Deleting a track is permanent operation that cannot be undone. + However, since the audio, MIDI, automation and other data associated + with the track will remain as part of the session, and the actual + playlist(s) that were in use by the track are still available. for use + by other tracks. As a result, although inadvertently deleting a track + is inconvenient, it doesn't result in any significant loss of + information. + </para> + + <section id="deleting-a-track"> + <title>deleting a track</title> + <para> + Click on the name of the track you want to delete. From the menu + that appears, select <guimenuitem>Remove</guimenuitem>. A + confirmation dialog will appear to ensure that you really meant to + remove the track. + </para> + </section> + </section> + + <section id="hiding-tracks"> + <title>Hiding Tracks</title> + <para> + The track list on the left edge of the Editor and Mixer can be used to + hide or show specific tracks in either or both of those two windows. + To hide a track, click to on the tracks name in the relevant track + list. To show a track, click on its name in the track list. Visible + tracks have their names shown in cyan, hidden ones in orange. + </para> + + <para> + You can also hide any track by clicking its hide button + (images/hidebutton.ps). + </para> + + <para> + Hiding a track in the Editor has no effect on its visibility in the + Mixer, and vice versa. Hiding a track in one or both windows does not + affect the playback of that track's material. + </para> + </section> + + <section id="track-visibility"> + <title>Track Visibility</title> + <section id="showing-all-tracks"> + <title>Showing all Tracks</title> + <para> + Click on the titlebar of the track list of the Editor or Mixer. From + the menu that appears, select "Show All" + </para> + </section> + + <section id="hiding-all-tracks"> + <title>Hiding all Tracks</title> + <para> + Click on the titlebar of the track list of the Editor or Mixer. From + the menu that appears, select "Hiding All". + </para> + </section> + + <section id="showing-classes-of-tracks"> + <title>Showing certain classes of tracks</title> + <para> + Click on the titlebar of the track list of the Editor or Mixer. From + the menu that appears, select "Show All Audio Tracks", or "Show all + Busses" as appropriate. + </para> + </section> + + <section id="hiding-classes-of-tracks"> + <title>Hiding certain classes of tracks</title> + <para> + Click on the titlebar of the track list of the Editor or Mixer. From + the menu that appears, select "Hide All Audio Tracks", or "Hide all + Busses" as appropriate. + </para> + </section> + + <section id="reordering-tracks"> + <title>Reordering Tracks</title> + <para> + Tracks may be reordered by clicking on their name in one of the + track lists and dragging it to a new position in the list. Note that + the order of tracks in the editor is totally independent of their + order in the mixer. + </para> + </section> + </section> + + <section id="io-configuration"> + <title>I/O Configuration</title> + <para></para> + </section> + + <section id="soloing-tracks"> + <title>Soloing Tracks</title> + <para> + "Soloing" a track refers to changing some aspect of the signal flow + through Ardour that makes it possible to listen to one (or just a few) + tracks at a time. It is often done during mixing and mastering to help + an audio engineer listen carefully to parts of the mix. + </para> + + <para> + Tracks may be soloed at any time. When one or more tracks are soloed, + all non-soloedntracks will no longer be audible. + </para> + + <para> + Soloing tracks does not affect the solo status of busses, nor vice + versa. That is, soloing a track leaves all busses audible and soloing + a track leaves all tracks "audible". You may not actually be able to + hear the "audible" material if it is routed through a non-soloed bus. + </para> + + <para> + This design is intended to allow FX busses and master outs to be + useful even when soloing. Soloing is made significantly more complex + by the presence of control outs (see control_outs_soloing for more + details on soloing with control outs). + </para> + + <section id="rude-solo-light"> + <title>Rude Solo Light</title> + <para> + Whenever one or more tracks are soloed, the "rude solo light" in the + transport window will flash. You can cancel any current solos by + clicking on the "rude solo light". + </para> + </section> + + <section id="solo-modes"> + <title>Solo modes</title> + <para> + Ardour has two solo modes. + </para> + + <variablelist> + <title></title> + <varlistentry> + <term>solo latch</term> + <listitem> + <para> + soloing a track adds it to the set of soloed tracks, so you + may have any number of soloed tracks. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>solo unlatch</term> + <listitem> + <para> + soloing a track unsolos any other soloed track, so you can + have only one soloed track at a time. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </section> + + <section id="changing-solo-mode"> + <title>Changing Solo Mode</title> + <para> + To change the solo mode, goto the Options editor (options_editor) + and view the <guilabel>Misc</guilabel> tab. + </para> + </section> + + <section id="soloing-a-track"> + <title>Soloing a Track</title> + <para> + To toggle the solo state of a track, click on the solo button in + either the mixer strip for the track or the track controls section + in the editor. + </para> + + <para> + To toggle the solo state of all tracks in an edit or mix group, use + Ctrl1 on the solo button of a track in the group. If you do this in + the Editor, the edit group will be used; in the Mixer, the mix group + will be used. + </para> + + <para> + To toggle the solo state of all tracks, use + <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Shift</keycap><mousebutton>Button1</mousebutton></keycombo> + on a track solo button. + </para> + </section> + + <section id="solo-safe"> + <title>Solo safe</title> + <para> + To protect a track's current solo status, use Shift1 on that track's + solo button. The color of the button will change to a pale blue to + indicate "solo safe" status. No changes to the solo state for that + track are possible until "solo safe" has been unset for the track. + </para> + </section> + + <section id="momentary-solo"> + <title>Momentary solo</title> + <para> + Use 2 on a track's solo button to solo the track for as long as the + mouse button is pressed. + </para> + </section> + </section> + + <section id="track-display-size"> + <title>Track Display Size</title> + <para> + In the editor window, tracks always extend across the full extent of + the track display area, but they can have varying heights. In the + mixer window, tracks always from the top to the bottom of the mixer + (as strips), but they can have varying widths. + </para> + + <section id="changing-editor-track-height"> + <title>Changing editor track height</title> + <para></para> + </section> + + <section id="changing-mixer-track-width"> + <title>Changing mixer track width</title> + <para></para> + </section> + </section> + + <section id="track-groups"> + <title>Grouping Tracks</title> + <section id="creating-a-track-group"> + <title>Creating a Group</title> + <para></para> + </section> + + <section id="renaming-track-group"> + <title>Renaming a Group</title> + <para></para> + </section> + + <section id="changing-members-of-a-track-group"> + <title>Changing members of a group</title> + <para></para> + </section> + + <section id="deleting-a-track-group"> + <title>Deleting a Group</title> + <para></para> + </section> + </section> + + <section id="track-controls"> + <title>Track Controls</title> + <para></para> + </section> + <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + href="default_track_names.xml" /> <!-- <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="Some_Subsection.xml" /> |