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diff --git a/manual/xml/working_with_regions.xml b/manual/xml/working_with_regions.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7e3f687bcc --- /dev/null +++ b/manual/xml/working_with_regions.xml @@ -0,0 +1,623 @@ +<?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-working-with-regions"> + <title>Working with Regions</title> + <para> + Regions are the basic elements of editing and composing in Ardour. Each + region represents a single, contiguous section of one or more audio files. + Regions are defined by a fixed set of attributes: + </para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + the source audio file(s) they represent + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + a starting point in the audio file(s) + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + a length + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para> + When placed into a <glossterm linkend="gt-playlist">playlist</glossterm>, + they gain additional attributes: + </para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + a position along the timeline + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + a layer + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para> + There are <emphasis>other attributes</emphasis> as well, but they do not + define the region. Things you should know about regions: + </para> + + <variablelist> + <title></title> + <varlistentry> + <term>Regions are Cheap</term> + <listitem> + <para> + By themselves, regions do not consume hardly any of your computer's + resources. Each region requires a small amount of memory, and represents + a rather small amount of CPU work if placed into an active track. So, + don't worry about creating regions whenever you need to. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>Regions are not audio files</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Although a region can represent an entire audio file, they are never + equivalent to an audio file. Most regions represent just parts of an + audio file(s) on disk, and removing a region from a track has nothing to + do with removing the audio file(s) from the disk ((the + <emphasis>Destroy</emphasis> operation, one of Ardour's few destructive + operations, can affect this)). Changing the length of a region has no + effect on the audio file(s) on disk. Splitting and copying regions does + not alter the audio file in anyway, nor does it create new audio files + ((the <emphasis>Export</emphasis> , <emphasis>Bounce</emphasis> and + <emphasis>Reverse</emphasis> operations do create new audio files)). + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + + <section id="region-naming"> + <title>Region Naming</title> + <para> + Regions are initially named using either: + </para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + the name of the playlist for which they were recorded + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + the name of the embedded/imported audio file they represent + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <section id="whole-file-region-names"> + <title>Whole File Region Names</title> + <para> + These are not audio files, but regions that represent the full extent of + an audio file. Every time a new recording is done, or a new file is + embedded/imported, a new region is created that represents the entire + audio file(s) This region will have the name of the playlist/original + file, followed by a "-" and then a number. + </para> + + <para> + For recorded regions, the number will increase each time a new recording + is made. So, for example, if there is a playlist called "Didgeridoo", the + first recorded whole file region for that playlist will be called + "Digderidoo-1". The next one will be "Digeridoo-2" and so on. + </para> + + <para> + For imported/embedded files, the region name will be based on the file + name, but with any final suffix (e.g. ".wav" or ".aiff") removed. + </para> + + <para> + Normally, whole file regions are not inserted into tracks/playlists, but + regions derived from them are. The whole-file versions live in the editor + region list where they act as an organizing mechanism for regions that are + derived from them. + </para> + </section> + + <section id="normal-region-names"> + <title>Normal Region Names</title> + <para> + When a region is inserted into a track/playlist, its initial name will end + in a version number, such as ".1" or ".103". For a recorded region, if the + whole file region was "Hang drum-1", then the region in the track will + appear with the name "Hang drum-1.1". For an imported/embedded region, if + the whole file region was "Bach:Invention3", then the region in the track + will appear with the name "Bach:Invention3.1". + </para> + </section> + + <section id="copied-region-names"> + <title>Copied Region Names</title> + <para> + If the region is a copy of another region, it will begin life with the + same name as the original. When an operation is carried out that modifies + one of the copies, that particular copy will be renamed by incrementing + the version number. + </para> + </section> + + <section id="renaming-regions"> + <title>Renaming Regions</title> + <para> + You can rename a region at any time. Use the <emphasis>region context + menu</emphasis> to popup the rename dialog. The new name does not need to + have a version number in it (in fact, it probably should not). The region + will retain its name until it is modified after being copied. + </para> + </section> + </section> + + <section id="selecting-regions"> + <title>Selecting Regions</title> + <para> + In general, operations on regions apply to whichever regions are currently + <emphasis>selected</emphasis> . + </para> + + <para> + To select a single region, click on it using + <mousebutton>Button1</mousebutton>. + </para> + + <para> + To add an unselected region to the currently selected regions, click on it + using + <keycombo><keycap>Shift</keycap><mousebutton>Button1</mousebutton></keycombo>. + </para> + + <para> + To remove a selected region from the currently selected regions, click on + it using + <keycombo><keycap>Shift</keycap><mousebutton>Button1</mousebutton></keycombo>. + </para> + </section> + + <section id="removing-regions"> + <title>Removing Regions</title> + <para> + Select the region(s) to be removed. Then press the "Delete" key or use the + standard key binding for "Cut" ( + <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>X</keycap></keycombo> by default). + </para> + + <para> + Note that "removing" a region is a non-destructive operation. It has no + effect on the audio file(s) stored on disk. If you really want to + destructively remove the region, use the context menu for the region which + has a "Destroy" item. This is not guaranteed to remove the audio file from + your disk storage, but it generally will. + </para> + </section> + + <section id="moving-regions"> + <title>Moving Regions</title> + <para> + To move a region, make sure you are in <emphasis>object</emphasis> mouse + mode. Move the mouse pointer into the waveform display part of the region, + press <mousebutton>Button1</mousebutton> and drag. The region will follow the + mouse pointer as you move it around. By default, the region can move freely + along the timeline - see <xref linkend="sn-snap-settings"/> for information on how to + force the region to align to certain kinds of points along the timeline. + </para> + + <para> + To move a region from one track to another, simply start a move as + described above, but move the mouse pointer into the desired track. The + region will follow the mouse pointer. Note that if you have other kinds of + "tracks" visible, the region will remain where it is as the mouse pointer + moves across them, and will then jump to the new track. This serves as a + visual reminder that you cannot drag an audio region into an automation + track or a bus, for example. + </para> + + <section id="moving-more-than-one-region"> + <title>Moving more than one region</title> + <para> + To move multiple regions, select them before moving. Then click+drag on + one of the selected regions. All the regions will move, keeping their + positions relative to each other. + </para> + </section> + + <section id="region-fixed-time-motion"> + <title>Fixed-time motion</title> + <para> + Sometimes, you want to move a region to another track, but keeping its + position along the timeline exactly the same. To do this, use + <mousebutton>Button2</mousebutton> rather than <mousebutton>Button1</mousebutton>. + </para> + </section> + </section> + + <section id="copying-regions"> + <title>Copying Regions</title> + <para> + To copy a region, make sure you are in <emphasis>object</emphasis> mouse + mode. Move the mouse pointer into the waveform press the + <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> key, keep it down while pressing + <mousebutton>Button1</mousebutton> and drag. A new region is created and will + follow the mouse pointer as it moves. See <xref linkend="moving-regions"/> for + more details on moving the copied region around. + </para> + + <section id="copying-more-than-one-region"> + <title>Copying more than one region</title> + <para> + To copy multiple regions, select them before copying. Then click+drag on + one of the selected regions. All the regions will be copied and as they + move, the will keep their positions relative to each other. + </para> + </section> + + <section id="region-fixed-time-copying"> + <title>Fixed-time copying</title> + <para> + If you want to copy region(s) to other track(s) but keep the copies at the + exact position on the timeline as the originals, simply use + <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><mousebutton>Button2</mousebutton></keycombo> instead of + <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><mousebutton>Button1</mousebutton></keycombo>. + </para> + </section> + </section> + + <section id="trimming-regions"> + <title>Trimming Regions</title> + <para></para> + </section> + + <section id="auditioning-regions"> + <title>Auditioning Regions</title> + <para></para> + </section> + + <section id="region-gain-envelopes"> + <title>Region Gain Envelopes</title> + <para></para> + </section> + + <section id="region-context-menu"> + <!-- needs work --> + <title>Region Context Menu</title> + <para> + If you context-click on a region, a popup menu will appear. At or near the + top of that menu is a list of all regions that exist in the clicked-upon + track under the mouse pointer. Each region entry (shown by name) points to + a submenu that contains region-specific operations: + </para> + + <variablelist> + <title></title> + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Popup region editor</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + creates and displays the editor for this region, allowing even more + specific control over the region than this menu + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Raise to top layer</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + moves the region to the top layer of this track (works only in "Most + recently added/moved/trimmed regions are higher" <emphasis>layer + mode</emphasis> + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Lower to bottom layer</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + moves the region to the bottom layer of this track (works only in "Most + recently added/moved/trimmed regions are higher" <emphasis>layer + mode</emphasis> + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Define sync point</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + if the edit cursor is within this region, defines the region sync point + at the edit cursor location. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Remove sync point</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para></para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Audition</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + plays this region via the <glossterm linkend="gt-auditioner">auditioner</glossterm> + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Export</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + exports this region to a new audio file, via the export dialog (thus + allowing resampling, dithering, format specification etc.) + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Bounce</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + re-records this region (with any plugins/inserts applied) to a new audio + file, and replaces the region with one referring to the new file. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Lock</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + prevents the region from being moved, trimmed, or modified in almost any + way. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Unlock</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + removes the lock on region modification + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Mute</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + makes the region silent during playback + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Unmute</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para></para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Toggle envelope visibility</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + shows/hides the region gain envelope + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Toggle envelope active</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + turns the region gain envelope on/off (the line is gray when the + envelope is off, green when it is on) + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Original position</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + if the region was recorded (and Broadcast WAVE was the native file + format) moves the region to its original capture position + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Normalize</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + alters the gain processing of the region so that the loudest sample is + at 0dBFS + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>DeNormalize</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + undoes the effect of a normalize + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Reverse</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + writes the region to a new audio file with the contents reversed, and + replaces the region with one referring to the new file + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Nudge</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + moves the region in various ways + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Nudge fwd</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + moves the region forward by the amount shown in the nudge clock + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Nudge bwd</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + moves the region backward by the amount shown in the nudge clock + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Nudge fwd by capture offset</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + moves the region forward by the same offset that it might have been + (incorrectly) adjusted by when captured + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Nudge bwd by capture offset</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + moves the region backwards by the same offset that it might have been + (incorrectly) adjusted by when captured + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Trim</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para></para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Start to edit cursor</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + adjusts the start of the region to the current position of the edit + cursor (if possible) + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Edit cursor to end</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + adjusts the end of the region to the current position of the edit cursor + (if possible) + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Split</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + if the edit cursor is within the region, splits the region at the editor + cursor location + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Make mono regions</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + if the region is a multi-channel one, creates new regions corresponding + to each channel. The new regions are added to the editor's region list, + not the track. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Duplicate</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + pops up a dialog allowing the region to be copied 1 or more times. Each + copy is placed directly after the original or previous copy. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Fill Track</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + copies the region as many times as necessary to fill the track to the + current session end mark. Each copy is placed directly after the + original or previous copy. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Remove</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + remove the region from the track (non-destructive) + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Destroy</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + remove the region from the track and the editor region list, and if no + other regions are referencing it, remove the audio file that the region + is derived from. ( <emphasis>DESTRUCTIVE</emphasis> ) + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </section> +<!-- + <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + href="Some_Subsection.xml" /> + --> +</section> |