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<?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-templates">
  <title>Session Templates</title>
  <para>
    Ardour allows you to create templates that specify the number of tracks
    and busses, the I/O configuration and other aspects of the session. When
    creating a new session, you can specify a template and it will be
    created to match the template settings. To create a template, you will
    need to be working on an existing session. Make sure that the session is
    setup to in exactly the way you would like the template to be. Choose
    <menuchoice> <guimenu>Session</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Save
    Template</guisubmenu> </menuchoice>.
  </para>

  <para>
    To open the Save Template dialog enter a name for the template and click
    <guibutton>Save</guibutton> or
    <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>S</keycap></keycombo> to store
    the template using the current session configuration. Templates are
    basically session files without any audio data references. They are
    stored in your <filename>.ardour</filename> folder.
  </para>
  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata fileref="images/save_template_dialog.png"/>
    </imageobject>
  </mediaobject>
  <section id="sn-using-a-template">
    <title>Using a template</title>
    <para>
      When opening a new session, instead of leaving the <guibutton>New
      setup</guibutton> button selected in the New Session dialog, click the
      <guibutton>Use template</guibutton> button, and then click on the name
      of the template you would like to use. Note that this option does not
      appear until you have saved at least one template.
    </para>
  </section>
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