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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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</section>