3 title: Track Ordering and Remote Control IDs
7 Every track and bus in Ardour is assigned a <dfn>remote control ID</dfn>.
8 When a <a href="/using-control-surfaces/">control surface</a> or any other
9 remote control is used to control Ardour, these IDs are used to identify
10 which track(s) or buss(es) are the intended target of incoming commands.
13 By default, remote IDs will be assigned to tracks and busses in the order
14 that they are created, starting from 1. The master bus and monitor section
15 have their own unique IDs (318 and 319).
18 Ardour provides two methods to control remote control IDs, which can be
19 chosen via <kbd class="menu">Edit > Preferences > Control Surfaces
20 > Control surface remote ID</kbd>:
22 <dl class="wide-table">
23 <dt>follows order of mixer</dt>
24 <dd>This will reset the remote control IDs to match the mixer and editor
25 track order order, starting with rcID 1. Manual assignment of rcIDs is
27 <dt>assigned by user</dt>
28 <dd>When enabled, the remote control ID is completely independent of the
29 ordering in either window, and may be changed manually by the user via the
30 <kbd class="menu"><em>trackname</em> > Remote Control ID...</kbd>
31 dialog in each mixer strip.