3 This tab contains settings for handling audio.
6 <img src="/images/a4_preferences_audio.png" alt="preferences
13 <strong>Buffering</strong> settings determine how many seconds of audio
14 off of disk will be buffered in memory. Longer settings reduce the risk
15 of buffer under-runs but consume more memory. The default value is
22 <strong>Playback</strong> sets how many seconds of audio Ardour will
23 buffer during playback.
28 <strong>Recording</strong> sets how many seconds of audio Ardour will
29 buffer during recording.
37 <strong>Monitoring</strong>
42 <strong>Record monitoring handled by:</strong> determines whether
43 Ardour provides monitoring of incoming audio or whether
44 monitoring is provided by hardware. See
45 <a href="@@monitoring">Monitoring</a> for more information.
50 <strong>Tape machine mode</strong> when enabled defaults new audio
51 tracks to tape machine mode. See
52 <a href="@@track-types">Track Types</a>
61 <strong>Conection of tracks and busses</strong>
66 <strong>Auto-connect master/monitor busses</strong>
71 <strong>Connect track inputs:</strong>
76 <strong>Connect track and bus outputs:</strong>
84 <strong>Denormals</strong> are a specific type of very small numbers that
85 can cause issues with CPU consumption when using some plugins in some
89 Ardour provides two methods of handling the issue. Try different
90 combinations of these settings to to find the setting that minimizes CPU
96 <strong>Use DC bias to protect against denormals</strong> adds a small
97 constant value to numbers to move the numbers away from zero.
102 <strong>Processor handling</strong>, if the computer's hardware
103 supports it, offers two methods that can be used individually or
104 combined. Flush to zero and denormals are zero.
112 <strong>Plugins</strong>
117 <strong>Silence plugins when the transport is stopped</strong>
122 <strong>Make new plugins active</strong> when enabled, will activate
123 a plugin when it is added to a track or bus
124 <a href="@@processor-box">Processor Box</a>.
132 <strong>Regions</strong>
137 <strong>Enable automatic analysis of audio</strong>
142 <strong>Replicate missing region channels</strong>