3 Ardour does not impose any particular ordering of tracks and busses in
4 either the editor or mixer windows. The default arrangements are as follows:
9 In the <dfn>Editor</dfn> window, the Master bus will always be on top unless
10 hidden. Tracks and busses will appear in their initial order, from top to
11 bottom. The monitor section (if used) is never visible in the editor window.
15 In the <dfn>Mixer</dfn> window, the tracks and busses will be displayed in
16 their initial order, from left to right. The Master bus is always on the far
17 right and occupies its own pane, so that it is always visible no matter how
18 many other mixer strips are present. If a Monitor section is used, it shows
19 up at the right edge of the mixer window; it can also be torn off into a
24 <h2>Reordering Tracks</h2>
27 The <dfn>track ordering</dfn> of the Editor and Mixer is
28 <dfn>synchronized</dfn>: if a track is reordered in one window, the ordering
29 in the other window will follow.
32 <h3>Reordering in the Editor Window</h3>
35 Reordering is done by selecting the tracks to be moved, then using
36 <kbd class="menu">Track > Move Selected Tracks Up</kbd> (shortcut:
37 <kbd class="mod1">↑</kbd>) or <kbd class="menu">Track > Move Selected
38 Tracks Down</kbd> (shortcut: <kbd class="mod1">↓</kbd>).
42 Alternatively, the <a href="@@the-tracks-and-busses-list"><kbd
43 class="menu">Tracks & Busses</kbd> panel of the Editor Lists</a> can be
44 used, if visible. Here, tracks and busses can be freely dragged-and-dropped
45 into any desired order.
48 <h3>Reordering in the Mixer Window</h3>
51 Within the <a href="@@strips-list">Strips List</a> pane at the top left of the Mixer
52 window, tracks and busses can be freely dragged-and-dropped into any desired
56 <h3>"Collecting" Group Members</h3>
59 Tracks and Busses that are members of a group can be reordered so that they
60 display contiguously within the Editor and Mixer windows, by <kbd
61 class=mouse>Right</kbd>-clicking on the group tab and choosing <kbd
62 class="menu">Collect</kbd>.
65 <h2>Ordering of New Tracks</h2>
68 When <a href="@@adding-tracks-busses-and-vcas">adding new tracks</a>, the
69 <kbd class="menu">Insert:</kbd> field allows to determine their placement.
70 New tracks will be placed <em>Last</em> by default, so after the rightmost
71 (in the mixer) or bottom-most (in the editor) selected track. If no tracks are
72 selected, new tracks will be added at the end, regardless of the choice.
76 Because new tracks are automatically selected, they can be quickly reordered
77 in the editor window via the keyboard shortcuts after adding them.
80 <h2>Track Ordering and Remote Control IDs</h2>
83 Every track and bus in Ardour is assigned a <dfn>remote control ID</dfn>.
84 When a <a href="@@control-surfaces">control surface</a> or any other
85 remote control is used to control Ardour, these IDs are used to identify
86 which track(s) or buss(es) are the intended target of incoming commands.
90 Remote IDs are assigned to tracks and busses in the order that they appear in
91 the mixer window from left to right, starting from #1; manual assignment of
92 remote IDs is not possible. The master bus and monitor section can be