2 <p><dfn>Region names</dfn> are initially derived from either:</p>
4 <li>the name of the track for which they were recorded, or</li>
5 <li>the name of the embedded/imported file they represent.</li>
8 <h2>Whole File Region Names</h2>
10 These are not audio files, but regions that represent the full extent of an
11 audio file. Every time a new recording is done, or a new file is imported
12 to the session, a new region is created that represents the <dfn>entire audio
13 file</dfn>. This region will have the name of the track/playlist/original file,
14 followed by a "-", then a number plus a dot and then a number.
17 For <dfn>recorded regions</dfn>, the number will increase each time a new recording
18 is made. So, for example, if there is a track called
19 <samp>Didgeridoo</samp>, the
20 first recorded whole file region for that playlist will be called
21 <samp>Didgeridoo-1</samp>. The next one will be <samp>Didgeridoo-2</samp> and so on.
24 For <dfn>imported regions</dfn>, the region name will be based on the original file
25 name, but with any final suffix (e.g. ".wav" or ".aiff") removed.
28 Normally, whole file regions are not inserted into tracks or playlists,
29 but regions derived from them are. The whole-file versions live in the
30 <a href="@@the-region-list">Editor's region list</a> where they act as an
31 organizing mechanism for regions that are derived from them.
34 <h2>Normal Region Names</h2>
36 When a region is inserted into a track and playlist, its initial name will
37 end in a <dfn>version number</dfn>, such as <samp>.1</samp>. For a recorded region,
38 if the whole file region was <samp>Hang drum-1</samp>, then the region in
39 the track will appear with the name <samp>Hang drum-1.1</samp>. For an
40 imported region, if the whole file region was <samp>Bach:Invention3</samp>,
41 then the region in the track will appear with the name
42 <samp>Bach:Invention3.1</samp>.
45 <h2>Copied Region Names</h2>
47 Duplicating or splitting a region creates new region(s) that
48 are based on the same original files. Hence, they share the same base name (in the
49 example above, <samp>Hang drum-1</samp>), but their version number will be incremented
50 each time. Duplicating <samp>Hang drum-1.4</samp> by <kbd class="mod1 mouse">left</kbd>
51 dragging it will create a new region called <samp>Hang drum-1.5</samp>. Splitting
52 <samp>Hang drum-1.5</samp> by hitting the <kbd>S</kbd> key will remove the
53 <samp>Hang drum-1.5</samp> region and create two shorter regions named
54 <samp>Hang drum-1.6</samp> and <samp>Hang drum-1.7</samp>.
57 <h2>Renaming Regions</h2>
59 Regions can be renamed at any time using the region context menu : <kbd class="menu">
60 <kbd class="mouse">right</kbd> click > <em>name_of_the_region</em> > Rename... </kbd>.
61 The new name does not need to have a version number in it (in fact, it probably
62 should not). Ardour will add a version number in the future if needed (e.g.
63 if the region is copied or sliced).