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title: Ardour's Interface
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<p>
  In Ardour, you work in two main windows: the <dfn>Editor</dfn> and the
  <dfn>Mixer</dfn>. 
</p>
<figure>
	<img src="/images/editor_split.png" alt="Ardour's mixer window">
	<img src="/images/mixer_split.png" alt="Ardour's editor window">
	<figcaption>
		<ol class="multicol4">
			<li>Main menu</li>
			<li>Status bar</li>
			<li>Transport bar & Times</li>
</ol><ol class="multicol4" start="4">
			<li>Mode switch</li>
			<li>The <dfn>Editor</dfn> window</li>
			<li>a track's mixer strip</li>
</ol><ol class="multicol4" start="7">
			<li>Editors List</li>
			<li>The <dfn>Mixer</dfn> window</li>
			<li>Favorite plugins</li>
</ol><ol class="multicol4" start="10">
			<li>Track list</li>
			<li>Group list</li>
			<li>Master strip</li>
		</ol>
	</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>
  To switch between those windows, use the buttons (#4 Mode switch in the upper right), 
  the shortcut <kbd class="mod2">M</kbd>, or the menu 
  <kbd class="menu">Window > Editor <em>(or Mixer)</em> > Show</kbd>. 
  Both windows can be visible at the same time (eg. for a multi-monitor 
  setup) using <kbd class="menu">Detach</kbd> in the same menu.</p>


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