-<p>Ardour tracks can have any number of inputs and any number of outputs, and the number of either can be changed at any time (subject to restrictions caused by any plugins in a track). However it is useful to not have to configure this sort of thing for the most common cases, and so the <a href="/working-with-tracks/adding-tracks">Add Tracks</a> dialog allows you to select "Mono", "Stereo" and few other typical configurations.</p>
-<h3>What does Mono or Stereo actually mean?</h3>
-<p>Given that tracks have a certain number of inputs and a certain number of outputs and that these numbers may not necessarily be the same, it is not immediately clear what terms like "Mono" or "Stereo" mean. Most people will know that they refer to "1 channel" and "2 channels" in some way, but this leaves room for interpretation. 1 input channel? 2 output channels? </p>
-<p>If you are using Ardour's default mode of automatically connecting track (and bus) inputs and outputs, then the designation "Mono" or "Stereo" <em>refers to the <strong>input</strong> of the track</em>. A Mono track will have a single input and a Stereo track will have two inputs. </p>
-<p>The number of outputs for each will be determined by the number of inputs of the <strong>master bus</strong>, to which the track outputs will be connected. So in the most common case, using a 2 channel master bus, a Mono track has 1 input and 2 outputs that are connected to the master; a Stereo track has 2 inputs and 2 outputs that are connected to the master.</p>
-<p>However, if you choose not to have Ardour make connections automatically, then tracks will be left disconnected by default. In this scenario, a Mono track has 1 input and 1 output, and a stereo track has 2 inputs and 2 outputs. It is up to you to connect them as you wish. This is not a particularly useful way to work unless you are doing something fairly unusual with signal routing and processing. It is almost always preferable to leave Ardour to make connections automatically, even if you later change them manually.</p>
+<p>
+ Ardour tracks can have any number of inputs and any number of outputs, and the
+ number of either can be changed at any time (subject to restrictions caused by
+ any plugins in a track). However it is useful to not have to configure this sort
+ of thing for the most common cases, and so the
+ <a href="/working-with-tracks/adding-tracks">Add Tracks</a> dialog allows you to
+ select "Mono", "Stereo" and few other typical multichannel presets<br />
+ The name of the preset describes the number of <dfn>input channels</dfn>
+ of the track or bus.
+</p>
+<p>
+ If you have configured Ardour to automatically connect new tracks and
+ busses for you, the number of outputs will be determined by the number of
+ inputs of the <dfn>master <a
+ href="/introducing-ardour/understanding-basic-concepts-and-terminology/#busses">bus</a></dfn>,
+ to which the track outputs will be connected.<br />
+ For example, if you have a two-channel master bus, then a Mono track has one
+ input and two outputs; a Stereo track has two inputs and two outputs.
+</p>
+<p class="note">
+ If you you set <kbd class="menu">Edit > Preferences > Audio
+ > Connection of Tracks and Busses</kbd> to <kbd
+ class="menu">manual</kbd>, then tracks will be left disconnected by default
+ and there will be as many outputs as there are inputs. It is up to you to connect
+ them as you wish. This is not a particularly useful way to work unless you are doing
+ something fairly unusual with signal routing and processing. It is almost always
+ preferable to leave Ardour to make connections automatically, even if you later
+ change some of them manually.
+</p>
+