- <tr><th>Audio System</th>
- <td>Depending on the operating system, Ardour can possibly use different audio
- systems, e.g. on Linux, both <abbr title="Advanced Linux Sound Architecture">
- ALSA</abbr> and <abbr title="JACK Audio Connection Kit">JACK</abbr> are
- available.
- </td></tr>
- <tr><th>Driver</th>
- <td>
- On Mac OS X this will typically be <kbd class="menu">CoreAudio</kbd>. On Linux usually
- this will be either <kbd class="menu"><abbr title="Free Firewire Audio Driver fOr
- linux">FFADO</abbr></kbd>
- or <kbd class="menu"><abbr title="Advanced Linux Sound
- Architecture">ALSA</abbr></kbd>, depending on whether or not you are
- utilizing a firewire device. Advanced users on all platforms may also
- use <kbd class="menu">NetJack</kbd> which provides network audio I/O.
- </td></tr>
- <tr><th>Device</th>
- <td>The selector should show all availiable interfaces provided by the
- driver above and which are capable of duplex operation.
- <p class="warning">
- If you are using an Intel Mac running OS X and the builtin audio
- interface, you must
- first <a href="@@using-more-than-one-audio-device">merge
- its separate input and output devices into a single "aggregate
- device"</a> before Ardour will be able to use it.
- </p>
- </td></tr>
- <tr><th>Sample Rate</th>
- <td>
- The selector will allow you to select from any sample rate
- supported by the device selected above it.
- </td></tr>
- <tr><th>Buffer Size</th>
- <td>
- You can adjust the size of the buffer used by your audio interface
- to allow for either lower latency, or lower CPU usage and higher
- latency.
- </td></tr>
- <tr><th>Input/Output Channels</th>
- <td>
- Here you can specify the number of hardware channels to use. The
- default is <kbd class="menu">all available channels</kbd>.</td></tr>
- <tr><th>Hardware Input/Output Latency</th>
- <td>Specify the hardware delay in samples for precise latency compensation.</td></tr>
- <tr><th>Calibrate</th>
- <td>
- This button guides you through a semi-automated process to obtain
- precise hardware latency measurements for the above option.</td></tr>
- <tr><th>MIDI System</th>
- <td>
- Select the MIDI driver to use. On Mac OS X, this will be <kbd
- class="menu">CoreMIDI</kbd>. On Linux, you can change between two legacy
- ALSA drivers or the (preferred) new JACK+ALSA implementation.</td></tr>
+ <tr><th><kbd class="menu">Empty Template</kbd></th>
+ <td>Creates an empty session with no tracks and no monitoring. A stereo Master Bus is created, and any track created defaults to output on this bus.</td></tr>
+ <tr><th><kbd class="menu">Advanced Session</kbd></th>
+ <td>Like the Empty Template, but adds the ability to easily manage the Master bus (channels, hardware connection, and track autoconnection), and the creation of a monitoring section.</td></tr>
+ <tr><th><kbd class="menu">Recording Session</kbd></th>
+ <td>Like the Empty Template, but allows the fast creation of a number of tracks, optionally ready to record.</td></tr>
+ <tr><th><kbd class="menu">Live Band</kbd></th>
+ <td>Fast tracks the creation of usual tracks for a band setup (vocals, guitars, piano, ...), and optionally adds usual effects on these tracks.</td></tr>