<kbd class="menu">Edit > Preferences</kbd> dialog.
</p>
<p>
- In general, it is sensible to start JACK before you run Ardour. This is not
- necessary, but will provide you with more control and options over JACK's
- operation.
+ If you want to use JACK, in general, it is sensible to start it <em>before</em> you run Ardour. This is not
+ necessary, but will provide you with more control and options over JACK's operation.
+ You can start JACK through its <abbr title="Command Line Interface">CLI</abbr>, or using a <abbr title="Graphical User Interface">GUI</abbr>
+ program, like <a href="https://qjackctl.sourceforge.io/">QjackCtl</a> or <a href="http://kxstudio.linuxaudio.org/Applications:Cadence">Cadence</a>.
</p>
<p>
If you open Ardour without specifying an existing session it will display
- the <kbd class="menu">Session > New...</kbd> dialog. If JACK is not already
- running, there will be an extra <kbd class="menu">Audio Engine</kbd> tab in
- that dialog to configure JACK, which Ardour will then start automatically.
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-<p>
- If you did specify an existing session but JACK is not already running, the
- <kbd class="menu">New Session</kbd> dialog will contain just the Audio Engine tab.
+ the <kbd class="menu">Session > New...</kbd> dialog and the <kbd class="menu">Audio/MIDI Setup</kbd> dialog.
+ See <a href="/working-with-sessions/new-session-dialog/">New/Open Session Dialog</a> for a description of those dialogs.
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