<p>
Tracks and busses can be put into <dfn>groups</dfn>. Members of a group
- can share various settings — useful for managing tracks that are closely
+ can share various settings—useful for managing tracks that are closely
related to each other. Examples might include tracks that contain
multiple-microphone recordings of a single source (an acoustic guitar,
perhaps, or a drum-kit).
</p>
+
<p>
You can group tracks and busses in various ways. In the editor window,
a track's controls might look like these:
</p>
-<img class="left" src="/ardour/manual/html/screenshots/track-in-group.png" alt="track headers for a group" />
+
+<img class="left" src="/images/track-in-group.png" alt="track headers for a group" />
+
<p>
The green tab to the left of the track header indicates that this track
is in a group called <samp>Fred</samp>. You can drag these tabs to add
</p>
<h2>Create New Groups</h2>
+
<p>
There are several ways to <dfn>create groups</dfn> for tracks and bussess:
</p>
+
<ul>
<li>Context-click on the group tab and use one of the <kbd
class="menu">Create...</kbd> options there. You can create a group with
</ul>
<h2>Remove Groups</h2>
+
<p>
Context-click on a <dfn>group tab</dfn> and select <kbd class="menu">Remove
Group</kbd> from the menu. Removing a group does <em>not</em> remove
the members of a group.
</p>
+
<p>
You can also remove groups by selecting them in the Groups tab of the
<a href="/ardours-interface/introducing-the-editor-window/editor-lists">Editor Lists</a>
</p>
<h2>Add/Remove Tracks and Busses From a Group</h2>
+
<p>
Click the <kbd class="menu">g</kbd> button to display a menu with a list
of the available groups. Select one of these groups to add the track or bus
to that group. Select <kbd class="menu">No Group</kbd> to remove it.
</p>
+
<p>
Alternatively, you can also drag a group tab to add or remove tracks from
the group.
</p>
<h2>Activate/Deactivate Groups via the Group Tab</h2>
+
<p>
Clicking on a group tab toggles the group between being active and inactive.
An inactive group has no effect when editing its members. An active group
groups are coloured grey.</p>
<h2>Modify Group Properties</h2>
+
<p>
To edit the properties of a group, context-click on its tab and choose
<kbd class="menu">Edit Group…</kbd>. This opens the track/bus group dialog,
which is also used when creating new groups:
</p>
-<img class="right" src="/ardour/manual/html/screenshots/route-group-dialogue.png" alt="the track/bus group dialog" />
+<img class="right" src="/images/route-group-dialogue.png" alt="the track/bus group dialog" />
<h3>Group Color</h3>
+
<p>
Click on the color selector button to change a group's colour. This affects
the colour of the group's tab in the editor and mixer windows. The color does
</p>
<h3>Shared Properties</h3>
+
<p>
<kbd class="option">Gain</kbd> means that the track faders will be synced to
always have the same value; <kbd class="option">Relative</kbd> means that the
gain of -6 dB will result in the second track having a gain of
-4 dB (the <em>difference</em> of the gains remains the same).
</p>
+
<p>
<a href="/working-with-tracks/bus-controls/#mute"><kbd class="option">Muting</kbd></a>,
<a href="/working-with-tracks/bus-controls/#solo"><kbd class="option">Soloing</kbd></a>,
are all straightforward. They simply mean that all member tracks or busses will
share the same settings in these respects.
</p>
+
<p>
<kbd class="option">Selection</kbd> means that if a region is selected or
deselected on one member track, <a
href="/working-with-regions/corresponding-region-selection/">corresponding
regions</a> on other member tracks
will be similarly selected. Since region editing operations are applied to all
- currently selected regions, this is the way to make edits apply across all tracks
- in the group.
+ currently selected regions, this is the way to make edits apply across all tracks in the group.
</p>
+<p class="fixme">Broken link</p>
+
<h3>Group Tab Context Menu</h3>
+
<p>Context-clicking on the group tab offers a further menu of group-related actions. </p>
+
<dl class="wide-table">
-<dt>Create a New Group</dt>
-<dd>create a new group</dd>
-<dt>Create New Group from...</dt>
-<dd> create a new group and automatically add ...
-<dl class="narrower-table">
-<dt>Selected</dt>
-<dd>all currently selected tracks and busses</dd>
-<dt>Rec-enabled</dt>
-<dd>all currently record-enabled tracks</dd>
-<dt>Soloed</dt>
-<dd>all currently soloed tracks and busses</dd>
-</dl>
-</dd>
-<dt>Collect Group</dt>
-<dd>moves all the member tracks so that they are together in the editor window</dd>
-<dt>Remove Group</dt>
-<dd>removes the group (and only the group, not its members).</dd>
-<dt>Add New Subgroup Bus</dt>
-<dd> creates a bus (giving it the name of the group) and connects the output of each member to the new bus.
-</dd>
-<dt>Add New Aux Bus</dt>
-<dd>adds a bus and gives each member a send to that bus. There are two options for this, specifying whether the sends should be placed pre- or post-fader.</dd>
-<dt>Fit to Window</dt>
-<dd> will zoom the member tracks so that they fill the editor window.</dd>
-<dt>Enable All Groups</dt>
-<dd>makes all group active, including any hidden groups.</dd>
-<dt>Disable All Groups</dt>
-<dd>makes all groups inactive, including any hidden groups.</dd>
+ <dt>Create a New Group</dt>
+ <dd>create a new group</dd>
+ <dt>Create New Group from...</dt>
+ <dd> create a new group and automatically add ...
+
<dl class="narrower-table">
+ <dt>Selected</dt>
+ <dd>all currently selected tracks and busses</dd>
+ <dt>Rec-enabled</dt>
+ <dd>all currently record-enabled tracks</dd>
+ <dt>Soloed</dt>
+ <dd>all currently soloed tracks and busses</dd>
+ </dl>
+ </dd>
+ <dt>Collect Group</dt>
+ <dd>moves all the member tracks so that they are together in the editor window</dd>
+ <dt>Remove Group</dt>
+ <dd>removes the group (and only the group, not its members).</dd>
+ <dt>Add New Subgroup Bus</dt>
+ <dd> creates a bus (giving it the name of the group) and connects the output of each member to the new bus.
+ </dd>
+ <dt>Add New Aux Bus</dt>
+ <dd>adds a bus and gives each member a send to that bus. There are two options for this, specifying whether the sends should be placed pre- or post-fader.</dd>
+ <dt>Fit to Window</dt>
+ <dd> will zoom the member tracks so that they fill the editor window.</dd>
+ <dt>Enable All Groups</dt>
+ <dd>makes all group active, including any hidden groups.</dd>
+ <dt>Disable All Groups</dt>
+ <dd>makes all groups inactive, including any hidden groups.</dd>
</dl>
+
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