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-layout: default
-title: Editor Tab
-menu_title: Editor Tab
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-
-<p>
- This tab contains settings that affect behavior in the <dfn>Editor</dfn>
- window when <a href="/editing-and-arranging/">Editing and Arranging</a>.
-</p>
-
-<img src="/images/a4_preferences_editor.png" alt="preferences
-editor tab"/>
-
-<ul>
- <li>
- <p>
- <strong>Allow dragging of the playhead</strong>, when enabled, allows
- dragging the playhead with the mouse in the <strong>Editor</strong> window.
- </p>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>
- <strong>Move relevant automation when audio regions are moved</strong>,
- when enabled, causes automation data to stay with a region when the
- region is moved inside the playlist. When disabled, the automation is
- not affected by movement of regions.
- </p>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>
- <strong>Show meters on tracks in the editor</strong>, when enabled, shows
- a small meter in the <strong>Editor</strong> window with each track. The
- meter is shown in the left side area along with the track name and buttons.
- </p>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>
- <strong>Display master-meter in the toolbar</strong> when enabled displays
- a small copy of the master bus meter in the toolbar.
- </p>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>
- <strong>Default fade shape:</strong> sets which
- <a href="/editing-and-arranging/create-region-fades-and-crossfades/">
- fade shape</a> is the default.
- </p>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>
- <strong>Regions in active edit groups are edited together:</strong> sets
- the criteria to see if editing actions apply to tracks grouped together
- in an active group.
- </p>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>
- <strong>Make rubberband selection rectangle snap to the grid</strong> when
- enabled uses the grid when
- <a href="/editing-and-arranging/select-regions/">selecting regions</a>
- with a rubberband rectangle.
- </p>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>
- <strong>Show waveforms in regions</strong> when enabled shows a visual
- representation of the region's audio waveform. Changes to this setting
- take affect after restarting Ardour.
- </p>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>
- <strong>Show gain envelopes in audio regions:</strong> sets the criteria
- for displaying the gain envelope in audio regions.
- </p>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>
- <strong>Waveform scale:</strong> when waveforms are shown in audio region
- they can be displayed using a <em>linear</em> or a <em>logarithmic</em>
- scale.
- See <a href="/working-with-tracks/controlling-track-appearance/waveform-display/">
- Waveform disply</a>.
- </p>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>
- <strong>Waveform shape:</strong> when waveforms are shown in audio region
- they can be displayed using a <em>traditional</em> or a <em>rectified</em>
- shape.
- See <a href="/working-with-tracks/controlling-track-appearance/waveform-display/">
- Waveform disply</a>.
- </p>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>
- <strong>Waveform Clip Level (dBFS):</strong> sets the level at which the
- waveform shown in an audio region will be drawn in red to indicate
- clipping. Setting lower than 0.0 dBFS can be useful if any tool in
- the audio chain has problems near 0.0 dBFS.
- </p>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>
- <strong>Show waveform for audio while it is being recorded</strong> when
- enabled, will draw the audio waveform in regions being recorded. When
- disabled only a region block will be drawn while recording reducing CPU
- requirements.
- </p>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>
- <strong>Show zoom toolbar</strong> when enabled shows a toolbar for
- zoom functions. When disabled the zoom commands are still available
- with keyboard short-cuts and the View menu. Changes to this setting
- take affect after restarting Ardour.
- </p>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>
- <strong>Update editor window during drags of the summary</strong> when
- enabled the contents of the editor window will redraw the tracks area
- as the selection rectangle in the summary area is moved or resized. The
- summary area is at the bottom of the editor and shows an overview of all
- regions on the timelime.
- </p>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>
- <strong>Name new markers</strong> when enabled, popup a dialog when a new
- <a href="/working-with-markers/">marker</a> is created. This allows
- markers to be named as they are created.
- </p>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>
- <strong>Auto-scroll editor window when dragging near its edges</strong>
- when enabled will scroll the editor window automatically when dragging a
- region. This can make it easier to see where to position the region.
- </p>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>
- <strong>After splitting selected regions, select</strong> determines which,
- if any, regions are selected after a split operation. The options are no
- regions, the regions created by the split, and if more than one region
- was selected to start with, the existing selection and the new regions.
- Changes to this setting take affect after restarting Ardour.
- </p>
- </li>
-</ul>
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