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-title: Ardour's Interface
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-<p>
- In Ardour, you work in two main windows: the <dfn>Editor</dfn> and the
- <dfn>Mixer</dfn>.
-</p>
-<img class="right" src="/diagrams/editor-summary.png"
-alt="Ardour's editor window" />
-<p>
- To switch between those windows, use the buttons (in the upper right),
- the shortcut <kbd class="mod2">M</kbd>, or the menu
- <kbd class="menu">Window > Editor <em>(or Mixer)</em> > Show</kbd>.
- Both windows can be visible at the same time (eg. for a multi-monitor
- setup) using <kbd class="menu">Detach</kbd> in the same menu.</p>
<p>
The <dfn>Editor</dfn> window includes the editor track <dfn>canvas</dfn>
where you can arrange audio and MIDI data along a timeline. This is the
from left to right — the window really represents <dfn>time</dfn>
in a fairly literal way.
</p>
-<img class="right" src="/diagrams/mixer-summary.png"
-alt="ardour's mixer window" />
+
<p>
The <dfn>Mixer</dfn> window on the other hand represents signal flow and
is the window you will probably be using most when mixing a session. It
you'll be focused on editing, sometimes on mixing and possibly some of
the time on both.
</p>
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