<p>
In Ardour, work is done in two main windows: the <dfn>Editor</dfn> and the
- <dfn>Mixer</dfn>.
+ <dfn>Mixer</dfn>. A third view, the <dfn>Recorder</dfn>, is dedicated to
+ the recording process.
</p>
<figure style="width:100%;">
+ <img src="/images/editor_map.png" alt="The Editor window" usemap="#editor_map" width="600" height="325">
+ <map name="editor_map">
+ <area shape="rect" coords="0,0,336,8" href="@@main-menu" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="336,0,600,8" href="@@status-bar" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="0,8,68,28" href="@@transport-bar" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="68,8,108,28" href="@@selection-and-punch-clocks" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="108,8,196,28" href="@@other-toolbar-items#latency-compensation-info" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="196,8,228,28" href="@@other-toolbar-items#playhead_options" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="228,8,348,28" href="@@transport-clocks" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="348,8,368,28" href="@@other-toolbar-items#status_indicators" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="368,8,384,28" href="@@other-toolbar-items#monitor_section_info" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="384,8,428,28" href="@@selection-and-punch-clocks" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="428,8,552,28" href="@@mini-timeline" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="552,8,600,28" href="@@other-toolbar-items#mode_selector" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="0,28,36,324" href="@@audiomidi-mixer-strips" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="36,28,144,36" href="@@toolbox" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="144,28,188,36" href="@@grid-controls" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="188,28,240,36" href="@@nudge-controls" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="516,28,600,36" href="@@zoom-controls" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="476,36,600,60" href="@@selection-and-punch-clocks" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="476,60,600,324" href="@@editor-lists" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="36,36,476,76" href="@@ruler" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="36,296,476,324" href="@@summary" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="36,76,44,296" href="@@track-and-bus-groups" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="44,136,476,156" href="@@audio-track-controls" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="44,96,476,136" href="@@midi-track-controls" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="44,156,476,176" href="@@automation" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="44,176,476,196" href="@@audio-track-controls" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="44,196,476,236" href="@@bus-controls" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="44,236,476,296" href="@@control-masters-mixer-strips" />
+ </map>
- <div class="container" style="float:left; width: 600px; height: 347px; background-image: url('/images/Split_Backgroundeditor.png');">
- <a href="/ardours-interface/main-menu/" alt="Main Menu"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 0px; top: 11px; width: 297px; height: 13px; background-image: url('/images/Split_MainMenu.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/status-bar/" alt="Status Bar"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 297px; top: 11px; width: 303px; height: 13px; background-image: url('/images/Split_StatusBar.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/the-transport-bar/" alt="Transport"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 0px; top: 24px; width: 86px; height: 24px; background-image: url('/images/Split_Transport.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/selection-and-punch-clocks/" alt="Record and Punch Options"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 86px; top: 24px; width: 50px; height: 24px; background-image: url('/images/Split_RecordandPunchOptions.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/status-indicators/#monitor-options" alt="Monitor Options"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 136px; top: 24px; width: 46px; height: 24px; background-image: url('/images/Split_MonitorOptions.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/status-indicators/#playhead_options" alt="Playhead Options"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 182px; top: 24px; width: 43px; height: 24px; background-image: url('/images/Split_PlayheadOptions.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/transport-clocks/" alt="Clocks"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 225px; top: 24px; width: 154px; height: 24px; background-image: url('/images/Split_Clocks.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/status-indicators/#status_indicators" alt="Status Indicators"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 379px; top: 24px; width: 23px; height: 24px; background-image: url('/images/Split_StatusIndicators.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/selection-and-punch-clocks/" alt="Selection Clock"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 402px; top: 24px; width: 55px; height: 24px; background-image: url('/images/Split_SelectionClock.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/mini-timeline/" alt="Navigation Timeline"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 457px; top: 24px; width: 90px; height: 24px; background-image: url('/images/Split_NavigationTimeline.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/status-indicators/#mode_selector" alt="Level, Mode, Scripts"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 547px; top: 24px; width: 53px; height: 24px; background-image: url('/images/Split_LevelModeScripts.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/audio-midi-mixer-strips/" alt="a Mixer Strip"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 0px; top: 48px; width: 43px; height: 299px; background-image: url('/images/Split_aMixerStrip.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/the-toolbox/" alt="Toolbox"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 43px; top: 48px; width: 112px; height: 14px; background-image: url('/images/Split_Toolbox.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/the-zoom-controls/" alt="Zoom Controls"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 155px; top: 48px; width: 111px; height: 14px; background-image: url('/images/Split_ZoomControls.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/the-grid-controls/" alt="Grid Controls"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 266px; top: 48px; width: 90px; height: 14px; background-image: url('/images/Split_GridControls.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/the-edit-point-control/" alt="Edit Point"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 356px; top: 48px; width: 40px; height: 14px; background-image: url('/images/Split_EditPoint.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/the-nudge-controls/" alt="Nudge Controls"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 396px; top: 48px; width: 61px; height: 14px; background-image: url('/images/Split_NudgeControls.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/selection-and-punch-clocks/" alt="Selection and Punch Clocks"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 498px; top: 62px; width: 102px; height: 26px; background-image: url('/images/Split_SelectionandPunchClocks.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/editor-lists/" alt="Editor Lists"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 498px; top: 88px; width: 102px; height: 259px; background-image: url('/images/Split_EditorLists.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/the-ruler/" alt="Ruler"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 43px; top: 62px; width: 455px; height: 49px; background-image: url('/images/Split_Ruler.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/the-summary/" alt="Summary"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 43px; top: 295px; width: 455px; height: 52px; background-image: url('/images/Split_Summary.png');"></div></a>
- <div class="hoverimg" style="left: 43px; top: 110px; width: 7px; height: 185px; background-image: url('/images/Split_GroupTabs.png');"></div>
- <div class="hoverimg" style="left: 50px; top: 110px; width: 448px; height: 26px; background-image: url('/images/Split_MasterBus.png');"></div>
- <div class="hoverimg" style="left: 50px; top: 136px; width: 448px; height: 27px; background-image: url('/images/Split_anAudioTrack.png');"></div>
- <div class="hoverimg" style="left: 50px; top: 163px; width: 448px; height: 26px; background-image: url('/images/Split_someAutomation.png');"></div>
- <div class="hoverimg" style="left: 50px; top: 189px; width: 448px; height: 27px; background-image: url('/images/Split_anotherAudioTrack.png');"></div>
- <div class="hoverimg" style="left: 50px; top: 215px; width: 448px; height: 26px; background-image: url('/images/Split_aMIDITrack.png');"></div>
- <div class="hoverimg" style="left: 50px; top: 242px; width: 448px; height: 54px; background-image: url('/images/Split_anotherMIDITrack.png');"></div>
- </div>
+ <img src="/images/mixer_map.png" alt="The Mixer window" usemap="#mixer_map" width="600" height="325">
+ <map name="mixer_map">
+ <area shape="rect" coords="0,0,336,8" href="@@main-menu" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="336,0,600,8" href="@@status-bar" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="0,8,68,28" href="@@transport-bar" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="68,8,108,28" href="@@selection-and-punch-clocks" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="108,8,196,28" href="@@other-toolbar-items#latency-compensation-info" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="196,8,228,28" href="@@other-toolbar-items#playhead_options" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="228,8,348,28" href="@@transport-clocks" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="348,8,368,28" href="@@other-toolbar-items#status_indicators" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="368,8,384,28" href="@@other-toolbar-items#monitor_section_info" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="384,8,428,28" href="@@selection-and-punch-clocks" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="428,8,552,28" href="@@mini-timeline" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="552,8,600,28" href="@@other-toolbar-items#mode_selector" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="0,28,121,154" href="@@favorite-plugins-window" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="0,154,121,237" href="@@strips-list" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="0,237,121,324" href="@@groups-list" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="121,28,432,33" href="@@track-and-bus-groups" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="514,28,548,324" href="@@master-bus-strip" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="548,28,599,324" href="@@monitor-section" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="432,28,474,324" href="@@control-masters-mixer-strips" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="263,33,333,324" href="@@audiomidi-busses-mixer-strips" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="121,33,263,324" href="@@audiomidi-mixer-strips" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="474,28,514,324" href="@@foldback-strip" />
+ <area shape="rect" coords="333,33,343,324" href="@@adding-tracks-busses-and-vcas" />
+ </map>
- <div class="container" style="margin-left:10px; float:left; width: 600px; height: 347px; background-image: url('/images/Split_Background.png');">
- <a href="/ardours-interface/main-menu/" alt="Main Menu"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 0px; top: 11px; width: 297px; height: 13px; background-image: url('/images/Split_MainMenu.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/status-bar/" alt="Status Bar"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 297px; top: 11px; width: 303px; height: 13px; background-image: url('/images/Split_StatusBar.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/the-transport-bar/" alt="Transport"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 0px; top: 24px; width: 86px; height: 24px; background-image: url('/images/Split_Transport.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/selection-and-punch-clocks/" alt="Record and Punch Options"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 86px; top: 24px; width: 50px; height: 24px; background-image: url('/images/Split_RecordandPunchOptions.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/status-indicators/#monitor-options" alt="Monitor Options"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 136px; top: 24px; width: 46px; height: 24px; background-image: url('/images/Split_MonitorOptions.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/status-indicators/#playhead_options" alt="Playhead Options"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 182px; top: 24px; width: 43px; height: 24px; background-image: url('/images/Split_PlayheadOptions.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/transport-clocks/" alt="Clocks"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 225px; top: 24px; width: 154px; height: 24px; background-image: url('/images/Split_Clocks.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/status-indicators/#status_indicators" alt="Status Indicators"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 379px; top: 24px; width: 23px; height: 24px; background-image: url('/images/Split_StatusIndicators.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/selection-and-punch-clocks/" alt="Selection Clock"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 402px; top: 24px; width: 55px; height: 24px; background-image: url('/images/Split_SelectionClock.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/mini-timeline/" alt="Navigation Timeline"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 457px; top: 24px; width: 90px; height: 24px; background-image: url('/images/Split_NavigationTimeline.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/status-indicators/#mode_selector" alt="Level, Mode, Scripts"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 547px; top: 24px; width: 53px; height: 24px; background-image: url('/images/Split_LevelModeScripts.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/favorite-plugins-window/" alt="Favorite Plugins"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 0px; top: 48px; width: 66px; height: 122px; background-image: url('/images/Split_FavoritePlugins.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/the-strips-list/" alt="Strips List"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 0px; top: 170px; width: 66px; height: 88px; background-image: url('/images/Split_StripsList.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/the-groups-list/" alt="Groups List"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 0px; top: 257px; width: 66px; height: 90px; background-image: url('/images/Split_GroupsList.png');"></div></a>
- <div class="hoverimg" style="left: 66px; top: 48px; width: 363px; height: 9px; background-image: url('/images/Split_GroupsTabs.png');"></div>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/the-master-bus-strip/" alt="Master Strip"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 490px; top: 48px; width: 46px; height: 299px; background-image: url('/images/Split_MasterStrip.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/the-monitor-section/" alt="Monitor Section"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 536px; top: 48px; width: 64px; height: 299px; background-image: url('/images/Split_MonitorSection.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/control-masters/" alt="Control Masters Strips"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 429px; top: 48px; width: 61px; height: 299px; background-image: url('/images/Split_ControlMastersStrips.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/busses-mixer-strips/" alt="a Bus Strip"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 373px; top: 57px; width: 43px; height: 290px; background-image: url('/images/Split_aBusStrip.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/audio-midi-mixer-strips/" alt="an Audio Strip"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 66px; top: 57px; width: 45px; height: 290px; background-image: url('/images/Split_anAudioStrip.png');"></div></a>
- <a href="/ardours-interface/audio-midi-mixer-strips/" alt="a MIDI Strip"><div class="hoverimg" style="left: 155px; top: 57px; width: 43px; height: 290px; background-image: url('/images/Split_aMIDIStrip.png');"></div></a>
- </div>
-
- <!--<figcaption>
- <ol class="multicol3">
- <li>Main menu</li>
- <li>Status bar</li>
- </ol><ol class="multicol3" start="3">
- <li>Transport bar and Times</li>
- <li>Mode switch</li>
- </ol><ol class="multicol3" start="5">
- <li>The <dfn>Mixer</dfn> window</li>
- <li>The <dfn>Editor</dfn> window</li>
- </ol>
- </figcaption>-->
<figcaption>
- The Editor and Mixer windows. Click on a section to access its description.
+ The Editor and Mixer windows. Clicking on a section accesses its
+ description.
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>
- The Editor and the Mixer share the same toolbar (the top of the window). The sections displayed in this toolbar can be customized to the user's workflow, by checking options in <kbd class="menu">Preferences > Appearance > Toolbar</kbd>.
+ The Editor, Mixer and Recorder share the same toolbar (the top of the
+ window). The sections displayed in this toolbar can be customized to
+ the user's workflow, by checking options in <kbd class="menu">Preferences
+ > Appearance > Toolbar</kbd>.
</p>
<p>
Switching between the Editor and the Mixer windows is done:
</p>
<ul>
- <li>with the <a href="/ardours-interface/status-indicators/#mode_selector">Mode Selector buttons</a> in the upper right</li>
+ <li>with the <a href="@@other-toolbar-items#mode_selector">Mode Selector
+ buttons</a> in the upper right</li>
<li>with the <kbd class="mod2">M</kbd> shortcut</li>
- <li>with the menu <kbd class="menu">Window > Editor <em>(or Mixer)</em> > Show</kbd>.</li>
+ <li>with the menu <kbd class="menu">Window > Editor <em>(or Mixer)</em>
+ > Show</kbd>.</li>
</ul>
<p>
- Both windows can be visible at the same time (eg. for a multi-monitor
- setup) using <kbd class="menu">Window > Editor <em>(or Mixer)</em> > Detach</kbd> option in the same submenu.
+ Both windows can be visible at the same time (e.g. for a multi-monitor
+ setup) using <kbd class="menu">Window > Editor <em>(or Mixer)</em>
+ > Detach</kbd> option in the same submenu.
</p>
<h2>The Editor</h2>
output listed at the bottom.
</p>
<p>
- To learn more about the process of mixing, see <a href="/mixing/">Mixing<a>.
+ To learn more about the process of mixing, see <a href="@@basic-mixing">Mixing</a>.
+</p>
+
+<h2>The Recorder</h2>
+
+<p>
+ The <dfn>Recorder</dfn> window is a very specialized view that provides
+ a compact view of all track's record and monitor status, and a simplified
+ timeline that keeps everything in view at once. Most of the information
+ that is shown in this mode is already available in Mixer or Editor mode,
+ but the Recorder aims at having everything in sight and under control
+ while tracking a performance.
+</p>
+<p>
+ The Recorder is covered in great detail in <a href="@@recorder">its own
+ page</a>.
</p>
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