-<img class="right" src="/images/add-track-or-bus.png" alt="the add-track dialog" />
-<p>A track, bus or VCA can be added to a session in various ways:</p>
+<figure class="left">
+ <img class="mini" src="/images/add-track-or-bus.png" alt="the add-track dialog">
+ <figcaption>
+ The Add Track/Bus/VCA dialog.
+ </figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<p>
+ A track, bus or VCA can be added to a session by either:
+</p>
+
<ul>
- <li>Choose <kbd class="menu">Track > Add Track, Bus or VCA…</kbd>.</li>
- <li><kbd class="mouse">Right</kbd>-click in an empty part of the track controls area.</li>
- <li>Click the <kbd class="menu">Plus (+)</kbd> button underneath the list of tracks in the mixer.</li>
+ <li>Choosing <kbd class="menu">Track > Add Track, Bus or VCA…</kbd>.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="mouse">Right</kbd>-clicking in an empty part of the track controls area.</li>
+ <li>Clicking the <kbd class="menu">Plus (+)</kbd> button underneath the list of tracks in the mixer.</li>
</ul>
<p>
Any of these actions will open the Add Track/Bus/VCA dialog.
</p>
+
+<p>
+ The list of available track templates (both factory and user-created ones)
+ in the left panel allows to choose the <a href="@@track-types">track(s) type</a>
+ (e.g. Audio, MIDI, bus, VCA etc.). Some templates can do even more, like the
+ factory-provided <kbd class="menu">Live Band</kbd> that automatically creates
+ a number of usual tracks for a common band setup. See <a
+ href="@@newopen-session-dialog">New Session</a> for more information about
+ templates.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ The common templates have parameters to tweak:
+</p>
+
<table class="dl">
<tr><th>Add</th>
- <td>Here you can select the number of tracks, busses or VCAs you wish to create, and
- their <a href="@@track-types">types</a>.</td></tr>
+ <td>Selects the number of tracks, busses or VCAs to create.</td></tr>
<tr><th>Name</th>
- <td>Defines the name of the new track(s). If multiple tracks are created, or if a track with the same name already exists, a space and number will be happened at the end (e.g.: Audio 1, Audio 2…)</td></tr>
+ <td>Defines the name of the new track(s). If multiple tracks are created, or if
+a track with the same name already exists, a space and number will be happened
+at the end (e.g.: Audio 1, Audio 2…).</td></tr>
<tr><th>Configuration</th>
- <td>This menu lets you choose from a number of route templates, which determine the number of input ports and optionally contain plugins and other mixer strip configuration. The most common choices here are <em>mono</em> and <em>stereo</em>.</td></tr>
- <tr><th>Record mode</th>
- <td>This option is only available for audio tracks and affects how it behaves when recording. See <a href="@@track-types#trackmodes">Track Modes</a> for details.</td></tr>
+ <td>This menu allows to choose from a number of route templates, which determine
+the number of input ports and optionally contain plugins and other mixer strip
+configuration. The most common choices here are <em>mono</em> and
+<em>stereo</em>.</td></tr>
<tr><th>Instrument</th>
- <td>This option is only available for MIDI tracks and busses and lets you select a
- default instrument from the list of available plugins.</td></tr>
+ <td>This option is only available for MIDI tracks and busses and allows the
+selection of a default instrument from the list of available plugins.</td></tr>
<tr><th>Group</th>
<td>Tracks and busses can be assigned groups so that a selected range of
operations are applied to all members of a group at the same time (selecting
- record enable, or editing, for example). This option lets you assign to an
- existing group, or create a new group.</td></tr>
- <tr><th>Insert</th>
- <td>Defines where in the track list is the track created. The default is <em>Last</em>, i.e. after all the tracks and busses, and can also be <em>First</em>, <em>Before Selection</em> (to place it just above the selected track) or <em>After selection</em>.</td></tr>
- <tr><th>Output Ports</th>
- <td>Defines how the number of output responds to adding a plugin with a different number of outputs than the track itself. in <em>Strict I/O</em> mode, the track will only use a few of the plugins I/O and will keep its own number of output fixed, while in <em>lexible I/O</em> mode, it will automatically adapt to the I/O of its plugins. See <a href="@@trackbus-signal-flow">Signal flow</a> to learn more about those options.</td></tr>
+ record enable, or editing, for example). This option assigns the new track/bus
+ to an existing group, or create a new group.</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Pin Mode</th>
+ <td>Defines how the number of output responds to adding a plugin with a
+ different number of outputs than the track itself. In <em>Strict I/O</em> mode,
+ plugins cannot alter the track's channel count, while in <em>Flexible I/O</em>
+ mode, it will automatically adapt
+ to the I/O of its plugins. See <a href="@@trackbus-signal-flow">Signal flow</a>
+ to learn more about those options.</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Record mode</th>
+ <td>This option is only available for audio tracks and affects how it behaves
+ when recording. See <a href="@@track-types#trackmodes">Track Modes</a> for
+ details.</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Position</th>
+ <td>Defines where in the track list is the track created. The default is
+<em>Last</em>, i.e. after all the tracks and busses, and can also be
+<em>First</em>, <em>Before Selection</em> (to place it just above the selected
+track) or <em>After selection</em>.</td></tr>
</table>
+<p>
+ Multiple tracks of different types can be created by using the <kbd
+ class="menu">Add selected items (and leave dialog open)</kbd> button, which, used
+ in conjunction with the <kbd class="menu">Add</kbd> field, allows for a very efficient
+ and fast way to create a base track setup.
+</p>
+
<p>
New tracks appear in both the editor and mixer windows. The editor window
shows the timeline, with any recorded data, and the mixer shows just the
<h2>Removing Tracks and Busses</h2>
<p>
- To <dfn>remove</dfn> tracks and busses, select them, <kbd
- class="mouse">right</kbd>-click and choose <kbd
- class="menu">Remove</kbd>
+ <dfn>Removing</dfn> tracks and busses, is done by selecting them, <kbd
+ class="mouse">right</kbd>-clicking and choosing <kbd class="menu">Remove</kbd>
from the menu. A warning dialog will pop up, as track removal cannot be undone;
- use this option with care!
+ this option should be used with care!
</p>
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