-<img class="right" src="/images/vca-numbered.png" alt="A Control Master mixer strip">
+<figure class="right">
+ <img src="/images/vca-numbered.png" alt="A VCA mixer strip">
+ <figcaption>
+ A VCA mixer strip
+ </figcaption>
+</figure>
<p>
- Although track/bus <a href="/working-with-tracks/track-and-bus-groups/">groups</a> offer a certain
+ Although track/bus <a href="@@the-track-and-bus-group-list">groups</a> offer a certain
kind of grouped-control over gain, solo, mute and more, traditional mixing consoles have long had
group master channels ("<abbr title="Voltage-Controlled Amplifier">VCA</abbr>s") which allows to combine
- both a single fader to control the group level while also allowing you to easily adjust the relative
+ both a single fader to control the group level while also allowing to easily adjust the relative
levels inside the group. For large projects, this can make mixing much easier to control.
</p>
<p>
- Ardour implements those VCAs as <dfn>Control Masters</dfn>, in a way that allows to use either or both
- of the conventions used on different traditionnal consoles for combining multiple masters:
+ Ardour implements those <dfn>VCAs</dfn> in a way that allows to use either or both
+ of the conventions used on different traditional consoles for combining multiple masters:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Nest VCAs (VCA 2 controls VCA 1 etc.)</li>
<li>Chain VCAs (VCA 1 and VCA 2 both control track or bus <em>N</em>)</li>
</ul>
-<h2>Description of the Control Masters</h2>
+<h2>Description of the VCAs</h2>
<p>
-A Control Master strip is made of (from top to bottom in the screenshot) :
+A VCA strip is made of (from top to bottom in the screenshot):
</p>
<ol>
- <li>Number of the Control Master</li>
+ <li>Number of the VCA</li>
<li><kbd class="menu">X</kbd> button: Allows to hide the VCA strip. Left clicking this button toggles the exclusive visibility of the tracks connected to this VCA</li>
<li>Name button</li>
<li><kbd class="menu">M</kbd>: mutes the VCA, <kbd class="menu">S</kbd>: solos the VCA</li>
<li><kbd class="menu">~vca~</kbd>: a VCA button to optionally connect to another VCA</li>
</ol>
-<p>Right-clicking the name button shows a context menus comprised of :</p>
-<dl>
- <dt>Rename</dt><dd>Renames the VCA</dd>
- <dt>Color...</dt><dd>Changes the color of the VCA button in the tracks connected to this one</dd>
- <dt>Drop All Slaves</dt><dd>Deletes all connections to this VCA, i.e. no tracks are controlled by this VCA anymore</dd>
- <dt>Remove</dt><dd>Deletes this VCA</dd>
-</dl>
+<p>Right-clicking the name button shows a context menus comprised of:</p>
+<table class="dl">
+ <tr><th>Rename</th><td>Renames the VCA</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Color…</th><td>Changes the color of the VCA button in the tracks connected to this one</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Drop All Slaves</th><td>Deletes all connections to this VCA, i.e. no tracks are controlled by this VCA anymore</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Remove</th><td>Deletes this VCA</td></tr>
+</table>
<h2>Connecting to a VCA strip</h2>
-<img class="left" src="/images/connecting_to_vca.png" alt="Connecting to VCA">
+<figure class="left">
+ <img src="/images/connecting_to_vca.png" alt="Connecting to VCA">
+ <figcaption>
+ Connecting to a VCA
+ </figcaption>
+</figure>
<p>
Connecting a track/bus/VCA to a VCA is as simple as clicking the VCA button that appears on any mixer strip
under the main fader and choosing the VCA to connect to.
</p>
-<p class="note">The VCA button only shows up in mixer strips when at least one Control Master exists, i.e., a
- Control Master must be created <em>before</em> connecting tracks to it.</p>
+<p class="note">
+ The VCA button only shows up in mixer strips when at least one VCA exists, i.e., a
+ VCA must be created <em>before</em> connecting tracks to it.
+</p>
<p>
- Clicking the VCA button shows all the Control Masters in the session, and any or all of this vca can be checked
- to link them to the track, making this track controlled by multiple Control Masters. The track will then show
- multiple VCA buttons. Disconnecting a Control MAste from a track is done by unchecking this Control Master in
- the list that pops up, or clicking <kbd class="menu">Unassign All</kbd> to disconnect from all Control Masters at once.
+ Clicking the VCA button shows all the VCAs in the session, and any or all of this VCA can be checked
+ to link them to the track, making this track controlled by multiple VCAs. The track will then show
+ multiple buttons. Disconnecting a VCA from a track is done by unchecking this VCA in
+ the list that pops up, or clicking <kbd class="menu">Unassign All</kbd> to disconnect from all VCAs at once.
</p>
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