<p>
- Ardour does not impose any particular ordering of tracks and busses in
+ Ardour does not impose any particular ordering of tracks and busses in
either the editor or mixer windows. The default arrangements are as follows:
</p>
-<p>
- In the <dfn>Editor</dfn>, the Master bus will always be on top unless
+
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ In the <dfn>Editor</dfn> window, the Master bus will always be on top unless
hidden. Tracks and busses will appear in their initial order, from top to
- bottom. The monitor section (if used) will never be visible in the editor
- window.
+ bottom. The monitor section (if used) is never visible in the editor window.
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ In the <dfn>Mixer</dfn> window, the tracks and busses will be displayed in
+ their initial order, from left to right. The Master bus is always on the far
+ right and occupies its own pane, so that it is always visible no matter how
+ many other mixer strips are present. If a Monitor section is used, it shows
+ up at the right edge of the mixer window; it can also be torn off into a
+ separate window.
+ </li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2>Reordering Tracks</h2>
+
+<p>
+ The <dfn>track ordering</dfn> of the Editor and Mixer is
+ <dfn>synchronized</dfn>: if a track is reordered in one window, the ordering
+ in the other window will follow.
+</p>
+
+<h3>Reordering in the Editor Window</h3>
+
+<p>
+ Reordering is done by selecting the tracks to be moved, then using
+ <kbd class="menu">Track > Move Selected Tracks Up</kbd> (shortcut:
+ <kbd class="mod1">↑</kbd>) or <kbd class="menu">Track > Move Selected
+ Tracks Down</kbd> (shortcut: <kbd class="mod1">↓</kbd>).
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ Alternatively, the <a href="@@the-tracks-and-busses-list"><kbd
+ class="menu">Tracks & Busses</kbd> panel of the Editor Lists</a> can be
+ used, if visible. Here, tracks and busses can be freely dragged-and-dropped
+ into any desired order.
</p>
+
+<h3>Reordering in the Mixer Window</h3>
+
<p>
- In the <dfn>Mixer</dfn>, the tracks and busses will be displayed in their
- initial order, from left to right. The Master bus is always on the far
- right and occupies its own pane, so that it is always visible no matter
- how you scroll the other mixer strips. If a Monitor section is used,
- it shows up at the right edge of the mixer window, from where it can be
- torn off into a separate window.
+ Within the <a href="@@strips-list">Strips List</a> pane at the top left of the Mixer
+ window, tracks and busses can be freely dragged-and-dropped into any desired
+ order.
</p>
-{% children %}
+<h3>"Collecting" Group Members</h3>
+
+<p>
+ Tracks and Busses that are members of a group can be reordered so that they
+ display contiguously within the Editor and Mixer windows, by <kbd
+ class=mouse>Right</kbd>-clicking on the group tab and choosing <kbd
+ class="menu">Collect</kbd>.
+</p>
+
+<h2>Ordering of New Tracks</h2>
+
+<p>
+ When <a href="@@adding-tracks-busses-and-vcas">adding new tracks</a>, the
+ <kbd class="menu">Insert:</kbd> field allows to determine their placement.
+ New tracks will be placed <em>Last</em> by default, so after the rightmost
+ (in the mixer) or bottom-most (in the editor) selected track. If no tracks are
+ selected, new tracks will be added at the end, regardless of the choice.
+</p>
+
+<p class="note">
+ Because new tracks are automatically selected, they can be quickly reordered
+ in the editor window via the keyboard shortcuts after adding them.
+</p>
+
+<h2>Track Ordering and Remote Control IDs</h2>
+
+<p>
+ Every track and bus in Ardour is assigned a <dfn>remote control ID</dfn>.
+ When a <a href="@@control-surfaces">control surface</a> or any other
+ remote control is used to control Ardour, these IDs are used to identify
+ which track(s) or buss(es) are the intended target of incoming commands.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ Remote IDs are assigned to tracks and busses in the order that they appear in
+ the mixer window from left to right, starting from #1; manual assignment of
+ remote IDs is not possible. The master bus and monitor section can be
+ accessed by name.
+</p>
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