<p>
- <dfn>Range markers</dfn> are essentially two <a href="@@creating-location-markers">
- location markers</a> that appear in the <a href="@@ruler">Range Markers ruler</a>,
- and are grouped together to mark the beginning and end of a section in the timeline.
+ <dfn>Range markers</dfn> are essentially two
+ <a href="@@creating-location-markers"> location markers</a> that appear in the
+ <a href="@@ruler">Range Markers</a> ruler, and are grouped together to mark
+ the beginning and end of a section on the timeline.
</p>
-<h2>Creating a Range on the timeline</h2>
+<h2>Creating a Range on the Timeline</h2>
+
<p>
- Creating a new <dfn>range</dfn> can be done by <kbd class="mouse">right</kbd>
- clicking on the Range Markers ruler at the top
- of the timeline, then selecting <kbd class="menu">New Range</kbd>. Two markers
- with the same name and opposing arrows will appear along the ruler.
+ There are multiple ways to create range markers:
</p>
+
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ <kbd class="mouse">Right</kbd>-clicking on the Range Markers ruler at the
+ top of the timeline, then selecting <kbd class="menu">New Range</kbd>.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <kbd class="mouse mod1">Left</kbd>-clicking and dragging right on the Range
+ Markers ruler. This will render a red-filled area across all tracks and
+ busses to help preview the extent of the range in creation. Once the mouse
+ button is released, a paired range marker will be created.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Selecting a range in the Editor window, then
+ <kbd class="mouse">right</kbd>-clicking and selecting
+ <kbd class="menu">Add Range Markers</kbd>.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Clicking <kbd class="button">New Range</kbd> button at the bottom of the
+ <kbd class="window">Ranges & Marks</kbd> sidebar. The markers will
+ be created around the playhead position, unless the playhead in at the time
+ origin (in which case the markers will be placed at the time origin
+ position).
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <kbd class="mouse">Right</kbd>-clicking a location or a CD marker and
+ selecting <kbd class="menu">Create Range to Next Marker</kbd>. This will
+ create a pair of range markers that start at the selected marked and end at
+ the position of the next location or CD marker (both rulers are taken into
+ account).
+ </li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2>Editing a Range</h2>
+
<p>
- It is also possible to create range markers from a selected range or
- region in the Editor window, or to using the <kbd class="menu">Ranges
- & Marks List</kbd> in the Editor list.
+ Both markers of a range can be independently moved along the timeline by
+ clicking and dragging them to the desired location. They can also be moved
+ together by <kbd class="mod2n"></kbd>-dragging one of the markers.
</p>
-<h2>Editing a Range</h2>
<p>
- Both markers of a range can be independently moved along the timeline by clicking and dragging
- them to the desired location.
+ Any pair or range markers, including session start/end markers, can be
+ repositioned to the extents of an existing range selection on the timeline by
+ <kbd class="mouse">right</kbd>-clicking on either of the markers and selecting
+ <kbd class="menu">Set Range from Selection</kbd> in the menu.
+</p>
+
+<h3>Renaming Range Markers</h3>
+
+<p>
+ Ardour provides several ways to rename an existing pair of range markers:
</p>
+
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ Double-clicking either of the two range markers will show a dialog for
+ setting a new caption for the markers.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ The same can be achieved by right-clicking on either of the markers and
+ selecting the <kbd class="menu">Rename Range…</kbd> menu item.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Additionally, the name can be edited in the
+ <kbd class="window">Ranges & Marks</kbd> sidebar.
+ </li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2>Removing Range Markers</h2>
+
<p>
- They can also be moved together by <kbd class="mod1n"></kbd> dragging one marker.
+ Range markers can be deleted in several ways:
</p>
+
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ By clicking on one of the markers and pressing the <kbd>Del</kbd> key.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ By right-clicking on one of the markers and selecting
+ <kbd class="menu">Remove Range</kbd>.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ By clicking the markers' <kbd class="button">x</kbd> button in the
+ <em>Ranges & Marks</em> sidebar.
+ </li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>
+ Additionally, all ranges can be removed at once by
+ <kbd class="mouse">right</kbd>-clicking on an empty part of the Range Markers
+ ruler and selecting the <kbd class="menu">Clear All Ranges</kbd> menu item.
+
+<h2>More Options</h2>
+
<p>
- See <a href="@@moving-markers">Moving markers</a> for more information.
+ The context (right-click) menu for range markers has more options than the
+ ones mentioned above:
</p>
+<table class="dl">
+ <tr>
+ <th>Play Range</th>
+ <td>
+ Starts playback at the left marker in the pair and stops at the right
+ marker.</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th>Locate to Marker</th>
+ <td>
+ Moves the playhead to the selected marker.
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th>Play from Marker</th>
+ <td>
+ Moves the playhead to the selected marker and starts playback.
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th>Loop Range</th>
+ <td>
+ Creates a loop range off the selected range markers pair and starts
+ playback.
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th>Set Marker from Playhead</th>
+ <td>
+ Changes the position of the selected marker to that of the playhead.
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th>Zoom to Range</th>
+ <td>
+ Changes the zoom so that the area defined by the range markers would be
+ maximized yet visible entirely within Ardour's window.
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th>Glue to Bars and Beats</th>
+ <td>
+ When this option is enabled, the marker maintains its position in bars
+ and beats even if there are changes in tempo and meter.
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th>Loudness Assistant…</th>
+ <td>
+ Launches the Loudness Assistant to analyze the selection defined by the
+ selected pair of range markers.
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th>Export Range…</th>
+ <td>
+ Exports the selection defined by the selected pair of range markers.
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th>Promote to Time Origin</th>
+ <td>
+ This makes the position of the chosen range marker the origin time. This
+ is mostly useful when the <em>Display delta to origin marker</em> clock
+ mode is enabled to display the difference between current playhead
+ position and the origin time. Absolute time stays unaffected.
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th>Hide Range</th>
+ <td>
+ This hides the range from the Range Markers ruler. Marker's visibility
+ can be restored in the <em>Ranges & Marks</em> sidebar.
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th>Separate Regions in Range</th>
+ <td>
+ Cuts all regions crossing the positions of the range markers.
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th>Select All in Range</th>
+ <td>
+ Select entire regions that cross the borders of the range markers.
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th>Select Range</th>
+ <td>
+ Create a selection from the range markers in all selected tracks and
+ busses.
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+</table>
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