<p>
The <dfn>Foldback section</dfn> is an optional feature that provides stage monitoring mixes.
Many times the main mix is used for this purpose is a setup with only the control room. However,
- for a separate studio and multiple monitor mixes for in ear use, a separate set of foldback
- buses provides that flexability.
+ for a separate studio and multiple monitor mixes for in-ear use, a separate set of Foldback
+ buses provides that flexibility.
+</p>
+<p class=note>
+ The Foldback bus was added in Ardour Version 6.0.
</p>
<p>
These foldback buses may be mono for a stage monitor wedge or stereo to allow
- inear or headphones to have different mixes for each ear, such as one's self in one
+ in-ear or headphones to have different mixes for each ear, such as one's self in one
ear and the rest of the music in the other.
</p>
<p>
- A foldback mixer strip can be created on the fly by creating a Foldback Bus in the same manner
- as any other bus is created, from the
+ A Foldback bus can be created in the same manner as any other bus is created, from the
<kbd class="menu">Track > Add Track, Bus or VCA</kbd> Window. Once at least one
- Foldback bus has been created, the Foldback strip will appear in the mixer window
+ Foldback bus has been created, the Foldback strip will appear in the mixer window.
+</p>
+<p>
+ Foldback sends can be created From the processor box context menu by selecting
+ <kbd class="menu">New Foldback Send</kbd> and then the Foldback bus desired.
+</p>
+<p>
+ <img alt="create send" src="/images/foldbacksend.png">
+</p>
+<p>
+ A second method is to select all the source channels and then use the Foldback
+ bus sendbox context menu and select either <kbd class="menu">Assign Selected Tracks</kbd>
+ or <kbd class="menu">Assign Selected Tracks and Buses</kbd>.
</p>
<p>
The <kbd class="menu">View > Mixer: Show Foldback Strip</kbd> checkbox will determine if the
<p>
The Previous button shows the previous Foldback bus in the Foldback strip.
The Next button shows the next Foldback strip. The button will be disabled
- if there are no nore Foldback buses in that direction.
+ if there are no more Foldback buses in that direction.
</p>
<h2>Hide</h2>
by clicking mouse button 3 anywhere in the send box.
</p>
<ul>
- <li><kbd class="menu">Assign Selected Tracks</kbd> creates foldback sends on each
+ <li><kbd class="menu">Assign Selected Tracks</kbd> creates Foldback sends on each
selected track that feed the current Foldback bus</li>
- <li><kbd class="menu">Assign Selected Tracks and Buses</kbd> creates foldback sends on each
+ <li><kbd class="menu">Assign Selected Tracks and Buses</kbd> creates Foldback sends on each
selected track and bus that feed the current Foldback bus</li>
<li><kbd class="menu">Copy track/bus gains to sends</kbd> Sets the gain on the send to be the
same as the gain of the track or bus the send comes from for the current
</p>
<ul>
<li>The button which shows the Foldback bus' name, has an active "LED"
- indicator and has a context menu (mouse button 3) with items for that
- send</li>
+ indicator that can be clicked to enable or disable that send and has
+ a menu (mouse button 1) with items for that send:
+ <ul>
+ <li><kbd class="menu">Copy track/bus gain to send</kbd> Sets the gain
+ on the send to be the same as the gain of the track or bus the send
+ comes from for the current Foldback bus</li>
+ <li><kbd class="menu">Set send gain to -inf</kbd> sets the send gain
+ for the current Foldback bus to -inf (the lowest gain possible)</li>
+ <li><kbd class="menu">Set send gain to 0dB</kbd> sets the send gain
+ for the current Foldback bus to 0dB</li>
+ <li><kbd class="menu">Remove This Send</kbd> removes the send from the
+ sending track or bus.</li>
+ </ul></li>
<li>The knob, only present on a stereo Foldback bus, which controls
the pan azimuth</li>
<li>The horizontal slider which control the level input from that channel</li>
</ul>
-<p>
- The button LED can be clicked to enable or disable that send, the button
- context menu is similar to the send box above but only for this send. It
- also has a remove option to remove this send from the current foldback mix.
-</p>
<h2>The Pan Control</h2>
<p>
<h2>The Processor Box</h2>
<p>
This processor box is the same as on the other tracks and buses and allows
- for adding things like reverb to the foldback mix without writing it to the track.
+ for adding things like reverb to the Foldback mix without writing it to the track.
It would also be possible to add in sound from a reverb bus instead.
</p>
<h2>The Comment Button</h2>
<p>
Just like the track and bus comment button, this allows opening a
- window to type in notes about the current foldback bus for future
+ window to type in notes about the current Foldback bus for future
reference.
</p>