<p>
- The initial <dfn>Session</dfn> dialog consists of several consecutive pages:
-</p>
+ The initial <dfn>Session</dfn> dialog, displayed at each start of Ardour, consists
+ of several consecutive pages:
+</p>
<h2>Open Session Page</h2>
+
+<figure class="left">
+ <img class="mini" src="/images/session_setup.png" alt="The Session Setup Dialog">
+ <figcaption>
+ The Session Setup Dialog
+ </figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<p>
+ On this page, an <dfn>existing session</dfn> can be opened. Any <a href="@@snapshots">snapshot</a>
+ of a particular session can also be accessed by clicking on the arrow next to
+ the session name to display all snapshots, and then selecting one.
+
+</p>
+<p>
+ If the session is not displayed in the Recent Sessions list, the <kbd
+ class="menu">Other Sessions</kbd> button will bring up a file selection dialog
+ to navigate the file system.
+</p>
<p>
- On this page, you can open an <dfn>existing session</dfn>. You can also
- open any <a href="@@snapshots">snapshot</a> of a
- particular session by clicking on the arrow next to the session name to
- display all snapshots, and then selecting one. If your session is
- not displayed in the Recent Sessions list, the <kbd class="menu">Other
- Sessions</kbd> button will bring up a file selection dialog to navigate
- your hard drive.<br>
- Alternatively, you can opt to create a <kbd class="menu">New
- Session</kbd>.
+ Alternatively, a <kbd class="menu">New Session</kbd> can be created.
</p>
-<h2>New Session page</h2>
+<h2 class="clear">New Session page</h2>
+
+<figure class="left">
+ <img class="mini" src="/images/session_new.png" alt="The New Session Dialog">
+ <figcaption>
+ The New Session Dialog
+ </figcaption>
+</figure>
+
<p>
- Here you can type in the name of a session, select a folder to save in, and
+ This page allows to type in the name of a session, select a folder to save it in, and
optionally use an existing <a href="@@session-templates">template</a>.
</p>
<p>
- Under <dfn>Advanced Options</dfn>, you can select whether you wish to create
- a Master Bus, or a Control Bus, and how many channels you wish either to have.
- You can also decide whether you want Ardour to automatically connect all inputs
- to the physical ports of your hardware. Ardour will do so
+ Under <dfn>Advanced Options</dfn>, some fine tuning can be done, like selecting
+ whether Ardour should create a Master Bus, or a Control Bus, and how many channels
+ the output should have.
+</p>
+<p>
+ Other options also decide whether Ardour should automatically connect all inputs
+ to the hardware's physical ports. Ardour will do so
sequentially and in round-robin fashion, connecting the first track's
- input to the first input of your hardware and so on. When Ardour has used
+ input to the first input of the hardware and so on. When Ardour has used
all available hardware inputs, it will begin again with the first physical
- input.
- You can limit the number of channels on your physical hardware that Ardour
- uses.
+ input.
</p>
<p>
- By default Ardour will connect all tracks and busses to the Master Bus if
- there is one. However you can also tell it to automatically connect each
- output to the physical outputs of your interface or sound card, and limit
+ The number of hardware channels used by Ardour can also be limited.
+</p>
+<p>
+ By default Ardour will connect all tracks and busses to the Master Bus if
+ there is one. However, it can also be told to automatically connect each
+ output to the physical outputs of the interface or sound card, and limit
the number of physical outputs used, as above.
</p>
-<h3>Audio/MIDI Setup</h3>
+<h2 class="clear">Audio/MIDI Setup</h2>
-<img class="right" src="/images/Audio-MIDI_Setup.png" alt="The Audio+MIDI
-Setup Dialog"/>
+<figure class="left">
+ <img class="mini" src="/images/Audio-MIDI_Setup.png" alt="The Audio/MIDI Setup Dialog"/>
+ <figcaption>
+ The Audio/MIDI Setup Dialog
+ </figcaption>
+</figure>
<p>
- This page is not displayed if <abbr title="JACK Audio Connection
- Kit">JACK</abbr> is already running when you start
- Ardour. It provides a simple interface to configure JACK, which
- will then be started by Ardour. For more control and options regarding
- JACK, it is recommended that you start JACK before using Ardour, via a
- JACK control application such as QJackCtl (sometimes called "Jack
- Control"), JackPilot, etc.
+ This window exposes the different audio options to be used by Ardour for the
+ current work session, for hardware and software and is made of:
</p>
-<dl>
- <dt>Audio System</dt>
- <dd>Currently, the only option here is <kbd class="menu">JACK</kbd>. In the future, native
- hardware access may be supported.</dd>
- <dt>Driver</dt>
- <dd>
+
+<table class="dl">
+ <tr><th>Audio System</th>
+ <td>Depending on the operating system, Ardour can possibly use different audio
+ systems, e.g. on Linux, both <abbr title="Advanced Linux Sound Architecture">
+ ALSA</abbr> and <abbr title="JACK Audio Connection Kit">JACK</abbr> are
+ available.
+ </td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Driver</th>
+ <td>
On Mac OS X this will typically be <kbd class="menu">CoreAudio</kbd>. On Linux usually
this will be either <kbd class="menu"><abbr title="Free Firewire Audio Driver fOr
linux">FFADO</abbr></kbd>
or <kbd class="menu"><abbr title="Advanced Linux Sound
- Architecture">ALSA</abbr></kbd>, depending on whether or not you are
- utilizing a firewire device. Advanced users on all platforms may also
+ Architecture">ALSA</abbr></kbd>, depending on whether or not a firewire device
+ is used. Advanced users on all platforms may also
use <kbd class="menu">NetJack</kbd> which provides network audio I/O.
- </dd>
- <dt>Device</dt>
- <dd>The selector should show all availiable interfaces provided by the
+ </td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Device</th>
+ <td>The selector should show all availiable interfaces provided by the
driver above and which are capable of duplex operation.
<p class="warning">
- If you are using an Intel Mac running OS X and the builtin audio
- interface, you must
- first <a href="@@using-more-than-one-audio-device">merge
- its separate input and output devices into a single "aggregate
- device"</a> before Ardour will be able to use it.
+ When using an Intel Mac running OS X and the builtin audio
+ interface, its separate input and output devices must be <a href="@@using-more-than-one-audio-device">
+ merged</a> first into a single "aggregate device" before Ardour will be able
+ to use it.
</p>
- </dd>
- <dt>Sample Rate</dt>
- <dd>
- The selector will allow you to select from any sample rate
- supported by the device selected above it.
- </dd>
- <dt>Buffer Size</dt>
- <dd>
- You can adjust the size of the buffer used by your audio interface
+ </td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Sample Rate</th>
+ <td>
+ The selector will allow to select from any sample rate supported by the device
+ selected above it.
+ </td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Buffer Size</th>
+ <td>
+ The size of the buffer used by the audio interface can be adjusted
to allow for either lower latency, or lower CPU usage and higher
latency.
- </dd>
- <dt>Input/Output Channels</dt>
- <dd>
- Here you can specify the number of hardware channels to use. The
- default is <kbd class="menu">all available channels</kbd>.</dd>
- <dt>Hardware Input/Output Latency</dt>
- <dd>Specify the hardware delay in samples for precise latency compensation.</dd>
- <dt>Calibrate</dt>
- <dd>
- This button guides you through a semi-automated process to obtain
- precise hardware latency measurements for the above option.</dd>
- <dt>MIDI System</dt>
- <dd>
- Select the MIDI driver to use. On Mac OS X, this will be <kbd
- class="menu">CoreMIDI</kbd>. On Linux, you can change between two legacy
- ALSA drivers or the (preferred) new JACK+ALSA implementation.</dd>
-</dl>
-
+ </td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Input/Output Channels</th>
+ <td>
+ Specifies the number of hardware channels to use. The
+ default is <kbd class="menu">all available channels</kbd>.</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Hardware Input/Output Latency</th>
+ <td>Specify the hardware delay in samples for precise latency compensation.</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Calibrate</th>
+ <td>
+ This button runs a semi-automated guided process to obtain
+ precise hardware latency measurements for the above option.</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>MIDI System</th>
+ <td>
+ Selects the MIDI driver to use. On Mac OS X, this will be <kbd
+ class="menu">CoreMIDI</kbd>. On Linux, it can be changed between two legacy
+ ALSA drivers or the (preferred) new JACK+ALSA implementation.</td></tr>
+</table>
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