+<h2 id="selection_clocks">The Selection Clocks</h2>
-<img src="/images/selectionpunchclocks.png" alt="An image of the the selection and punch clocks in Ardour" />
+<img src="/images/selection-clocks.png" alt="The range clocks">
<p>
- The transport bar contains a set of 5 clocks that show the current
- <dfn>selection range</dfn> and <dfn>punch ranges</dfn>.
+ The current <dfn>selection range</dfn>, as set with the <a href="/ardours-interface/the-toolbox/">Range Mode tool</a>,
+ is displayed in these three clocks: start of the range, end of the range, and length.
</p>
<p>
- Clicking on the punch range clocks will locate to either the beginning or end of the punch range.
- Similarly, clicking on the range clocks will locate to either the beginning
- or end of the current selection. In this screen shot there is no current
- selection range, so the selection clocks show an "off" state.
+ Clicking on the range clocks will locate to either the beginning or end of the punch range.
</p>
+<p>
+ <kbd class="mouse">Right</kbd> clicking on any of the clocks brings up a context menu
+ allowing to change the type of time display between the <a href="/introducing-ardour/basic-gui-operations/editing-clocks/">
+ 4 clock modes</a>, and to copy the selected clock's time to the clipboard.
+</p>
+
+<h2 id="punch_controls">The Punch Controls & clocks</h2>
+
+<figure>
+ <img src="/images/punch-controls.png" alt="The punch controls">
+ <img src="/images/punch-clocks.png" alt="The punch clocks">
+ <figcaption>
+ The Punch Controls, and the related Punch clocks
+ </figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<p>
+ The punch controls available in the main toolbar, work in conjunction with the
+ punch clocks, only visible while in Editor Mode.
+</p>
+
<p>
The <kbd class="menu">In</kbd> and <kbd class="menu">Out</kbd> buttons relate
to the Punch range, and allow to use only one of the two punch boundaries, or both:
<dt>Out only</dt><dd>Records untils the Out marker, without a beginning boundary</dd>
<dt>In only</dt><dd>Records only between the In and Out markers</dd>
</dl>
+
<p>
- <kbd class="mouse">Right</kbd> clicking on any of the 5 clocks brings up a context menu
- allowing to change the type of time display between the <a href="/introducing-ardour/basic-gui-operations/editing-clocks/">
- 4 clock modes</a>, and to copy the selected clock's time to the clipboard.
+ The punch clocks can be controlled the same way as the range clocks (moving the playhead,
+ and changing the display mode).
+</p>
+
+<h2 id="rec-mode">Recording mode</h2>
+
+<p>
+ The <kbd class="menu">Rec</kbd> button affects how the tracks behave when recording:
</p>
+<dl>
+ <dt>Non-Layered OFF <em>(default)</em></dt>
+ <dd>Tracks in <dfn>normal mode</dfn> will record non-destructively —
+ new data is written to new files, and when overdubbing, new regions will be
+ layered on top of existing ones. This is the recommended mode for most workflows.
+ </dd>
+ <dt>Non-Layered ON</dt>
+ <dd>Tracks using <dfn>non-layered mode</dfn> will record non-destructively
+ — new data is written to new files, but when overdubbing, the existing
+ regions are trimmed so that there are no overlaps. This does not affect
+ the previously recorded audio data, and trimmed regions can be expanded
+ again at will. Non-layered mode can be very useful for spoken word material,
+ especially in combination with <a href="/editing-and-arranging/change-region-lengths/pushpull-trimming/">push/pull trimming</a>.
+ </dd>
+</dl>
+
+<p>
+ See <a href="/working-with-tracks/track-types/">Track Modes</a> for more information.
+</p>