<p>
There are several ways of <dfn>starting Ardour</dfn>, which may vary
- depending on which platform you are using it.
+ depending on which platform it is being used on:
</p>
+
<ul>
- <li>double-click the Ardour icon in your platform's file manager (e.g.
+ <li>by double-clicking the Ardour icon in the platform's file manager (e.g.
Nautilus on Linux, Finder on OS X)</li>
- <li>double click on an Ardour session file in your platform's file manager</li>
- <li>on Linux, you can also start Ardour on the command line (see below)</li>
+ <li>by double-clicking on an Ardour session file in the platform's file
+ manager
+ </li>
+ <li>on Linux, Ardour can also be started via the command line (see below)
+ </li>
</ul>
+
<p>
When Ardour is run for the very first time, a special dialog is displayed
- that will ask you several questions about your setup. You will not be asked
- these questions again, but you can always modify your choices via the
+ that will ask several questions about the system's setup. The questions will
+ not be asked again, but the choices thus made can always be modified via the
<kbd class="menu">Edit > Preferences</kbd> dialog.
</p>
+
<p>
- If you want to use JACK, in general, it is sensible to start it <em>before</em> you run Ardour. This is not
- necessary, but will provide you with more control and options over JACK's operation.
- You can start JACK through its <abbr title="Command Line Interface">CLI</abbr>, or using a <abbr title="Graphical User Interface">GUI</abbr>
- program, like <a href="https://qjackctl.sourceforge.io/">QjackCtl</a> or <a href="http://kxstudio.linuxaudio.org/Applications:Cadence">Cadence</a>.
+ If JACK is needed, in general, it is sensible to start it <em>before</em>
+ Ardour is run. Though this is not strictly necessary, it will provide more
+ control and options over JACK's operation. JACK can be started through the
+ <abbr title="Command Line Interface">CLI</abbr> of a terminal, or by using a
+ <abbr title="Graphical User Interface">GUI</abbr> program, like <a
+ href="https://qjackctl.sourceforge.io/">QjackCtl</a> or <a
+ href="http://kxstudio.linuxaudio.org/Applications:Cadence">Cadence</a>.
</p>
-<p>
- If you open Ardour without specifying an existing session it will display
- the <kbd class="menu">Session > New...</kbd> dialog and the <kbd class="menu">Audio/MIDI Setup</kbd> dialog.
- See <a href="/working-with-sessions/new-session-dialog/">New/Open Session Dialog</a> for a description of those dialogs.
+
+<p class="note">
+ If Ardour is opened without specifying an existing session, it will display
+ the <kbd class="menu">Session > New…</kbd> dialog and the <kbd
+ class="menu">Audio/MIDI Setup</kbd> dialog. See <a
+ href="@@newopen-session-dialog">New/Open Session Dialog</a> for a description
+ of those dialogs.
</p>
<h2>Starting Ardour From the Command Line (Linux)</h2>
Like (almost) any other program on Linux, Ardour can be started on the
command line. Type the following command in a terminal window:
</p>
-<kbd class="cmd lin">Ardour5</kbd>
+
+<kbd class="cmd lin">Ardour6</kbd>
+
<p>
- To start Ardour with an existing session:
+ To start Ardour with an existing session, use:
</p>
-<kbd class="cmd lin">Ardour5 <em>/path/to/session</em></kbd>
+
+<kbd class="cmd lin">Ardour6 <em>/path/to/session</em></kbd>
+
<p>
- replacing /path/to/session with the actual path to your session. You can
- specify either the session folder or any session file inside the folder,
+ Replace /path/to/session with the actual path of the session. Either the
+ session folder or any session file inside the folder can be specified,
including snapshots.
</p>
+
<p>
- To start Ardour with a new, named session:
+ To start Ardour with a new, named session, use:
</p>
-<kbd class="cmd lin">Ardour5 -N <em>/path/to/session</em></kbd>
+
+<kbd class="cmd lin">Ardour6 -N <em>/path/to/session</em></kbd>
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