The <kbd class="menu">Session</kbd> menu groups together everything related to the session and the file operations.
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- <dt>New...</dt><dd>Creates a <a href="/working-with-sessions/new-session-dialog/">new</a> session</dd>
- <dt>Open...</dt><dd>Opens an existing session</dd>
- <dt>Recent...</dt><dd>Opens a list of recent session that can be opened</dd>
- <dt>Close</dt><dd>Closes the current session (but not Ardour)</dd>
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- <dt>Save</dt><dd>Saves the current session</dd>
- <dt>Save As...</dt><dd>Saves to a new session (with options)</dd>
- <dt>Rename...</dt><dd>Changes the name of the session</dd>
- <dt>Snapshot (keep working on current version) ...</dt><dd>Create a <a href="/working-with-sessions/snapshots/">Snapshot</a> but any subsequent change will be saved to this session</dd>
- <dt>Snapshot ( switch to new version) ...</dt><dd>Same thing, and any subsequent change will be saved to this new snapshot session</dd>
- <dt>Save Template...</dt><dd>Saves the session as a <a href="/working-with-sessions/session-templates/">template</a>, without the audio</dd>
- <dt>Metadata</dt>
- <dt class="sub1">Edit Metadata...</dt><dd>Opens the <a href="/working-with-sessions/metadata/">Metadata</a> window, where informations about the session can be saved</dd>
- <dt class="sub1">Import Metadata...</dt><dd>Creates the metadata by extracting them from another session</dd>
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- <dt>Add Track, Bus or VCA...</dt><dd>Adds a <a href="/working-with-tracks/adding-tracks-and-busses/">new track/bus/VCA</a> to the session, same as the <kbd class="menu">Track > Add Track, Bus or VCA...</kbd></dd>
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- <dt>Import</dt><dd>Opens the <a href="/adding-pre-existing-material/">Import</a> windows, to add media to the session</dd>
- <dt>Import PT session</dt><dd>Import a ProTools© session file. Not everything in the original session can be imported.</dd>
- <dt>Scripting</dt>
- <dt class="sub1">Add Lua Script...</dt><dd>Loads or adds a <a href="/lua-scripting/">Lua Session script</a> to the current session</dd>
- <dt class="sub1">Remove Lua Script</dt><dd>Removes a loaded Lua Session script from the session</dd>
- <dt>Open Video...</dt><dd>Imports a <a href="/video-timeline/">video file</a> in the session</dd>
- <dt>Remove Video</dt><dd>Removes the video part of the session (the video timeline disappears)</dd>
- <dt>Export</dt>
- <dt class="sub1">Export to Audio File(s)...</dt><dd><a href="/exporting/">Export</a> all or part of the session in audio form</dd>
- <dt class="sub1">Stem export...</dt><dd><a href="/exporting/export-dialog/">Exports each track</a> as its own audio file (for e.g. DAW interchange)</dd>
- <dt class="sub1">Export to Video File</dt><dd>Exports the session to a <a href="/video-timeline/operations/">video file</a></dd>
- <dt>Clean-Up</dt>
- <dt class="sub1">Bring all media into session folder</dt><dd>Copies all the media files imported from outside the session folder in that folder, see <a href="/working-with-sessions/cleaning_up/">Cleaning up Sessions</a></dd>
- <dt class="sub1">Reset Peak Files</dt><dd>Reinitializes the buffered images representing the audio files</dd>
- <dt class="sub1">Clean-up Unused Sources...</dt><dd>Quarantines all the media files not used in the session to a specific subfolder of the session</dd>
- <dt class="sub1">Flush Wastebasket</dt><dd>Deletes those quarantined files</dd>
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- <dt>[] Properties</dt><dd>Shows the <a href="/preferences-and-session-properties/session-properties-dialog/">Session Properties</a> dialog, allowing to fine-tune the parameters of the current session</dd>
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- <dt>Lock</dt><dd>Locks the session by showing an Unlock window that (until cliked) blocks every action on Ardour's window</dd>
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- <dt>Quit</dt><dd>Exits Ardour. Prompts for saving the session if it has been modified.</dd>
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+<table class="dl">
+ <tr><th>New…</th><td>Creates a <a href="@@newopen-session-dialog">new</a> session</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Open…</th><td>Opens an existing session</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Recent…</th><td>Opens a list of recent sessions that can be opened</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Close</th><td>Closes the current session (but not Ardour)</td></tr>
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+ <tr><th>Save</th><td>Saves the current session</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Save As…</th><td>Saves to a new session (with options)</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Rename…</th><td>Changes the name of the session</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Snapshot (& keep working on current version)…</th><td>Create a <a href="@@snapshots">Snapshot</a> but any subsequent change will be saved to this session</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Snapshot (& switch to new version)…</th><td>Same thing, and any subsequent change will be saved to this new snapshot session</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Save Template…</th><td>Saves the session as a <a href="@@session-templates">template</a>, without the audio</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Archive…</th><td>Exports the session as a <a href="@@backup-and-sharing-of-sessions">compressed file</a> for archiving or sharing purposes, optionally compressing the audio to FLAC</td></tr>
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+ <tr><th>Add Track, Bus or VCA…</th><td>Adds a <a href="@@adding-tracks-busses-and-vcas">new track/bus/VCA</a> to the session, same as the <kbd class="menu">Track > Add Track, Bus or VCA…</kbd></td></tr>
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+ <tr><th>Import</th><td>Opens the <a href="@@adding-pre-existing-material">Import</a> windows, to add media to the session</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Import PT session</th><td>Import a ProTools© session file. Not everything in the original session can be imported.</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Open Video…</th><td>Imports a <a href="@@video-timeline-and-monitoring">video file</a> in the session</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Remove Video</th><td>Removes the video part of the session (the video timeline disappears)</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Loudness Assistant…</th><td>Shows the Loudness Analyzer and Normalizer, allowing an in-depth analysis of the master bus' volume for the final export</td></tr>
+ <tr><th colspan="2">Export</th></tr>
+ <tr><th class="sub1">Quick Audio Export…</th><td><a href="@@quick-audio-export">Export</a> a selection or the entire session to audio with just a few settings</td></tr>
+ <tr><th class="sub1">Export to Audio File(s)…</th><td><a href="@@mixdown">Export</a> all or part of the session in audio form</td></tr>
+ <tr><th class="sub1">Stem export…</th><td><a href="@@export-dialog">Exports each track</a> as its own audio file (for e.g. DAW interchange)</td></tr>
+ <tr><th class="sub1">Export to Video File</th><td>Exports the session to a <a href="@@workflow-amp-operations">video file</a></td></tr>
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+ <tr><th>□ Properties</th><td>Shows the <a href="@@session-properties">Session Properties</a> dialog, allowing to fine-tune the parameters of the current session</td></tr>
+ <tr><th colspan="2">Monitor Section</th></tr>
+ <tr><th class="sub1">□ Use Monitor Section</th><td>Shortcut for the homonymous session property, adds a <a href="@@monitor-section">Monitor Section</a> to the Mixer</td></tr>
+ <tr><th class="sub1">□ Mute</th><td>Shortcut for the global monitor "Mute" control also available in the mixer's Monitor Section</td></tr>
+ <tr><th class="sub1">□ Dim</th><td>Shortcut for the global monitor "Dim" control also available in the mixer's Monitor Section</td></tr>
+ <tr><th class="sub1">□ Mono</th><td>Shortcut for the global monitor "Mono" control also available in the mixer's Monitor Section</td></tr>
+ <tr><th colspan="2">Metadata</th></tr>
+ <tr><th class="sub1">Edit Metadata…</th><td>Opens the <a href="@@metadata">Metadata</a> window, where information about the session can be saved</td></tr>
+ <tr><th class="sub1">Import Metadata…</th><td>Creates the metadata by extracting them from another session</td></tr>
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+ <tr><th colspan="2">Clean-Up</th></tr>
+ <tr><th class="sub1">Bring all media into session folder</th><td>Copies all the media files imported from outside the session folder in that folder, see <a href="@@cleaning-up-sessions">Cleaning up Sessions</a></td></tr>
+ <tr><th class="sub1">Rebuild Peak Files</th><td>Reinitializes the buffered images representing the audio files</td></tr>
+ <tr><th class="sub1">Clean-up Unused Sources…</th><td>Quarantines all the media files not used in the session to a specific sub-folder of the session</td></tr>
+ <tr><th class="sub1">Clean-up Unused Regions…</th><td>Deletes the regions that are not used in the session</td></tr>
+ <tr><th class="sub1">Flush Wastebasket</th><td>Deletes those quarantined files</td></tr>
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+ <tr><th>Lock</th><td>Locks the session by showing an Unlock window that (until clicked) blocks every action on Ardour's window</td></tr>
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+ <tr><th>Quit</th><td>Exits Ardour. Prompts for saving the session if it has been modified.</td></tr>
+</table>
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