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+<p>
+  The <dfn>Session</dfn> is the fundamental document type that is created and 
+  modified by the Ardour workstation.  A Session is a folder on your computer 
+  filesystem that contains all the items that pertain to a particular project 
+  or "recording/editing/mixing session".
+</p>
+<p>
+  The Session folder includes these files and folders:
+</p>
+<ul>
+  <li><code><em>session_name</em>.ardour</code> the main session snapshot</li>
+  <li><code>*.ardour</code>, any additional snapshots </li>
+  <li><code><em>session_name</em>.ardour.bak</code>, the auto-backup snapshot</li>
+  <li><code><em>session_name</em>.history</code>, the undo history for the session </li>
+  <li><code>instant.xml</code>, which records the last-used  zoom scale and other metadata</li>
+  <li><code>interchange/</code>, a folder which holds your raw audio and MIDI 
+  files (whether imported or recorded)</li>
+  <li><code>export/</code>, a folder which contains any files created by the
+  <kbd class="menu">Session &gt; Export</kbd> function</li>
+  <li><code>peaks/</code>, a folder which contains waveform renderings of
+  all audio files in the session</li>
+  <li><code>analysis/</code>, a folder which contains transient and pitch 
+  information of each audio file that has been analysed</li>
+  <li><code>dead sounds/</code>, a folder which contains sound files which 
+  Ardour has detected are no longer used in the session (during a <kbd
+  class="menu">Session &gt; Clean-up &gt; Clean-up Unused Sources</kbd>
+  operation, will be purged by <kbd class="menu">Flush Waste Basket</kbd>)</li>
+</ul>
+<p>
+  A session combines some setup information (such as audio and MIDI routing, 
+  musical tempo &amp; meter, timecode synchronization, etc.) with one or more 
+  Tracks and Buses, and all the Regions and Plug-Ins they contain.
+</p>
+  
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