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- In Ardour, work is done in two main windows: the Editor and the - Mixer. A third view, the Recorder, is dedicated to - the recording process. + In Ardour, work is done in one of four windows: the Editor, the + Mixer, the Recorder, or the Cue Grid.

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- The Editor and Mixer windows. Clicking on a section accesses its - description. +
+ The Editor window + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
+ The Editor window. Clicking on a section accesses its description.
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+ The Mixer window + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
+ The Mixer window. Clicking on a section accesses its description. +
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+ The Recorder window + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
+ The Recorder window. Clicking on a section accesses its description. +
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+ The Cue Grid + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
+ The Cue Grid window. Clicking on a section accesses its description. +
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- The Editor, Mixer and Recorder share the same toolbar (the top of the - window). The sections displayed in this toolbar can be customized to - the user's workflow, by checking options in Preferences - > Appearance > Toolbar. + The Editor, Mixer, Recorder and Clip Launcher share the same toolbar + (the top of the window). The sections displayed in this toolbar can + be customized to the user's workflow, by checking options in Preferences > Appearance > Toolbar.

- Switching between the Editor and the Mixer windows is done: + Switching between these 4 different modes is done:

- Both windows can be visible at the same time (e.g. for a multi-monitor - setup) using Window > Editor (or Mixer) + Additionnaly, the M shortcut allows swithing + between the Editor and Mixer. +

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+ Multiple windows can be visible at the same time (e.g. for a multi-monitor + setup) using Window > Editor (or Mixer / Recorder / Cue Grid) > Detach option in the same submenu.

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The Cue Grid

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+ The Cue Grid window, unlike the rest of Ardour, allows for + a non-linear workflow. It is a clip launcher, that allows to chain and + combine various loops and samples, and program events. +

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+ Instead of anchoring these samples or loops on a timeline, the Cue Grid + gives them instruction on when they are triggered, how they are played, + what happens at the end of the clip, etc… +

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+ The Cue section of this manual describes this worfkow. +

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