+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ - Switching between the Editor and the Mixer windows is done : + 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 these 4 different modes is done:
-
-
- with the Mode Selector buttons in the upper right -
- with the M shortcut -
- with the menu Window > Editor (or Mixer) > Show. +
- with the Mode Selector + buttons in the upper right +
- with the menu Window > Editor (or Mixer / Recorder / Cue Grid) + > Show.
- Both windows can be visible at the same time (eg. for a multi-monitor - setup) using Window > Editor (or Mixer) > Detach option in the same submenu. + Additionnaly, the M shortcut allows swithing + between the Editor and Mixer. +
+ ++ 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.
The Editor
@@ -89,7 +173,7 @@ window where editing and arranging a project is done. The window has a general "horizontal" sense to it: the timeline flows from left to right, the playhead showing the current position in the session moves - from left to right — the window really represents time + from left to right—the window really represents time in a fairly literal way.@@ -110,9 +194,39 @@ output listed at the bottom.
- To learn more about the process of mixing, see Mixing. + To learn more about the process of mixing, see Mixing. +
+ +The Recorder
+ ++ The Recorder window is a very specialized view that provides + a compact view of all track's record and monitor status, and a simplified + timeline that keeps everything in view at once. Most of the information + that is shown in this mode is already available in Mixer or Editor mode, + but the Recorder aims at having everything in sight and under control + while tracking a performance. +
++ The Recorder is covered in great detail in its own + page.
+The Cue Grid
-{% children %} ++ 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. +
+ ++ 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… +
+ ++ The Cue section of this manual describes this worfkow. +