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 <p>
-  Ardour does not impose any particular ordering of tracks and busses in 
+  Ardour does not impose any particular ordering of tracks and busses in
   either the editor or mixer windows. The default arrangements are as follows:
 </p>
-<p>
-  In the <dfn>Editor</dfn>, the Master bus will always be on top unless
+
+<ul>
+  <li>
+  In the <dfn>Editor</dfn> window, the Master bus will always be on top unless
   hidden. Tracks and busses will appear in their initial order, from top to
-  bottom. The monitor section (if used) will never be visible in the editor
-  window.
+  bottom. The monitor section (if used) is never visible in the editor window.
+  </li>
+
+  <li>
+  In the <dfn>Mixer</dfn> window, the tracks and busses will be displayed in
+  their initial order, from left to right. The Master bus is always on the far
+  right and occupies its own pane, so that it is always visible no matter how
+  many other mixer strips are present. If a Monitor section is used, it shows
+  up at the right edge of the mixer window; it can also be torn off into a
+  separate window.
+  </li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2>Reordering Tracks</h2>
+
+<p>
+  The <dfn>track ordering</dfn> of the Editor and Mixer is
+  <dfn>synchronized</dfn>: if a track is reordered in one window, the ordering
+  in the other window will follow.
+</p>
+
+<h3>Reordering in the Editor Window</h3>
+
+<p>
+  Reordering is done by selecting the tracks to be moved, then using
+  <kbd class="menu">Track &gt; Move Selected Tracks Up</kbd> (shortcut:
+  <kbd class="mod1">&uarr;</kbd>) or <kbd class="menu">Track &gt; Move Selected
+  Tracks Down</kbd> (shortcut: <kbd class="mod1">&darr;</kbd>).
+</p>
+
+<p>
+  Alternatively, the <a href="@@the-tracks-and-busses-list"><kbd
+  class="menu">Tracks &amp; Busses</kbd> panel of the Editor Lists</a> can be
+  used, if visible. Here, tracks and busses can be freely dragged-and-dropped
+  into any desired order.
 </p>
+
+<h3>Reordering in the Mixer Window</h3>
+
 <p>
-  In the <dfn>Mixer</dfn>, the tracks and busses will be displayed in their
-  initial order, from left to right. The Master bus is always on the far
-  right and occupies its own pane, so that it is always visible no matter
-  how you scroll the other mixer strips. If a Monitor section is used, 
-  it shows up at the right edge of the mixer window, from where it can be
-  torn off into a separate window.
+  Within the <a href="@@strips-list">Strips List</a> pane at the top left of the Mixer
+  window, tracks and busses can be freely dragged-and-dropped into any desired
+  order.
 </p>
 
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+<h3>"Collecting" Group Members</h3>
+
+<p>
+  Tracks and Busses that are members of a group can be reordered so that they
+  display contiguously within the Editor and Mixer windows, by <kbd
+  class=mouse>Right</kbd>-clicking on the group tab and choosing <kbd
+  class="menu">Collect</kbd>.
+</p>
+
+<h2>Ordering of New Tracks</h2>
+
+<p>
+  When <a href="@@adding-tracks-busses-and-vcas">adding new tracks</a>, the
+  <kbd class="menu">Insert:</kbd> field allows to determine their placement.
+  New tracks will be placed <em>Last</em> by default, so after the rightmost
+  (in the mixer) or bottom-most (in the editor) selected track. If no tracks are
+  selected, new tracks will be added at the end, regardless of the choice.
+</p>
+
+<p class="note">
+  Because new tracks are automatically selected, they can be quickly reordered
+  in the editor window via the keyboard shortcuts after adding them.
+</p>
+
+<h2>Track Ordering and Remote Control IDs</h2>
+
+<p>
+  Every track and bus in Ardour is assigned a <dfn>remote control ID</dfn>.
+  When a <a href="@@control-surfaces">control surface</a> or any other
+  remote control is used to control Ardour, these IDs are used to identify
+  which track(s) or buss(es) are the intended target of incoming commands.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+  Remote IDs are assigned to tracks and busses in the order that they appear in
+  the mixer window from left to right, starting from #1; manual assignment of
+  remote IDs is not possible. The master bus and monitor section can be
+  accessed by name.
+</p>