For cues, Ardour generally follows the design pattern of other applications - that support a grid-based non-linear workflow. Here are themain elements - of the Cue window. + that support a grid-based non-linear workflow.
- + + +The main elements of the Cue window are:
Grid: tracks and cues. FIXME
+Slot: launch indicator, title, follow action indicator. FIXME +
+ The trigger slots grid is comprised of tracks (stacked + horizontally) and cues (stacked vertically). Tracks group clips played + by roughly the same instrument (or set of instruments, in case of drums + and percussion). Cues group clips that will be played simultaneously. +
-+ Every trigger slot with a clip inside contains three elements: + launch button/indicator, clip title, and follow action selector/indicator. +
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++ Cue buttons (A to H) to the left of the grid initiate the + playback of an entire cue. Right-clicking on them opens a menu where it's + possible to set the same options for all clips and trigger slots in that + cue: +
-- Similarly to the ordinary track, this is where you assign a virtual - instrument to a MIDI track and/or add effects to be applied to all clips - in a track regardless of what scene they belong to. + The playback indication area displays four pieces of data for + each track:
-+ Similarly to cue playback buttons, the playback indication area has + a right-click menu where it's possible to set the same options for all clips + and trigger slots in a track of choice. +
- Again, similarly to ordinary tracks, this is where you tweak the fader - and panner positions, mute or solo an entire track. + This chapter provides more information + on playback in the Cue window.
-- Ardour defaults to displaying the Clips tab as the clips browser - is commonly used for pulling reusable clips into the project. + The mixer channel section is very similar to what's available in the + Mixer window: there's the processor + box, the same panner, as well as the + mute and the solo buttons. Both the fader + and the meter are horizontal, there is no choice for a type of meter.
+- You can also access the list of tracks, which in the context of the Cue - window is mostly useful to mark a track as visible or not visible in the - Cue window. + The bottom section contains several groups of controls:
+- Additionally, you can pick a source or a region in the Sources - or Regions tabs respectively and drop them in the Clips - tab to copy a reusable item to your custom library of clips. + Ardour defaults to displaying the Clips tab + as the clips browser is commonly used for pulling reusable clips into + the project.
-+ In the Cue context, the Tracks tab is mostly useful for marking + a track as visible or not visible in the Cue window. +
- The bottom bar contains three or four groups of controls depending on the - type of a clip, audio or MIDI. + Both the Sources and the Regions tabs can work as + drag-and-drop sources for: