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+ The Track layering menu +
+ The Track layering menu +
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- Ardour allows arbitrary layering of regions—you can - have as many regions you wish at a given position. By default, the regions are + Ardour allows arbitrary layering of regions—there can any number + of regions at a given position. By default, the regions are overlaid in the editor window, to save vertical space.

- However, this display mode can be confusing for tracks with many overdubs, - because its not obvious in which order the overdubs are layered. Although + However, this display mode can be confusing for tracks with many overdubs, + because its not obvious in which order the overdubs are layered. Although there are other methods of moving particular regions to the top of an - overlapping set, and although Ardour also has playlists to let you manage - takes a bit more - efficiently than just continually layering, - there are times when being able to clearly see all regions in a track without - any overlaps is reassuring and useful. + overlapping set, and although Ardour also has playlists to manage + takes a bit more efficiently than just continually + layering, there are times when being able to clearly see all regions in a track + without any overlaps is reassuring and useful.

- Here is an image of a track with a rather drastic overdub situation, + The example below shows a track with a rather drastic overdub situation, viewed in normal overlaid mode:

-overlapping regions in overlaid mode +
+ Overlapping regions in overlaid mode +
+ Overlapping regions in overlaid mode +
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- To change this display, right click on the track header, and you'll see - the menu displayed above. There are two choices for layers. overlaid is currently selected. Click on stacked and the track display changes to this: -

-overlapping regions in stacked mode + This display can be changed by right clicking on the + track header, showing the menu displayed above. There are two choices for layers, and + overlaid is currently selected. Clicking on stacked, the track display changes to: + +
+ Overlapping regions in stacked mode +
+ Overlapping regions in stacked mode +
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- You can still move regions around as usual, and in fact you can - even drag them so that they overlay each again, but when you - release the mouse button, things will flip back to them all being - stacked cleanly. The number of lanes for the track is determined by - the maximum number of regions existing in any one spot throughout - the track, so if you have really stacked up 10 overdubs in one spot, - you'll end up with 10 lanes. Obviously, using a large track height + Regions can still be moved around as usual, and can be dragged so that they overlay + each other again, but when the mouse button is released, things will flip back to them all being + stacked cleanly. The number of lanes for the track is determined by + the maximum number of regions existing in any one spot throughout + the track, so if a track has 10 overdubs stacked up in one spot, + it will end up with 10 lanes. Obviously, using a large track height works much better for this than a small one.