+ - The initial Session dialog consists of several consecutive pages: + The initial Session dialog, displayed at each start of Ardour, consists + of several consecutive pages:
+ + On this page, an existing session can be opened. Any snapshot + of a particular session can also be accessed by clicking on the arrow next to + the session name to display all snapshots, and then selecting one. + +
++ If the session is not displayed in the Recent Sessions list, the Other Sessions button will bring up a file selection dialog + to navigate the file system. +
- On this page, you can open an existing session. You can also
- open any snapshot of a
- particular session by clicking on the arrow next to the session name to
- display all snapshots, and then selecting one. If your session is
- not displayed in the Recent Sessions list, the Other
- Sessions button will bring up a file selection dialog to navigate
- your hard drive.
- Alternatively, you can opt to create a New
- Session.
+ Alternatively, a New Session can be created.
+ - Here you can type in the name of a session, select a folder to save in, and + This page allows to type in the name of a session, select a folder to save it in, and optionally use an existing template.
- Under Advanced Options, you can select whether you wish to create - a Master Bus, or a Control Bus, and how many channels you wish either to have. - You can also decide whether you want Ardour to automatically connect all inputs - to the physical ports of your hardware. Ardour will do so + Under Advanced Options, some fine tuning can be done, like selecting + whether Ardour should create a Master Bus, or a Control Bus, and how many channels + the output should have. +
++ Other options also decide whether Ardour should automatically connect all inputs + to the hardware's physical ports. Ardour will do so sequentially and in round-robin fashion, connecting the first track's - input to the first input of your hardware and so on. When Ardour has used + input to the first input of the hardware and so on. When Ardour has used all available hardware inputs, it will begin again with the first physical input. - You can limit the number of channels on your physical hardware that Ardour - uses. +
++ The number of hardware channels used by Ardour can also be limited.
By default Ardour will connect all tracks and busses to the Master Bus if - there is one. However you can also tell it to automatically connect each - output to the physical outputs of your interface or sound card, and limit + there is one. However, it can also be told to automatically connect each + output to the physical outputs of the interface or sound card, and limit the number of physical outputs used, as above.
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- If you are using an Intel Mac running OS X and the builtin audio - interface, you must - first merge - its separate input and output devices into a single "aggregate - device" before Ardour will be able to use it. + When using an Intel Mac running OS X and the builtin audio + interface, its separate input and output devices must be + merged first into a single "aggregate device" before Ardour will be able + to use it.