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- The patchbay is the main way to make connections to, from and - within Ardour's mixer. + The patchbay is the main way to make connections to, from and + within Ardour's mixer.
- Notable exceptions are internal aux sends and connections to the monitor bus (if - you are using one): these cannot be controlled from a patchbay, and are + Notable exceptions are internal aux sends and connections to the monitor bus (if + you are using one): these cannot be controlled from a patchbay, and are basically not under manual control at all.
- The patchbay presents two groups of ports; one set of sources - (which produce data), and one of destinations (which consume - data). Depending + The patchbay presents two groups of ports; one set of sources + (which produce data), and one of destinations (which consume + data). Depending on the relative number of each, the sources will be placed on the left - or the top of the dialogue, and the destinations on the right or the - bottom. Thus, in general, signal flow is from top or left to right or + or the top of the dialogue, and the destinations on the right or the + bottom. Thus, in general, signal flow is from top or left to right or bottom.
- Both sources and destinations are divided up into groups, with each + Both sources and destinations are divided up into groups, with each group being given a tab:
- The main part of the patchbay is a matrix grid. Within this + The main part of the patchbay is a matrix grid. Within this grid, green dots represent connections, and you can click in any of the - squares to make or break connections. You can also click and drag to - draw a line of connections, which is sometimes useful for making many + squares to make or break connections. You can also click and drag to + draw a line of connections, which is sometimes useful for making many connections at once.
- In the example patchbay shown above we can note various things. We are - using the Ardour Tracks sources tab, so we see - the output ports of the three tracks in our session: Fred, Jim and Foo. - Our destinations are from the Ardour Busses tab, - so we have the inputs of a session bus, Sheila, and the inputs of the - master bus. Fred and Jim have stereo outputs, so have L and R connections. - Foo is a MIDI track, so it only has one connection, and its squares in - the grid are coloured light grey to indicate that no connection can be + In the example patchbay shown above we can note various things. We are + using the Ardour Tracks sources tab, so we see + the output ports of the three tracks in our session: Fred, Jim and Foo. + Our destinations are from the Ardour Busses tab, + so we have the inputs of a session bus, Sheila, and the inputs of the + master bus. Fred and Jim have stereo outputs, so have L and R connections. + Foo is a MIDI track, so it only has one connection, and its squares in + the grid are coloured light grey to indicate that no connection can be made between Foo (a MIDI output) and our busses (which are all audio-input).
- The green dots in the example show that both Foo and Bar are connected + The green dots in the example show that both Foo and Bar are connected to the master bus, left to left and right to right.
- Slightly different versions of the patchbay are available from different - places in Ardour. For a global view of all JACK audio connections, use - Window > Audio Patchbay, or press - P. A corresponding MIDI Connection Manager can + Slightly different versions of the patchbay are available from different + places in Ardour. For a global view of all JACK audio connections, use + Window > Audio Patchbay, or press + P. A corresponding MIDI Connection Manager can be opened using P.
- There is also a patchbay available when connecting individual tracks; - clicking on the input or output buttons of a mixer strip will open a - connection manager which has the corresponding track input or output as - the only destination or source, with all other ports available for + There is also a patchbay available when connecting individual tracks; + clicking on the input or output buttons of a mixer strip will open a + connection manager which has the corresponding track input or output as + the only destination or source, with all other ports available for connection to it.
- Context-clicking on a port name in the connection manager opens a menu + Context-clicking on a port name in the connection manager opens a menu which provides a few handy options: