@@ -126,6 +131,12 @@
selects, and then disables changes to, the Copy files to session
option in the Add Existing Media dialog.
+
+ Cache Folder for downloaded Freesound clips: when you try
+ sounds form FreeSound.org before inserting them into the project, they need
+ to be saved locally on your computer; this is where you define the folder
+ for those temporary files.
+
@@ -248,12 +259,6 @@
hardware acceleration, in software, improving stability and responsiveness
on those buggy systems at the expense of speed.
-
- Possibly improve slow graphical performance (requires restart):
- Wherever gradients appear in the UI, Ardour uses hardware accelerated
- gradients creation. Checking this will make Ardour draw its own gradients without
- hardware acceleration for stability on systems with buggy drivers.
-
@@ -305,7 +310,7 @@
editor. Values range from 0.0, no gradient effect, to 1.0, maximum effect.
- Track name ellipsis mode: when the track header is not
+ Track name ellipsize mode: when the track header is not
wide enough to display the track's name in full, selects how the
name will be shorten between:
@@ -460,6 +465,10 @@
Display Monitor Section Info toggles the visibility of the
Monitor Info slice of the main toolbar.
+
+ Display Cue Rec/Play Controls toggles the visibility of the
+ buttons that enable creating and playing back cue markers.
+
Display Navigation Timeline toggles the visibility of the
navigation/mini timeline slice of
@@ -705,7 +714,7 @@
After a Separate operation, in Range mode: determines what
- should become of the Range selection after a Separate operations:
+ should become of the Range selection after a Separate operation:
Clear the Range Selection: nothing is selected anymore
Preserve the Range Selection: the range selection is kept
@@ -846,6 +855,21 @@
+
+ Default Visible Note Range
+
+
+ Default lower visible MIDI note: this note will be the lowest
+ visible one on the timeline unless you tweak that by adjusting the vertical
+ range. E.g. C4 is C on the fourth octave.
+
+
+ Default upper visible MIDI note: this note will be the highest
+ visible one on the timeline unless you tweak that by adjusting the vertical
+ range. E.g. B4 is B on the fourth octave.
+
+
+
MIDI Port Options
@@ -861,17 +885,23 @@
-
Modifiers
+
MIDI Port Config
This page allows to set options for input and output MIDI devices, such as:
-
Music data: whether Ardour should accept/send note events from/to selected MIDI device
-
Control data: whether Ardour should accept/send control events (Control Change, or CC) from/to selected MIDI device
-
Follow selection: whether Ardour should connect this device to a selected track only (only applicable to input devices)
+
Music Data: whether Ardour should accept/send note events from/to selected MIDI device
+
Control Data: whether Ardour should accept/send control events (Control Change, or CC) from/to selected MIDI device
+
Follow Selection: whether Ardour should connect this device only to a selected track (only applicable to input devices)
+
+
+ You can also give a more meaningful name to any input and output MIDI device
+ here. Double-click the name of the device, enter a new name, then press
+ Enter to confirm.
+
- Make new plugins active when enabled, any plugin added to a track
+ Open Plugin manager window when missing plugins are found:
+ when enabled, the Plugin Manager is displayed at session load if the
+ session contains any plugins that are missing, or plugins have been
+ updated and require a rescan.
+
+
+ Make new plugins active: when enabled, any plugin added to a track
will be in active mode. If unchecked, the plugins will be added in inactive
mode by default, hence have no processing effect on the track/bus.
@@ -1152,33 +1188,6 @@
-
- Plugin GUI
-
-
- Automatically open the plugin GUI when adding a new plugin
- shows the plugins GUI as soon as it is added to the processing box. If
- unchecked, the plugin will be added in the processor box but the GUI will
- only be shown when double clicking it.
-
-
- Show Plugin Inline Display on Mixer strip by default allows Ardour
- to show, in the mixer strips, a
- visual rendering of the effect. These Inline Display are a special feature
- of Ardour, so not all plugins are able to show this display. Most of Ardour's
- own plugins have an Inline Display.
- At any time, the plugin's Inline Display can be toggled on or off by
- double-clicking it.
-
-
- Don't automatically open the plugin GUI when the plugin has an inline
- display mode: this option, available only if
- Automatically open the plugin GUI when adding a new plugin
- is checked, supercedes it and hides the plugin GUI at creation if it has an
- Inline Display, like Ardour's own ACE * plugins.
-
-
-
Instrument
@@ -1216,6 +1225,57 @@
+
GUI
+
+
+
+ Plugin GUI
+
+
+ Automatically open the plugin GUI when adding a new plugin
+ shows the plugins GUI as soon as it is added to the processing box. If
+ unchecked, the plugin will be added in the processor box but the GUI will
+ only be shown when double clicking it.
+
+
+ Show only one plugin window at a time: when enabled, only
+ one plugin window will be displayed on the screen; when disabled, you
+ can open as many plugin windows as you like.
+
+
+ Closing a Plugin GUI Window: this allows users deciding how
+ Ardour should treat plugin windows aftre closing them. Hiding means a
+ complex plugin window can be re-opened fast because it's saved in
+ memory, but it uses sustem resources. Destroying means the window isn't
+ saved, which frees up system resources, however some plugins will take
+ longer to showup on the screen.
+
+
+
+
+ Mixer Strip Inline Display
+
+
+ Show Plugin Inline Display on Mixer strip by default allows Ardour
+ to show, in the mixer strips, a
+ visual rendering of the effect. These Inline Display are a special feature
+ of Ardour, so not all plugins are able to show this display. Most of Ardour's
+ own plugins have an Inline Display.
+ At any time, the plugin's Inline Display can be toggled on or off by
+ double-clicking it.
+
+
+ Don't automatically open the plugin GUI when the plugin has an inline
+ display mode: this option, available only if
+ Automatically open the plugin GUI when adding a new plugin
+ is checked, supercedes it and hides the plugin GUI at creation if it has an
+ Inline Display, like Ardour's own ACE * plugins.
+
+
+
+
+
+
VST
@@ -1727,12 +1787,6 @@
Video Server
-
- Show Video Export Info before export Shows a warning message
- when exporting a video about licensing and offers to open the
- export video section of
- this manual.
-
Show Video Server Startup Dialog: when using video inside Ardour,
this video is accessed via Xjadeo from a source file through a Video Server.
@@ -1770,3 +1824,31 @@
+
Triggering
+
+
+
+ Triggering
+
+
+ Default trigger input: this is where you choose a MIDI device
+ that will send notes to tiggers boxes in the Cue window. This is typically
+ a grid controller like monome, Novation Launchpad, Ableton Push etc.
+
+
+
+
+ Clip Library
+
+
+ User writable Clip Library: this is a folder where your custom
+ reusable clips will be saved to.
+
+
+ Reset Clip Library Dir: this will reset the location of your
+ custom reusable clips to a default location.
+