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 	</li>
 	<li>
 		or <dfn>both</dfn>: also called "cue monitoring" if both buttons are
-		engaged, a combination of the two modes above, where all the track
+		engaged, a combination of the two modes above, where all the tracks
 		play existing data from disk while also listening to the input
 		signal. This is particularly useful for MIDI tracks, where one can
 		hear a performance/new material while listening to the playback of
@@ -136,6 +136,39 @@
 	 Input when the master-record arm is engaged (so you are actually
 	 recording).
 
+<h3>'New Playlist' buttons</h3>
+
+<figure class="left">
+	<img alt="The 'New Playlist' buttons" src="/images/recorder_new-playlist.png">
+	<figcaption>
+		The 'New Playlist' buttons
+	</figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<p>
+  Recording multiple takes can easily be done in Ardour by using
+  <a href="@@understanding-playlists">playlists</a>, as a track can have
+  multiple playlists and it is easy to <a href="@@playlist-operations">switch</a>
+  from one to another. 
+</p>
+<p>
+  The two buttons create new, "blank", playlists to record on:
+</p>
+<ul>
+	<li><kbd class="menu">New Playlist for All Tracks</kbd> creates a
+	new playlist for each visible track, while</li>
+	<li><kbd class="menu">New Playlist for Rec-Armed</kbd> uses the
+	<kbd style="color:red;">&#9679;</kbd> recording
+	status of each track to generate new playlists.</kbd></li>
+</ul>
+<p>
+  Creating new playlists is both cheap in terms of CPU and memory, and easy
+  to revert by changing the track's playlist back to its previous one. Playlists
+  on different tracks can also share the same name, allowing for a better
+  workflow when recording: Ardour suggests <em>Take.<i>#n</i></em> as the
+  name for each playlist, so that they stay somewhat correlated.
+</p>
+
 <h3>Disk space and Reset Peaks</h3>
 
 <figure class="left">