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There are several ways of starting Ardour, which may vary - depending on which platform you are using it. + depending on which platform it is being used on:
+When Ardour is run for the very first time, a special dialog is displayed - that will ask you several questions about your setup. You will not be asked - these questions again, but you can always modify your choices via the + that will ask several questions about the system's setup. The questions will + not be asked again, but the choices thus made can always be modified via the Edit > Preferences dialog.
+- If you want to use JACK, in general, it is sensible to start it before you run Ardour. This is not - necessary, but will provide you with more control and options over JACK's operation. - You can start JACK through its CLI, or using a GUI - program, like QjackCtl or Cadence. + If JACK is needed, in general, it is sensible to start it before + Ardour is run. Though this is not strictly necessary, it will provide more + control and options over JACK's operation. JACK can be started through the + CLI of a terminal, or by using a + GUI program, like QjackCtl or Cadence.
-- If you open Ardour without specifying an existing session it will display - the Session > New… dialog and the Audio/MIDI Setup dialog. - See New/Open Session Dialog for a description of those dialogs. + +
+ If Ardour is opened without specifying an existing session, it will display + the Session > New… dialog and the Audio/MIDI Setup dialog. See New/Open Session Dialog for a description + of those dialogs.
- To start Ardour with an existing session: + To start Ardour with an existing session, use:
+ Ardour5 /path/to/session +- replacing /path/to/session with the actual path to your session. You can - specify either the session folder or any session file inside the folder, + Replace /path/to/session with the actual path of the session. Either the + session folder or any session file inside the folder can be specified, including snapshots.
+- To start Ardour with a new, named session: + To start Ardour with a new, named session, use:
+ Ardour5 -N /path/to/session