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+ The status bar is an informative bar at the top of the window, showing:
++ The status bar is an informative bar at the top of the window. Right + clicking anywhere on the Status Bar allows to choose which of this + information is displayed, through a checkbox menu, among:
| File: | the file format used in the session, including when recording |
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| TC: | is the timecode, i.e. the number of frames per second used by the session (for videos) |
| Path to Session: | the folder where the session files are |
| Snapshot Name and Modified Indicator: | the name of the snapshot being worked on. If the session has been modified since last save, the name is prefixed with an asterisk (*). |
| Active Peak-file work: | (only shows up while creating peaks) displays the number of peak files left to create |
| File Format: | the file format used in the session, including when recording |
| Timecode Format: | is the timecode, i.e. the number of frames per second used by the session (for videos) |
| Audio: | gives the sample rate used in the session, and the latency computed from the buffer size |
| Buffers: | describe how much data is buffered, see below |
| DSP: | for Digital Sound Processing, shows how much of the CPU is used by Ardour and its plugins |
| PkBld: | (only shows up while creating peaks) displays the number of peak files left to create |
| X: | shows the number of xruns since Ardour's launch, see below |
| Disk: | reports the remaining hard disk space as the time that can be recorded with the current session setting |
| Wall Clock | showing the system time (especially useful in full screen mode) |
| Disk Space: | reports the remaining hard disk space as the time that can be recorded with the current session setting |
| DSP: | for Digital Sound Processing, shows how much of the CPU is used by Ardour and its plugins |
| Wall Clock | showing the system time (especially useful in full screen mode) |
| Log button | that indicates if Ardour has encountered any warning or error. |
- Right clicking anywhere on the Status Bar allows to choose which of this information we want displayed, through a checkbox menu. -
-- The buffers are labelled as p for playback and c for capture. If the - system is fast enough, these buffers should be 100% full at all times, showing the system has time to precompute - all the data before delivering it to the audio system. A buffer constantly under 20% is a sign of an underpowered - computer system or of too much processing. -
-- An Xrun (short for buffer over- or under-run) happens when the system has been forced to skip audio frames, e.g. if the latency - asked is too short for the computing power of the machine. It usually results in clicks, pops and crackles if it happens while recording. -
-- The log button turns yellow when a warning is shown, and red when an error occurs. Clicking the log button gives access to the log. + Some of these indicators also double as a shortcut to a relevant + action, triggered by double clicking the info field:
+| Path to Session / Snapshot Name and Modified Indicator | ++ opens the session path in the file explorer + | +
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| File Format: | ++ opens the Media section of the + Session Properties + | +
| Timecode Format: | ++ opens the Media section of the + Session Properties + | +
| Audio: | ++ opens the Audio MIDI Setup + window. + | +
| Log button | ++ The log button turns yellow when a warning is shown, and red + when an error occurs. Clicking the log button gives access to + the log. + | +