- Nevertheless, when adding tracks to a session, you typically have an idea - of what you need to use the new tracks for, and Ardour offers you three - choices: + Nevertheless, when adding tracks to a session, its content is typically + known, and Ardour offers three choices:
| Audio | @@ -34,16 +33,16 @@ of a MIDI track: add an instrument plugin to the track, connect the track to a software synthesizer, or connect it to external MIDI hardware.|
|---|---|
| Audio/MIDI | There are a few notable plugins that can usefully accept both Audio and MIDI data (Reaktor is one, and various "auto-tune" like plugins - are another). It can be tricky to configure this type of track manually, - so Ardour allows you to select this type specifically for use with such + are another). It can be tricky to configure this type of track manually, + so Ardour allows to select this type specifically for use with such plugins. It is not generally the right choice when working normal - MIDI tracks, and a dialog will warn you of this. |
The screenshot on the right shows the subtle difference between an overdub
in normal mode (upper track) and one in non-layered mode
- (lower track). Both tracks were created using identical audio data.
+ (lower track). Both tracks were created using identical audio data.
+
The upper track shows a new region which has been layered on
- top of the the existing (longer) region. You can see this if you look
- carefully at the region name strips.
+ top of the the existing (longer) region. It can be seen by the region
+ name strips.
+
The lower track has split the existing region in two, trimmed each new
region to create space for the new overdub, and inserted the overdub region
in between.
@@ -96,27 +99,31 @@
number of either can be changed at any time (subject to restrictions caused by
any plugins in a track). However it is useful to not have to configure this sort
of thing for the most common cases, and so the
- Add Tracks dialog allows you to
- select "Mono", "Stereo" and few other typical multichannel presets
+ Add Tracks dialog allows to
+ select "Mono", "Stereo" and few other typical multichannel presets
+
The name of the preset describes the number of input channels of the track or bus.
- If you have configured Ardour to automatically connect new tracks and
- busses for you, the number of outputs will be determined by the number of
+ If Ardour is configured to automatically connect new tracks and
+ busses, the number of outputs will be determined by the number of
inputs of the master bus,
- to which the track outputs will be connected.
- For example, if you have a two-channel master bus, then a Mono track has one
+ to which the track outputs will be connected.
+
+ For example, with a two-channel master bus, a Mono track has one input and two outputs; a Stereo track has two inputs and two outputs.
- If you you set Edit > Preferences > Audio - > Connection of Tracks and Busses to Edit > Preferences > Audio + > Connection of Tracks and Busses is set to manual, then tracks will be left disconnected by default - and there will be as many outputs as there are inputs. It is up to you to connect - them as you wish. This is not a particularly useful way to work unless you are doing - something fairly unusual with signal routing and processing. It is almost always - preferable to leave Ardour to make connections automatically, even if you later - change some of them manually. + and there will be as many outputs as there are inputs. It is up to the user to connect + them as desired. This is not a particularly useful way to work unless something + fairly unusual is done with signal routing and processing. It is almost always + preferable to leave Ardour make connections automatically, even if some changes + are manually done later.