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- Normal
- - Tracks in normal mode will record non-destructively —
- new data is written to new files, and when overdubbing, new regions will be
- layered on top of existing ones. This is the recommended mode for most workflows.
+
- Tracks in normal mode will record non-destructively—new
+ data is written to new files, and when overdubbing, new regions will be
+ layered on top of existing ones. This is the recommended mode for most
+ workflows.
- Non-Layered
- - Tracks using non-layered mode will record non-destructively
- — new data is written to new files, but when overdubbing, the existing
- regions are trimmed so that there are no overlaps. This does not affect
- the previously recorded audio data, and trimmed regions can be expanded
- again at will. Non-layered mode can be very useful for spoken word material,
- especially in combination with push/pull trimming.
+
- Tracks using non-layered mode will record
+ non-destructively—new data is written to new files, but when
+ overdubbing, the existing regions are trimmed so that there are no overlaps.
+ This does not affect the previously recorded audio data, and trimmed regions
+ can be expanded again at will. Non-layered mode can be very useful for spoken
+ word material, especially in combination with
+ push/pull trimming.
- Tape
- Tape-mode tracks do destructive recording:
- all data is recorded to a single file and if you overdub a section of existing
- data, the existing data is destroyed irrevocably — there is no undo.
- Fixed crossfades are added at every punch in and out point. This mode can be
- useful for certain kinds of re-recording workflows, but it not suggested for normal
+ all data is recorded to a single file and if you overdub a section of
+ existing data, the existing data is destroyed irrevocably—there is no
+ undo. Fixed crossfades are added at every punch in and out point. This mode
+ can be useful for certain kinds of re-recording workflows, but it not
+ suggested for normal
use.
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.
+ carefully at 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.
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@
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
+ 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.
@@ -103,7 +106,7 @@
busses for you, the number of outputs will be determined by the number of
inputs of the master bus,
- to which the track outputs will be connected.
+ to which the track outputs will be connected.
For example, if you have a two-channel master bus, then a Mono track has one
input and two outputs; a Stereo track has two inputs and two outputs.
@@ -117,6 +120,4 @@
preferable to leave Ardour to make connections automatically, even if you later
change some of them manually.
-
-