X-Git-Url: http://shamusworld.gotdns.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=include%2Fwhats-in-a-session.html;h=123f21dc3fb914fe0ff10196afc90b0f5bbd6406;hb=a61fbacdfcb7a76fe425fada61f49fc85751e47a;hp=942997592ed1d3694806941302e4e85a48404aeb;hpb=dfec6899ef2a121ccf2ff1d47008e7ac4844cf70;p=ardour-manual diff --git a/include/whats-in-a-session.html b/include/whats-in-a-session.html index 9429975..123f21d 100644 --- a/include/whats-in-a-session.html +++ b/include/whats-in-a-session.html @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ - +

- The Session is the fundamental document type that is created and - modified by the Ardour workstation. A Session is a folder on your computer - filesystem that contains all the items that pertain to a particular project + The Session is the fundamental document type that is created and + modified by the Ardour workstation. A Session is a folder on a computer + filesystem that contains all the items that pertain to a particular project or "recording/editing/mixing session".

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  • session_name.ardour.bak, the auto-backup snapshot
  • session_name.history, the undo history for the session
  • instant.xml, which records the last-used zoom scale and other metadata
  • -
  • interchange/, a folder which holds your raw audio and MIDI +
  • interchange/, a folder which holds the raw audio and MIDI files (whether imported or recorded)
  • export/, a folder which contains any files created by the Session > Export function
  • peaks/, a folder which contains waveform renderings of all audio files in the session
  • -
  • analysis/, a folder which contains transient and pitch +
  • analysis/, a folder which contains transient and pitch information of each audio file that has been analysed
  • -
  • dead sounds/, a folder which contains sound files which +
  • dead sounds/, a folder which contains sound files which Ardour has detected are no longer used in the session (during a Session > Clean-up > Clean-up Unused Sources - operation, will be purged by Flush Waste Basket)
  • + operation, will be purged by Flush Waste Basket, see + Cleaning Up Sessions)

    - A session combines some setup information (such as audio and MIDI routing, - musical tempo & meter, timecode synchronization, etc.) with one or more + A session combines some setup information (such as audio and MIDI routing, + musical tempo & meter, timecode synchronization, etc.) with one or more Tracks and Buses, and all the Regions and Plug-Ins they contain.