- Regions are the basic elements of editing and composing in - Ardour. In most cases, a region represents a single contiguous section - of one or more media files. Regions are defined by a fixed set of attributes: + Regions are the basic elements of editing and composing in + Ardour. In most cases, a region represents a single contiguous section of one or + more media files. Regions are defined by a fixed set of attributes:
+When placed into a playlist, they gain additional attributes:
+- There are other attributes as well, but they do not define the - region. Things you should know about regions: + There are other attributes as well, but they do not define the + region. Things to know about regions:
- By themselves, regions consume very little of your computer's resources. - Each region requires a small amount of memory, and represents a rather - small amount of CPU work if placed into an active track. So, don't worry - about creating regions whenever you need to. + By themselves, regions consume very little in terms of computer's resources. + Each region requires a small amount of memory, and represents a rather small + amount of CPU work if placed into an active track. So, multiplying regions creation + whenever needed should not be much of an issue CPU wise.
- Although a region can represent an entire audio file, they are never - equivalent to an audio file. Most regions represent just parts of an audio - file(s) on disk, and removing a region from a track has nothing to do with - removing the audio file(s) from the disk (the Destroy operation, one of Ardour's few destructive - operations, can affect this). Changing the length of a region has no effect - on the audio file(s) on disk. Splitting and copying regions does not alter - the audio file in anyway, nor does it create new audio files (only - recording, - and the Export, Bounce and - Reverse operations create new audio files).
- -{% children %} + Although a region can represent an entire audio file, they are never + equivalent to an audio file. Most regions represent just parts of an audio + file(s) on disk, and removing a region from a track has nothing to do with + removing the audio file(s) from the disk (the Destroy + operation, one of Ardour's few destructive operations, can affect this). + Changing the length of a region has no effect on the audio file(s) on disk. + Splitting and copying regions does not alter the audio file in any way, nor does + it create new audio files (only recording, and the Export, Bounce and Reverse operations create new audio files). +