# This matches all *non* letter/number, ' ', '.', '-', and '_' chars
cleanString = re.compile(r'[^a-zA-Z0-9 \._-]+')
# This matches new 'unbreakable' links, up to the closing quote or anchor
-findLinks = re.compile(r'"@@[^#"]*"')
+findLinks = re.compile(r'"@@[^#"]*[#"]')
githuburl = 'https://github.com/Ardour/manual/edit/master/include/'
#
for hdr in fs:
if 'link' in hdr:
linkDict['"@@' + hdr['link'] + '"'] = '"/' + hdr['filename'] + '/"'
+ linkDict['"@@' + hdr['link'] + '#'] = '"/' + hdr['filename'] + '/index.html#'
return linkDict
#
# Internal links are of the form '@@link-name', which are references to the
-# 'link:' field in the part header. We have to find all occurances and replace
+# 'link:' field in the part header. We have to find all occurrences and replace
# them with the appropriate link.
#
def FixInternalLinks(links, content, title):
<p>
To learn more about the process of mixing, see <a href="@@basic-mixing">Mixing</a>.
</p>
+
The file will be imported and copied into the session, and placed at the
position where the drag ended.
</p>
+
from the menu. A warning dialog will pop up, as track removal cannot be undone;
this option should be used with care!
</p>
+
<td>Allows to assign the track to an existing or a
new group. For details see <a href="@@track-and-bus-groups">Track and bus groups</a>.</td></tr>
</table>
+
effects, can both coexist, as e.g. a "grouping" drum bus can have a send to a
reverb bus, and be connected to a compressor bus.
</p>
+
panner, or to follow it. The latter could be useful for Reverb effects, or
for in-ear monitor mixes delivered in stereo.
</p>
+
<img alt="X-Touch Mini MC mode layout" src="/images/xtouch-mini-mcp.png">
<p class=fixme>Missing content</p>
+
<p>
For more information about the bus concept, see <a href="@@understanding-basic-concepts-and-terminology#busses">Understanding basic concepts</a>.
</p>
+
permanently deleted. If a file is mistakenly destroyed this way, the user will
have to rely on data recovery techniques to try getting it back.
</p>
+
<td>Inserts the currently selected regions in the Region List at the edit
point.</td></tr>
</table>
+
multiple buttons. Disconnecting a VCA from a track is done by unchecking this VCA in
the list that pops up, or clicking <kbd class="menu">Unassign All</kbd> to disconnect from all VCAs at once.
</p>
+
<p>
By default, looping is bound to the <kbd>l</kbd> key.
</p>
+
remote IDs is not possible. The master bus and monitor section can be
accessed by name.
</p>
+
same exact position on the timeline as the originals is done by simply using a
<kbd class="mouse mod1">Middle</kbd>-drag instead.
</p>
+
General > Session > Always copy imported files</kbd>. If it is
enabled, linking a file will not be possible.
</p>
+
<dfn>overlap</dfn>. This is much more flexible and will cover almost all of the
cases that the fixed rules above might make cumbersome.
</p>
+
creation time the instrument that will be used in the track. The instrument in
this context is any plugin that will generate audio in response to receiving MIDI.
</p>
+
clicking <kbd class="menu">New Marker</kbd> and using the <a href="@@editing-clocks">
clock widget</a> to set its position.</li>
</ul>
+
<p>
See <a href="@@moving-markers">Moving markers</a> for more information.
</p>
+
class="mod2n"></kbd>, <kbd class="mod3n"></kbd>, etc.) differ among
platforms, so different default bindings for each are provided.
</p>
+
world uses Mackie Control Protocol. Ardour does not support HUI at
this time.
</p>
+
all three choices (including the selected marker). The edit point can also be
switched using the combo-selector just right of the snap/grid unit selector.
</p>
+
on the clock, dragging downwards decreases it, again with a step size equal to
the unit of the field where the drag began on.
</p>
+
choose the list to view. The left-hand border of the list can be dragged to
vary the width of the list.
</p>
+
choose to export either the region contents or the track output here in this
case.
</p>
+
decimal numbers in the ranges 1-16, 0-127 and 0-127 respectively
(the channel range may change at some point).
</p>
+
AudioUnit format. These have their own installation process that tends to
just work.
</p>
+
unusable. This option should not be used in conjunction with the use any of the
Region grid units.
</p>
+
<a href="@@copying-versus-linking">Copying
versus Linking</a> for details.
</p>
+
the cost is 59 USD for the "Standard" version, and 199 USD for the "Enhanced"
version).
</p>
+
the digital case there will still be the A-D-A conversion latency of
1–2 ms.
</p>
+
it will end up with 10 lanes. Obviously, using a large track height
works much better for this than a small one.
</p>
+
<tr><th><kbd class="osc">Mixer/unity-gain</kbd></th><td>Set Gain to 0dB on Mixer-Selected Tracks/Busses</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
+
and move it to a nearby region boundary, region sync point, or to the
playhead or mouse.
</p>
+
<p class="note">
The Master bus strip is <em>always</em> fixed, at the right end of the mixer, regardless of the scrolling position.
</p>
+
<p>
To edit the contents of a MIDI track see <a href="@@edit-midi">MIDI Editing</a>.
</p>
+
<tr><th>set tempo (1 bar) from region(s)</th>
<td><kbd class="">9</kbd></td></tr>
</table>
+
Clicking on this button shows a menu that allows quick and convenient routing of the Monitor Section's outputs to audio hardware outputs, e.g. to feed control room monitors.
It also has an option to open Ardours routing matrix, where more detailed connectivity is available if routing to something other than hardware is required.
</p>
+
Unarmed tracks however will always just play back their contents from
disk; the live input will never be monitored.
</p>
+
the input signal of all tracks that are armed for recording, and playing
back the unarmed tracks.
</p>
+
<tr><th><kbd class="mod1 mouse">⇓</kbd> or <kbd class="mod1 mouse">⇒</kbd></th>
<td>move position to the right by 5°</td></tr>
</table>
+
same exact position on the timeline is done by simply using a
<kbd class="mouse">Middle</kbd>-drag instead.
</p>
+
By <kbd class="mod1 mouse">left</kbd>-dragging either end of the range marker, the
other end will move by the same distance.
</p>
+
of the track; through the sends, through the control outputs (to the monitor
bus) and to the main outputs.
</p>
+
<li>The third one enlarges the tracks, and is the counterpart of the previous
one.</li>
</ul>
+
class="menu">CoreMIDI</kbd>. On Linux, it can be changed between two legacy
ALSA drivers or the (preferred) new JACK+ALSA implementation.</td></tr>
</table>
+
The only difference is the last parameter is 1 for touched and 0 for touch released. All of the rest
of the explanation above applies.
</p>
+
<td>Uses edit range as punch range</td></tr>
<dt><kbd class="osc">/toggle_all_rec_enables</kbd></th>
<td>(toggles all tracks' recording state)</dd-->
+
that OSC does track will show on those OSC controls. Examples of this
might be track record enable for tracks 1 to 32, play or stop.
</p>
+
In addition to the panners, Ardour has a balance control for subtle
corrections to existing stereo images.
</p>
+
<p class=fixme>
Add content
</p>
+
Plugins can be removed from the bottom half with a double click, or, if
already selected, by clicking <kbd class="menu">Remove</kbd>.
</p>
+
type: every note which is considered a second note (i.e. close enough to an odd
grid line as per the threshold value) will be delayed by this number of ticks.
</p>
+
Below these items is the rest of the <a href="@@track-context-menu">Track Context Menu</a>, which
provides access to <dfn>track-level operations</dfn>.
</p>
+
should not). Ardour will add a version number in the future if needed (e.g.
if the region is copied or sliced).
</p>
+
a new copy of the session folder and its contents. All it does is create a
new session file.
</p>
+
<kbd class="mouse">right</kbd> click then <kbd class="menu">Selected Regions > Position >
Snap position to grid</kbd>.
</p>
+
Tempo, Bars:Beats and Timecode use are described in <a
href="@@tempo-and-meter">Tempo and Meter</a>.
</p>
+
will appear in the results window. Selected files can be auditioned and marked
with additional tags if required.
</p>
+
selects it. This will do nothing for whole-file regions, since they do not exist
anywhere in a playlist or track.
</p>
+
<p>
See <a href="@@track-types">Track Modes</a> for more information.
</p>
+
See also <a href="@@adding-tracks-busses-and-vcas">Adding Tracks and Busses</a>
for information on templates for individual tracks or busses.
</p>
+
is required. Ardour offers many possibilties for connecting things in the
way you may need or want them.
</p>
+
present. Clicking on it shows the list, and then clicking on the name of the
snapshot loads it.
</p>
+
This is one of the most common methods of interchange because it works between
all DAWs.
</p>
+
carefully for artefacts if you manipulate unknown stereo signals—many
orchestra sample libraries for example do contain time-delay components.
</p>
+
<li>For multi-tonal material (chords,…), either one of the three first choice, or the default
<em>Crisp</em>.</li>
</ul>
+
<li>To change a meter, double click it. A dialog will appear.</li>
<li>To copy a meter, hold down <kbd class="mod1n"></kbd> and drag it.</li>
</ul>
+
<tr><th>Preferences</th><td>Displays the <a href="@@global-preferences-dialog">Preferences</a> panels, allowing to change Ardour's behaviour</td></tr>
</table>
+
href="@@the-ranges-and-marks-lists">Ranges & Marks
list</a>.
</p>
+
exported TOC or CUE files. This is relevant for Disk-At-Once recordings
that may contain audio data between tracks.</td></tr>
</table>
+
<tr><th>Remove</th><td>Deletes the region from the edit (no file is harmed in the process, and the region stays in the Editor for later use)</td></tr>
</table>
+
<p>
See <a href="@@snapshots">Snapshots</a> for more information on snapshots.
</p>
+
As with the region list, hovering the mouse pointer over a column heading shows
a tool-tip which can be handy to remember what the columns are for.
</p>
+
<tr><th>[] Show Group Tabs</th><td>If checked, makes the groups visible as tabs on the left in the Editor, and on the top in the mixer</td></tr>
<tr><th>[] Show Marker Lines</th><td>If checked, each marker is extended across all the tracks in the editor with a line of the same color</td></tr>
</table>
+
cross-hairs. This tool acts on region gain and automation as the Draw tool.<br>
On a MIDI region, it allows to lasso-select multiple notes at a time.</td></tr>
</table>
+
<tr><th>Disable All Groups</th>
<td>makes all groups inactive, including any hidden groups.</td></tr>
</table>
+
Group…</kbd> and then clicking on the Color selector in the displayed
dialog.
</p>
+
<tr><th>(un)Freeze</th><td>Consolidates all the regions in the track into one <em>frozen</em> region which can be handled as a normal, single region. This operation can be undone at any time with the same sub-menu.</td></tr>
</table>
+
The <dfn>Visual Undo</dfn> (default shortcut: <kbd class="mod3">Z</kbd>) can be
used to revert this operation.
</p>
+
preferable to leave Ardour make connections automatically, even if some changes
are manually done later.
</p>
+
Go to the <kdb class="menu">Transport</kbd> and <kdb class="menu">Transport >
Playhead</kbd> to find more.
</p>
+
<a href="/images/bigclock.png"><img src="/images/bigclock.png" height="100" alt="an image of the big clock filling a screen"></a>
<a href="/images/bigclock-recording.png"><img src="/images/bigclock-recording.png" height="100" alt="an image of the big clock while recording"></a>
+
or substract to all the notes inside the region(s), and/or for more significant
changes, octaves (12 semitones).
</p>
+
<tr><th><kbd class="mod1">space</kbd></th>
<td>Stop and forget capture</td></tr>
</table>
+
<kbd>Sends</kbd> or <kbd>Edit Plugins</kbd> mode.
</p>
<div class="clearer"></div>
+
the panner direction. The width parameter controls the opening angle of
the distribution sector.
</p>
+
<td>The zero line appears at the bottom of the display and waveforms appear
as absolute peaks <em>above</em> the line only.</td></tr>
</table>
+
musical tempo & meter, timecode synchronization, etc.) with one or more
Tracks and Buses, and all the Regions and Plug-Ins they contain.
</p>
+
edit points (<kbd class="menu">Playhead</kbd>,<kbd class="menu">Marker</kbd>)
indicate a time only.
</p>
+
The <kbd class="menu">dB scale</kbd> selector in the bottom left allows to
change the vertical scale of the graphs.
</p>
+
class="menu">Export</kbd>, <kbd class="menu">Bounce</kbd> and <kbd
class="menu">Reverse</kbd> operations create new audio files).
</p>
+
</ul>
<p>The rightmost buttons <kbd class="menu">Shrink tracks</kbd> and <kbd class="menu">Expand tracks</kbd> reduce or expand the vertical size of the selected tracks. If no track is selected, all the tracks will be shrunk or expanded each time the button is pushed.
+
part: subchapter
---
-
---
title: Synchronization
include: working-with-synchronization.html
part: chapter
---
-
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title: Using the PreSonus FaderPort 8
menu_title: PreSonus FaderPort 8
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