+++ /dev/null
----
-layout: default
-title: Session Properties Dialog
-menu_title: Session Properties
----
-
-<img src="/files/a3/a3_session_properties.png" alt="session properties dialog" />
-
-
--- /dev/null
+---
+layout: default
+title: Session Properties Dialog
+menu_title: Session Properties
+---
+
+<img src="/files/a4/a4_session_properties_timecode.png" alt="session properties dialog"/>
+
+<p>
+ This dialog allows you to change settings for the current session. These settings
+ are initially set from the template used to create the session. To open the dialog
+ use <kbd class="menu">Session > Properties</kbd>
+</p>
+
+{% children %}
+
+
+
+
--- /dev/null
+---
+layout: default
+title: Timecode Tab
+menu_title: Timecode Tab
+---
+
+<img src="/files/a4/a4_session_properties_timecode.png" alt="session properties timecode tab"/>
+
+<p>
+ This tab is used to change how Ardour interprets and manipulates timecode.
+</p>
+
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ Timecode Settings lets you set the number of frames per second
+ and pull up/down to match the timecode used other synchronized systems.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ External Timecode Offsets allows Ardour to a fixed offset from other
+ synchronized systems. <dfn>Slave Timecode offset</dfn> adds the
+ specified offset to the recieved timecode (MTC or LTC).
+ <dfn>Timecode Generator offset</dfn> adds the specified offset to
+ the timecode generated by Ardour (so far only LTC).
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Jack Transport / Time Settings determines whether Ardour controls
+ Bar|Beat|Tick and other information for Jack.
+ </li>
+
+</ul>
--- /dev/null
+---
+layout: default
+title: Sync Tab
+menu_title: Sync Tab
+---
+
+<img src="/files/a4/a4_session_properties_sync.png" alt="session properties sync tab"/>
+
+<p>
+ This tab is used to modify the timecode settings when working with video to
+ use the imported video's timecode settings instead of the session defaults.
+</p>
--- /dev/null
+---
+layout: default
+title: Fades Tab
+menu_title: Fades Tab
+---
+
+<img src="/files/a4/a4_session_properties_fades.png" alt="session properties fades tab"/>
+
+<p>
+ Change how Ardour works with region crossfades.
+</p>
+
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ <dfn>Destructive crossfade length</dfn> is used when an operation on a
+ region is destructive, such as when recording in a track is in tape mode.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ When <dfn>Region fades</dfn> <strong>active</strong> is checked, the
+ region fades set up in the mixer are used during playback. When unchecked,
+ the fades are ignored.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ When <strong>Region fades visible</strong> is checked the region fades are visible
+ in the the <strong>Editor</strong>.
+ </li>
+
+</ul>
--- /dev/null
+---
+layout: default
+title: Media Tab
+menu_title: Media Tab
+---
+
+<img src="/files/a4/a4_session_properties_media.png" alt="session properties media tab"/>
+
+<p>
+ Change how sound is stored on disk. These options do not change how sound is handled
+ internally.
+</p>
+
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ <dfn>Sample format</dfn> defaults to 32-bit floating point, the same as
+ the internal representation. 24 and 16-bit integer representation are
+ also available.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <strong>File type</strong> options are WAVE, WAVE-64, and CAF.
+ </li>
+</ul>
--- /dev/null
+---
+layout: default
+title: Locations Tab
+menu_title: Locations Tab
+---
+
+<img src="/files/a4/a4_session_properties_locations.png" alt="session properties locations tab"/>
+
+<p>
+ These options add file locations that will be searched to find the audio and
+ midi files used by the session. This is useful when the files have been
+ imported into the session but not copied into the session.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ To add a location, navigate to the directory where the files are stored.
+ Drill down into the directory and then click open. The directory will
+ show up in the dialog. The remove button next to the added directory can be used
+ to remove it from the search path.
+</p>
+
--- /dev/null
+---
+layout: default
+title: Filenames Tab
+menu_title: Filenames Tab
+---
+
+<img src="/files/a4/a4_session_properties_filenames.png" alt="session properties filenames tab"/>
+
+<p>
+ This tab is used to change how Ardour names recorded regions.
+ If <dfn>Prefix track number</dfn> is selected a unique number will appear on each track
+ in the <dfn>Editor</dfn> window and will prefix the region name. If the track number
+ is 2 and the region would have been Gtr-1.1 with track number prefix turned on the region
+ will be named 2_Gtr-1.1 instead. See XX for base of the region name.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ If <dfn>Prefix take name</dfn> is selected and the <dfn>Take name</dfn> has Take1 the region
+ will have the name Take1_Gtr-1.1 instead. If both boxes are checked the name will be
+ Take1_2_Gtr-1.1 instead.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ When <dfn>Prefix take name</dfn> is enabled, the first time a track is recorded it will
+ have the specified take name. When recording is stopped, any trailing number on the
+ end of the take name will incremented by 1. If the track name specified doen't have
+ a number on the end, the number 1 will be suffixed.
+</p>
--- /dev/null
+---
+layout: default
+title: Monitoring Tab
+menu_title: Monitoring Tab
+---
+
+<p>
+ Provides options affecting monitoring.
+</p>
+
+<img src="/files/a4/a4_session_properties_monitoring.png" alt="session properties monitoring tab"/>
+
+<p>
+ The <strong>Track Input Monitoring automatically follows transport state</strong>
+ affects how input monitoring is handling. See
+ <a href="/recording/monitoring/monitor-setup-in-ardour/">Monitor Setup in Ardour</a>.
+</p>
+
+<img class="left" src="/files/a4/a4_monitoring_section.png" alt="monitoring section"/>
+
+<p>
+ The 'Use monitor section' displays an extra section in the <strong>Mixer</strong>
+ window that is modelled on the similiarly named section on large analog consoles.
+</p>
+
--- /dev/null
+---
+layout: default
+title: Meterbridge Tab
+menu_title: Meterbridge Tab
+---
+
+<p>
+ The meters from audio tracks always display in the <dfn>Meterbridge</dfn>.
+ This tab changes what additional controls are also displayed.
+</p>
+
+<img src="/files/a4/a4_session_properties_meterbridge.png" alt="session properties meterbridge tab"/>
+
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ <dfn>Route Display</dfn> has options for showing midi tracks, busses, and the master bus.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <dfn>Button Area</dfn> has options for adding record enable, mute, solo, and input monitor buttons.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <dfn>Name Labels</dfn> adds the track name and, if numbers are enabled on the filenames tab, the number.
+ </li>
+</ul>
+
+<img src="/files/a4/a4_meterbridge_full.png" alt="image of meterbidge with all options on"/>
--- /dev/null
+---
+layout: default
+title: Misc Tab
+menu_title: Misc Tab
+---
+
+<p>
+ This tab has several things that don't fit on the other tabs.
+</p>
+
+<img src="/files/a4/a4_session_properties_misc.png" alt="session properties misc tab"/>
+
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ <dfn>MIDI Options</dfn>
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ If <dfn>MIDI region copies are independent</dfn> is selected, when a
+ MIDI region is copied or duplicated, the new region is not linked to
+ the region it was copied from. If it is not selected, the copied regions
+ are linked and any editing of one of the linked regions changes all
+ of the linked regions.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ The <dfn>Editor</dfn> can be configured to handle overlapping MIDI notes
+ several ways.
+ <ul>
+ <li>never allow them</li>
+ <li>don't do anything in particular</li>
+ <li>replace any overlapped existing notes</li>
+ <li>shorten the overlapped existing note</li>
+ <li>shorten the overlapped new note</li>
+ <li>replace both overlapping notes with a single note</li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <dfn>Glue to bars and beats</dfn>
+ <ul>
+ <li>New markers can be glued to bars and beats</li>
+ <li>New regions can be glued to bars and beats</li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Settings from the session properties dialogs can be saved to the
+ default session template.
+ </li>
+</ul>
+
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