From: Len Ovens Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 15:26:17 +0000 (-0700) Subject: Add foldback strip documentation X-Git-Url: http://shamusworld.gotdns.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=976060f5e2c2064c0574f2f8764721452679db53;hp=6a784fa96c8e94a6fd220202d7083759fb7442ba;p=ardour-manual Add foldback strip documentation --- diff --git a/include/foldback-strip.html b/include/foldback-strip.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f76bd8a --- /dev/null +++ b/include/foldback-strip.html @@ -0,0 +1,181 @@ + +
+ The Foldback strip +
+ The Foldback strip +
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+ The Foldback section is an optional feature that provides stage monitoring mixes. + Many times the main mix is used for this purpose is a setup with only the control room. However, + for a separate studio and multiple monitor mixes for in ear use, a separate set of foldback + buses provides that flexability. +

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+ These foldback buses may be mono for a stage monitor wedge or stereo to allow + inear or headphones to have different mixes for each ear, such as one's self in one + ear and the rest of the music in the other. +

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+ A foldback mixer strip can be created on the fly by creating a Foldback Bus in the same manner + as any other bus is created, from the + Track > Add Track, Bus or VCA Window. Once at least one + Foldback bus has been created, the Foldback strip will appear in the mixer window +

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+ The View > Mixer: Show Foldback Strip checkbox will determine if the + Foldback strip is visible. The Foldback strip appears Just to the left of the Master strip in the + Mixer window. It comprises: +

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  1. Previous and Next buttons
    2. + +
  2. Hide button
    3. +
  3. Foldback bus name button
    4. +
  4. Invert button
    5. +
  5. Show sends button
    6. +
  6. Send controls
    7. +
  7. Bus pan control
    8. +
  8. Processor box
    9. +
  9. Listen button
    10. +
  10. Foldback bus level control
    11. +
  11. Foldback bus output routing
    12. +
  12. Comments button
    13. +
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Previous and Next

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+ The Previous button shows the previous Foldback bus in the Foldback strip. + The Next button shows the next Foldback strip. The button will be disabled + if there are no nore Foldback buses in that direction. +

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Hide

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+ The hide button hides the Foldback strip when not being adjusted. + The Foldback strip can be shown again from the main menu + View > Mixer: Show Foldback Strip item. +

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Name button

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+ The name button shows the name of the current Foldback bus. It has two + menus the Foldback bus selection menu, activated with a mouse button 1 + click and the context menu, activated with a mouse button 3 click. The + context menu has these items in it: +

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Invert Buttons

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+ The invert buttons (one for each channel) invert the audio signal. This + may be useful in some situations for controlling feedback. However, + proper microphone and monitor placement or the use of head phones + or in ear monitoring will be more effective. +

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Show Sends

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+ Show sends allows the send levels and pan to be controlled from the + originating track by using the main fader for the track. The fader and + pan controls will change color to indicate this mode and the show sends + button will flash to indicate this mode. Changing the current Foldback + bus will disable this mode. +

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The Send Box

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+ The send box shows controls for each send. There is a context menu available + by clicking mouse button 3 anywhere in the send box. +

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The Send Control Block

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+ The Foldback send +

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+ There is a send control block for every send to the current Foldback + bus. The Send control block features three controls: +

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+ The button LED can be clicked to enable or disable that send, the button + context menu is similar to the send box above but only for this send. It + also has a remove option to remove this send from the current foldback mix. +

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The Pan Control

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+ This is just like every other track or bus strip and works the same way. +

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The Processor Box

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+ This processor box is the same as on the other tracks and buses and allows + for adding things like reverb to the foldback mix without writing it to the track. + It would also be possible to add in sound from a reverb bus instead. +

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The Listen Button

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+ This is only available in PFL or AFL mode as it uses the same code as + the solo on other tracks and buses. It allows the control room monitor + or headphones to hear what the performer will hear in their monitor. +

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The Foldback Level Knob

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+ This controls the output level being sent to the stage monitor. +

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The Output Port Selector

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+ This is similar to the output selectors on the tracks and buses. It + differs in only a few ways. First it is never automatically connected. + A Foldback bus is always meant to be directly connected to an output + device and never to master or the monitor bus. The choices shown + Therefore reflect this. +

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The Comment Button

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+ Just like the track and bus comment button, this allows opening a + window to type in notes about the current foldback bus for future + reference. +

+ diff --git a/include/monitoring.html b/include/monitoring.html index e1042b0..60b9430 100644 --- a/include/monitoring.html +++ b/include/monitoring.html @@ -8,4 +8,7 @@ the input signal of all tracks that are armed for recording, and playing back the unarmed tracks.

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+ Ardour also includes a Foldback section + to provide separate monitor mixes for each performer. +

diff --git a/include/the-view-menu.html b/include/the-view-menu.html index d95e36d..1e573de 100644 --- a/include/the-view-menu.html +++ b/include/the-view-menu.html @@ -71,11 +71,13 @@ [] Show Editor MixerWhen checked, the selected tracks' mixer strip is displayed on the left of the editor window, allowing for a quick access to e.g. effects and routing [] Show Editor ListIn the Editor window, shows the Editor List, giving access to a number of handy lists (regions, tracks, …) - [] Toggle Mixer ListIn the Mixer view, shows the Mixer list, giving access to some handy lists (Favorite plugins, The Strip list,…) - [] Toggle Monitor Section VisibilityIf the Use monitoring section on this session has been checked in the Session Properties window, shows or hides the Monitor Section in the Mixer - [] Show Measure LinesIf checked, in the Editor, shows a vertical white line at each measure start [] Show SummaryIf checked, in the Editor, shows the Summary, allowing a faster navigation in the session [] Show Group TabsIf checked, makes the groups visible as tabs on the left in the Editor, and on the top in the mixer + [] Show Marker LinesIf checked, each marker is extended across all the tracks in the editor with a line of the same color + [] Mixer: Show Mixer ListIn the Mixer view, shows the Mixer list, giving access to some handy lists (Favorite plugins, The Strip list,…) + [] Mixer: Show VCAsIn the Mixer view, shows the VCA Strips if there are any + [] Mixer: Show Monitor SectionIf the Use monitoring section on this session has been checked in the Session Properties window, shows or hides the Monitor Section in the Mixer + [] Mixer: Show Foldback StripIn the Mixer view, shows the Foldback Strip if there are any diff --git a/master-doc.txt b/master-doc.txt index 3142f9b..abf5c63 100644 --- a/master-doc.txt +++ b/master-doc.txt @@ -622,6 +622,14 @@ uri: ardours-interface/the-master-bus-strip part: subchapter --- +--- +title: Foldback Section +include: foldback-strip.html +link: foldback-strip +uri: ardours-interface/foldback-strip +part: chapter +--- + --- title: Editor Tracks link: track-controls diff --git a/source/images/foldback-gui.png b/source/images/foldback-gui.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..97e164f Binary files /dev/null and b/source/images/foldback-gui.png differ diff --git a/source/images/foldback-send.png b/source/images/foldback-send.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a590746 Binary files /dev/null and b/source/images/foldback-send.png differ