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title: Track Ordering and Remote Control IDs
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<p>
Every track and bus in Ardour is assigned a <dfn>remote control ID</dfn>.
which track(s) or buss(es) are the intended target of incoming commands.
</p>
<p>
- By default, remote IDs will be assigned to tracks and busses in the order
- that they are created, starting from 1. The master bus and monitor section
- have their own unique IDs (318 and 319).
-</p>
-<p>
- Ardour provides two methods to control remote control IDs, which can be
- chosen via <kbd class="menu">Edit > Preferences > Control Surfaces
- > Control surface remote ID</kbd>:
+ Remote IDs will be assigned to tracks and buses in the order that
+ they appear in the mixer window from left to right, starting from 1.
+ Manual assignment of remote IDs is not possible.
+ The master bus and monitor section can be accessed by name.
</p>
-<dl class="wide-table">
- <dt>follows order of mixer</dt>
- <dd>This will reset the remote control IDs to match the mixer and editor
- track order order, starting with rcID 1. Manual assignment of rcIDs is
- not possible.</dd>
- <dt>assigned by user</dt>
- <dd>When enabled, the remote control ID is completely independent of the
- ordering in either window, and may be changed manually by the user via the
- <kbd class="menu"><em>trackname</em> > Remote Control ID...</kbd>
- dialog in each mixer strip.
- </dd>
-</dl>