<table class="dl">
<tr>
- <th><dfn>Mins:Sec</dfn></th>
+ <th><dfn>Mins:Secs</dfn></th>
<td>scaling the session with the Mins:Secs:mSec notation</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>scaling the session with the sample number notation</td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <th><dfn>Bars & Beats</dfn></th>
+ <th><dfn>Bars:Beats</dfn></th>
<td>slicing the time according to the time signature</td>
</tr>
<tr>
The Bars:Beats ruler will reflect the change.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <th><dfn>Ranges</dfn></th>
+ <th><dfn>Range Markers</dfn></th>
<td>allow to create and modify ranges directly on the Ruler.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <th><dfn>Loop/Punch</dfn></th>
+ <th><dfn>Loop/Punch Ranges</dfn></th>
<td>are special kind of ranges designed to be played as a loop and to do
punch recording, i.e. recording on a precise section of time, respectively.</td>
</tr>
to be split in time, as an audio CD</td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <th><dfn>Cue markers</dfn></th>
- <td>allows triggering entire cues from the grid in the <em>Cue</em>window</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <th><dfn>Markers</dfn></th>
+ <th><dfn>Location Markers</dfn></th>
<td>is meant to receive any kind of marker, user generated or from Ardour
itself.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <th><dfn>Video</dfn></th>
+ <th><dfn>Cue Markers</dfn></th>
+ <td>allows triggering entire cues from the grid in the <em>Cue</em>window</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th><dfn>Video Timeline</dfn></th>
<td>shows thumbnails of the <a href="@@video-timeline-and-monitoring">video</a>
in the timeline</td>
</tr>
+<p>
+ Ardour supports multiple type of markers, all designed for particular tasks:
+ single markers that define a location, single markers that change a value,
+ paired markers that define a range on a timeline etc.
+</p>
+
+<h2>Creating New Markers</h2>
+
+<p>
+ There are several ways to create markers in Ardour.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ The most common way is to right-click over a ruler and select a menu item
+ called like <kbd class="menu">New Loop Range</kbd> (for the
+ <kbd class="title">Loop/Punch Ranges</kbd> ruler) or
+ <kbd class="menu">New Tempo</kbd> (for the
+ <kbd class="title">Tempo</kbd> ruler).
+</p>
+
+<figure>
+ <img width="50%" src="/images/new-range-markers.gif" alt="Adding a New Range Marker">
+ <figcaption>
+ Adding a New Range Marker
+ </figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<p>
+ Some of the markers can be created from context menus on the canvas.
+ E.g. range markers can be created by creating a range, opening the context
+ (right-click) menu and choosing <kbd class="menu">Add Range Markers</kbd>.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ Additionally, location markers and range markers can be created from the
+ <kbd class="title">Ranges & Marks</kbd> sidebar by clicking
+ <kbd class="title">Ranges & Marks</kbd> or
+ <kbd class="title">Ranges & Marks</kbd> respectively.
+</p>
+
+<h2>Moving Markers</h2>
+
+<p>
+ Once a single or a paired marker has been added, it can be moved around.
+</p>
+
+<h3>Single marker</h3>
+<p>
+ <kbd class="mouse">Left</kbd>-clicking and dragging moves a single marker to a
+ new location on the timeline.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ Additionally, markers can be moved to playhead position by right-clicking and
+ choosing the <kbd class="menu">Move Mark to Playhead</kbd> menu item.
+</p>
+
+<h3>Multiple markers</h3>
+<p>
+ It is possible to move multiple markers by the same distance. <kbd
+ class="mouse mod1">Left</kbd>-clicking each discreet marker, or <kbd
+ class="mouse mod3">Left</kbd>-clicking the first and last markers of a range
+ of markers selects them, then dragging one to a new location will move all
+ selected markers together.
+</p>
+<p class="note">
+ The markers are bounded by the zero point on the timeline. In other words, the
+ first marker in the selection cannot move to the left of zero on the timeline.
+</p>
+
+<h3>Both ends of a range marker</h3>
+<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>
+
+<h2>Renaming Markers</h2>
+
+<p>
+ Some markers on the ruler can have unique names: location markers, CD markers,
+ range markers. Double-clicking on them opens a dialog where a different name
+ can be submitted.
+</p>
+
+<figure>
+ <img width="50%" src="/images/renaming-a-marker.gif" alt="Renaming a Marker">
+ <figcaption>
+ Renaming a Marker
+ </figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<p>
+ Alternatively, right-clicking on a marker will open a context menu with a menu
+ item called <kbd class="title">Rename...</kbd> or
+ <kbd class="title">Rename Range...</kbd>, depending on the type of the marker.
+ The same dialog for submitting a new name will appear.
+</p>
+
+<h2>Editing Marker's Properties</h2>
+
+<p>
+ Markers on rulers such as <kbd class="title">Time Signature</kbd> or
+ <kbd class="title">Tempo</kbd> don't have unique names, however they do have
+ other properties that can be edited. The principle is the same as with
+ renaming: double-clicking on a marker or right-clicking and choosing the
+ <kbd class="title">Edit...</kbd> menu item.
+</p>
+
+<h2>Hiding Markers</h2>
<p>
- It is very useful to be able to tag different locations in a session for
- later use when editing and mixing. Ardour supports both
- <dfn>locations</dfn>, which define specific positions in time,
- and <dfn>ranges</dfn> which define a start and end position in time.
-</p>
-<p>
- In addition to the standard location markers, there are several more kinds of
- special markers:
-</p>
-<ul>
- <li>
- <dfn>BBT markers</dfn> make it possible to restart the count of bars and
- beats multiple times in a session.
- </li>
- <li>
- <dfn>Time signature markers</dfn> allow changing the time signature from
- e.g. 4/4 to 6/8 and then to 3/4 within the same composition.
- </li>
- <li>
- <dfn>Tempo markers</dfn> allow changing tempo within the same composition
- either abruptly or gradually.
- </li>
- <li>
- <dfn>Range markers</dfn> helps preserving selections (ranges) by storing
- them in the project and giving them telling names.
- </li>
- <li>
- The <dfn>loop range</dfn> defines the start and end points for Looping.
- </li>
- <li>
- The <dfn>punch range</dfn> defines the in and out points for punch
- recording.
- </li>
- <li>
- <dfn>CD markers</dfn> are locations that are restricted to legal
- <dfn>CD sector boundaries</dfn>. They can be used to add track index
- markers to compact disc images.
- </li>
- <li>
- <dfn>Cue markers</dfn> allow integrating elements of non-linear grid-based
- workflow into the linear timeline-based workflow by launching and stopping
- user-defined cues at particular points in time.
- </li>
-</ul>
+ Most marker types can be temporarily hidden from the ruler if the user chooses
+ to do so. The user interface for that is available in the
+ <kbd class="title">Ranges & Marks</kbd> sidebar: it is a simple
+ <kbd class="title">Hide</kbd> checkbox for each marker.
+</p>
+<figure>
+ <img width="50%" src="/images/regions-and-marks.png" alt="Hiding Markers">
+ <figcaption>
+ Hiding Markers
+ </figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<p>
+ Clicking the respective <kbd class="title">Hide</kbd> checkbox again will
+ reveal the marker on the ruler again.
+</p>
+
+<h2>Removing Markers</h2>
+
+<p>
+ There are two ways to permanently delete a marker. The first one is to
+ right-click the marker of choice, then select
+ <kbd class="menu">Remove</kbd> in the menu.
+</p>
+
+<figure>
+ <img width="50%" src="/images/remove-a-marker.png" alt="Removing a Location Marker">
+ <figcaption>
+ Removing a Location Marker
+ </figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<p>
+ The second one is to click a marker to select it, keep hovering the mouse
+ pointer, then press <kbd class="key">Del</kbd>.
+</p>
+
+<h2>Additional Actions</h2>
+
+<p>
+ Depending on the type of a marker additional actions are possible, such as
+ moving the playhead to a location marker's position or zooming to a range
+ saved with range markers. This is covered in dedicated subchapters for
+ respective ruler/marker types.
+</p>
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