--- /dev/null
+---
+title: The Session Menu
+---
+
+<p>
+ The <kbd class="menu">Session</kbd> menu groups together everything related to the session and the file operations.
+</p>
+
+<dl>
+ <dt>New...</dt><dd>Creates a <a href="/working-with-sessions/new-session-dialog/">new</a> session</dd>
+ <dt>Open...</dt><dd>Opens an existing session</dd>
+ <dt>Recent...</dt><dd>Opens a list of recent session that can be opened</dd>
+ <dt>Close</dt><dd>Closes the current session (but not Ardour)</dd>
+
+ <dt>Save</dt><dd>Saves the current session</dd>
+ <dt>Save As...</dt><dd>Saves to a new session (with options)</dd>
+ <dt>Rename...</dt><dd>Changes the name of the session</dd>
+ <dt>Snapshot (keep working on current version) ...</dt><dd>Create a <a href="/working-with-sessions/snapshots/">Snapshot</a> but any subsequent change will be saved to this session</dd>
+ <dt>Snapshot ( switch to new version) ...</dt><dd>Same thing, and any subsequent change will be saved to this new snapshot session</dd>
+ <dt>Save Template...</dt><dd>Saves the session as a <a href="/working-with-sessions/session-templates/">template</a>, without the audio</dd>
+ <dt>Metadata</dt>
+ <dt class="sub1">Edit Metadata...</dt><dd>Opens the <a href="/working-with-sessions/metadata/">Metadata</a> window, where informations about the session can be saved</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Import Metadata...</dt><dd>Creates the metadata by extracting them from another session</dd>
+
+ <dt>Add Track, Bus or VCA...</dt><dd>Adds a <a href="/working-with-tracks/adding-tracks-and-busses/">new track/bus/VCA</a> to the session, same as the <kbd class="menu">Track > Add Track, Bus or VCA...</kbd></dd>
+
+ <dt>Import</dt><dd>Opens the <a href="/adding-pre-existing-material/">Import</a> windows, to add media to the session</dd>
+ <dt>Import PT session</dt><dd>Import a ProTools© session file. Not everything in the original session can be imported.</dd>
+ <dt>Scripting</dt>
+ <dt class="sub1">Add Lua Script...</dt><dd>Loads or adds a <a href="/lua-scripting/">Lua Session script</a> to the current session</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Remove Lua Script</dt><dd>Removes a loaded Lua Session script from the session</dd>
+ <dt>Open Video...</dt><dd>Imports a <a href="/video-timeline/">video file</a> in the session</dd>
+ <dt>Remove Video</dt><dd>Removes the video part of the session (the video timeline disappears)</dd>
+ <dt>Export</dt>
+ <dt class="sub1">Export to Audio File(s)...</dt><dd><a href="/exporting/">Export</a> all or part of the session in audio form</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Stem export...</dt><dd><a href="/exporting/export-dialog/">Exports each track</a> as its own audio file (for e.g. DAW interchange)</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Export to Video File</dt><dd>Exports the session to a <a href="/video-timeline/operations/">video file</a></dd>
+ <dt>Clean-Up</dt>
+ <dt class="sub1">Bring all media into session folder</dt><dd>Copies all the media files imported from outside the session folder in that folder, see <a href="/working-with-sessions/cleaning_up/">Cleaning up Sessions</a></dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Reset Peak Files</dt><dd>Reinitializes the buffered images representing the audio files</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Clean-up Unused Sources...</dt><dd>Quarantines all the media files not used in the session to a specific subfolder of the session</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Flush Wastebasket</dt><dd>Deletes those quarantined files</dd>
+
+ <dt>[] Properties</dt><dd>Shows the <a href="/preferences-and-session-properties/session-properties-dialog/">Session Properties</a> dialog, allowing to fine-tune the parameters of the current session</dd>
+
+ <dt>Lock</dt><dd>Locks the session by showing an Unlock window that (until cliked) blocks every action on Ardour's window</dd>
+
+ <dt>Quit</dt><dd>Exits Ardour. Prompts for saving the session if it has been modified.</dd>
+</dl>
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+---
+title: The Transport Menu
+---
+
+<p>
+ The <dfn>Transport</dfn> menu handles how Ardour handles the playback and playhead.
+</p>
+
+<dl>
+ <dt>Start/Stop</dt><dd>Starts or stops the playhead, and recording if it's armed</dd>
+ <dt>Play</dt>
+ <dt class="sub1">Play Selection</dt><dd>Only plays the selected part of the session, be it a range or selected regions</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Play Selection w/Preroll</dt><dd>As the previous menu, except it starts the playback 1/2 bar before the beginning of the selection</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Start/Continue/Stop</dt><dd>FIXME</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Play from Edit Point and Return</dt><dd>Starts the playback at the <a href="/ardours-interface/the-editor/the-toolbar/the-edit-point-control/">Edit point, and when stopped, goes back to the orginial location</a></dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Play Loop Range</dt><dd>If a <a href="/working-with-markers/loop-range/">Loop range</a> is defined, play it and loop until stopped</dd>
+ <dt>Start Recording</dt><dd>This is a shortcut to trigger the global recording, and start playback at once</dd>
+ <dt>Stop and Forget Capture</dt><dd>Stops the recording, removes the newly created material, and goes back to the original position</dd>
+ <dt>Enable Record</dt><dd>Triggers the global recording. Next time "Play" is pressed, it will record on the track(s) that are armed for recording</dd>
+
+ <dt>Set Loop from Selection</dt><dd>Converts the selection into a <a href="/working-with-markers/loop-range/">Loop range</a> by placing loop markers at the start and end of the selected range</dd>
+ <dt>Set Punch from Selection</dt><dd>Same thing, for <a href="/working-with-markers/punch-range/">Punch</a></dd>
+ <dt>Set Session Start/End from Selection</dt><dd>Same thing, for the start and end markers of the session, defining the sessions length</dd>
+
+ <dt>Forward</dt><dd>FIXME</dd>
+ <dt>Rewind</dt><dd>Plays the audio backwards from the playhead on</dd>
+ <dt>Transition to Roll</dt><dd>FIXME</dd>
+ <dt>Transition to Reverse</dt><dd>FIXME</dd>
+
+ <dt>Playhead</dt><dd></dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Playhead to Mouse</dt><dd>Set the position of the playhead at the current position of the mouse cursor</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Playhead to Active Mark</dt><dd>If a marker is selected, set the position of the playhead at the position of the marker</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Center Playhead</dt><dd>Centers the view on the playhead without changing the zoom level (putting the playhead in the middle of the screen)</dd>
+
+ <dt class="sub1">Nudge Playhead Forward</dt><dd>Shifts the position of the playhead to the right by the amount shown in the <a href="/ardours-interface/the-editor/the-toolbar/the-nudge-controls/">nudge timer</a></dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Nudge Playhead Backward</dt><dd>Same thing, to the left</dd>
+
+ <dt class="sub1">Move to Next Transient</dt><dd>When transient have been set, moves the playhead to the next one to the right</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Move to Previous Transient</dt><dd>Same, to the left</dd>
+
+ <dt class="sub1">Playhead to Next Grid</dt><dd>Regardless of the state of the Grid Mode, goes to the next grid to the right, as set by the <a href="/ardours-interface/the-editor/the-toolbar/the-grid-controls/">Snap/Grid unit</a></dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Playhead to Previous Grid</dt><dd>Same, to the left</dd>
+
+ <dt class="sub1">Playhead to Next Region Boundary</dt><dd>Moves the playhead to the right to the next beginning or end of region on the selected track or, if no track is selected, on all tracks</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Playhead to Previous Region Boundary</dt><dd>Same, to the left</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Playhead to Next Region Boundary (No Track Selection)</dt><dd>Moves the playhead to next beginning or end of region, be it on the selected track or any other</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Playhead to Previous Region Boundary (No Track Selection)</dt><dd>Same, to the left</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Playhead to Next Region Sync</dt><dd>Moves the playhead to next Region Sync Point, that is by default the beginning of a region but <a href="/ardours-interface/the-editor/the-toolbar/the-grid-controls/">can be moved</a></dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Playhead to Previous Region Sync</dt><dd>Same, to the left</dd>
+
+ <dt class="sub1">Jump to Next Mark</dt><dd>moves the playhead to the next <a href="/working-with-markers/creating-location-markers/">marker</a> on the Ruler</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Jump to Previous Mark</dt><dd>Same, to the left</dd>
+
+ <dt class="sub1">Go to Zero</dt><dd>Sends the playhead to the 00:00:00:00 time, regardless of the sessions Start marker</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Go to Start</dt><dd>Sends the playhead to the Start marker of the session</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Go to End</dt><dd>Sends the playhead to the End marker of the session</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Go to Wall Clock</dt><dd>Sends the playhead to the current value of system time, as shown on the top right of the <a href="/ardours-interface/status-bar/">Status bar</a></dd>
+ <dt>Active Mark</dt>
+ <dt class="sub1">To Next Region Boundary</dt><dd>Moves the currently selected <a href="/working-with-markers/">marker</a> to the next region beginning or end</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">To Previous Region Boundary</dt><dd>Same, to the left</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">To Next Region Sync</dt><dd>Moves the currently selected to the next region sync point (by default : beginning or end of the region)</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">To Previous Region Sync</dt><dd>Same, to the left</dd>
+ <dt>Markers</dt><dd></dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Add Mark from Playhead</dt><dd>Creates a Marker at he position of the playhead</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Remove Mark at Playhead</dt><dd>Removes any marker at the position of the playhead</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Toggle Mark at Playhead</dt><dd>Combine the 2 previous : if a marker exists, deletes it, otherwise create it</dd>
+
+ <dt class="sub1">Locate to Mark <em>n</em></dt><dd>If it exists, goes to the <em>n-th</em> marker</dd>
+
+ <dt class="sub1">Set Session Start from Playhead</dt><dd>Puts the Start of the session marker at the playhead's position</dd>
+ <dt class="sub1">Set Session End from Playhead</dt><dd>Puts the End of the session marker at the playhead's position</dd>
+
+ <dt>[] Time Master</dt><dd>Sets Ardour as the Time master, i.e. Ardour sends the time information to the audio system</dd>
+ <dt>[] Punch In/Out</dt><dd>Based on the Punch in and Punch out markers if they exist, tells Ardour to record only between those two points</dd>
+ <dt>[] Punch In</dt><dd>Based on the Punch in marker, only allow to record from this point on</dd>
+ <dt>[] Punch Out</dt><dd>Based on the Punch out marker, forbids recording before this point</dd>
+ <dt>[] Audio Input</dt><dd>If checked, automatically switch the <a href="/recording/monitoring/monitor-setup-in-ardour/">monitor</a> from <em>input</em> to <em>playback</em>mode when playing</dd>
+ <dt>[] Follow Edits</dt><dd>If checked, selecting a region moves the playhead to its beginning</dd>
+ <dt>[] Auto Play</dt><dd>If checked, moving the playhead in the ruler starts the playback</dd>
+ <dt>[] Auto Return</dt><dd>If checked, when the playback is stopped, go back to the previous position of the playhead. If not, the playhead stays where it is when the playback is stopped</dd>
+ <dt>[] Click</dt><dd>Activates/desactivates the click track (metronome)</dd>
+ <dt>[] Follow Playhead</dt><dd>If checked, while playing, when the playhead reaches the right of the screen, Ardour scrolls one screen to the right to keep the playhead visible at all times</dd>
+ <dt>[] Stationary Playhead</dt><dd>If checked <em>and</em> if <kbd class="menu">Follow playhead</kbd> is checked, on playback, the playhead stays at the center of the screen, and the session scrolls</dd>
+ <dt>Panic</dt><dd>Immediately stops all MIDI playback (usefull e.g. when a MIDI bug in encountered)</dd>
+</dl>
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+---
+title: The Edit Menu
+---
+
+<p class="fixme">Describe the items</p>
+
+
+Edit
+ Undo (action)
+ Redo
+ ---
+ Undo Selection Change
+ Redo Selection Change
+ ---
+ Cut
+ Copy
+ Paste
+ ---
+ Select
+ Select All Objects
+ Select All Tracks
+ Deselect All
+ Invert Selection
+ ---
+ Set Range to Loop Range
+ Set Range to Punch Range
+ Set Range to Selected Regions
+ ---
+ Select All After Edit Point
+ Select All Before Edit Point
+ Select All Overlapping Edit Range
+ Select All Inside Edit Range
+ Select All in Punch Range
+ Select All in Loop Range
+ ---
+ Move Range Start to Previous Region Boundary
+ Move Range Start to Next Region Boundary
+ Move Range End to Previous Region Boundary
+ Move Range End to Next Region Boundary
+ ---
+ Start Range
+ Finish Range
+ ---
+ Select Next Track or Bus
+ Select Previous Track or Bus
+ ---
+ Delete
+ Crop
+ Split/Separate
+ Separate
+ Separate Under
+ Separate Using Loop Range
+ Separate Using Punch Range
+ Align
+ Align Start
+ Align Start Relative
+ Align End
+ Align End Relative
+ Align Sync
+ Align Sync Relative
+ Fade
+ Fade Range Selection
+ Set Fade In Length
+ [] Fade In
+ Set Fade Out Length
+ [] Fade Out
+ ---
+ Remove Last Capture
+ ---
+ Edit point
+ Change Edit Point
+ Change Edit Point Including Marker
+ Snap Mode
+ () No Grid
+ () Grid
+ () Magnetic
+ ---
+ Next Snap Mode
+ Next Snap Choice
+ Previous Snap Choice
+ Next Musical Snap Choice
+ Previous Musical Snap Choice
+ Snap To
+ Snap to CD Frame
+ Snap to Timecode Frame
+ Snap to Timecode Second
+ Snap to Timecode Minute
+ Snap to Second
+ Snap to Minute
+ Snap to One Twenty Eighths
+ Snap to Sixty Fourths
+ Snap to Thirty Seconds
+ Snap to Twenty Eighths
+ Snap to Twenty Fourths
+ Snap to Twentieths
+ Snap to Sixteenths
+ Snap to Fourteenths
+ Snap to Twelfths
+ Snap to Tenths
+ Snap to Eighths
+ Snap to Sevenths
+ Snap to Sixths
+ Snap to Fifths
+ Snap to Quarters
+ Snap to Thirds
+ Snap to Halves
+ Snap to Beat
+ Snap to Bar
+ Snap to Mark
+ Snap to Region Start
+ Snap to Region End
+ Snap to Regions Sync
+ Snap to Region Boundaries
+ ---
+ Tempo
+ Set Tempo from Region = Bar
+ Set Tempo from Edit Range = Bar
+ [] Smart Object Mode
+ ---
+ Scripted Actions
+ [] Script Manager
+ ---
+ Unset #1
+ Unset #2
+ Unset #3
+ Unset #4
+ Unset #5
+ Unset #6
+ Unset #7
+ Unset #8
+ Unset #9
+ ---
+ Preferences
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