<kbd class="menu">Edit > Preferences</kbd> dialog.
</p>
<p>
- In general, it is sensible to start JACK before you run Ardour. This is not
- necessary, but will provide you with more control and options over JACK's
- operation.
+ If you want to use JACK, in general, it is sensible to start it <em>before</em> you run Ardour. This is not
+ necessary, but will provide you with more control and options over JACK's operation.
+ You can start JACK through its <abbr title="Command Line Interface">CLI</abbr>, or using a <abbr title="Graphical User Interface">GUI</abbr>
+ program, like <a href="https://qjackctl.sourceforge.io/">QjackCtl</a> or <a href="http://kxstudio.linuxaudio.org/Applications:Cadence">Cadence</a>.
</p>
<p>
If you open Ardour without specifying an existing session it will display
- the <kbd class="menu">Session > New...</kbd> dialog. If JACK is not already
- running, there will be an extra <kbd class="menu">Audio Engine</kbd> tab in
- that dialog to configure JACK, which Ardour will then start automatically.
-</p>
-<p>
- If you did specify an existing session but JACK is not already running, the
- <kbd class="menu">New Session</kbd> dialog will contain just the Audio Engine tab.
+ the <kbd class="menu">Session > New...</kbd> dialog and the <kbd class="menu">Audio/MIDI Setup</kbd> dialog.
+ See <a href="/working-with-sessions/new-session-dialog/">New/Open Session Dialog</a> for a description of those dialogs.
</p>
menu_title: Starting from Linux Cmdline
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<p>
Like (almost) any other program on Linux, Ardour can be started on the
command line. Type the following command in a terminal window:
</p>
-<kbd class="cmd lin">ardour3</kbd>
+<kbd class="cmd lin">Ardour5</kbd>
<p>
To start Ardour with an existing session:
</p>
-<kbd class="cmd lin">ardour3 <em>/path/to/session</em></kbd>
+<kbd class="cmd lin">Ardour5 <em>/path/to/session</em></kbd>
<p>
replacing /path/to/session with the actual path to your session. You can
specify either the session folder or any session file inside the folder,
<p>
To start Ardour with a new, named session:
</p>
-<kbd class="cmd lin">ardour3 -N <em>/path/to/session</em></kbd>
+<kbd class="cmd lin">Ardour5 -N <em>/path/to/session</em></kbd>
<h3>Other Command Line Options</h3>
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<p>
- In order to use the process of mixing, Ardour offers two tools traditionally found on hardware mixing consoles : <dfn>Busses</dfn> and <dfn><abbr title="Voltage-Controlled Amplifier">VCA</abbr></dfn>s.
+ In order to ease the process of mixing, Ardour offers two tools traditionally found on hardware mixing consoles : <dfn>Busses</dfn> and <dfn><abbr title="Voltage-Controlled Amplifier">VCA</abbr></dfn>s.
</p>
<h2>Busses</h2>
</p>
<p>
- MIDI bus are provide a particularly efficient workflow for virtual drumkits where the arrangement uses different MIDI tracks. Moreover, busses with both Audio and MIDI inputs are well suited for vocoders and similar plugins.
+ MIDI busses provide a particularly efficient workflow for virtual drumkits where the arrangement uses different MIDI tracks. Moreover, busses with both Audio and MIDI inputs are well suited for vocoders and similar plugins.
</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>
- Obviously, doing so will (by default) disconnect the output from the Master's input, which means all the audio/MIDI will be routed to the bus. For more complex routing, the OUTPUT button allows to show the <kbd class="menu">Routing Grid</kbd> that allows to plug the output of the track to multiple outputs at once, be it busses, tracks, Master... The button will then reflect these multiple connections by showing a <em>*number*</em>, number being the number of connections made in the routing grid.
+ Obviously, doing so will (by default) disconnect the output from the Master's input, which means all the audio/MIDI will be routed to the bus. For more complex routing, the OUTPUT button allows to show the <kbd class="menu">Routing Grid</kbd> that allows to plug the output of the track to multiple outputs at once, be it busses, tracks, Master... The button will then reflect these multiple connections by showing a <em>*number*</em>, number being the number of connections made in the routing grid.
</p>
<h3>Connecting a track to a bus via Sends</h3>