</p>
<figure>
- <img src="/images/editor_split.png" alt="Ardour's editor window">
- <img style="margin-left:2em;" src="/images/mixer_split.png" alt="Ardour's mixer window">
+ <img src="/images/global-editor-window-split.png" alt="Ardour's editor window">
+ <img style="margin-left:2em;" src="/images/global-mixer-window-split.png" alt="Ardour's mixer window">
<figcaption>
- <ol class="multicol4">
+ <ol class="multicol3">
<li>Main menu</li>
<li>Status bar</li>
+</ol><ol class="multicol3" start="3">
<li>Transport bar & Times</li>
-</ol><ol class="multicol4" start="4">
<li>Mode switch</li>
- <li>The <dfn>Editor</dfn> window</li>
- <li>a track's mixer strip</li>
-</ol><ol class="multicol4" start="7">
- <li>Editors List</li>
+</ol><ol class="multicol3" start="5">
<li>The <dfn>Mixer</dfn> window</li>
- <li>Favorite plugins</li>
-</ol><ol class="multicol4" start="10">
- <li>Strips list</li>
- <li>Group list</li>
- <li>Master strip</li>
+ <li>The <dfn>Editor</dfn> window</li>
</ol>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>
- To switch between those windows, use the buttons (#4 Mode switch in the upper right),
- the shortcut <kbd class="mod2">M</kbd>, or the menu
- <kbd class="menu">Window > Editor <em>(or Mixer)</em> > Show</kbd>.
- Both windows can be visible at the same time (eg. for a multi-monitor
- setup) using <kbd class="menu">Detach</kbd> in the same menu.
+ Switching between the Editor and the Mixer windows done :
</p>
+<ul>
+ <li>with the Mode Switch buttons (#4 in the screenshot) in the upper right</li>
+ <li>with the <kbd class="mod2">M</kbd> shortcut</li>
+ <li>with the menu <kbd class="menu">Window > Editor <em>(or Mixer)</em> > Show</kbd>.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>
+ Both windows can be visible at the same time (eg. for a multi-monitor
+ setup) using <kbd class="menu">Window > Editor <em>(or Mixer)</em> > Detach</kbd> option in the same submenu.
+</p>
+{% children %}
The <dfn>Transport Bar</dfn> groups all the actions regarding the control of playback and recording.
</p>
-<p
class="center"><img src="/images/transport.png" alt="The transport controls" /></p>
+<p><img src="/images/transport.png" alt="The transport controls" /></p>
<p>
This bar is made of (from left to right):
title: The Editor
---
-<figure class="right">
-
- <img src="/images/editor_split.png" alt="Ardour's editor window">
-
+<figure>
+ <img src="/images/detailed-editor-window.png" alt="Ardour's editor window">
<figcaption>
-
- <ol class="multicol3">
-
- <li>Main menu</li>
-
- <li>Status bar</li>
-
- <li>Transport bar & Times</li>
-
-</ol><ol class="multicol3" start="4">
-
- <li>Mode switch</li>
-
- <li>The <dfn>Editor</dfn> window</li>
-
- <li>a track's mixer strip</li>
-
-</ol><ol class="multicol3" start="7">
-
- <li>Editors List</li>
-
+ <ol class="multicol4">
+ <li>Toolbar</li>
+ <li>Rulers</li>
+</ol><ol class="multicol4" start="3">
+ <li>Editor's List</li>
+ <li>a Mixer strip</li>
+</ol><ol class="multicol4" start="5">
+ <li>Summary</li>
+ <li>an audio track</li>
+ </ol>
+</ol><ol class="multicol4" start="7">
+ <li>a MIDI track</li>
+ <li>automation</li>
</ol>
</figcaption>
-
</figure>
-
<p>
-
The <dfn>Editor</dfn> window includes the editor track <dfn>canvas</dfn>
-
where you can arrange audio and MIDI data along a timeline. This is the
-
window you will be in while editing and arranging a project. The window
-
has a general "horizontal" sense to it: the timeline flows from left to
-
right, the playhead showing the current position in the session moves
-
from left to right — the window really represents <dfn>time</dfn>
-
in a fairly literal way.
-
</p>
-
-
<p>
-
It is possible to show a single channel strip in the editor window, and
-
some people find this enough to work on mixing without actually opening
-
the mixer window. Most of the time though, you will want both of these
-
windows at various stages of a session's lifetime — sometimes
-
you'll be focused on editing, sometimes on mixing and possibly some of
-
the time on both.
-
</p>
-
-
<p>
-
- This section is a description of the Editor window. To learn more about the
-
- editing workflow, see <a href="/editing-and-arranging/">Editing and Arranging</a>.
-
+ This section is a description of the different sections of the Editor window.
+ To learn more about the editing workflow, see <a href="/editing-and-arranging/">Editing and Arranging</a>.
</p>
-
+{% children %}
<p>
The Toolbar is made of 5 parts, described in this part.
-</p
+</p>
{% children %}
--- /dev/null
+---
+title: The Summary
+---
+
+
+<img src="/images/summary.png" alt="Ardour's Summary">
+
+<p>
+ The <dfn>Summary</dfn> is a global overview of the session, allowing for a good "bird's eye" view of where in time and tracks the work happens.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ Each horizontal line represents a track in the session, with the colored bars being the audio and MIDI regions, colored as per their track's color setting.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ Two yellow vertical lines show the position of the <em>Start</em> and <em>End</em> markers, defining the session's length. The red line shows the playhead's position.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ The transparent white rectangle represents what's actually displayed in the Editor window, i.e. what part of the session is beign looked at on screen.
+</p>
+
+<p>The Summary also doubles as a navigator:</p>
+
+<ul>
+ <li>the arrows on the left allow to scroll the view horizontally, by 1 length of the veiw each time</li>
+ <li>the arrows on the right allow to scroll vertically, by 1 track each time</li>
+ <li>the white rectangle can be dragged anywhere on the session, moving the view accordingly</li>
+ <li>each border and corner of the white square can be resized, changing the view accordingly</li>
+</ul>
+
title: The Mixer
---
-<figure class="right">
- <img src="/images/mixer_split.png" alt="Ardour's mixer window">
+<figure>
+ <img src="/images/detailed-mixer-window.png" alt="Ardour's mixer window">
<figcaption>
<ol class="multicol3">
- <li>Main menu</li>
- <li>Status bar</li>
- <li>Transport bar & Times</li>
-</ol><ol class="multicol3" start="4">
- <li>Mode switch</li>
- <li value="6">a track's Strip</li>
- <li value="8">The Mixer window</li>
-</ol><ol class="multicol3" start="9">
- <li>Favorite plugins</li>
- <li>Strips list</li>
+ <li>Favorite Plugins</li>
+ <li>Strip List</li>
+</ol><ol class="multicol3" start="3">
<li>Group list</li>
+ <li>a track's strip</li>
+</ol><ol class="multicol3" start="5">
<li>Master strip</li>
+ <li>Monitor section</li>
</ol>
</figcaption>
</figure>
#content figure.left {
margin: 0 1em 1em 0;
- float:right;
- clear:right;
+ float:left;
+ clear:left;
}
.multicol2 {
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