manual.ardour.orgThe Ardour Manual

Table of Contents Introduction to Ardour Ardour Configuration Ardour's Interface Sessions & Tracks Playback & Recording Importing and Exporting Editing MIDI Arranging Mixing Video Control Surfaces Scripting Appendix Ardour Table of Contents Part I: Introduction to Ardour Ch. 1: Welcome to Ardour About Ardour's documentation Ardour Overview Why is it called Ardour? Why Write a DAW for Linux? Isn't This a Really Complicated Program? Creating Music with Ardour Additional Resources Ch. 2: Ardour Basics Starting Ardour Understanding Basic Concepts and Terminology Using the Mouse Basic GUI Operations Ch. 3: Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts Default Keyboard Bindings Mnemonic Bindings for Linux Mnemonic Bindings for OS X Part II: Ardour Configuration Ch. 4: Ardour Systems The Right Computer System for Digital Audio The Right Mouse Ch. 5: System Specific Setup Ubuntu Linux Microsoft Windows KDE Plasma 5 Ch. 6: I/O Setup Connecting Audio and MIDI Devices Using More Than One Audio Device Monitor Setup in Ardour Ch. 7: Synchronization On Clock and Time Latency and Latency-Compensation Timecode Generators and Slaves Overview of all Timecode related settings Ch. 8: Preferences Ch. 9: Session Properties Ch. 10: Configuring MIDI MIDI on Linux MIDI on OS X Part III: Ardour's Interface Ch. 11: Ardour's Interface Overview Ch. 12: Main Menu The Session Menu The Transport Menu The Edit Menu The Region Menu The Track Menu The View Menu The Window Menu The Help Menu Ch. 13: Status Bar Ch. 14: Transport Bar Ch. 15: Transport Clocks Ch. 16: Selection and Punch Clocks Ch. 17: Mini-Timeline Ch. 18: Other Toolbar Items Ch. 19: Toolbox Ch. 20: Controls Zoom Controls Grid Controls Edit Point Control Nudge Controls Ch. 21: Ruler Ch. 22: Summary Ch. 23: Editor Lists The Region List The Tracks and Busses List The Snapshot List The Track and Bus Group List The Ranges and Marks Lists Ch. 24: Favorite Plugins Window Ch. 25: Strips list Ch. 26: Groups list Ch. 27: Mixer Strips Audio/MIDI Mixer Strips Audio/MIDI Busses Mixer Strips VCA Mixer Strips Master Bus Strip Ch. 28: Foldback Section Ch. 29: Editor Tracks Audio Track Controls MIDI Track Controls Bus Controls Ch. 30: Track and Bus Groups Ch. 31: Monitor Section Part IV: Sessions & Tracks Ch. 32: Sessions What's in a Session? Where Are Sessions Stored? New/Open Session Dialog Renaming a Session Session Metadata Session Templates Snapshots Cleaning Up Sessions Backup and Sharing of Sessions Ch. 33: Tracks Adding Tracks, Busses and VCAs Track Types Track Modes Track Layering Channel Configuration Track Ordering Track Color Track Height Waveform display Track Context Menu Part V: Playback & Recording Ch. 34: Playing Back Track Material Controlling Playback Using Key Bindings Ch. 35: Audio Recording Monitoring Latency Considerations Monitor Signal Flow Ch. 36: Punch Recording Modes Working With Markers Creating Location Markers Creating Range Markers Moving Markers The Loop Range Marker Context Menu Punch Range Part VI: Importing and Exporting Ch. 37: Importing Import Dialog Supported File Formats Adding Pre-existing Material Copying Versus Linking Searching for Files Using Tags Ch. 38: Exporting Export Dialog Export Format Profiles Stem Exports Interchange with other DAWs Part VII: Editing Ch. 39: Navigating the Editor Ch. 40: Editing Basics Working With Regions Region Naming Corresponding Regions Selection Region Context Menu Common Region Edit Operations Copy Regions Move Regions With the Mouse Align (Spot) Regions Ch. 41: Edit Mode and Tools Editing Clocks Which Regions Are Affected? Ch. 42: Making Selections Ch. 43: Editing Regions and Selections Trimming Regions Push/Pull Trimming Stretching Separate Under Strip Silence from Audio Regions Insert/Remove Time Region Properties Ch. 44: Fades and Crossfades Ch. 45: Gain Envelopes Ch. 46: Playlists Understanding Playlists Playlist Operations Playlist Usecases Ch. 47: Rhythm Ferret Part VIII: MIDI Ch. 48: MIDI Overview Creating MIDI Tracks Creating MIDI Regions Ch. 49: MIDI Editing Adding New Notes Handling Overlapping Notes Note Selection Note Cut, Copy and Paste Changing Note Properties Patch Change Independent and Dependent MIDI Region Copies Quantizing MIDI Transposing MIDI MIDI List Editor Transforming MIDI—Mathematical Operations Ch. 50: MIDI Recording Step Entry Ch. 51: MIDI Automation Pitch Bend & Aftertouch MIDI Scene Automation Ch. 52: MIDI Tracer Part IX: Arranging Ch. 53: Time, Tempo and Meter Tempo and Meter Techniques for Working with Tempo and Meter Part X: Mixing Ch. 54: Basic Mixing Metering in Ardour Signal Routing Aux Sends Comparing Aux Sends and Subgroups External Sends Inserts Subgrouping Patchbay Track/Bus Signal Flow Sidechaining Muting and Soloing Panning Mono Panner Balance Control Stereo Panner VBAP Panner Ch. 55: Plugin and Hardware Inserts Working With Plugins Processor Box Plugin Manager Managing Plugin Presets Working with Ardour-built Plugin Editors Plugins Bundled With Ardour Getting More Plugins Using Windows VST Plugins on Linux Ch. 56: Automation Automation Nomenclature Automation States Automation Lanes Automation Curves Automation Modes Controlling a Track with Automation Part XI: Video Ch. 57: Video Timeline and Monitoring Ch. 58: Video Timeline Setup Ch. 59: Transcoding, Formats & Codecs Ch. 60: Workflow & Operations Part XII: Control Surfaces Ch. 61: Controlling Ardour with OSC Controlling Ardour with OSC Using the Setup Dialog Linking Surfaces Querying Ardour Feedback Feedback and Strip-types Values Jog Modes Custom Strip Lists Automation Personal Monitoring Control Parameter Types Selection and Expansion Considerations OSC control for Ardour 4.7 and Prior Ch. 62: Controlling Ardour with Mackie Control Devices Devices Using Mackie/Logic Control Protocol SSL Nucleus Behringer Devices in Mackie/Logic Control Mode What to do if your Device is not Listed Working With Extenders Ch. 63: Generic MIDI Generic MIDI Binding Maps Generic MIDI Learn Generic MIDI and Encoders Ch. 64: Using the PreSonus FaderPort Ch. 65: Using the PreSonus FaderPort 8 Ch. 66: Using the Ableton Push 2 Part XIII: Scripting Ch. 67: Lua Scripting Ch. 68: Lua Bindings Class Reference Part XIV: Appendix Ch. 69: List of Menu Actions Ch. 70: Ardour Monitor Modes Ch. 71: Files and Directories Ardour Knows About Ch. 72: MIDI Notes Reference Ch. 73: MIDNAM Reference...