manual/xml/tracks_and_busses.xml

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   7 <section id="sn-tracks-and-busses">
   8   <title>Tracks and Busses</title>
   9   <para>
  10     This chapter covers basic management of tracks. Tracks are probably the
  11     most important objects in Ardour. They represent the fundamental way to
  12     playback and record audio, MIDI, and image data.
  13   </para>
  14   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
  15                 href="signal_flow.xml" />
  16   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
  17                 href="adding_tracks.xml" />
  18   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
  19                 href="renaming_tracks.xml" />
  20   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
  21                 href="removing_tracks.xml" />
  22   <section id="hiding-tracks">
  23     <title>Hiding Tracks</title>
  24     <para>
  25       The track list on the left edge of the Editor and Mixer can be used to
  26       hide or show specific tracks in either or both of those two windows.
  27       To hide a track, click to on the tracks name in the relevant track
  28       list. To show a track, click on its name in the track list. Visible
  29       tracks have their names shown in cyan, hidden ones in orange.
  30     </para>
  31
  32     <para>
  33       You can also hide any track by clicking its hide button
  34       (images/hidebutton.ps).
  35     </para>
  36
  37     <para>
  38       Hiding a track in the Editor has no effect on its visibility in the
  39       Mixer, and vice versa. Hiding a track in one or both windows does not
  40       affect the playback of that track's material.
  41     </para>
  42   </section>
  43
  44   <section id="track-visibility">
  45     <title>Track Visibility</title>
  46     <section id="showing-all-tracks">
  47       <title>Showing all Tracks</title>
  48       <para>
  49         Click on the titlebar of the track list of the Editor or Mixer. From
  50         the menu that appears, select "Show All"
  51       </para>
  52     </section>
  53
  54     <section id="hiding-all-tracks">
  55       <title>Hiding all Tracks</title>
  56       <para>
  57         Click on the titlebar of the track list of the Editor or Mixer. From
  58         the menu that appears, select "Hiding All".
  59       </para>
  60     </section>
  61
  62     <section id="showing-classes-of-tracks">
  63       <title>Showing certain classes of tracks</title>
  64       <para>
  65         Click on the titlebar of the track list of the Editor or Mixer. From
  66         the menu that appears, select "Show All Audio Tracks", or "Show all
  67         Busses" as appropriate.
  68       </para>
  69     </section>
  70
  71     <section id="hiding-classes-of-tracks">
  72       <title>Hiding certain classes of tracks</title>
  73       <para>
  74         Click on the titlebar of the track list of the Editor or Mixer. From
  75         the menu that appears, select "Hide All Audio Tracks", or "Hide all
  76         Busses" as appropriate.
  77       </para>
  78     </section>
  79
  80     <section id="reordering-tracks">
  81       <title>Reordering Tracks</title>
  82       <para>
  83         Tracks may be reordered by clicking on their name in one of the
  84         track lists and dragging it to a new position in the list. Note that
  85         the order of tracks in the editor is totally independent of their
  86         order in the mixer.
  87       </para>
  88     </section>
  89   </section>
  90
  91   <section id="io-configuration">
  92     <title>I/O Configuration</title>
  93     <para></para>
  94   </section>
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  96                 href="muting_tracks.xml" />
  97   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
  98                 href="soloing_tracks.xml" />
  99   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
 100                 href="deactivating_tracks.xml" />
 101   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
 102                 href="resizing_tracks.xml" />
 103   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
 104                 href="track_edit_groups.xml" />
 105   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
 106                 href="track_controls.xml" />
 107   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
 108                 href="default_track_names.xml" />
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 113 </section>