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7 <section id="sn-tracks-and-busses">
8 <title>Tracks and Busses</title>
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.
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22 <section id="hiding-tracks">
23 <title>Hiding Tracks</title>
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.
33 You can also hide any track by clicking its hide button
34 (images/hidebutton.ps).
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.
44 <section id="track-visibility">
45 <title>Track Visibility</title>
46 <section id="showing-all-tracks">
47 <title>Showing all Tracks</title>
49 Click on the titlebar of the track list of the Editor or Mixer. From
50 the menu that appears, select "Show All"
54 <section id="hiding-all-tracks">
55 <title>Hiding all Tracks</title>
57 Click on the titlebar of the track list of the Editor or Mixer. From
58 the menu that appears, select "Hiding All".
62 <section id="showing-classes-of-tracks">
63 <title>Showing certain classes of tracks</title>
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.
71 <section id="hiding-classes-of-tracks">
72 <title>Hiding certain classes of tracks</title>
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.
80 <section id="reordering-tracks">
81 <title>Reordering Tracks</title>
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
91 <section id="io-configuration">
92 <title>I/O Configuration</title>
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