The Window Menu
The Window menu deals with the layout of the different windows, and their visibility.
| □ Audio/MIDI Setup | Shows the Audio/MIDI Setup window, where the sound system configuration can be modified |
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| Editor | |
| Show Editor | Switches to the Editor view |
| Hide | Hides the Editor, hence showing the Mixer when the windows are attached |
| Attach | If the Editor window is detached, separated from the main window, attach it back |
| Detach | If the Editor is attached to the main window, detach it (makes the Editor a separated window, useful for multi-monitor setup) |
| Mixer | |
| Show Mixer/Hide/Attach/Detach | Same as for the Editor, for the Mixer window |
| Recorder | |
| Show Recorder/Hide/Attach/Detach | Same as for the Editor, for the Recorder window |
| Preferences | |
| Show/Hide/Attach/Detach | Same as for the Editor, for the Preferences window |
| Meterbridge | Shows the Meterbridge window, that displays all the tracks' meter at once and their recording status, and is very handy for multitrack recording |
| □ Locations | Opens the Ranges and Marks window, a single point of control for all range and location markers |
| □ Big Clock | Opens the Main Clock as its own separate (and huge) window, which is helpful when recording |
| □ Transport Controls | Opens a floating Transport Bar as its own separate window |
| □ Virtual Keyboard | Opens up the virtual MIDI keyboard. If a MIDI track is selected (or many), this keyboard can be used as an hardware device would. |
| □ Video Monitor | If a video has been imported in the session, opens a video window (namely, Xjadeo), synced to the timeline |
| □ Audio Connections | Opens the Audio Connection Manager window, a way to make connections to, from and within Ardour's mixer |
| □ MIDI Connections | Same as above, for the MIDI connections |
| □ Tracks and Busses | Opens the Tracks and Busses window, which is a shortcut to many tracks/busses operations (routing, effects, …) |
| □ Bundle Manager | Opens the Bundle Manager window, allowing to create and manage Bundles, which are a way to simplify connection management, by defining groups of ports |
| □ Plugin Manager | Opens the Plugin Manager, a dedicated tool to deal with plugins, add new ones, and troubleshoot all plugin-related issues |
| Scripting | Opens the Script console window where LUA scripts can be edited and run |
| Templates | Opens the Template Manager window, for both sessions and tracks templates managment |
| □ Transport Masters | Opens the Transport masters window, where all the timecode sources are shown to be selected and/or synchronized |
| □ Keyboard Shortcuts | Opens up a Keyboard Shortcuts window, which allows for easy creation or modification of any keyboard binding |
| □ Plugin DSP Load | Opens a window showing all the active effects, plugins, etc… with bar-graphs showing the induced DSP load latency |
| □ Performance Meters | Opens a window showing the current system's load. Considering the buffer size, how much of it is spent idle or processing, and what takes processing time (engine or session) |
| Midi Tracer | Opens the MIDI Tracer window, allowing to follow each and every MIDI message entering or leaving Ardour |
| □ Log | Shows the Log window, where Ardour lists useful information, warnings and errors |