Ardour Monitor Modes
The table below details what will be seen on the meter and heard on the monitor according to Ardour's settings.
| Ref | Monitoring Mode (Audio/MIDI Setup) | Auto Input does 'talkback'(System Prefs) | Track Rec Enable | Master Rec Enable | Transport | Auto Input (Session Props) | Meter (What you see) | Monitor (What you hear) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ardour | On | Off | Off | ◼ | On | Input | Input |
| 2 | Ardour | On | Off | Off | ◼ | Off | Disk (Silence) | Disk (Silence) |
| 3 | Ardour | On | Off | Off | ▶ | On | Disk (Audio) | Disk (Audio) |
| 4 | Ardour | On | Off | Off | ▶ | Off | Disk (Audio) | Disk (Audio) |
| 5 | Ardour | On | Off | On | ◼ | On | Input | Input |
| 6 | Ardour | On | Off | On | ◼ | Off | Disk (Silence) | Disk (Silence) |
| 7 | Ardour | On | Off | On | ▶ | On | Disk (Audio) | Disk (Audio) |
| 8 | Ardour | On | Off | On | ▶ | Off | Disk (Audio) | Disk (Audio) |
| 9 | Ardour | On | On | Off | ◼ | On | Input | Input |
| 10 | Ardour | On | On | Off | ◼ | Off | Input | Input |
| 11 | Ardour | On | On | Off | ▶ | On | Disk (Audio)† | Disk (Audio) |
| 12 | Ardour | On | On | Off | ▶ | Off | Input | Input |
| 13 | Ardour | On | On | On | ◼ | On | Input | Input |
| 14 | Ardour | On | On | On | ◼ | Off | Input | Input |
| 15 | Ardour | On | On | On | ▶ | On | Input | Input |
| 16 | Ardour | On | On | On | ▶ | Off | Input | Input |
| 17 | Ardour | Off | Off | Off | ◼ | On | Disk (Silence) | Disk (Silence) |
| 18 | Ardour | Off | Off | Off | ◼ | Off | Disk (Silence) | Disk (Silence) |
| 19 | Ardour | Off | Off | Off | ▶ | On | Disk (Audio) | Disk (Audio) |
| 20 | Ardour | Off | Off | Off | ▶ | Off | Disk (Audio) | Disk (Audio) |
| 21 | Ardour | Off | Off | On | ◼ | On | Disk (Silence) | Disk (Silence) |
| 22 | Ardour | Off | Off | On | ◼ | Off | Disk (Silence) | Disk (Silence) |
| 23 | Ardour | Off | Off | On | ▶ | On | Disk (Audio) | Disk (Audio) |
| 24 | Ardour | Off | Off | On | ▶ | Off | Disk (Audio) | Disk (Audio) |
| 25 | Ardour | Off | On | Off | ◼ | On | Input | Input |
| 26 | Ardour | Off | On | Off | ◼ | Off | Input | Input |
| 27 | Ardour | Off | On | Off | ▶ | On | Disk (Audio)† | Disk (Audio) |
| 28 | Ardour | Off | On | Off | ▶ | Off | Input | Input |
| 29 | Ardour | Off | On | On | ◼ | On | Input | Input |
| 30 | Ardour | Off | On | On | ◼ | Off | Input | Input |
| 31 | Ardour | Off | On | On | ▶ | On | Input | Input |
| 32 | Ardour | Off | On | On | ▶ | Off | Input | Input |
| 33 | Audio Hardware | On | Off | Off | ◼ | On | Input | Silence |
| 34 | Audio Hardware | On | Off | Off | ◼ | Off | Disk (Silence) | Disk (Silence) |
| 35 | Audio Hardware | On | Off | Off | ▶ | On | Disk (Audio) | Disk (Audio) |
| 36 | Audio Hardware | On | Off | Off | ▶ | Off | Disk (Audio) | Disk (Audio) |
| 37 | Audio Hardware | On | Off | On | ◼ | On | Input | Silence |
| 38 | Audio Hardware | On | Off | On | ◼ | Off | Disk (Silence) | Disk (Silence) |
| 39 | Audio Hardware | On | Off | On | ▶ | On | Disk (Audio) | Disk (Audio) |
| 40 | Audio Hardware | On | Off | On | ▶ | Off | Disk (Audio) | Disk (Audio) |
| 41 | Audio Hardware | On | On | Off | ◼ | On | Input | HW Pass Through |
| 42 | Audio Hardware | On | On | Off | ◼ | Off | Input | HW Pass Through |
| 43 | Audio Hardware | On | On | Off | ▶ | On | Disk (Audio)† | Disk (Audio) |
| 44 | Audio Hardware | On | On | Off | ▶ | Off | Input | HW Pass Through |
| 45 | Audio Hardware | On | On | On | ◼ | On | Input | HW Pass Through |
| 46 | Audio Hardware | On | On | On | ◼ | Off | Input | HW Pass Through |
| 47 | Audio Hardware | On | On | On | ▶ | On | Input | HW Pass Through |
| 48 | Audio Hardware | On | On | On | ▶ | Off | Input | HW Pass Through |
| 49 | Audio Hardware | Off | Off | Off | ◼ | On | Disk (Silence) | Disk (Silence) |
| 50 | Audio Hardware | Off | Off | Off | ◼ | Off | Disk (Silence) | Disk (Silence) |
| 51 | Audio Hardware | Off | Off | Off | ▶ | On | Disk (Audio) | Disk (Audio) |
| 52 | Audio Hardware | Off | Off | Off | ▶ | Off | Disk (Audio) | Disk (Audio) |
| 53 | Audio Hardware | Off | Off | On | ◼ | On | Disk (Silence) | Disk (Silence) |
| 54 | Audio Hardware | Off | Off | On | ◼ | Off | Disk (Silence) | Disk (Silence) |
| 55 | Audio Hardware | Off | Off | On | ▶ | On | Disk (Audio) | Disk (Audio) |
| 56 | Audio Hardware | Off | Off | On | ▶ | Off | Disk (Audio) | Disk (Audio) |
| 57 | Audio Hardware | Off | On | Off | ◼ | On | Input | HW Pass Through |
| 58 | Audio Hardware | Off | On | Off | ◼ | Off | Input | HW Pass Through |
| 59 | Audio Hardware | Off | On | Off | ▶ | On | Disk (Audio)† | Disk (Audio) |
| 60 | Audio Hardware | Off | On | Off | ▶ | Off | Input | HW Pass Through |
| 61 | Audio Hardware | Off | On | On | ◼ | On | Input | HW Pass Through |
| 62 | Audio Hardware | Off | On | On | ◼ | Off | Input | HW Pass Through |
| 63 | Audio Hardware | Off | On | On | ▶ | On | Input | HW Pass Through |
| 64 | Audio Hardware | Off | On | On | ▶ | Off | Input | HW Pass Through |
† Until Ardour 8.6.388 the meter was set to display Input.