The Edit Menu

The Edit menu groups together the actions related to the edition, and so will be mostly used while in Editor mode.

Select
Undo (action)	Reverts the last editing operation, namely action
Redo	Does the last editing operation again, after an Undo
Undo Selection Change	Reverts the last selection operation
Redo Selection Change	Does the last selection operation again after an Undo Selection Change
Cut	Deletes the current selection, but puts it in memory ready to be pasted
Copy	Copies the current selection to memory
Paste	Pastes the memory at the edit point, after a Cut or Copy operation
Select All Objects	Selects all the regions and automation points in the session
Select All Tracks	Selects all the tracks, busses and control masters in the session
Select All Visible Lanes	Selects all the visible tracks, busses and control masters, i.e. those marked `v` in the Editor List
Deselect All	Deselects all objects or tracks, nothing is selected
Invert Note Selection	Select the previously unselected regions, and deselect the previously selected ones
Set Range to Loop Range	Creates a range selection on the selected tracks, based on the selected loop markers, and switches to Range Mode tool
Set Range to Punch Range	Same as above, based on the selected punch markers
Set Range to Selected Regions	Same as above, based on the selected regions (i.e. from the start of the earliest region to the end of the latest one)
Select All After Edit Point	Select all the regions and automation points that exist after the Edit Point, even if the region starts before it. If some tracks are selected, only selects on these tracks.
Select All Before Edit Point	Same as above, but before the Edit point (i.e. to the left of it)
Select All Overlapping Edit Range	Select all the regions and automation points of which at least a part is in the current selection range
Select All Inside Edit Range	Selects all the regions that are completely inside the selection range, i.e. their start and end are inside the range. If some tracks are selected, only selects on these tracks.
Select All in Punch Range	Selects all the regions of which a part in in the punch range. If some tracks are selected, only selects on these tracks.
Select All in Loop Range	Same as above, based on the loop range
Move Range Start to Previous Region Boundary	Extends the left boundary of the range to the left to the next region start or end. The region must be in the range.
Move Range Start to Next Region Boundary	Same as above, to the right (reduces the selection)
Move Range End to Previous Region Boundary	Same as above, with the right edge of the range, to the left (reduces the selection)
Move Range End to Next Region Boundary	Same as above, with the right edge, to the right (extends the selection)
Start Range	Sets the left edge of the range to the Edit point
Finish Range	Sets the right edge of the range to the Edit point
Select Next Track or Bus	Select the track or bus under the currently selected one. If multiple tracks are selected, only the first one is considered
Select Previous Track or Bus	Same as above, with the track/bus above the first one selected.
Delete	Deletes all that is currently selected
Crop	Cuts the parts of the regions that are outside the range boundaries. Only applies on the regions that belong at least in part to the range.
Split/Separate	Cuts the selected regions at the Edit point, separating them in two regions
Separate
Separate Under	Removes all the parts of the regions that are under the selected one. Once done, the selected region is alone on its part of the track.
Separate Using Loop Range	Cuts the selected regions or the regions on the selected tracks along the Loop range's start and end markers. If nothing is selected, acts on all tracks at once.
Separate Using Punch Range	Same as above, with the Punch range markers
Consolidate
Consolidate Range	Group all parts of regions in the range and on the same track as one (Audio or MIDI but not both). Optionally, add it to the Cue Grid and/or to the Clip library.
Consolidate Range (with processing)	Same as above, with processing (effects, plugins, gain&hellip) applied before grouping.
Combine	Group all the selected regions belonging to the same track as one (Audio or MIDI but not both).
Uncombine	(Audio only) splits back a compound into its original regions.
Align
Align Start	Moves the selected regions to align the beginning of the regions to the Edit point
Align Start Relative	When multiple regions are selected, moves all the regions together as a block to align the beginning of the earliest one to the Edit point.
Align End	Moves the selected regions to align the end of the regions to the Edit point
Align End Relative	When multiple regions are selected, moves all the regions together as a block to align the end of the latest one to the Edit point.
Align Sync	Moves the selected regions to align the Sync point of the regions to the Edit point
Align Sync Relative	When multiple regions are selected, moves all the regions together as a block to align the earliest Sync point to the Edit point.
Fade
Fade Range Selection	For all the regions that either begin or end in the range, create a fade in or out on the regions length.
Set Fade In Length	If the edit point is within the region boundaries, adjusts selected audio regions' fade in to end at the edit point.
□ Fade In	Toggles the fade in on the selected region on or off
Set Fade Out Length	Same as above, for the fade out
□ Fade Out	Toggles the fade out on the selected region on or off
Analyze
Spectral Analysis	For the selected range and tracks, shows the Spectral analysis, showing a frequency vs dBFS graph.
Loudness Analysis	For the selected range, one tab per track, shows the Audio Report/Analysis, showing in particular a time vs dBFS graph.
Loudness Assistant	For the selected range and tracks, shows the Loudness Analyzer and Normalizer.
Tag Last Capture	Prompts for a text to tag the last record, this tag is visible in the Region list
Remove Last Capture	Destroy the last recording. A prompt reminds the user this cannot be undone.
Edit point
Change Edit Point	Toggles between the mouse and the playhead as the Edit point
Change Edit Point Including Marker	Toggles between the mouse, the playhead and marker as the Edit point
Toggle Snap	Activates/deactivates snapping, which aligns region boundaries to the closest selected time marker when moved
Snap & Grid
Previous Quantize Grid Choice	Changes the snap quantization to the previous one in the list below
Next Quantize Grid Choice	Changes the snap quantization to the next one in the list below
○ No Grid	Disables snapping, i.e. allows free movement of regions and boundaries
○ Bar	Snaps to the closest musical bar, bars can be set and seen in the Ruler
○ 1/4 Note → 1/28 (32nd septuplet)	Selects the division of musical time to snap to
○ Timecode	Snaps to the closest frame, a timecode being Hrs:Min:Sec:Frame. The number of frames per second is defined in the Session Properties.
○ MinSec	Snaps to the closest second in the timeline.
○ CD Frames	Snaps to the closest CD Frame, one CD frame being 1/75^th of a second.
Tempo
Set Tempo from Region = Bar	Computes the tempo so that the duration of the first selected region is 1 bar. Ardour prompts if the user wants it to be the global tempo, or a tempo marker at the beginning of the region used
Set Tempo from Edit Range = Bar	Same thing, with the current Range instead of a region
□ Smart Mode	Toggles the Smart Mode, allowing the mouse to be in Range Mode in the upper half of a region, and in Grab Mode in the lower half
□ Show Automation Lane on Touch	When toggled on, clicking on a plugin parameter, hardware controller, etc… makes Ardour show the relevant automation lane
Lua Scripts
□ Script Manager	Shows the Script manager, allowing to use and manage the Lua scripts in the session
Action script #n	Executes the nth script. The script list is defined in the Script Manager.
Preferences	Displays the Preferences panels, allowing to change Ardour's behaviour