Hello,
I’m having some issues with importing multiple tracks from multiple takes into a session.
I’ve searched the forum and bug tracker but didn’t find anything recent, only 10+ year old threads. I wanted to post here first to make sure my workflow is correct and I’m not missing anything.
This is using newest Ardour v6, on AVLinux 2020.4.10.
I have 2 folders with each 22 audio files. These are the 2 takes we gonna choose from to use in our mix (nrs. 11 & 13 in screenshots). I want to:
- import tracks from take 1 into the session
- import tracks from take 2 into the same tracks, as a different layer (viewable in “Stacked” mode)
I created a new session and opened the import audio dialog, with settings:
- Add files… -> as new tracks
- Mapping -> one track per file
This works, but when importing the 2nd take is were things seem to go wrong.
Scenario 1
Shift+click to select all tracks (Editor view)
In import dialog, select files from 2nd take, with settings:
- Add files… -> to selected tracks
- Mapping -> 1 track / file
I checked the order of the files and they are the exact same as the 1st take.
At first, everything seems OK, the files from 2nd take are a different layer in the existing tracks.
But after a couple tracks, the order of recordings gets screwed up, for example:
Here, Kick drum & Trumpet tracks are put together.
Scenario 2
Shift+click to select all tracks (Editor view)
In import dialog, and select files from 2nd take, with settings:
- Add files… -> to selected tracks
- Mapping -> sequence
This puts all audio files to the first track, and not the selected ones:
Also, in both scenarios, the sources from 2nd take are shown as duplicates in the “Sources” tab:
Is there something wrong with my workflow, should I look at playlists instead of layers, or is it a know bug… Any hints & tips welcome