Hi! I just started using Ardour, so I might just not have found this feature yet. I’m recording a band, and for simplicity I’d like to create a template that already includes all the necessary plugins for each track. However, if I record with all plugins enabled, I tend to get xruns. (This is an old laptop.) It feels kind of silly because I don’t need Ardour to do any monitoring or play back existing tracks while recording (most of the time).
I understand that there used to be a “bypass all plugins while recording” feature, but it is not going to come back. How about a “disable all output while recording” switch, which would probably be even more useful for me? Alternatively, if I could record into disabled tracks, that would provide a quick&dirty solution as well.
I would be willing to implement any of these features myself, but before I do that, I’d like to know what would be considered the best solution to my problem.
Is it possible to create a “record” template with all your plugins disabled by default? Then after recording, you can turn the plugins on, albeit individually. That might even be beneficial, as the first listen you should give to a new recording is completely unprocessed anyway.
@nick_livings: Yes, this is what I currently do. It’s just a little tedious, that’s all. You are probably correct about listening to unprocessed recordings first, but I would also like to be able to record songs at rehearsal, export them, and be done with them, with as few clicks as possible.
@paul: I already use this setting, but since the plugins continue to run even if they don’t receive any input, I still get xruns whenever I record something.
For my personal use, I (re?)implemented a “bypass plugins while recording” option now. I’ll submit it via git soon (need to check out the git repository first, as I currently use the source tarball). But it’s nothing spectacular, obviously.