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<li>Switch to the Ardour Download site, copy and paste the command (listed in the Public read-only SVN access section) into your shell window:<br /><br />'''svn co http://subversion.ardour.org/svn/ardour2/branches/2.0-ongoing''' <br /><br />(It is recommended to use the command stated on the site, since the version may change over time...)</li>
<li>After the above executed command is completed, there will be a subdirectory created in your current directory<br />(In this case called '''2.0-ongoing''').</li>
<li>Change into the '''2.0-ongoing''' subdirectory, and change to the other subdirectory called '''tools'''.[[Image:session-ex1.png|thumb|350px250px|right ]]</li>
<li>Issue the following command to run session-exchange:<br /><br />'''./session_exchange.py'''<br /><br /></li>
<li>A '''Session Exchange application window''' should appear on your screen.<br /><br />(Note: You can right-click on the desktop, and create a launcher to run this application in the specified pathname, so you can just double-click on your desktop to launch this application...</li>
'''Steps to Configure Ardour Session Exchange:'''
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<li>Before you start configuring Ardour Session Exchange, make certain that you '''have an Ardour session on your computer to share'''. Also, '''note the pathname to your Ardour session directory''' that you want to share.</li>
<li>Next, you need to give yourself a username so other members will be able to identify you. Click on the '''edit''' menu, and select '''preferences'''. Type in a username for yourself (I have used the username ''msaul'' just as an example), and then click '''OK'''.</li>
<li>We need to create a session for sharing purposes. In this way, we can focus on a particular session until we complete our project.[[Image:session-ex9.png|thumb|250px200px|right ]]</li>
<li>You have two choices: '''Create Session''' (''start a new session, and open in Ardour to create a song, then save, and collaborate with other user''), or '''Add Session''' (''specify the pathname to an already existing Ardour session'').</li>
<li>For this tutorial, '''we will add an Ardour session''' to be shared (I created one called '''doors_demo'''.</li>
<li>Click '''File''' then '''Add Session'''. An ''Add Session'' dialog box will appear.</li>
<li>Specify the pathname of the session to be shared (usually created in the user's home directory, and then select the session name that ends with the '''.ardour extension''', then click '''OK'''.<br /><br />(You can add as many sessions to share as you wish...)<br /><br /><br />[[Image:session-ex8.png|thumb|250px150px|right ]]</li>
<li>You should now see your session contained in the Session Exchange application window.<br /><br /> If you click on the session by name, you will see the yourself as the only user participating in the session exchange. If you click on your username, you will see the original session, as well as any of the session "'''snapshots'''" that have been taken...<br /><br />
<li>Next you need to add another user or users in order to help collaborate or work on your song.</li>
