# Session Templates

Ardour allows you to create templates that specify the number of tracks and busses, the I/O configuration and other aspects of the session. When creating a new session, you can specify a template and it will be created to match the template settings. To create a template, you will need to be working on an existing session. Make sure that the session is setup to in exactly the way you would like the template to be. Choose Session Save Template .

To open the Save Template dialog enter a name for the template and click Save or CtrlS to store the template using the current session configuration. Templates are basically session files without any audio data references. They are stored in your `.ardour` folder.

## Using a template

When opening a new session, instead of leaving the New setup button selected in the New Session dialog, click the Use template button, and then click on the name of the template you would like to use. Note that this option does not appear until you have saved at least one template.