Document the video grid display.

diff --git a/audio.rst b/audio.rst
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@@ -243,15 +243,16 @@ for instance if you unplug two identical cards and plug them back
 in the reverse order; USB cards don't carry any kind of serial number
 or other forms of unique identification.
 
+.. _audio-views:
 
 The audio views
 '''''''''''''''
 
 .. image:: images/audio-view-selector.png
 
-Once multichannel mode is active, a little selector shows up to the right,
-just below the level meters. The arrows (or equivalently, the PgUp/PgDown
-keys on the keyboard) allow you to select between two views:
+Once multichannel mode is active, the audio view selector (up to the right,
+just below the level meters) gains a third option. The arrows (or equivalently, the PgUp/PgDown
+keys on the keyboard) allow you to select between those three views:
 
   * In the **compact audio view** (which is the default), each bus is
     represented only by its label, its peak meter (see below) and its
@@ -261,7 +262,12 @@ keys on the keyboard) allow you to select between two views:
     from the full audio view are still in effect, but you cannot see or
     interact with them.
 
-  * The **full audio view** contains a lot more controls, but leaves no
+  * The **video grid display**  does not have any audio controls,
+    but tries to use as much screen estate as possible on the video channels
+    only. In particular, it can put the channels in multiple rows if that
+    facilitates larger previews, which can be useful if you have many channels.
+
+  * The **full audio view** (only available in multichannel mode) contains a lot more controls, but leaves no
     room for the video channels. These are useful when you are doing initial
     setup of your mix, or if you want to go back and tune something.
     The full audio view will be described in detail in the following section;

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@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ see it if you look closely; it's a somewhat lighter shade of green),
 it will be marked with green. On conflict, red (live) wins, since it is
 the most important piece of information.
 
+If you have many channels, the default single-row view can make for previews
+that are somewhat small. If so, you can switch to the *video grid display*;
+see :ref:`audio-views` for more information.
+
 
 Transitions
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