Ardour (software)

Ardour is a software for editing and mixing audio recordings on the computer (see also Audio Editor, hard disk recording and digital audio workstation). It is oriented in interface and operation of the software Pro Tools commonly used in professional recording studios. Ardour has currently not yet the functionality of proprietary software. Ardour is available as free software under the GPL. Currently executable versions of this program for the operating systems Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD and Mac OS X. exist The work of the developer of Ardour focuses on the versions for Linux and Mac OS X. essential to the development of Ardour involved is Paul Davis, who also participated in the planning of the JACK audio Connection Kit ( JACK ) project. The Ardour project has set by his own statement to the goal of creating the " best digital audio processing platform ."

The name " Ardour " comes from the attempt to pronounce the acronym HDR ( Hard Disk Recorder for ).

Concept

Ardour uses the JACK audio server to accommodate sounds, and share. Thus, the software can create both of the inputs of a sound card as well as with the Jack server related software sound recordings. The number of tracks used simultaneously is not fixed limits. The recordings shall Ardour into files in the RIFF WAVE format. These files are not changed Ardour after shooting. All cuts and other arrangements of the audio material relating to the playing of the file. This so-called non- destructive method allows to make cuts and most deletions also about meeting boundaries reversed.

Recording and playback controls of users in Ardour on "Tracks " which are based on the individual tracks of a tape machine, and a mixer. All parameter changes in the mixer can be automated. Thus it is possible to swell at any point, the volume of a track or to have an effect at a location more and then again weaker. This programming of parameters is also possible with the help of graphical curves that can be displayed, see the track. All these operations happen in real time - the inevitable delay time can be set in the Jack server. On a properly configured for the operation by Jack system delay times of less than 10 milliseconds are stable usable.

Interaction with other programs

Ardour uses the default format as LADSPA effect plugins. Several of these usually very specific plugins can be combined to achieve more complex effects. Since version 2.6 Ardour supports Linux and the new plugin format LV2, which offers similar capabilities with VST. Ardour for MacOS also supports Mac-specific AU format for plugins. From the source code of Ardour also a version can build that supports plug-in effects in the Steinberg VST format. For this, the GPL licensed Vestige headers, FST and Wine are used since version 2.8. By Wine Ardour is characterized, however, can only be used as a 32bit program or in a multilib environment.

For the video post the program on Linux xjadeo available, which makes it possible to make a movie in sync with Ardour. For MIDI recordings Ardour can be synchronized via the timer of the Jack server with a sequencer like Rosegarden. In the composite of the Jack server also sounds from software sound generators such as software synthesizers, samplers, or players can be added directly to individual tracks of Ardour. The output of Jack can be connected, such as for Jamin audio mastering processor with appropriate software.

The third generation of Ardour

Parallel to the 2.x series of the Ardour developers of the project have released version 3 of Ardour program, which was published in March 2013. This brings in addition to various improvements also often desired by users integration of MIDI tracks directly into the program. In addition, a Windows version to be published.

Ardour 2 is to be maintained for several years continue.

Both versions are freely available as part of Linux distributions and source code for all systems. Installation packages for Linux, selling the project on his website for a model in which the buyer can specify a price over 1 U.S. dollar itself. Packages for MacOSX should be available from April 2013, for MS Windows packages are also planned.

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