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| caption = Open-source multiplatform DAW
| maintainer = Paul Davis
| maintainer = Paul Davis
| stable_release = 0.99
| stable_release = 0.99
| preview_release = 2.00
| preview_release = 2.00b8
| operating_system = Mac OS/X, Linux
| operating_system = Mac OS/X, Linux
| use = Digital Audio Workstation
| use = Digital Audio Workstation

Revision as of 05:55, 19 November 2006

Ardour
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Open-source multiplatform DAW
Developer(s) Paul Davis
Release information
Initial release {{{released}}}
Stable release 0.99
Preview release 2.00b8
Compatibility
Operating system Mac OS/X, Linux
Additional information
Use Digital Audio Workstation
License GPL
Website http://www.ardour.org/

Introduction

What is Ardour? Ardour is a complete Digital Audio Workstation that is very similiar to Pro-Tools, Nuendo, and Logic.

Features

Common

  • Designed to work with JACK, ALSA on Linux and Core Audio on OS X.
  • Soundcards supported are: M-Audio, Hammerfall, Echo, Creative, Terratec and Yamaha.
  • Sample data is maintained internally in 32-bit floating point format
  • Multichannel recording and mixing
  • Partial support for VSTi's
  • Support for over thirty different audio codecs
  • Utilization of custom audio file database manager

Mixing

  • Mixing realies directly on the hardware and automated plugins

Editing

  • Timeline layout with trimming, crossfading, time-stretching, and splitting

Mastering

  • Integration with JACK makes mastering with tools like JAMin possible

Plug-ins

  • LADSPA support for over 100 DSP effects including, simple filters, analog flangers, and multiband EQ's.

Compatibility

  • Open-source nature allows the DAW to be ported to multiple platforms including OS X.

Screenshots

  • Main window this is a screenshot of Ardours main application window

Development API

Getting Involved

Ardour is written entirely in C++. The GUI is written using the gtkmm C++ wrapper. The application contains 160,000 lines of code, including 3rd party development efforts. Ardour makes heavy use of libsigc++ as a way to provide anonymous coupling between various application components.

MIDI Support

There is major talk of developing and implementing MIDI timestamp codes, etc into Ardour for sequencing.

http://www.ardour.org/node/335

External links

  • Ardour official website of the new digital audio workstation