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 Ardour running under Linux |
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| Developer(s) | The Ardour Community |
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| Initial release | 23 September 2005[1][nb 1] |
| Stable release | 2.8.12 (27 September 2011 ) [±] |
| Preview release | 3.0 Beta 4a (23 May 2012 ) [±] |
| Written in | C++ (GTK+) |
| Operating system | FreeBSD, Linux, Mac OS X |
| Available in | English[3] |
| Type | Digital audio workstation |
| License | GPLv2+[4] |
| Website | ardour.org |
Ardour is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application. It runs on Linux, Mac OS X[5] and FreeBSD.[6] Its primary author is Paul Davis, who is also responsible for the JACK Audio Connection Kit. Ardour's intention is to provide digital audio workstation software suitable for professional use.
Released under the terms of the GNU General Public License (version two or any later version), Ardour is free software.[4] People who download via the ardour.org website are asked to pay for downloading Ardour. Without paying, users can still download the full source code and the full version for GNU/Linux, but the OSX binary comes without the ability to load or save AU plugin settings.[7]
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Features [link]
The feature list below is an overview of Ardour's features including the most essential features. Covering all features is beyond the scope of this article.
Recording [link]
Ardour's recording capabilities are limited only by the hardware it is run on. There are no built in limitations in the software. When recording on top of existing material Ardour can do latency compensation, positioning the recorded material where it was intended to be when recording it. Monitoring options include monitoring with external hardware (a feature supported by some sound cards), monitoring with Ardour and monitoring with JACK. Monitoring with Ardour makes it possible to apply plugin effects to the signal while it is recorded in real time. Using the audio server JACK, Ardour can record both from the audio card and JACK-compatible Software concurrently.
New versions of JACK also support transporting audio over a generic IP network.[8] This makes it possible to run Ardour on hardware separate from the one that actually contains the audio interface.
Mixing [link]
Ardour supports an arbitrary number of tracks and buses through an "anything to anywhere" routing system. All gain, panning and plugin parameters can be automated. All sample data is mixed and maintained internally in 32-bit floating point format.
Editing [link]
Ardour supports dragging, trimming, splitting and timestretching recorded regions with sample-level resolution and has a possibility to layer regions. It includes a crossfade editor and a beat detection. Ardour has unlimited undo/redo and a snapshot feature for storing the current state of a session to a file for future reference.
Mastering [link]
Ardour can be used as an audio mastering environment. Its integration with JACK makes it possible to use mastering tools such as JAMin to process the audio data. The output of Ardour's mixer can be sent to JAMin and/or any other JACK-aware audio-processing software, and the output processed by these programmes can be recorded using recording software. Ardour can also export TOC and CUE files, which allows for the creation of audio CDs.
Compatibility [link]
Ardour attempts to adhere to industry standards, such as SMPTE/MTC, Broadcast WAVE, MIDI Machine Control and XML.[9]
Ardour has been tested and runs on the GNU/Linux operating system, on the x86-64, x86, PPC architectures, Sun Solaris, Mac OS X on Intel and PowerPC, and FreeBSD. It takes advantage of multiprocessor and multicore SMP and realtime features of these operating systems. Support is limited on operating systems other than Linux and OS X, however.[10]
Attempts have been made, and continue to be made,[11] to port to Windows, although Ardour's lead developer has expressed reluctance to encourage those efforts.[12][13]
Plugins [link]
Ardour relies on plugins to enable many features from audio effects processing to dynamic control. It supports the LADSPA and LV2 plugin architectures on Linux and additionally Audio Units on OS X. Using Steinberg's VST plugins with Ardour on Linux and FreeBSD is possible if Ardour is compiled by the user or packager/distributor to include VST support. As of version 2.8, VST support no longer requires use of the VST SDK from Steinberg.[14]
Import and Export [link]
Ardour supports exporting whole sessions or parts of sessions, and importing audio clips into sessions from more than 30 different audio file formats. This can be done using Ardour's built-in audio file database manager or directly from an ordinary file browser.
Supporting companies [link]
SAE Institute provided corporate support for Ardour up until February 2009. The aim of the initiative was to provide a more integrated experience on Mac OS X and the development of a version tailored towards beginner students.[15]
Solid State Logic employed Paul Davis to work full time on Ardour during the development of the version 2. This support lasted through to the end of 2006.[16]
Harrison Audio Consoles has been a supporter of the Ardour project since early 2005. Harrison's destructive film dubber, the Xdubber, is based on Ardour. The Xdubber also serves as a customizable platform for enterprise-class DAW users.[17]
See also [link]
- JACK Audio Connection Kit, a real time low latency audio server.
- List of free audio software
- Linux audio software
- Comparison of multitrack recording software
Notes [link]
References [link]
- ^ Davis, Paul (2005-09-23). "ardour 0.99 released". ardour-dev mailing list. https://osdir.com/ml/audio.ardour.devel/2005-09/msg00084.html. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
- ^ Davis, Paul (2005-09-23). "post 0.99". ardour-dev mailing list. Ardour.org. Archived from the original on 2005-11-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20051103053112/lists.ardour.org/pipermail/ardour-dev-ardour.org/2005-September/002659.html. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
- ^ "Other Languages and Translation "team"". Ardour.org. https://ardour.org/node/3485.
- ^ a b "A licence notice example on top an Ardour source code file". Ardour.org. https://viewcvs.ardour.org/index.cgi/ardour2/ardour2/branches/3.0/gtk2_ardour/about.cc?view=markup. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ "Ardour - System Requirements". Ardour.org. https://ardour.org/system_requirements. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- ^ "audio/ardour". FreshPorts.org. https://www.freshports.org/audio/ardour/. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
- ^ "Download". Ardour.org. https://ardour.org/download. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
- ^ "NetJack - Jack Over The Net". netjack.sourceforge.net. https://netjack.sourceforge.net/.
- ^ "Ardour Key Features". Ardour.org. https://ardour.org/key_features. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
- ^ "Solaris discussion". Ardour.org. https://ardour.org/node/878. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- ^ "Setting a font for the verbose cursor(s)". Nabble.com. 2011-01-30. https://old.nabble.com/Setting-a-font-for-the-verbose-cursor(s)-td30799250.html.
- ^ "Windows?". Ardour.org. https://ardour.org/node/517#comment-1206. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
- ^ "Why Ardour don't work in windows?". Ardour.org. https://ardour.org/node/2162#comment-13873. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
- ^ "Ardour 2.8 Released". ardour.org. https://ardour.org/node/2555. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ "SAE Institute Sponsors Ardour Open Source DAW Project". Ardour.org. https://ardour.org/node/976. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
- ^ "Ardour Seeks New Sponsorship". Ardour.org. https://ardour.org/sponsorship. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
- ^ "Harrison Debuts Xrouter, Xdubber". LiveFromAES.com. https://livefromaes.com/articles/publish/article_248.shtml.
Articles [link]
- Hinkle-Turner, Elizabeth (September 2009). "Ardour et al., or Free and Easy Laptop Pro Audio: An Essay Perspective from a desperate working mother composer". eContact! 11.3 — Open Source for Audio Application. Canadian Electroacoustic Community. https://cec.sonus.ca/econtact/11_3/hinkle_turner_ardour.html.
- Nettingsmeier, Jörn (September 2009). "Ardour and Ambisonics: A FLOSS approach to the next generation of sound spatialisation". eContact! 11.3 - Jörn Nettingsmeier - Ardour and Ambisonics. Canadian Electroacoustic Community. https://cec.sonus.ca/econtact/11_3/nettingsmeier_ambisonics.html.
External links [link]
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- Introducing Ardour - Article in Linux Journal
- FLOSS Weekly - 86: Ardour podcast with Paul Davis for Ardour
- Open Source Musician podcast interview with Paul Davis
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Software
Computer software also called a program or simply software is any set of instructions that directs a computer to perform specific tasks or operations. Computer software consists of computer programs, libraries and related non-executable data (such as online documentation or digital media). Computer software is non-tangible, contrasted with computer hardware, which is the physical component of computers. Computer hardware and software require each other and neither can be realistically used without the other.
At the lowest level, executable code consists of machine language instructions specific to an individual processor—typically a central processing unit (CPU). A machine language consists of groups of binary values signifying processor instructions that change the state of the computer from its preceding state. For example, an instruction may change the value stored in a particular storage location in the computer—an effect that is not directly observable to the user. An instruction may also (indirectly) cause something to appear on a display of the computer system—a state change which should be visible to the user. The processor carries out the instructions in the order they are provided, unless it is instructed to "jump" to a different instruction, or interrupted.
Software (novel)
Software is a 1982 cyberpunk science fiction novel written by Rudy Rucker. It won the first Philip K. Dick Award in 1983. The novel is the first book in Rucker's Ware Tetralogy, and was followed by a sequel, Wetware, in 1988.
Plot summary
Software introduces Cobb Anderson as a retired computer scientist who was once tried for treason for figuring out how to give robots artificial intelligence and free will, creating the race of boppers. By 2020, they have created a complex society on the Moon, where the boppers developed because they depend on super-cooled superconducting circuits. In that year, Anderson is a pheezer — a freaky geezer, Rucker's depiction of elderly Baby Boomers — living in poverty in Florida and terrified because he lacks the money to buy a new artificial heart to replace his failing, secondhand one.
As the story begins, Anderson is approached by a robot duplicate of himself who invites him to the Moon to be given immortality. Meanwhile, the series' other main character, Sta-Hi Mooney the 1st — born Stanley Hilary Mooney Jr. — a 25-year-old cab driver and "brainsurfer", is kidnapped by a gang of serial killers known as the Little Kidders who almost eat his brain. When Anderson and Mooney travel to the Moon together at the boppers' expense, they find that these events are closely related: the "immortality" given to Anderson turns out to be having his mind transferred into software via the same brain-destroying technique used by the Little Kidders.
