<s>
Ardour	B-Language
is	O
a	O
hard	O
disk	O
recorder	O
and	O
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
workstation	I-General_Concept
application	O
that	O
runs	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
primary	O
author	O
is	O
Paul	O
Davis	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
also	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
JACK	B-Application
Audio	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
Kit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
workstation	I-General_Concept
suitable	O
for	O
professional	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
GPL-2.0-or-later	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ardour	B-Language
's	O
recording	O
abilities	O
are	O
limited	O
by	O
only	O
the	O
hardware	O
it	O
is	O
run	O
on	O
;	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
built-in	O
limits	O
in	O
its	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JACK	B-Application
Audio	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
Kit	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Self-monitoring	O
makes	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
apply	O
plug-in	B-Application
effects	O
while	O
recording	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
JACK	O
audio	O
,	O
Ardour	B-Language
can	O
record	O
concurrently	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
audio	O
card	O
and	O
compatible	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ardour	B-Language
supports	O
an	O
arbitrary	O
number	O
of	O
tracks	O
and	O
buses	O
through	O
an	O
"	O
anything	O
to	O
anywhere	O
"	O
routing	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
gain	O
,	O
panning	O
and	O
plug-in	B-Application
parameters	O
can	O
be	O
automated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ardour	B-Language
supports	O
dragging	O
,	O
trimming	O
,	O
splitting	O
and	O
time-stretching	O
recorded	O
regions	O
with	O
sample-level	O
resolution	O
,	O
and	O
supports	O
layer	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
a	O
crossfade	O
editor	O
and	O
beat	B-Algorithm
detection	I-Algorithm
,	O
unlimited	O
undo/redo	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
snapshot	O
"	O
feature	O
for	O
saving	O
the	O
current	O
state	O
of	O
a	O
session	O
to	O
a	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ardour	B-Language
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
audio	O
mastering	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
integration	O
with	O
the	O
JACK	B-Application
Audio	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
Kit	I-Application
makes	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
use	O
mastering	O
tools	O
such	O
as	O
JAMin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ardour	B-Language
attempts	O
to	O
adhere	O
to	O
industry	O
standards	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
SMPTE/MTC	O
,	O
Broadcast	O
Wave	O
Format	O
,	O
MIDI	O
Machine	O
Control	O
and	O
XML	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
tested	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
x86-64	B-Device
,	O
x86	B-Operating_System
,	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
and	O
ARM	B-Architecture
(	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
version	O
3	O
)	O
architectures	O
;	O
Solaris	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
on	O
Intel	O
and	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
,	O
Windows	O
on	O
Intel	O
architectures	O
and	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
all	O
of	O
these	O
systems	O
 '	O
multiprocessor	O
,	O
multicore	O
SMP	O
and	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-built	O
binaries	O
of	O
Ardour	B-Language
6.x	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ardour	B-Language
relies	O
on	O
plug-ins	B-Application
for	O
many	O
features	O
,	O
from	O
audio	B-Algorithm
effects	I-Algorithm
processing	O
to	O
dynamic	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
the	O
following	O
plugin	B-Application
format	O
and	O
platform	O
combinations	O
:	O
LV2	B-Application
on	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
,	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
;	O
AudioUnits	O
on	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
;	O
Steinberg	O
's	O
VST2	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
;	O
LADSPA	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
,	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
theoretically	O
possible	O
to	O
use	O
plugins	B-Application
created	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
the	O
VST2	O
format	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Wine	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
project	O
team	O
does	O
not	O
recommend	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
version	O
6.5	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
supports	O
VST3	O
plugins	B-Application
on	O
all	O
supported	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ardour	B-Language
can	O
export	O
whole	O
sessions	O
or	O
parts	O
of	O
sessions	O
,	O
and	O
import	O
audio	O
clips	O
into	O
sessions	O
from	O
more	O
than	O
30	O
different	O
audio	O
file	O
formats	O
,	O
using	O
its	O
built-in	O
audio	O
file	O
database	O
manager	O
,	O
or	O
directly	O
from	O
an	O
ordinary	O
file	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SAE	O
Institute	O
provided	O
corporate	O
support	O
for	O
Ardour	B-Language
until	O
February	O
2009	O
,	O
an	O
initiative	O
for	O
providing	O
a	O
more	O
integrated	O
experience	O
on	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
simpler	O
version	O
for	O
students	O
and	O
others	O
new	O
to	O
audio	O
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	O
State	O
Logic	O
employed	O
Paul	O
Davis	O
to	O
work	O
full-time	O
on	O
Ardour	B-Language
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
version	O
2	O
,	O
until	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harrison	O
Audio	O
Consoles	O
has	O
supported	O
the	O
Ardour	B-Language
project	O
since	O
early	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harrison	O
's	O
"	O
Mixbus	O
"	O
DAW	O
and	O
their	O
destructive	O
film	O
dubber	O
,	O
the	O
Xdubber	O
,	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Ardour	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mixbus	O
extends	O
Ardour	B-Language
to	O
add	O
Harrison	O
's	O
own	O
DSP	O
and	O
a	O
more	O
console-like	O
workflow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xdubber	O
is	O
a	O
customizable	O
platform	O
for	O
enterprise-class	O
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
workstation	I-General_Concept
(	O
DAW	O
)	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Waves	O
Audio	O
privately	O
supported	O
Ardour	B-Language
development	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
changes	O
becoming	O
part	O
of	O
Ardour	B-Language
's	O
codebase	O
.	O
</s>
