Ardour is an open source, collaborative effort of a worldwide team including musicians, programmers, and professional recording engineers. Development is transparent — anyone can watch our work as …

Ardour is a free and open-source digital audio workstation and hard disk recorder that runs on Linux, macOS, FreeBSD and Microsoft Windows. Its primary author is Paul Davis, who is also responsible …

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But if you're hoping to modify Ardour or get involved in our development process, or don't want to or cannot pay for our pre-built versions, this is where to start.

Feb 5, 2026 · Ardour 9.0 is the latest major release of the open‑source digital audio workstation (DAW), delivering a suite of new tools such as pianoroll windows, region‑based FX, multi‑touch editing, and …

Oct 9, 2023 · Ardour 8 has arrived with easier editing, automation, improved tempo mapping, arpeggiators, Launchpad Pro controller support, and more. The DAW is a workflow powerhouse – …

In Ardour 9.0 the GUI drawing speed will be significantly faster, at least on very dense pages like the mixer. This is a complicated area, and there are still monitor configurations where our new …