Ardour for Ubuntu

Ardour is a computer-based recording system. It is made specifically to record music. There are many great features of Ardour. One thing that is good about it is that it is completely free and works on Linux systems, such as Ubuntu, and the Mac OSX.

To get the latest version of Ardour, all you have to do is go the synaptic package manager and download Ubuntu Studio, which will automatically download Ardour and Q-Jack, which will be needed to operate Ardour.

Ardour is primarily made by Paul Davis and the goal of this software is to be for provide a program that can be for professional use.

There are a few great features with the new version of Ardour. You can edit and record multiple tracks. You can input as many sound sources as you want, you are only limited by the hardware that you are using. You can also put your effects on specific tracks and monitor in real-time so that you can hear what your effects are doing as you are recording. You can also record in a floating 32-bit format for higher resolution and headroom.

Some of the features that it has for editing are dragging, trimming, time stretching, copying, pasting, beat detection ect. It has enough features that it really can be used to get professional sound quality.

One aspect of Ardour that I have recently found is the high quality of sound. Because it is used on lighter operation system and the program itself is very efficient, the sound is recorded more directly and keeps a more pure quality to the sound. This is great for trying to get a smooth and professional sound.

Ardour is always improving and is a great program to use. One thing that is nice also is that you can offer any suggestions to the creator. Sometimes these suggestions get used to help make future versions of Ardour a little better.

I personally have used multiple programs such as Sonar (Cakewalk by Roland), Adobe Audition, Logic and multiple other programs. While each of these has its features that I like, I really enjoy using Ardour because of how it keeps such a pure and natural sound. It also has many wonderful sounding effects that sound great. I would suggest to anyone to give it a try. It may be a solution to spending hundreds and thousands of dollars on commercial software, and in some ways is actually much better.