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available for OS X, Linux

current release: ardour 2.8
2.8 OS X versions out now!

• Unlimited audio tracks and buses
• Non-destructive, non-linear editing with unlimited undo
• Anything-to-anywhere signal routing
• Unlimited pre- and post-fader plugins
• 32 bit floating point audio path
• Automatic track delay compensation
• Sample accurate automation
• Standard file formats (BWF, WAV, WAV64, AIFF, CAF & more ...)
• Full AudioUnit plugin support on OS X
• More than 200 LADSPA & LV2 plugins freely available
• Support for Windows VST plugins available
• MIDI CC control with 1 click
• Level 2 MIDI Machine Control
• MIDI Timecode (MTC) Master or Slave
• Full integration with all JACK applications
• Video-synced playback, pull up/pull down

• No copy-protection
• Distributed, world-wide development
• Released under the GPL
• Source code for everyone
• Open XML session file format
• On OS X, works with any CoreAudio supported audio hardware
• On Linux, works with any ALSA/FFADO-supported audio hardware
• Network audio (full fidelity over local network or long haul with CELT) via NetJack