Ardour

Ardour 5.10 released

We are pleased to announce the availability of Ardour 5.10. This is primarily a bug-fix release, with several important fixes for recent selection/cut/copy/paste regressions along with fixes for many long standing issues large and small.

This release also sees the arrival of VCA slave automation, along with improvements in overall VCA master/slave behaviour. There are also significant extensions to Ardour's OSC support.

Release notes for other older versions are linked in the list below.

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General Fixes and Improvements
  • (Time) Range selection and copy/cut/paste now works again.
  • Selection and copy/cut/paste for automation tracks now works again.
  • Extend list of reserved track/port names (including translated versions of "Click").
  • Fix another case where potentially illegal track/port names were not checked correctly.
  • Context click on [Marker] > loop range should set loop range.
  • Tweak/fix splash screen management.
  • Update writable status of a Save-as copy of a Session.
  • Add note name parser to convert to midi note number.
  • VST parameter names can now be up to 128 characters long.
  • Remember the state (shown/hidden, attached/detached) of the Monitor section.
  • Ardour's own custom buttons now correctly reflect the initial state of the action they control.
  • Stop crash after deleting a group.
  • Fix double "Tape" in Record Mode drop down when adding new track.
  • Support note name editing in midi list editor.
  • Fix out-of-bounds waveform image rendering.
  • Set Display Name for OSX/macOS.
  • Fix libhid compile with /recent/ libc (GNU_SOURCE).
  • Fix failure to laod old tempo maps.
  • Use correct variable in BasicUI::jump_by_seconds.
  • Tempo sections with a BBT start XML node are never ramped.
  • Sort tempo map after legacy sections have been assigned a pulse.
  • Include ParameterDescriptor in read-only control output.
  • Implement basic AU parameter-printing.
  • Pretty print control-outputs in generic-UI.
  • Always create a deep copy of MIDI regions when copying playlists.
  • Use correct names when setting MidiTrack properties.
  • Use correct property name in generic MIDI surface.
  • Allow export presets for 176.4KHz.
  • When creating a new session after working on one, the "Cancel" button should be a quit button.
  • Duplicate routes start off unsoloed to avoid issues related to upstream / downstream buses.
  • If actively recording, prevent interaction between mouse and audio clock widget(s).
  • Remove "Close" button from import-dialog (prefer WM close button).
  • Import Dialog now behaves now other dialogs/windows when using Escape.
  • Add route dialog now has "Add" and "Add and Close" buttons. "Add" keeps dialog open so user can add multiple templates.
  • Fix recording-region graphics when using count-in.
  • Fix reversed logic in legacy tempo secton detection.
  • Tempo lines display subdivisions correctly over a tempo change.
  • Fix crash when showing plugin-UI in safe-mode.
  • Fix DSP in a-EQ, when parameters change very slowly.
  • Fix playhead behaviour when synced to JACK tranport.
  • When dragging notes, keep the note length correct even if tempo changes across the drag.
  • a-EQ: Tweak knob layout to be less confusing.
  • Make Import the default action in the Import Dialog.
  • Restore the state of the autoplay button in the import dialog.
  • Consistent "cancel/close" button position on the left.

Lua
  • Add a file-chooser LuaDialog Widget.
  • Update LuaDialog example script to include File/Folder selection.
  • Add Lua bindings for VCAs and VCAManager.

VCA & Automation
  • Do not crash when removing a VCA master.
  • Fix relative grouped + VCA slaved gain.
  • Fix Monitor Group override.
  • Allow group gain sharing + VCA again.
  • Remember subgroup-bus.

OSC Support and Control
  • Add Automation control to OSC.
  • Faders can select automation mode.
  • Frame work to add automation for more controls
  • Add Touch message for faders.
  • Add fake timeout based touch.
  • GUI settings take effect on first incoming message.
  • Catch case of surface sending fader move before touch.
  • Add optional paging to sends in select.
  • Add option to send /reply instead of #reply (OSC1.0 compat).
  • Select channel plugin support with paging.
  • Allow set_surface and settings GUI to set send and plugin page sizes.

Control Surfaces
  • Improve all control surfaces' handling of track/bus selection changes.
  • Midi map for Alesis QX25.
  • Update FaderPort8: new possible controllable parameters.
  • Mackie Control: Momentarily light buttons when they are used to trigger a defined action. (This is mainly for F-keys)
  • Mackie Control: If a button is not assigned an action, it will not light, hopefully indicating to the user that it is unmapped).
  • Mackie Control: F-keys are reserved only for user-defined actions; no need for explicit handling.
  • Mackie Control: configuration panel should display the profile name when any button action is changed.
  • Mackie Control: Assign some F-keys for default user profile.
  • Mackie Control map the well-known EQ knobs more explicitly, not heuristically.
  • Mackie Control: Fix issue with strip "select" buttons that stayed stuck on.

Translation Updates
  • German (Edgar Aichinger).
  • Russian (Alexander Prokoudine).

Contributors

Ben Loftis, Damien Zammit, Daniel Sheeler, Johannes Mueller, John Emmas, Len Ovens, Nick Mainsbridge, Nils Geisweiller, Paul Davis, Robin Gareus, Tim Mayberry

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