The first time they are used in a chapter. This tutorial does not assume any previous knowledge of computers orĪudio editing, so terms which might be unfamiliar to the general readerĪre capitalized throughout this manual, and are listed in Boldface The above example is shorthand for “first click on the View menu, thenĬhoose the Zoom item of the list, and then click on Zoom to Session”. The second is through a Syntax like this : Two conventions: the first is illustration via screenshots (images), and Of OS X, Ubuntu, or other Linux distributions. Additionally you may need to access functions through the menus Many functions are accessible in Ardour by clicking on the various menu The names of keys to be pressed are written in quotation marks and A “Control”, “Cmd” or “Apple” key pressed with a mouseĬlick is not the same, and may in fact give a different result. A Right Click refers to the right-hand button on A Click is assumed to be a leftīutton mouse click. Mouse ClicksĪrdour requires a two-button mouse to run (or the emulation of that on Conventions Used in This Textīelow are some basic conventions we have adopted in this manual.

That reference manual can beįor a full list of Credits and the License, click HERE. Under development by the Ardour community, which aims to provide anĮncyclopedic listing of Ardour’s features. This FLOSS manual complements the Ardour reference manual currently The Ardour community is invited to contribute content to this tutorial.Īll text and image files live in, which makes it easy for anyone to fork, revise, and remix this text. The 20 revisions were made by Bruno Ruviaro. In August 2015, a similar revision was made to update all screenshots and text to Ardour 4.2. The text was completely revised, and screenshots were replaced with newer ones. In December 2014, the tutorial was updated for Ardour 3.5 and moved to GitHub. The original FLOSS manual can be found at. The tutorial was originally written for Ardour 2.X versions. With input and support from the international community of Ardour usersĪnd developers. WORM in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, between 23 and 27 November 2009, The main body of the manual was written during a Book Sprint The remainder of this page includes Credits and Conventions Used in This Text. If using Linux, distributions such as KXStudio and UbuntuStudio offer a wide selection of useful music software, including Ardour. Please note that this tutorial does not (yet) cover any MIDI functionality.įor information on how to install Ardour on Linux and Mac OS X, please visit. It assumes you already have Ardour up and running on your computer. This tutorial provides a beginner’s introduction to using Ardour for basic sound recording and editing

Ardour audio connection setup