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Paul Davis, the creator of Ardour (unfa live interview 2022-10-02)

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--- LINKS:

  • Ardour 7 pre-release changelog (will go down in the future):

    https://ardour.org/whatsnew7.html

  • Ardour's latest release changelog (as of writing poins to Ardour 6.9 release):

    https://ardour.org/whatsnew

  • Original YouTube stream archive including live chat:

    https://youtu.be/ZndTAbjPqm0

    --- TIMESTAMPS (contributed by Olli - thank you! Timeshifted by unfa for PeerTube release):

    00:00:10 Warmup

    00:08:00 Introduction
    00:11:50 Opensource and Funding ... is the Ardour model effective?
    00:15:00 Who long does it take to code Ardour till it was in a working state?
    00:19:05 Why Ardour? (in comparesant to StudioOne) (general talk about DAWs)
    00:21:30 Workflows in DAWs
    00:28:10 Ardour7 development history compared to Ardour6
    00:33:00 Motivation to commit to an opensource model
    00:33:40 Pauls favourite Linux distro
    00:38:00 Tips for beginning audio programming
    00:39:10 About Zrythm
    00:40:25 Opensource programmers like to reinvent things
    00:42:50 Why Paul wrote Ardour in the first place
    00:45:10 What engine components of Ardour are written in Assembly?
    00:54:35 What midi workflow changes would you like to implement in the future? (concerns also dedicated midi editing window requests as well as velocity lollipops and Ardour7 tweaks)
    00:55:55 Mix template for Ardour that is like Mixbus32
    00:58:15 LV2 and the inline displays in Ardour
    01:02:10 Do all popular DAWs including Ardour provide the same audio quality on recording and playback?
    01:08:10 What is Paul's opinion about Pipewire?
    01:12:05 Do Paul has any issues with Pipewire lately ?
    01:19:40 About a media manager in Ardour
    01:20:00 Are there any new stock plugins in Ardour7?
    01:37:00 About Elastic Audio and timing corrections and Paul's opinion about the possibilities in modern DAWs for correcting bad play and music making/recording as an social activity and the impact of modern technology
    01:42:00 Pauls answers whether he considered to work for a commercial DAW company?
    01:49:00 More about the collaboration with Harrison
    01:49:30 Ardour7 changelog walkthrough
    02:01:45 Clip launching in Ardour7 - test
    02:11:50 Clip launching in Ardour7 - options at the bottom of the cue view
    02:17:30 Content Downloader in Ardour7
    02:25:30 Cue Markers in Ardour7
    02:33:10 Bounce parts into a trigger slot or to the clip library
    02:34:50 Internal time representation in Ardour7
    02:45:30 Ripple modes/editing in Ardour7
    02:46:20 curved automation in Ardour ... is it possible yet?
    02:50:45 Mixer scenes in Ardour7
    02:53:20 about MIDI editing in Ardour7
    02:54:15 MIDI stem export in Ardour7
    02:56:55 Freesound import in Ardour7
    03:00:30 I/O Plugins in Ardour7 (Control Surfaces of Ardour7)
    03:00:26 Final words and thanks to Paul

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        --- OTHER INFO:

        This video was produced exclusively with open-source software and GNU/Linux.

        • Studio software:

          https://archlinux.org (operating system)
          https://www.kde.org/plasma-desktop (desktop environment)
          https://www.olivevideoeditor.org/ (v. 0.1.2; video editing)
          https://obsproject.com/ (video capture / streaming)
          https://www.maartenbaert.be/simplescreenrecorder/ (additional screen capture)
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          https://inkscape.org/ (2d vector art and thumbnail images)
          https://gimp.org/ (photo manipulation)
          https://kx.studio/Applications:Carla (live audio processing)
          Audacity [pre MuseGroup version] (final audio touchup and level control)

        • Studio hardware:

          CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
          GPU: AMD Radeon 6800XT 16 GB
          Mobo: Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE V2
          Audio I/F: PreSonus Studio24C
          Mics: Behringer B-1 (condenser); Shure SM57 (dynamic) + A2WS; Boya BY-M1 (lavalier)
          Main cam: Panasonic Lumix GH5
          Top cam: Logitech C920
          Aux cam: OnePlus 5T

          MIDI controller: M-Audio Oxygen 49 MKIV

          Coffee machine: DeLonghi ECP33.21
          Mug: https://is.gd/unfamug

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