Ardour Configuration

• Ardour Systems
  • The Right Computer System for Digital Audio
    • Hardware-related Considerations
  • The Right Mouse
• System Specific Setup
  • Ubuntu Linux
    • High Level Recommendations for Ubuntu Users {#high-level-reqs}
    • Installing Ardour {#install-ardour}
    • Problems with JACK configuration {#jack-issues}
      • What is the problem? {#-jack-problem}
      • Symptoms
      • How to fix
    • Reporting Issues
      • Contact Information for Ubuntu Studio {#ubuntu-studio-contacts}
  • Microsoft Windows
    • Installing Ardour
    • How to help
  • KDE Plasma 5
    • Workaround for ancillary windows not staying on top in KDE Plasma 5 {#workaround}
      • Background Info {#bg-info}
• I/O Setup
  • Connecting Audio and MIDI Devices
    • Common Problems
  • Monitor Setup in Ardour
• Synchronization
  • On Clock and Time
  • Latency and Latency-Compensation
    • Sources of Latency
      • Sound propagation through the air {#sound-propagation}
      • Digital-to-Analog and Analog-to-Digital conversion {#dac-adc}
      • Digital Signal Processing {#dsp}
      • Computer I/O Architecture {#io-arch}
    • The Latency Chain {#latency-chain}
    • Low Latency Use Cases {#ll-use-cases}
      • Playing virtual instruments
      • Software audio monitoring {#software-monitoring}
      • Live effects {#live-fx}
      • Live mixing
    • Latency compensation
    • Latency Compensation And Clock Sync
    • Calibrating JACK Latency
  • Timecode Generators and Slaves
    • Ardour Timecode Configuration {#tc-configuration}
    • Ardour Timecode Generator Configuration {#tc-gen-configuration}
      • MTC Generator {#mtc-gen}
      • LTC Generator {#ltc-gen}
    • Ardour Slave Configuration {#slave-config}
      • Clock Sync Lock
      • MIDI Clock
      • LTC—Linear Timecode {#ltc}
      • MTC—MIDI Timecode {#midi-timecode}
      • JACK Transport
  • Overview of all Timecode related settings
    • Timecode Settings {#tc-settings}
    • Transport Preferences {#transports-prefs}
    • MIDI Preferences {#midi-prefs}
  • Transport Masters
    • Selecting a Transport Master {#selecting-transport-master}
    • Keeping Track of Sync
    • Additional Options
    • Adding and Removing Custom Transport Masters {#add-remove-custom-masters}
  • Preferences
    • General {#preferences-general .clear}
    • Appearance {#preferences-appearance}
      • Recorder {#preferences-appearance-recorder}
      • Editor {#preferences-appearance-editor}
      • Waveform {#preferences-appearance-waveform}
      • Mixer {#preferences-appearance-mixer}
      • Application Bar {#preferences-appearance-application-bar}
      • Size and Scale {#preferences-appearance-size-and-scale}
      • Colors {#preferences-appearance-colors}
      • Quirks {#preferences-appearance-quirks}
      • Translation {#preferences-appearance-translation}
      • Regions {#preferences-appearance-regions}
    • Editor {#preferences-editor}
      • Snap {#preferences-editor-snap}
      • Modifiers {#preferences-editor-modifiers}
    • MIDI {#preferences-midi}
      • MIDI Port Config {#preferences-midi-port-config}
    • Transport {#preferences-transport}
      • Chase {#preferences-transport-chase}
      • Generate {#preferences-transport-generate}
    • Plugins {#preferences-plugins}
      • GUI {#preferences-plugins-gui}
      • VST {#preferences-plugins-vst}
      • Audio Unit {#preferences-plugins-audio_unit}
    • Monitoring {#preferences-monitoring}
    • Signal Flow {#preferences-signal_flow}
    • Metronome {#preferences-metronome}
    • Control Surfaces {#preferences-control_surfaces}
    • Metering {#preferences-metering}
    • Performance {#preferences-performance}
    • Video {#preferences-video}
    • Triggering {#preferences-triggering}
  • Session Properties
    • Timecode {#properties-timecode}
    • Sync {#properties-sync}
    • Fades {#properties-fade}
    • Media {#properties-media}
    • Locations {#properties-locations}
    • Filenames {#properties-filenames}
    • Monitoring {#properties-monitoring}
    • Meterbridge {#properties-meterbridge}
    • MIDI {#properties-midi}
    • Misc {#properties-misc}
• Configuring MIDI
  • MIDI-handling Frameworks
    • MIDI on Linux
      • Using a2jmidid {#a2jmidid}
        • Checking for a2jmidid availability {#checking-a2jmidid-availability}
      • Checking available MIDI ports {#checking-available-ports}
        • Making it automatic {#automatic}
    • MIDI on OS X
      • Routing MIDI
        • Inside Ardour
        • External Applications {#external-apps}
    • Keyboard Shortcuts
      • Contexts and Subcontexts {#contexts-subcontexts}
      • Setting New Shortcuts {#setting-new}
      • Redefining Existing Shortcuts {#redefining-existing}
      • Handling Collisions
      • Removing Existing Shortcuts {#removing-existing}
      • Reverting to Factory Settings {#reverting-to-defaults}
      • Using Search Prefixes