Ardour 8.2 Release Adds A Nifty New Feature for Digital Music Creators
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Ardour's latest update packs in some useful feature additions and
much-needed fixes.
Ardour is a pretty popular open-source choice among Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) users, it has plenty of tools that allow audio professionals to do a range of tasks related to audio.
As **a continuation to the Ardour 8.x series** , the developers have unveiled a new release, **Ardour 8.2**. So, let's dive into this release and see what's on offer.
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## 🆕 Ardour 8.2: What's New?
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The developers say that there is “ _nothing incredibly dramatic_ ” with the update, it is meant to complete pending work for supporting new [Novation][3] devices, a couple of bug fixes and a few improvements.
The **key highlights** include:
* Dedicated No-strobe Option
* Support for Novation Devices
* Note Tupling Feature
### Dedicated No-strobe Option
Introduced as a new user preference setting, this **will disable all flashing and blinking elements** found on Ardour's graphical user interface (GUI). This should be of **huge help for those who are sensitive to such visual stimulation**.
So, things like the clocks, buttons, and meters will stop running, blinking or moving.
### Support for Novation Devices
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The Ardour 8.2 release also sees the completion of support for all current-gen (MK3) Novation [Launchpad series][5] of devices. This includes the **Launchpad X** , **Mini** and **Pro**.
The devs followed the user manual for the Launchpad X to implement support, and also made Launchpad Mini behave similar, using a similar layout, without the extra buttons found on the X model.
### Note Tupling Feature
Taking inspiration from the recently launched [Ableton Live 12][6], the developers of Ardour have introduced **a new note tupling feature that lets you split and join notes together** for a more advanced MIDI editing experience.
### 🛠️ Other Changes
As for the rest, here are some other notable changes:
* Added support for [Solid State Logic UF8][7].
* Ability to **clear LV2 plugin** scan information.
* A new **mute button was added** to the recorder view.
* Improvements to the **marker list display** to be more efficient and orderly.
* **New Lua scripts** for reversing MIDI notes/regions, and sequencing _mixer-scenes_ using markers.
You may also go through the official [release notes][8] to know more.
## 📥 Download Ardour 8.2
The new release is live for **Linux** , **Windows** , and **macOS**. Grab the package of your choice from the [official website][9].
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You can also check out its [GitHub repo][10] for the source code.
_💬 What do you think of the nifty new feature additions? Let us know below!_
