[#]: subject: "Ardour 8.0 is an Apple-Friendly Update With Novation Launchpad Pro Support" [#]: via: "https://news.itsfoss.com/ardour-8-0-release/" [#]: author: "Sourav Rudra https://news.itsfoss.com/author/sourav/" [#]: collector: "lujun9972/lctt-scripts-1693450080" [#]: translator: " " [#]: reviewer: " " [#]: publisher: " " [#]: url: " " Ardour 8.0 is an Apple-Friendly Update With Novation Launchpad Pro Support ====== Ardour 8.0 is a big upgrade with new hardware support, improved automation creation, and more. Ardour is one of the [best Digital Audio Workstations (DAW) for Linux][1] out there, audio professionals can use it for various use cases such as creating, recording, and mixing music or other types of audio. We now have a major upgrade for the DAW. **Ardour 8.0** release comes almost a year after its [7.0 release][2] as a significant evolution in its development lifecycle. Let's see what it has to offer. **Suggested Read** 📖 ![][3] ## 🆕 Ardour 8.0: What's New? ![][4] Ardour 8.0 promises a plethora of new features and big fixes. And, with this release, the developers have also stressed that there are **no changes to Ardour's session file format** , so sessions created in the older versions of Ardour, from the 7.x series, should load without any issues. Some key highlights include: * **Support for Novation Launchpad Pro** * **Redesigned MIDI Track Header** * **MIDI Velocity Improvements** * **Region Grouping Support** * **Notarization for macOS** ### Support for Novation Launchpad Pro ![][5] Ardour 8.0 features support for Novation's [Launchpad Pro,][6] which is an electronic music instrument that consists of an 8×8 grid of RGB, velocity-sensitivity pads that can be used to accomplish various tasks. With Ardour, it can be used to **trigger clips and clues** , **control gain levels** , **panning** , and even **send levels for tracks/busses**. ### Redesigned MIDI Track Header ![][7] A **completely resigned MIDI track header** is here that features a couple of interesting changes. The most notable ones include: * Octave numbers like C3, C4 are now shown at all times. * It is now possible to record MIDI using the piano roll. * A more intuitive design approach for the scroomer (scroll+zoom). * Note names can now be displayed in the scroomer, it can either use MIDNAM data, generic note numbers or 12TET names. ### MIDI Velocity Improvements After receiving many requests by users over time, the devs of Ardour have finally added **a traditional velocity lollipop interface**. This interface consists of vertical bars with a dot on top that can be used to change the note velocity. I suggest you go through the video above to know more about its implementation in Ardour 8.0. ### Region Grouping Support ![][8] Similarly, this was also a long-time requested feature by users. ' **Region Grouping** ', gives you the ability to select multiple [Regions][9] and group them into a single element. These can then be moved/trimmed together to decrease the repetitive task of doing that for each element in the Region. ### Notarization for macOS When you install third-party software on Apple computers, it warns you that it can damage your system or include malware. Of course, for users unaware, this could be a bad user experience, and they may not proceed trying it out. Ardour decided to join and pay for an Apple Developer account to utilize its [Notarization][10] system. So, next time you install Ardour on macOS, it will indicate that it has been verified/checked by Apple for malware, giving users more confidence in it. ### 🛠️ Other Changes Here are a few other changes with this release: * Support for freehand automation drawing. * Inclusion of three new MIDI arpeggiator plugins. * A dedicated ruler feature to arrange a composition. * Various improvements for BBT markers. You can go through the [official release notes][11] to learn more about this release. ## 📥 Download Ardour 8.0 As Ardour is a cross-platform app, you can find packages for **Linux** , **Windows** , and **macOS** on its [official website][12]. [Ardour][12] You can also check out its [GitHub repo][13] if you want to dive into the source code. * * * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- via: https://news.itsfoss.com/ardour-8-0-release/ 作者：[Sourav Rudra][a] 选题：[lujun9972][b] 译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) 校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) 本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 [a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/sourav/ [b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 [1]: https://itsfoss.com/best-daw-linux/ [2]: https://news.itsfoss.com/ardour-7-0-release/ [3]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/08/android-chrome-192x192.png [4]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/10/Ardour_8.0_1.png [5]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/10/Ardour_8.0_2.png [6]: https://novationmusic.com/products/launchpad-pro [7]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/10/Ardour_8.0_3.png [8]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/10/Ardour_8.0_4.png [9]: https://manual.ardour.org/working-with-regions/ [10]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/notarizing_macos_software_before_distribution [11]: https://ardour.org/whatsnew.html [12]: https://community.ardour.org/download [13]: https://github.com/Ardour/ardour