Changelog for ardour-debuginfo-8.12.0-2.1.x86_64.rpm :

* Sun Apr 20 2025 Marcus Rueckert - Also recommend libcanberra-gtk2-module as Ardour is looking for it
* Wed Mar 12 2025 Christophe Marin - Update to 8.12. Check https://ardour.org/whatsnew.html for the full list of changes
* new approach to fixing the problem with region lengths after certain operations could cause sessions to be unloadable
* Fix translations on macOS
* Mon Feb 03 2025 Christophe Marin - Update to 8.11.0. Check https://ardour.org/whatsnew.html for the full list of changes
* Fix for a critical workflow-blocking bug.
* Fri Oct 25 2024 Christophe Marin - Update to 8.10. Check https://ardour.org/whatsnew.html for the full list of changes
* Fix performance issues caused by scheduling of disk I/O threads
* Importing SMF (MIDI) via drag-n-drop now uses the file name once again
* Small updates to the non-default color themes
* New MIDI binding map for the M-Audio Axiom 49 MkII
* New Lua script to duplicate regions on the grid
* Sat Oct 12 2024 Christophe Marin - Update to 8.9.0. Hotfix release. Check https://ardour.org/whatsnew.html for the full list of changes
* Fix crash caused by a change in how waveforms were drawn
* Fix bug that caused MIDI notes immediately after the start of playback to be ignored.
* Fri Oct 04 2024 Christophe Marin - Update to 8.8.0. Check https://ardour.org/whatsnew.html for the full list of changes
* Add option to name new MIDI tracks from SMF with just the SMF track name.
* Fix for LV2 plugins whose GUI depend on a \"changed\" signal (e.g. ZynSubAddFX).
* Fix MIDI Clock output times by using the correct call to get tempo at a position.
* Overdubbing in non-layered mode no longer assignes regions to the wrong groups.
* Add build support for latest versions of macOS.
* Generic MIDI: do not send touch events for all mapped controllers when one is touched.
* Fix fan-out of instruments with illegal path-chars in their name.
* Require user\'s own color theme files to be versioned.
* Fix underruns when looping/locating and changing region content.
* Do not allow changing the loop range while recording.
* Avoid pixel-level shifts in waveform when splitting or trimming regions.
* Fix playhead moving beyond loop range.
* Fix count-in/preroll recording offsets.
* Use dedicated thread to start export timespans.
* Fix and simplify Playlist::fade_range for multiple ranges.
* Fix interaction with snapshot list.
* Fix sample-rate display rounding for 22.05kHz.
* Fix playback of sessions with low sample-rate.
* VST3: Fix possible deadlock when using PSL extension for sends.
* VST3: work around plugins that do not heed ContextInfo::kSendCount.
* Fix XML syntax for AKAI MPK mini mk3 MIDI binding map.- Drop patch, merged upstream:
* ardour-boost-1.85.patch
* Sat Sep 14 2024 Christophe Marin - Update to 8.7.0. Check https://ardour.org/whatsnew.html for the full list of changes New features:
* Track dragging
* Ruler changes
* Midi scene markers
* Parallel disk I/O- Add patch:
* ardour-boost-1.85.patch
* Mon Apr 15 2024 Christophe Marin - Update to 8.6.0.
* Fix crash when using jack2
* Fix a drawing bug
* Thu Apr 11 2024 Christophe Marin - Update to 8.5.0. Check https://ardour.org/whatsnew.html for the full list of changes Improvements:
* Improvements to AAF import support.
* Make it easier to use Ardour --gdb on linux by handling SIG32 automatically.
* Do not include hidden plugin in plugin-list.
* Use session-file version as part of backup file names in backup/ folder.
* General MIDI MIDNAM file now includes drum names.
* Display grid lines for triplets/quintuplets/septuplets.
* When nudging a single control point, locate to the new position to make the time/position clear.
* Add support for pitch bend to Reasonable Synth. Bug Fixes:
* Fix Snapping quintuplets and septuplets 2x factor grid: fix quintuplets 2x factor (septuplets still don\'t draw properly).
* Add missing horizontal separator after last track header.
* Work around itstools bug #9648.
* Fix undefined symbol when built with VST3 disabled.
* Disable broken septuplet option.
* Adding new route in front now works as intended (#9651).
* Fix jump to next/prev bar.
* Discard untitled sessions even when not quitting Ardour.
* Refilling buffers after edits now avoids gaps in audio data.
* Set correct Timecode widget name.
* Half-baked automation-point nudge.
* Fix loading session by relative path.
* Accumulate IO port-change signals return values.
* Prevent crashes when trying to add/remove IOPlug ports.
* Fix a -Wincompatible-pointer-types.
* Ellipsize inactive track-header name-label (#9674).
* Prevent double-click on the pianoroll to toggle track height.
* Clarify that there are no archive file format options.
* Fix crashing file dialogs - fdopen(3) requires _POSIX_C_SOURCE.
* Set default time domain to Audiotime to sidestep various MusicTime issues.
* Fix solo controller for Monitor bus.
* Fix potential memory corruption in AVX512f DSP.
* Wed Feb 21 2024 Christophe Marin - Update to 8.4.0. Check https://ardour.org/whatsnew.html for the full list of changes Improvements and Bug Fixes:
* Mixer interaction fixes (interaction consistent use of button press and release).
* Lots of miscellaneous color and drawing tweaks.
* AAF import now (mostly) functional. This is still somewhat experimental, but we would welcome feedback..
* Add metadata to session property editor so that search \"works\" there.
* Dummy Backend: allow testing with some prime buffersizes.
* Region groups: do not group multiple takes on a single track.
* Add a tooltip to describe ops on the pianoroll header, incl note select.
* Don\'t show plugin preset UI for plugins without controls.
* New \"adwaita\" color theme (based on the GNOME Adwaita desktop theme).
* Don\'t show automation of hidden plugins.
* Set default MIDI CC values to be more in line with MIDI specs.
* MIDI notes that were already on/down when recording starts are now captured. Control Surfaces and Devices:
* Allow control surfaces to keep editing plugin parameters when an unrelated plugin is removed.
* Adjusted Akai MIDIMix mapping to make solo function as described in original user manual provided by manufacturer.
* Add Lexicon MPX100 midnam file.
* Add Yamaha SY85 midnam file.
* Add Donner DMK25 spacline MIDI interface map file.
* Add a minimalistic Arturia MiniLab 3 map.
* FaderPort 8: only use visible channelstrip plugins. Bug Fixes:
* Fix sensitivity of macOS global menu at application start.
* Fix snap to triplet (still no builtin triplet drawing, sadly).
* MIDI Legatize operation should now function correctly..
* Escape cue cd-text like toc.
* Fix crash when using Ripple with a RegionMoveDrag.
* Allow to use ardour --gdb on newer Linux distros (fixes an issue with the way these systems build gdb).
* Update bundled gdb for windows debug builds.
* Fix gtk-critical message when monitor section is not present.
* Fix gdk livelock on Windows when compiled with recent mingw/gcc.
* Explicitly catch some errors when handling illegal file name characters.
* Do not attempt to save automation data for non-automatable parameters.
* Fix \"Ignored automation data for non-automatable parameter\".
* Fix crash (or stuck solo) when removing tracks.
* Fix crash when session-load fails while creating Routes.
* Fix erasing events in MIDIBuffer (removing the last event marked the whole buffer empty).
* Fix crash when replicating an LV2 plugin with a different I/O configuration.
* Fix ffmpeg-5+ encoding drop-frame framerates.
* Fix ACE Compressor inplace processing (when using stereo compressor on mono track)
* Fri Dec 22 2023 Christophe Marin - Update to 8.2.0. See https://ardour.org/whatsnew.html for the full list of changes New features:
* Change default sample rate to 48kHz.
* Keep track of the visibility of GUIs for LV2 plugins using the externalUI extension.
* When importing tempo maps from Standard MIDI Files, insert the tempo map at the correct position (not always at zero).
* When editing MIDI notes, show note length with verbose cursor.
* Add Mute button to recorder view.
* Allow clearing LV2 plugin scan info.
* Always allow playback even if there is no session start/end defined yet.
* Improve straight line drawing for note velocity.
* Handle situations where user\'s value for XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not an absolute path.
* Optimize tempo map operations for trivial (and overwhelmingly common) case of 1 tempo and 1 meter.
* Sun Oct 22 2023 Christophe Marin - Update to 8.1.0. Hotfix release
* MIDI port names for the Novation Launchpad Pro fixed
* Varispeed dialog now allows control in percentage units in addition to semitones & cents
* Fix an issue where multichannel tracks would play in mono
* Prevent time domain (music/audio) confusion when trimming audio & MIDI regions
* When drawing freehand velocity curves, if any MIDI notes are selected, only those notes will be modified
* Fix selection logic when middle-clicking on notes in a MIDI track header keyboard
* Fix a missing label in the insert time dialog.
* Fix a deadlock (\"program freeze\") when adjusting a region fade.
* Allow for bounces with specific source (file) and region names.
* Include track name when consolidating ranges.
* Fix potential for duplicated MIDI events with certain signal routing.
* Prevent crash with certain oddly-behaved VST3 plugins\' response to being asked \"do you have an editor?\"
* Add MIDNAM file for Moog Subsequent 37.
* Remove some cruft from build system scripts.
* Build system tweak to accomodate newer versions of kissfft
* Thu Oct 12 2023 Christophe Marin - Update to 8.0.0. See https://ardour.org/whatsnew.html QoL changes:
* \"Quick groups\" - most mix-related controls now operate on all the selected tracks & busses
* Manage sections of a song with arrangement markers. Define your verses, chorus, and bridge. Then rearrange or copy them as you wish.
* Create persistent region groups in the editor window, to make multi-region editing easier.
* Edit velocity easily on a dedicated automation lane whether it\'s a single note or a chord.
* Draw automation freely for any controller or press Control (Command) key to enable line-drawing mode. You can also combine free and line segments as you draw just by pressing and releasing the Ctrl/Cmd key.
* Fit the tempo map to a human performance, with a new dedicated tool.
* If (e.g. drum) note names are available for a plugin instrument or external device (via a MIDNAM file), see those names in the all-new MIDI track header.
* Use Novation Launchpad Pro in DAW/Session mode (along with the standalone Sequencer, Note and Chord modes).
* Create new interesting progressions with arpeggiator plugins. New features:
* Lollipops for MIDI Velocity
* Improvements to arrangement sections
* New MIDI Track Piano Roll Header
* Launchpad Pro support
* More flexibility to track and bus groups
* Region Grouping
* Freehand automation drawing
* MIDI Arpeggiator Plugins
* Wed Jul 12 2023 Christophe Marin - Update to 7.5.0. See https://ardour.org/whatsnew.html New features:
* Tempo Map Editing
* Saving I/O Connections Per Device
* Sections Elements
* Loaded plugins can now be renamed in the processor box
* Some of the supported control surfaces now get activated automatically upon connection to USB MIDI ports
* Sat Apr 29 2023 Christophe Marin - Update to 7.4.0. See https://ardour.org/whatsnew.html New features:
* Add a volume control to the clip picker.
* Add a preference item for the PPQN value in exported MIDI files
* Add an option to use a neutral color for new tracks & busses.
* Add support for MIDI subgroup busses.
* Add Lua DSP processor to downmix 5.1 to stereo.
* Thu Feb 16 2023 Christophe Marin - Update to 7.3.0. https://ardour.org/whatsnew.html New features:
* VST3 multi-bus support
* Searchable Preferences
* Sample-rate Independence
* AVX512 support
* Tue Dec 20 2022 Christophe Marin - Update to 7.2.0.
* New MIDI input port dedicated to controlling trigger slots
* TouchOSC support improvements
* MIDI Lyrics Importing
* Fixes for the tempo maps
* Fall back to libsndfile if ffmpeg is not available
* Consistent Audio/MIDI monitor modes
* UX/UI Improvements
* Check https://ardour.org/whatsnew.html for the full list of changes
* Fri Nov 04 2022 Christophe Giboudeaux - Update to 7.1.0. Bugfix release
* Ardour now has a Quick Audio Export feature
* Fixed a few more bugs that could be reproduced when creating new MIDI regions or trimming existing one in the part of the timeline where a tempo ramp is happening
* The Cue Markers ruler now has Clear All Cues command in the context menu
* The folder where files from FreeSound are downloaded to is now also listed in the clips list.
* Mixer Scenes Update
* Revamped the UI for external sends and returns (port inserts)
* Improved the readability of the X-axis units in the export spectogram
* I/O Plugins ports are now listed separately in the connection matrix, with dedicated I/O Pre and I/O Post tabs created automatically when you add plugins
* Better Usability for Automation Editing
* Improvements in Tempo Map Editing
* Overall Usability Improvements
* Check https://ardour.org/whatsnew.html for the full list of changes
* Sun Oct 16 2022 Christophe Giboudeaux - Update to 7.0.0
* arrival of \"clip launching\" similar to the workflow present in all major DAWs
* New download system to access additional audio / MIDI loops
* New cue markers rule
* New and different representation of time than previous versions
* 3 \"ripple editing\" modes
* Ardour can now be used to search and use samples from the Freesound project
* Check https://ardour.org/whatsnew.html for the full list of changes- Add a _constraints files
* Sat Oct 15 2022 Christophe Giboudeaux - Remove the source URL. There\'s no direct download address anymore
* Wed Oct 12 2022 Christophe Giboudeaux - Update the license tag to GPL-3.0-only. That\'s the only blocker for the factory submission.