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How does a documented DAW (Ardour) treat embedded BWF timestamps, sample-rate mismatches and film/video pull-up when importing?

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Ardour's import dialog shows a Broadcast WAVE file's embedded timestamp, can place the file at that timestamp (or zero if none), and marks a sample rate that differs from the session in red because the file must be resampled; the page does not mention iXML. Curator qualifications: Documentation read 2026-10-22; no audio imported. Session pull-up/down and timecode rate settings from producer reading. Limitations: Documentation read 2026-10-22; no audio imported. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

Structured fields

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      "url": "https://github.com/Ardour/manual/blob/9628c8bad094537fddd967ef137e8a692e2b1503/include/import-dialog.html",
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      "url": "https://www.reaper.fm/sdk/reascript/reascripthelp.html",
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      "url": "https://github.com/Ardour/manual/blob/9628c8bad094537fddd967ef137e8a692e2b1503/README.md",
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Evidence claims

[sourced_fact] Ardour's import dialog shows a Broadcast WAVE file's embedded timestamp, can place the file at that timestamp (or zero if none), and marks a sample rate that differs from the session in red because the file must be resampled; the page does not mention iXML. · locator: Ardour manual 9628c8ba include/import-dialog.html source

Rights

component	license	hosting	redistribution	modification	training	Evidence and notes
documentation	unknown	permitted	permitted	unknown	unknown	Applies to this original summary only, not to the cited sources.

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