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

- id: art_01M5MRHV2HSX2HD122K87GJGAB
- type: article · status: active · revision: 1
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T10, T13 · tags: none
- updated: 2026-10-23T16:12:23.495Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/articles/art_01M5MRHV2HSX2HD122K87GJGAB

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.

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.

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  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/Ardour/manual/blob/9628c8bad094537fddd967ef137e8a692e2b1503/include/import-dialog.html",
      "note": "Ardour manual 9628c8ba include/import-dialog.html"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/Ardour/manual/blob/9628c8bad094537fddd967ef137e8a692e2b1503/include/timecode-generators-and-slaves.html",
      "note": "Ardour manual 9628c8ba include/import-dialog.html"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/Ardour/manual/blob/9628c8bad094537fddd967ef137e8a692e2b1503/include/overview-of-all-timecode-related-settings.html",
      "note": "Ardour manual 9628c8ba include/import-dialog.html"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.reaper.fm/sdk/reascript/reascripthelp.html",
      "note": "Ardour manual 9628c8ba include/import-dialog.html"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/Ardour/manual/blob/9628c8bad094537fddd967ef137e8a692e2b1503/README.md",
      "note": "Ardour manual 9628c8ba include/import-dialog.html"
    }
  ]
}
```

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: https://github.com/Ardour/manual/blob/9628c8bad094537fddd967ef137e8a692e2b1503/include/import-dialog.html

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