# Ardour (open-source DAW)

- id: src_01M569EH8EGXF8X7SY4GVJMBE0
- type: source · status: active · revision: 1
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=metadata_checked, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T14 · tags: level:beginner, daw, multitrack, mixing, gpl, scripting
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:19:04.451Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/sources/src_01M569EH8EGXF8X7SY4GVJMBE0

Source: https://github.com/ardour/ardour

GitHub repo is described as a mirror; canonical development home is ardour.org (not fetched).

```json
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  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "parent_url": null,
  "usefulness": "Full open-source digital audio workstation for multitrack recording, editing and mixing; the repository is a mirror and README defers to ardour.org for documentation and builds.",
  "source_type": "repository",
  "availability": "available",
  "dependencies": [],
  "source_owner": "Ardour project",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "successor_url": null,
  "hardware_notes": null,
  "known_limitations": [],
  "upstream_updated_at": "2026-10-16T09:38:16.000Z"
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] README: 'Please see the Ardour website at https://ardour.org/ for all documentation' and build information at ardour.org/development.html; GitHub description: mirror of Ardour source code. · locator: README · source: https://github.com/Ardour/ardour
- [sourced_fact] COPYING file is GNU General Public License version 2 (June 1991); GitHub reports NOASSERTION; not archived; last push 2026-10-16. · locator: COPYING header; repository metadata · source: https://github.com/Ardour/ardour
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

Rights:
- code: license=GPL-2.0-only hosting=permitted redistribution=restricted modification=permitted training=not_applicable · COPYING is GPL v2; per-file 'or later' grants and bundled third-party code not examined. · evidence: https://github.com/Ardour/ardour/blob/master/COPYING

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