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# Ardour 8.2 Release Adds A Nifty New Feature for Digital Music Creators
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/ardour-8-2-release/
- Published: 2023-12-14T11:09:02.000Z
- Updated: 2023-12-14T11:09:02.000Z
- Description: Ardour's latest update packs in some useful feature additions and much-needed fixes.
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: Application Releases, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

Ardour is a pretty popular open-source choice among Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) users, it has plenty of tools that allow audio professionals to do a range of tasks related to audio.

As **a continuation to the Ardour 8.x series**, the developers have unveiled a new release, **Ardour 8.2**. So, let's dive into this release and see what's on offer.

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## 🆕 Ardour 8.2: What's New?

![a screenshot of ardour](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/12/Ardour_8.2_a.png)

The developers say that there is “*nothing incredibly dramatic*” with the update, it is meant to complete pending work for supporting new [Novation](https://novationmusic.com/?ref=itsfoss.com) devices, a couple of bug fixes and a few improvements.

The **key highlights** include:

- Dedicated No-strobe Option
- Support for Novation Devices
- Note Tupling Feature

### Dedicated No-strobe Option

Introduced as a new user preference setting, this **will disable all flashing and blinking elements** found on Ardour's graphical user interface (GUI). This should be of **huge help for those who are sensitive to such visual stimulation**.

So, things like the clocks, buttons, and meters will stop running, blinking or moving.

### Support for Novation Devices

![an illustration showing three novation devices](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/12/Ardour_8.2_b-1.png)

The Ardour 8.2 release also sees the completion of support for all current-gen (MK3) Novation [Launchpad series](https://novationmusic.com/categories/midi-controllers/grid?ref=itsfoss.com) of devices. This includes the **Launchpad X**, **Mini** and **Pro**.

The devs followed the user manual for the Launchpad X to implement support, and also made Launchpad Mini behave similar, using a similar layout, without the extra buttons found on the X model.

### Note Tupling Feature

Taking inspiration from the recently launched [Ableton Live 12](https://www.ableton.com/en/live/all-new-features/?ref=itsfoss.com), the developers of Ardour have introduced **a new note tupling feature that lets you split and join notes together** for a more advanced MIDI editing experience.

### 🛠️ Other Changes

As for the rest, here are some other notable changes:

- Added support for [Solid State Logic UF8](https://solidstatelogic.com/products/uf8?ref=itsfoss.com).
- Ability to **clear LV2 plugin** scan information.
- A new **mute button was added** to the recorder view.
- Improvements to the **marker list display** to be more efficient and orderly.
- **New Lua scripts** for reversing MIDI notes/regions, and sequencing *mixer-scenes* using markers.

You may also go through the official [release notes](https://ardour.org/whatsnew.html?ref=itsfoss.com) to know more.

## 📥 Download Ardour 8.2

The new release is live for **Linux**, **Windows**, and **macOS**. Grab the package of your choice from the [official website](https://community.ardour.org/download?ref=news.itsfoss.com).

[Ardour](https://community.ardour.org/download?ref=news.itsfoss.com)

You can also check out its [GitHub repo](https://github.com/Ardour/ardour?ref=news.itsfoss.com) for the source code.

*💬 What do you think of the nifty new feature additions? Let us know below!*