diff --git a/include/supported-file-formats.html b/include/supported-file-formats.html index 8938fa72..1e7d0031 100644 --- a/include/supported-file-formats.html +++ b/include/supported-file-formats.html @@ -1,17 +1,21 @@ - +
+ Ardour supports all common audio file formats, + including WAV, FLAC, Ogg/Vorbis, AIFF, AIFC, CAF, W64 and BWF, with all typical sample formats + (8-, 16-, 24-, 32-bit integer, floating point, and more). +
The list of audio file formats that Ardour can understand is quite long. - It is based on the functionality offered by libsndfile, an excellent and + Most formats are supported based on the functionality offered by libsndfile, an excellent and widely used software library by Australian programmer Erik de Castro Lopo. - As libsndfile's capabilities expand, so will Ardour's abilities to import - (and export) new formats. Ardour supports all common audio file formats, - including WAV, AIFF, AIFC, CAF, W64 and BWF, with all typical sample formats - (8-, 16-, 24-, 32-bit integer, floating point, and more).
A full list of libsndfile's supported formats is available on the libsndfile website. -
+ ++ In addition, Ardour also supports MP3 lossy compression format + files. We do not recommend importing these for any serious work, but + the option is available if you are forced to use such files.
For MIDI import, Ardour will read any Standard MIDI Format (SMF) file.