-Ardour is fundamentally designed to be a component in a
-pro-audio/music creation environment and standard operating practice
-for such setups involves using only a single digital sample "clock"
-(something counting off the time between audio samples). This means
-that trying to use multiple independent soundcards is problematic,
-because each soundcard has its own sample clock, running independently
-from the others. Over time, these different clocks drift out of sync
-with each other, and cause glitches in the audio. You can't stop this
-drift, although in some cases the effects may be insignificant enough
-that some people might not care about them.</p>
-
+ Ardour is fundamentally designed to be a component in a
+ pro-audio/music creation environment. Standard operating practice
+ for such setups involves using only a single digital <dfn>sample
+ clock</dfn> (something counting off the time between audio samples).
+ This means that trying to use multiple independent soundcards is
+ problematic, because each soundcard has its own sample clock, running
+ independently from the others. Over time, these different clocks drift
+ out of sync with each other, which causes glitches in the audio. You
+ cannot stop this drift, although in some cases the effects may be
+ insignificant enough that some people might not care about them.
+</p>