<p>
An <dfn>Ardour session</dfn> is a container for an entire project. A
session may contain an arbitrary number of <dfn>tracks</dfn> and
- <dfn>busses</dfn> consisting of audio and MIDI data, along with
+ <dfn>busses</dfn> consisting of audio and <abbr title="Musical Instrument
+ Digital Interface">MIDI</abbr> data, along with
information on processing those tracks, a mix of levels, and everything
else related to the project. A session might typically contain a song, or
perhaps an entire album or a complete live recording.
other details.
</p>
<p>
- Ardour's session file is kept in XML format, which is advantageous as it
- is somewhat human-readable, and human-editable in a crisis. Sound files
- are stored in one of a number of optional formats, and MIDI files as SMF
- (standard MIDI format).
+ Ardour's session file is kept in
+ <abbr title="eXtensible Markup Language">XML</abbr> format, which is
+ advantageous as it is somewhat human-readable, and human-editable in a
+ crisis. Sound files are stored in one of a number of optional formats, and
+ MIDI files as <abbr title="Standard MIDI File">SMF</abbr>.
</p>
<p>
It is also possible for Ardour sessions to reference sound and MIDI files
the following plugin standards:
</p>
<dl class="wide-table">
- <dt>LADSPA</dt>
+ <dt><abbr title="Linux Audio Developers' Simple Plugin API">LADSPA</abbr></dt>
<dd>the first major plugin standard for Linux. Many LADSPA plugins are
available, mostly free and open-source.</dd>
- <dt>LV2</dt>
+ <dt><abbr title="LADSPA Version 2">LV2</abbr></dt>
<dd>the successor to LADSPA. Lots of plugins have been ported from
LADSPA to LV2, and also many new plugins written.</dd>
- <dt>VST</dt>
+ <dt><abbr title="Virtual Studio Technology">VST</abbr></dt>
<dd>Ardour supports VST plugins that have been compiled for Linux.</dd>
- <dt>AudioUnit (AU)</dt>
+ <dt><abbr title="Audio Units">AU</abbr></dt>
<dd>Mac OS X versions of Ardour support AudioUnit plugins.</dd>
</dl>
<p>