-There is no point in pretending that Ardour is a simple, easy to use -program. The development group has worked hard to try to make simple -things reasonably easy, common tasks quick, and hard and/or uncommon -things possible. There is no doubt that we have more to do in this -area, as well as polishing the user interface to improve its -intuitiveness and work flow characteristics. + There is no point in pretending that Ardour is a simple, easy to use program. + The development group has worked hard to try to make simple things reasonably + easy, common tasks quick, and hard and/or uncommon things possible. There is + no doubt that there is more to do in this area, as well as polishing the user + interface to improve its intuitiveness and work flow characteristics.
+-At the same time, multi-track, multi-channel, non-linear, -non-destructive audio editing is a far from simple process. Doing it -right requires not only a good ear, but a solid appreciation of -basic audio concepts and a robust mental model/metaphor of what you -are doing. Ardour is not a simple "audio recorder"—you can -certainly use it to record stereo (or even mono) material in a -single track, but the program has been designed around much richer -capabilities than this. + At the same time, multi-track, multi-channel, non-linear, non-destructive + audio editing is a far from simple process. Doing it right requires not only + a good ear, but a solid appreciation of basic audio concepts and a robust + mental model/metaphor of what one is doing. Ardour is not a simple "audio + recorder"—it can certainly be used to record stereo (or even mono) + material in a single track, but the program has been designed around much + richer capabilities than this.
+-Some people complain that Ardour is not "intuitive" to use—its -lead developer has -some thoughts on that. + Some people complain that Ardour is not "intuitive" to use—its + lead developer has + some thoughts on that.