Editing Ardour (software) (section)

== Supporting companies and future ==
The [[SAE Institute]] provided corporate support for Ardour until February 2009, an initiative for providing a more integrated experience on [[Mac OS X]] and the development of a simpler version for students and others new to audio processing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://discourse.ardour.org/t/sae-institute-sponsors-ardour-open-source-daw-project/78215|title=SAE Institute sponsors Ardour open source DAW project|access-date=2025-01-06|archive-date=2025-01-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126063627/https://discourse.ardour.org/t/sae-institute-sponsors-ardour-open-source-daw-project/78215|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Solid State Logic]] employed Paul Davis to work full-time on Ardour during the development of version 2, until the end of 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://discourse.ardour.org/t/solid-state-logic-announces-support-for-the-ardour-project/78164|title=Solid State Logic announces support for the Ardour project|date=6 October 2006|access-date=6 January 2025|archive-date=23 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523102607/https://discourse.ardour.org/t/solid-state-logic-announces-support-for-the-ardour-project/78164|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Harrison Audio]] has supported the Ardour project since early 2005. Harrison's [[Harrison Mixbus|Mixbus]] DAW, LiveTrax{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} front-of-house multi-track recorder, and their destructive film dubber, the Xdubber, are based on Ardour. Mixbus extends Ardour to add Harrison's own proprietary DSP and a more console-like workflow. The Xdubber was a customizable platform for enterprise-class [[digital audio workstation]] (DAW) users.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forum.harrisonconsoles.com/thread-1628-post-10868.html#pid10868|title=Mixbus support forum|date=18 September 2015}}</ref>

[[Waves Audio]] privately supported Ardour development in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://discourse.ardour.org/t/development-update-whats-going-on-with-ardour/110168|title=Development update - what's going on with Ardour|date=20 April 2024|access-date=6 January 2025|archive-date=15 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115093445/https://discourse.ardour.org/t/development-update-whats-going-on-with-ardour/110168|url-status=live}}</ref> It also developed the Waves Track Live software<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.waves.com/mixers-racks/tracks-live#presenting-tracks-live|title=Introducing Waves Tracks Live}}</ref> in collaboration with Ardour developers,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-tools-expert.com/home-page/2015/3/18/waves-tracks-live-review|title=Waves Tracks Live Review|date=15 March 2015 }}</ref> with most of the source code changes becoming part of Ardour's codebase.