On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 6:45 PM, mac <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:suemac@empire.net">suemac@empire.net</a>></span> wrote:<br> <div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hi from the Ardour web page:<br> <br> Non-destructive, non-linear editing with unlimited undo<br> <br> What you describe above is indeed modifying the recording, I don't<br> believe it is considered "destructive" editing.<br> <br> Audacity will allow the wave form to be edited on a per sample basis,<br> actually changing the value of the sample at will. I believe this is<br> considered "destructive" editing.<br> <br> I would be happy to be wrong, but I don't think Ardour allows such<br> detailed editing of the raw data.<br> <br> Regards,<br> <font color="#888888">Mac<br> </font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br> <br> --<br> Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users</a><br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br>I must admit, Mac, I find myself confused by your statements. Why would you want destructive editing? We should make sure our definitions are the same. By destructive editing, I refer to the act of editing an audio file in a program, and then those changes are immediately applied to the original audio file, therefore making the changes permanent (i.e. cannot be undone). It is common practice to avoid destructive editing like the plague, as you usually want to retain the integrity the original file just in case you'd like to go back and do things differently. If you want a new file that reflects the changes you have made, then you use the program's 'Export' feature.<br> <br>Editing on a per sample basis, as you put it, is not necessarily destructive, and it is also something that I believe Ardour can do. I rarely have need to do such a thing, and as such I cannot be certain if Ardour does that as well as Audacity.<br clear="all"> <br>-- <br>-Brian David<br>