Major New Features
Pianoroll Windows
Double-click on a MIDI region to edit it in its own dedicated window, or in a pane at the bottom of the main window. Editing in that window will work almost identically to the way it does in the main timeline, but without the distractions of the rest of the user interface. You can also see MIDI automation (velocity, CC parameters etc.), optionally overlaid.
MIDI and Audio Cue Editing
The Cue page now allows direct editing of the contents of MIDI cues (“clips” for Live & Bitwig users). A pianoroll area opens that allows precisely the same MIDI editing operations as would be available on the editor timeline.
Cue Recording
You can now record directly into cue slots, making Ardour a “looper” in the same sense that Live, Bitwig and several other contemporary DAWs are. You can pre-specificy the recording duration (e.g. “Record 4 bars”) or you can record until you think you’re done. Whatever you recorded will start playing at the next quantization point (e.g. bar/beat).
Region FX
If you've ever asked “how do I add some delay to just this part of my vocal?”, then region FX are what you've been looking for. Similar to region gain it allows to apply any plugin a given audio region only. The effect and its automation remains with the region, even when it is moved around on the timeline. While the same result can be achieved with channels-strip plugins in the mixer (using bypass automation), applying effects directly to regions on the timeline is convenient for many workflows. The given effect is applied offline, when reading the region from disk and does not add any additional DSP load.
Realtime Perceptual Analyzer
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