[tchaffee]

Another thing I like is the routing grid. So flexible. Along with Jack, this does add some complexity and sometimes extra manual configuration, but the expanded possibilities are worth it for me. I have yet to encounter a patching scenario I can't handle with Ardour and Jack. Including things like playing an Ardour session over Skype to a music teacher while doing real time effects processing on my guitar all while recording the audio of the Skype session. Ardour + Jack is a powerful combo.

[rotexo]

Absolutely. Another added bonus: it is really easy to use Ardour as a mixer and effects plugin host for experimental synthesis software like Supercollider or PureData