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 ===== Install =====
-Ardour is open source, but the developer requests a donation of at least $1 (US). Given the price, there's no excuse to decline payment; the money directly supports the further development of one of the finest DAWs on the market.
+[[http://ardour.org|Ardour]] is open source, but the developer requests a donation of at least US$1. Given the price, there's no excuse to decline payment, especially for the quality of application; the money directly supports the further development of one of the finest DAWs on the market on any platform. There are several payment options available (subscription, a purchase for the current and next version and all updates, or arbitrary donations), but all do require PayPal. If you cannot use PayPal for any reason, then you can download Ardour without donating.
+[{{ ardour.jpg?700 | You will feel right at home with the Ardour DAW.}}]
+To get Ardour:
+  -Create an account on [[http://ardour.org]] and log in.
+  -Navigate to [[https://community.ardour.org/s/buy]] and choose your payment method. Both subscribing and donating require a PayPal account (there seems to be no way to pay //through// PayPal without having an account). If you choose to not subscribe or donate, you can download the source code, which you must compile yourself.
+After paying for the programme, download the Ardour installer.
+Make the installer executable:
+<code>
+$ chmod +x Ardour_64bit-4.x.x.run
+</code>
+And then run it:
+<code>
+$ ./Ardour_64bit-4.0.0.run
+</code>
+Ardour by default installs to ''/opt''. You are prompted for your password and if you do not have permission to install to ''/opt'' (you do not, unless you have added permission manually), then you are prompted for your root password.
+The installer's attempt to create shortcuts (symlinks) on your Desktop will fail; it's safe to ignore those warnings, as Ardour will still be successfully added to your K-menu and to ''/usr/local/bin''. An uninstall script is included with the install, so even though this install is done entirely outside of the usual Slackware conventions (for example, it will //not// show up in ''/var/log/packages''), it's easy to remove should you need to remove it.
+==== Adding Ardour Low Latency ====
+The installer will also warn you if you have frequency scaling active. If you require a true realtime system, see the [[kernel|Low Latency Kernel]] section, but for all but the most demanding users, low latency will likely do just fine.
+As detailed in the [[kernel|Low Latency Kernel]] section of this handbook, in order for an application to take priority over other processes, you must grant it permission to be less "nice". To do that, use ''setcap'':
+<code>
+/sbin/setcap cap_ipc_lock,cap_sys_nice=ep /opt/Ardour-4.0.0/bin/ardour-4.0.0
+</code>
+==== First Launch ====
+Upon first boot, Ardour will step you through a configuration process; it's safe to accept defaults if you do not have reason to cusomise it. As of Ardour 4.0, JACK is not a hard requirement to use Ardour, but JACK will ensure better performance and more flexibility in what you can use as sound sources.
+If you do not use JACK and opt for the standard ALSA system, you will be warned that your system settings are non-optimal:
+[{{ ardour_ignore.png |Ignore this warning.}}]
+Ignore this warning; its proposed solution does not apply to Slackware Linux. As long as you have run ''setcap'' on ''/opt/Ardour-4.0.0/bin/ardour-4.0.0'' and have respectable system specs, you should find Ardour to be a robust platform.
+If you require better performance, use Ardour with [[jack|JACK]].
+<WRAP tip>
+**See Also** \\
+[[qtractor|Qtractor]] \\
+[[muse|MusE]] \\
+[[rosegarden|Rosegarden]]
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP centeralign>
+<wrap fa>[[aj|R]]</wrap> <wrap fa>[[start|S]]</wrap> <wrap fa>[[audacity|Q]]</wrap>
+</WRAP>