[Ardour-Dev] Ardour 2.8.1 released

[Paul Davis]

Ardour 2.8. 1 is released. Although this is primarily a bug-fix
release, the bugs that it fixes are important enough that we hope all
users, especially those on OS X, will choose to upgrade. Crashes when
deleting AudioUnit plugins, and a very important potential data loss
issue with session cleanup are now fixed. 2.8.1 also has a builtin
"Chat" option to connect (via your web browser) to our IRC channel. To
download, visit the download page at

              http://ardour.org/download

NEW FEATURES

 * Built-in menu item to connect to #ardour on IRC via web browser
 * Insert Time action can now optionally move tempos & meter markers

IMPROVEMENTS

 * sort playlist menus in a more agreeable way
 * sort ports correctly in many lists/menus
 * faster startup by using pre-rendered region names
 * implement panner reset functionality (missing since 0.99!)

FIXES

 CRASHING BUGS

 * fix crash when deleting AudioUnit plugins (Leopard/Cocoa GUI
   specific)
 * fix crash when closing a session after displaying 1 or more plugin
   GUIs

 DATA LOSS BUG

 * fix serious error in Cleanup that could lead to data loss

 OTHERS

 * fix AudioUnit input/output configuration cache handling for some
   plugins with "interesting" configurations.
 * switching into write automation mode doesn't reset gain levels
 * stop import dialog from resizing at various times
 * fix apparently-insensitive file selector in import dialog on OS X
 * fix details of file formats when exporting CD markers
 * fix marker bars, canvas and playhead getting out of sync with
   timeline
 * fixes for some newer versions of gcc (4.4)
 * don't bother to search for JACK server software if JACK is already
     running
 * catch JACK shutdown and handle more safely - should solve issues
     with trying to save after a JACK shutdown.
 * AudioUnit plugins can be turned off/bypassed and then turned back on
 * Session names that include '/' or '\' are caught and asked for again.
 * restore markers (including session start & end) and playhead
     correctly even if they had very large values (>12hrs)

UPDATED/NEW TRANSLATIONS

 * Swedish (Petter Sundlof)
 * French (Martin Blanchard/Ralph Doursenaud)
 * Czech (Pavel Frich)
 * Italian (Emanuele Constantini)
 * Norwegian (Eivind Ødegård)

CONTRIBUTORS
 Carl Hetherington, Nick Mainsbridge, Andreas Ruge, Ben Loftis and
your head grunt Paul Davis.