Because its primary use-case in 2025 is as a hard-disk recorder. It is certainly a DAW by intent, but has fallen off since the days where SSL et al were contributing to the codebase.
Uh, I don't think you have any idea what you're talking about.
Firstly, SSL never contributed to the codebase.
Secondly, Ardour's capabilities in 2025 vastly exceed what it was in 2008 when SSL paid me to work on it, and development continues today, arguably faster than ever before.
Uh, I don't think you have any idea what you're talking about.
Firstly, SSL never contributed to the codebase.
Secondly, Ardour's capabilities in 2025 vastly exceed what it was in 2008 when SSL paid me to work on it, and development continues today, arguably faster than ever before.