I recently became interested in Ardour, and noticed that the same samples (for example kick) sound different in Renoise and Ardour. Now I’m trying to find out - where does the sound sound more believable/better, and does Renoise contain any hidden processing? Does anyone know anything about this?
That’s not really how it works. All modern DAWs use comparable processes. If you hear a difference, it’s either purely psychological, volume-related (Renoise defaults to playing things quieter to give you headroom), or else you’re accidentally playing the kick at a different rate in Renoise (a C-4 note gives you the original rate by default).
Edit: A 4th option is that maybe Ardour adds a slight fade at the start of the sound. Renoise doesn’t by default, but it can be enabled.
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how can i enable autofading in renoise like you describe? it sounds musical and clutch
edit: does it just make the phase hit the “center line” in the audio wave representation at the start of the sound?
It’s just a small de-clicking fade, similar to the default fade you might get on an audio clip in a traditional DAW. Look for this button on the Sample Properties panel:
For bigger fades, you should of course just use a Volume Fader or maybe an ADHSR, in the Modulation section of the instrument editor.
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Go to song options set track headroom to 0db , by default it’s set to -6db .
I 'm sure that’s the difference you’re hearing
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holy crap thank you, i see it now 
New s k i l l learned today
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