Generic DAW is an early-in-development, cross-platform digital audio workstation (DAW) built in Rust.
The project aims to provide a modern environment for digital audio production.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Cross-platform digital audio workstation.
- Built entirely in Rust.
- CLAP plugin hosting support.
- Dedicated audio graph and DSP components.
- Custom graphical interface built with Iced.
- Project management infrastructure.
- Automated builds for x86-64 Linux and Windows, and ARM macOS.
Website: github.com/generic-daw/generic-daw
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Developer: generic-daw
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

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