MusE is a digital audio workstation designed for recording, editing and sequencing MIDI and audio on Linux.
It provides a multitrack environment with an arranger, mixer and dedicated editors for MIDI, drums and audio. MIDI and audio tracks can be combined in the same project with flexible routing and synchronisation.
MusE also offers plugin hosting, automation, software instruments and extensive MIDI control, making it particularly well suited to users working heavily with MIDI hardware and software synthesizers.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Multitrack recording, playback and editing of MIDI and audio.
- Arranger provides track and part-based editing for complete compositions.
- MIDI editing includes piano roll, drum, list and controller editors with real-time and step recording.
- Wave editor provides graphical editing of recorded and imported audio.
- Integrated mixer handles audio, MIDI, synthesizer, group, auxiliary, input and output tracks.
- Graphical audio automation with editable automation curves for mixer and plugin parameters.
- Hosts LADSPA, LV2, DSSI and Linux VST plugins together with MusE’s own MESS software synthesizers.
- LV2 MIDI output allows MIDI effects, arpeggiators and other MIDI-processing plugins to participate in a project.
- Plugin racks support multiple effects per track with configurable ordering and bypass controls.
- Flexible MIDI routing through ALSA and JACK, with support for multiple MIDI devices and instrument definition files.
- Synchronisation facilities include MIDI Clock, MIDI Machine Control and JACK Transport.
- MIDI remote control allows hardware controls to be assigned to MusE functions and parameters.
- Imports and exports Standard MIDI Files and supports drag and drop of MIDI, audio, parts and plugin presets.
- Unlimited undo and redo, configurable keyboard shortcuts and XML-based project files storing the complete session state.
Website: muse-sequencer.github.io
Support:
Developer: Nil Geisweiller, Frank Neumann, Mathias Lundgren, Joachim Schiele, Robert Jonsson
License: GNU General Public License v2.0 / v3.0
MusE is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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