Stargate is an all-in-one DAW and plugin suite.
It’s designed to be a comprehensive solution for music production, with a focus on providing unique and innovative features, especially for EDM production.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Digital audio workstation (DAW) with a powerful pattern-based workflow.
- A comprehensive suite of built-in instrument and effect plugins.
- A basic wave editor.
- Powerful track routing matrix with easy sidechaining.
- Modular mixer architecture. Mixer channels are a type of plugin that can be chosen per track send, mix and match plugins, or skip them when not needed.
- Everything you need to create music in a single package, no need to install additional software.
- CPU efficiency for DAW and plugins, minimum recommended hardware: Raspberry Pi 4, or a 15 year old laptop with a dual core CPU, 1GB of RAM and a 720p display.
- Support for display resolution from 720p to 4k and above.
- Broad audio and MIDI hardware support using Portaudio and Portmidi.
- Cross-platform support – runs on Linux, macOS, x86 and ARM, Windows.
Website: github.com/stargatedaw/stargate
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Developer: L3337
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

Stargate is written in Python and C. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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