LMMS
Original author(s) | Paul Giblock Tobias Junghans[1] |
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Developer(s) | LMMS developers |
Initial release | 2004 | ; as Linux MultiMedia Studio
Stable release | 1.2.1[2]
/ 21 October 2019 |
Preview release | 1.2.0-rc8
/ 19 February 2019 |
Repository | |
Written in | C++ with Qt[3] |
Operating system | Cross-platform: Windows, macOS, Linux |
Platform | x86 and x86-64 (Linux, macOS, Windows), only Linux: arm64, armel, armhf, mips, mips64el, mipsel, ppc64el, s390x[3] |
Available in | 20 languages[4] |
Type | Digital audio workstation |
License | GPLv2[5] |
Website | lmms |
LMMS (formerly Linux MultiMedia Studio) is a digital audio workstation application program. When LMMS is executed on a computer with appropriate hardware, it allows music to be produced by arranging samples, synthesizing sounds, playing on a MIDI keyboard, and combining the features of trackers and sequencers. It supports the Linux Audio Developer's Simple Plugin API (LADSPA) and Virtual Studio Technology (VST) plug-ins (on Win32, Win64,or Wine32).[5] It is free software, written in Qt and released under the GNU General Public License, version 2 (GPLv2).
Overview
System requirements
LMMS is available for multiple operating systems, including Linux, OpenBSD, macOS and Windows. It requires a 1 GHz CPU, 512 MB of RAM and a two-channel sound card.[6]
Program features
LMMS accepts soundfonts and GUS patches. It can import Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) and Hydrogen files. It can read and write customized presets and themes.[7] Audio can be exported in the OGG, FLAC, MP3, and WAV file formats,[8] and the projects can be saved in the compressed MMPZ
file format or the uncompressed MMP
file format.[9] It can use VST plug-ins on Win32, Win64, or Wine32, though currently the macOS port doesn't support them.[10]
Editors
- Song Editor – for arranging your instruments, samples, groups of notes, automation, and more
- Beat+Bassline Editor – for quickly sequencing rhythms
- FX mixer – for sending multiple audio inputs through groups of effects and sending them to other mixer channels, infinite channels are supported
- Piano Roll – edit patterns and melodies
- Automation Editor – move almost any knob or widget over the course of the song
- BitInvader – wavetable-lookup synthesis
- FreeBoy – emulator of Game Boy audio processing unit (APU)
- Kicker – bass drum synthesizer
- LB302 – imitation of the Roland TB-303
- Mallets – tuneful percussion synthesizer
- Nescaline – NES-like synthesizer
- Monstro – 3-oscillator synthesizer with modulation matrix
- OpulenZ – 2-operator FM synthesizer
- Organic – organ-like synthesizer
- SID – emulator of the Commodore 64 chips
- Triple oscillator – 3-oscillator synthesizer with 5 modulation modes: MIX, SYNC, PM, FM, and AM
- Vibed – vibrating string modeler
- Watsyn – 4-oscillator wavetable synthesizer
- ZynAddSubFX
- SF2 Player – a Fluidsynth-based Soundfont player
- AudioFileProcessor (AFP) – sampler with trimming and looping abilities
Standards
- Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
- SoundFont (SF2)
- Virtual Studio Technology (VST)
- Linux Audio Developer's Simple Plugin API (LADSPA)
- Gravis Ultrasound (GUS) patches (PatMan)
- JACK Audio Connection Kit (JACK)
- ZynAddSubFX
See also
- List of music software
- List of Linux audio software
- Comparison of free software for audio
- Multitrack recording
- Comparison of multitrack recording software
References
- ^ "LMMS Alternatives and Similar Software - AlternativeTo.net". AlternativeTo.
- ^ "LMMS 1.2.1 Release". Github. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Debian -- Details of package lmms in buster". Debian. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "LMMS – Currently supported languages". Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ a b "LMMS – Linux MultiMedia Studio". SourceForge. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "LMMS • Documentation". lmms.io. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ Dave Phillips (17 August 2009). "LMMS: The Linux MultiMedia Studio". Linux Journal. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "LMMS Sound Editing Software". Software Insider. Retrieved 31 March 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "lmms.io/utils.php function read_project". Github. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ VeSTige
- Tobias Doerffel (December 2005). "Making Music with Linux Multimedia Studio" (PDF). Linux Magazine (61): 58–60. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- Dave Phillips (1 October 2008). "State of the Art: Linux Audio 2008, Part II". Linux Journal. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
External links
- Use dmy dates from July 2011
- Audio editing software for Linux
- Audio editing software that uses Qt
- Audio software
- Digital audio editors for Linux
- Digital audio workstation software
- Free audio editors
- Free educational software
- Free music software
- Free software programmed in C++
- Linux software
- Open source software synthesizers
- Software drum machines
- Music software stubs