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CLever Audio Plug-in

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CLever Audio Plug-in
Original author(s)u-he and Bitwig
Initial release2022; 2 years ago (2022)
Repositorygithub.com/free-audio/clap
Written inC
TypeAudio plugin API
LicenseMIT License
Websitecleveraudio.org

CLever Audio Plug-in or CLAP is an open source software architecture, application programming interface and reference implementation suite for audio effects plugins in digital audio workstations. The specification and reference implementation was released in 2022 by u-he and Bitwig.[1][2][3][4][5]

CLAP was started to overcome technical and legal limitations of the VST plug-in format. CLAP was designed for non-destructive parameter automation, multi-voice envelopes, true MIDI 2.0 support, better multi-core CPU performance[6] and greater ease writing plugins in a non-proprietary licensing framework under the MIT License. CLAP is supported by 7 DAWs[7] and more than 40 plugin producers[8][9] who have produced more than 150 CLAP plugins.[10]

See also

  • LADSPA and LV2, similar open-source standards

References

  1. ^ "CLAP: The New Audio Plug-in Standard".
  2. ^ Kirn, Peter. "CLAP is a new open-source plug-in format from Bitwig, u-he – do we need it, and who will use it?". CDM. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Bitwig and u-he announce new CLAP plugin standard: is the writing on the wall for VST and AU?".
  4. ^ "CLAP is a new open-source plug-in format from Bitwig, u-he – do we need it, and who will use it?".
  5. ^ "Plug-In Revolution aus Berlin? CLAP…your hands if you're ready".
  6. ^ "New Audio Plugin Standard, CLAP, Offers Open Source Alternative To VST & AU".
  7. ^ "ClapDB: Hosts/DAWs".
  8. ^ "CLAP hosts and plugins".
  9. ^ "ClapDB: Developers".
  10. ^ "ClapDB Stats".