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LMMS
Original author(s)Paul Giblock and Tobias Doerffel[1]
Developer(s)Tobias Doerffel
Paul Giblock
Danny McRae
Javier Serrano Polo
Others
Initial release2004 (as Linux MultiMedia Studio)
Stable release
1.1.3 / March 7, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-03-07)
Repository
Written inC++
Operating systemCross-platform
PlatformWindows, GNU/Linux, OS X
Available in16 languages[2]
TypeDigital audio workstation
LicenseGNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2)[3]
Websitehttps://lmms.io

LMMS (previously Linux MultiMedia Studio) is a free digital audio workstation. Music can be produced by synthesizing sounds, arranging samples, and playing on a MIDI keyboard by combining the features of trackers, sequencers and synthesizers. It supports LADSPA, SF2 files and VST plugins.[3]

LMMS is available for multiple operating systems, including GNU/Linux, OpenBSD and Microsoft Windows. Ever since LMMS 1.1.0, official binary releases are available for OS X.

Software overview

System requirements

LMMS works on Windows, Linux-based systems and OS X. It requires a 1 GHz CPU and 512 MB of RAM, and a 2-channel sound card.[4]

Program features

Skiessi — C64
A short piece of chiptune-style music created with LMMS, demonstrating the capabilities of the program's SID emulator.
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LMMS accepts soundfonts in SF2 format and GUS patches. It can also imports MIDI, hydrogen and FLP (FL Studio Project) project files. It can also write and read customized presets, samples and themes.[5] The audio can be exported primarily in MIDI, OGG and WAV formats,[6] and the projects are saved in .mmpz file format.

Plugins

Editors

  • Song Editor — Composes melodies
  • Beat+Bassline Editor — Creates beats and basslines
  • FX mixer — Mixes up to 64 FX channels[5]
  • Piano Roll — For editing patterns and melodies
  • Automation Editor

Synthesizers

Samplers

  • AudioFileProcessor - Sampler
  • Kicker - Kick & bass drum synthesizer

Standards

See also

References

  1. ^ http://alternativeto.net/software/lmms---linux-multimedia-studio/
  2. ^ "LMMS — Currently supported languages". Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b "LMMS — Linux MultiMedia Studio". SourceForge. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  4. ^ https://lmms.io/documentation/Requirements
  5. ^ a b Dave Phillips (17 August 2009). "LMMS: The Linux MultiMedia Studio". Linux Journal. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  6. ^ "LMMS Sound Editing Software". Software Insider. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
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