LMMS

LMMS

Screenshot  Screenshot of LMMS 1.0.0, showing the interface features.
Original author(s)	Paul Giblock and Tobias Doerffel[1]
Developer(s)	Tobias Doerffel Paul Giblock Danny McRae Javier Serrano Polo Others
Initial release	2004 (as Linux MultiMedia Studio)
Stable release	1.1.3 / March 7, 2015
Development status	Active
Written in	C++
Operating system	Cross-platform
Platform	Windows, GNU/Linux, OS X
Available in	16 languages[2]
Type	Digital audio workstation
License	GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2)[3]
Website	https://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

• BitInvader - Wavetable-lookup synthesis
• LB302 - Monophonic imitation of Roland TB-303
• Mallets - Tuneful percussion synthesizer (Mallets)
• Organic - Organ-like synthesizer (Organic)
• FreeBoy - Emulation of Game Boy APU
• SID emulator - Emulation of Commodore 64 chips
• Triple oscillator
• Vibed - Vibrating string modeler
• ZynAddSubFX presets

Samplers

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

Standards

• MIDI
• SoundFont2
• VST
• LADSPA
• GUS Patches (PatMan)
• JACK
• ZynAddSubFX

See also

• Comparison of free software for audio
• List of Linux audio software
• List of music software
• Multitrack recording
• Comparison of multitrack recording software
• Commercial Sequencers

References

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

• Tobias Doerffel (December 2005). "Making Music with Linux Multimedia Studio" (PDF). Linux Magazine (61): 58–60. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
• Dave Phillips (2008-10-01). "State of the Art: Linux Audio 2008, Part II". Linux Journal. Retrieved 2009-03-30.

External links

• Homepage
• LMMS Wiki, for documentation, tutorials, and help.
• LMMS Facebook Group
• LMMS Google+ Group
• LMMS SoundCloud Group
• LMMS Sharing Platform