MusE Sequencer

MusE - A Digital Audio Workstation

MusE is a full featured MIDI and audio sequencer with recording and editing functionality. Complete with plugin support and automation. See feature list below.

MusE was originally written by Werner Schweer and is now developed and maintained by the MusE development team. MusE aims to be a complete multitrack virtual studio for Linux.

It is published under the GNU General Public License.

MusE features include

Midi sequencing

Realtime record/playback
Midi file import/export
Midi part, as used in the arranger, import/export
Input filter
Midi editing with:
- Piano roll
- Drum editor
- List view
- Score editor
Internal synth plugins including:
- Fluidsynth soundfont(sf2) softsynth
- Deicsonze FM synth emulating DX11
Standardized synth plugin formats: VST, LV2, DSSI
Support for multi channel synths
External synth support both hardware and software
Midi transformer
Midi editing plugin support
External scripting support

Audio sequencing

Realtime Record/Playback several mono/stereo inputs/outputs.
- Graphical editing of automation
- Several types of audio tracks
  - Audio inputs
  - Audio outputs
  - Wave tracks
  - Group tracks
  - Aux outputs
- Standardized plugin formats: VST, LV2, DSSI, LADSPA
- Drag&Drop import and arranging of:
  - Plugins and plugin presets
  - Parts
  - Midi files
  - Audio files
  - Aux outputs

Supported technologies

JACK-audio - http://jackaudio.org
JACK-midi - for midi support
LASH - for session control with external LASH enabled applications
DSSI - synth plugins
VST(i) - synth plugins
ALSA-midi - for midi support
RtAudio - for basic audio support to Pulse, ALSA, OSS
LV2 host support
FLAM plugin guis

Muse is built with Qt5 toolkit

MusE - A Digital Audio Workstation

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