Tracktion Software, makers of the Waveform DAW, has announced Tracktion Engine – a collection of open source files in JUCE module format that can be used to create sequence-based audio applications, from a simple file-player to a full-blown DAW.
Tracktion Engine is available via a GPL/Commercial license.
Features:
- A wide range of supported platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux, Raspberry Pi, iOS and Android)
- Tempo, key and time-signature curves
- Fast audio file playback via memory mapping
- Audio editing including time-stretching and pitch shifting
- MIDI with quantitation, groove, MPE and pattern generation
- Built-in and external plugin support for all the major formats
- Parameter adjustments with automation curves or algorithmic modifiers
- Modular plugin patching Racks
- Recording with punch, overdub and loop modes along with comp editing
- External control surface support
- Fully customizable rendering of arrangements
See the project’s Github site for more information.
Oh no, sad news!
If this trend continues, we will only have the five Mega-DAWs who will eventually merge with Googlebook.
But then, cutting-edge musicians will rediscover acoustic instruments….
This could be really interesting…………more stuff on Linux which would be appreciated. I am glad they brought back a great sequencer and made the base sequencer free for everyone.
This is outstanding news! A very big step forward for any open source music dev. BTW, if this runs on JUCE, many companies who already use JUCE can incorporate any R&D from this into their existing products (cough MPC live cough)
Sympathetic cough, Native Instruments, cough.
Awesome!
With all these stuff they’ve been giving away lately, I’m betting they’ll get a lot of “traction”.
This is epic news. Thank you for all the work to make this happen, Tracktion team!