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LMMS

LMMS
Original author(s)Paul Giblock
Tobias Junghans[1]
Developer(s)LMMS developers
Initial release2004; 21 years ago (2004); as Linux MultiMedia Studio
Stable release
1.2.2[2] / 4 July 2020
Repository
Written inC++ with Qt[3]
Operating systemCross-platform: Windows, macOS, Linux, Haiku
Platformx86 and x86-64 (Linux, macOS, Windows), only Linux: arm64, armel, armhf, mips, mips64el, mipsel, ppc64el, s390x[3]
Available in20 languages[4]
TypeDigital audio workstation
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later[5]
Websitelmms.io

LMMS (formerly Linux MultiMedia Studio[6]) is a digital audio workstation application program. It allows music to be produced by arranging samples, synthesizing sounds, entering notes via computer keyboard or mouse (or other pointing device) or by playing on a MIDI keyboard, and combining the features of trackers and sequencers. It is free and open source software, written in Qt and released under GPL-2.0-or-later.

System requirements

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LMMS is available for multiple operating systems, including Linux, OpenBSD, macOS, and Windows. It requires a 1.5 GHz CPU, 1 GB of RAM and a two-channel sound card.[7]

Program features

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LMMS accepts soundfonts and GUS patches, and it supports the Linux Audio Developer's Simple Plugin API (LADSPA) and LV2 (only master branch, since 24.05.2020). It can use VST plug-ins on Win32, Win64, or Wine32. The nightly versions support LinuxVST. Currently MacOS doesn't support them.[8][9]

It can import Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) and Hydrogen files and can read and write customized presets and themes.[10]

Audio can be exported in the WAV, FLAC, Ogg and MP3 file formats.[11]

Projects can be saved in the compressed MMPZ file format or the uncompressed MMP file format.[12]

Editors

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  • Song Editor – for arranging instruments, samples, groups of notes, automation, and more
  • Beat+Bassline Editor – for quickly sequencing rhythms
  • FX Mixer – for sending multiple audio inputs through groups of effects and sending them to other mixer channels, infinite channels are supported
  • Piano Roll – edit patterns and melodies
  • Automation Editor – move almost any knob or widget over the course of the song
  • Song Editor
    Song Editor
  • Beat+Bassline Editor
    Beat+Bassline Editor
  • FX mixer
    FX mixer
  • Piano Roll
    Piano Roll
  • Automation Editor
    Automation Editor

Audio plug-ins

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LMMS includes a variety of audio plug-ins that can be drag-and-dropped onto instrument tracks in the Song Editor and Beat+Bassline Editor.

Synthesizer plugins:

  • BitInvader – single-oscillator synthesis
  • FreeBoy – Game_Music_Emu-based emulator of Game Boy audio processing unit (APU)
  • Kicker – drum synthesizer
  • LB302 – imitation of the Roland TB-303
  • Mallets – tuneful percussion synthesizer
  • Monstro – 3-oscillator synthesizer with modulation matrix
  • Nescaline – NES-like synthesizer
  • OpulenZ – 2-operator FM synthesizer
  • Organic – organ-like synthesizer
  • sfxr – port of Tomas Petterson's sfxr generator
  • SID – emulator of the Commodore 64 chips
  • TripleOscillator – 3-oscillator synthesizer with 5 modulation modes
  • Vibed – vibrating string modeler
  • Watsyn – 4-oscillator synthesizer with 4 modulation modes
  • Xpressive – mathematical expression parser synthesizer (only in alpha)
  • ZynAddSubFX

Other plugins

  • AudioFileProcessor (AFP) – basic sampler with trimming and looping capabilities
  • Carla Patchbay and Carla Rack – implementation of Carla access through a plugin (only in alpha)
  • GIG Player – libgig-based GigaSampler/GigaStudio instrument file player
  • PatMan – GUS patch player
  • SlicerT – slicer with tempo detection (only in nightly)
  • Sf2 Player – a Fluidsynth-based SoundFont player
  • VeSTige – interface for VST2 plugins

Standards

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Audio output examples

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Skiessi – C64
A short chiptune-style music sample created with LMMS, demonstrating the abilities of the program's MOS Technology SID emulator
Problems playing this file? See media help.
WzWoop
A short example created with LMMS
Problems playing this file? See media help.
Hoofa
A progressive electronic song created with LMMS
Problems playing this file? See media help.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "LMMS Alternatives and Similar Software - AlternativeTo.net". AlternativeTo. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. ^ "1.2.2 Latest". 4 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Debian -- Details of package lmms in buster". Debian. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  4. ^ "LMMS – Currently supported languages". GitHub. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. ^ "LMMS License". lmms.io. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  6. ^ "7.1 Glossary". LMMS User manual. 2020. Archived from the original on 4 April 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Installation". LMMS • Documentation. 7 May 2024. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  8. ^ "VeSTige - LMMS Wiki". lmms.io. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  9. ^ "LMMS – Linux MultiMedia Studio". SourceForge. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  10. ^ Dave Phillips (17 August 2009). "LMMS: The Linux MultiMedia Studio". Linux Journal. Archived from the original on 19 August 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  11. ^ "LMMS Sound Editing Software". Software Insider. Retrieved 31 March 2011.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "lmms.io/utils.php function read_project". Github. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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