LMMS

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LMMS
[[Programmer|Original authorTemplate:Pluralize from text]]Paul Giblock
Tobias Junghans[1]
[[Programmer|DeveloperTemplate:Pluralize from text]]LMMS developers
Initial release2004; 22 years ago (2004); as Linux MultiMedia Studio
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Written inC++ with Qt[2]
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Operating systemCross-platform: Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Haiku
Platformx86 and x86-64 (Linux, macOS, Windows), only Linux: arm64, armel, armhf, mips, mips64el, mipsel, ppc64el, s390x[2]
Available in20 languages[3]
TypeDigital audio workstation
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later[4]
Websitelmms.io
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LMMS (formerly Linux MultiMedia Studio[5]) 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

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.[6]

Program features

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.[7][8]

It can import Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) and Hydrogen files and can read and write customized presets and themes.[9]

Audio can be exported in the WAV, FLAC, Ogg and MP3 file formats.[10]

Projects can be saved in the compressed MMPZ file format or the uncompressed MMP file format.[11]

Editors

  • 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 – for editing patterns and melodies
  • Automation Editor – for moving almost any knob or widget over the course of the song

Audio plug-ins

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
  • FreeBoyemulator 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 Playerlibgig-based GigaSampler/GigaStudio instrument file player
  • PatManGUS patch player
  • SlicerTslicer with tempo detection (only in nightly)
  • Sf2 Player – a Fluidsynth-based SoundFont player
  • VeSTige – interface for VST2 plugins

Standards

Audio output examples

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."LMMS Alternatives and Similar Software - AlternativeTo.net". AlternativeTo. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Debian -- Details of package lmms in buster". Debian. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."LMMS – Currently supported languages". GitHub. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."LMMS License". lmms.io. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."7.1 Glossary". LMMS User manual. 2020. Archived from the original on 4 April 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Installation". LMMS • Documentation. 7 May 2024. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."VeSTige - LMMS Wiki". lmms.io. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."LMMS – Linux MultiMedia Studio". SourceForge. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dave Phillips (17 August 2009). "LMMS: The Linux MultiMedia Studio". Linux Journal. Archived from the original on 19 August 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."lmms.io/utils.php function read_project". Github. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

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