Audio & music production
Qtractor is a Linux audio and MIDI sequencer for home-studio recording and arrangement. It combines multitrack editing with plugin support while using the established Linux audio and MIDI infrastructure.
Linux home studios combining MIDI and audio
Audio backend setup can require attention. Linux is the intended platform.
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Qtractor is available as free, open-source software. You supply the hardware, storage and any separately licensed content required for the workflow.
Local application; hardware, storage and any external content are supplied separately.
Local application; hardware, storage and any external content are supplied separately.
Audio and MIDI recording share the same project.
Flexible plugin routing supports a customized Linux studio.
Audio backend setup can require attention
Linux is the intended platform
Configure the audio backend and MIDI routing before adding several tracks. Record a brief test, then build the arrangement with clearly named tracks and buses.
Save a copy before changing plugin chains, and confirm that any required instruments are available when moving sessions between systems. Yes. Multitrack audio and MIDI sequencing and recording are core advertised features. The official features list unlimited tracks, clips and plugin instances, subject to practical system capacity.
Qtractor is available as free, open-source software. You supply the hardware, storage and any separately licensed content required for the workflow.
Yes. Multitrack audio and MIDI sequencing and recording are core advertised features.
The official features list unlimited tracks, clips and plugin instances, subject to practical system capacity.
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