DAW (Beat-making)
DAW (Beat-making) is a app in the osFoundry community catalog. Pattern-based DAW for beat-making + electronic production — step sequencer, beat/bassline editor, FX chains, soundfonts, VST/LADSPA plugin hosting, song editor, automation. Powered by LMMS. Desktop app; runs in a streamed sandbox (KasmVNC) here, or natively on the osFoundry desktop client.
Details
- Workspace: osfoundry
- Category: PRODUCTIVITY
- Pricing: Free
- Access: Community
Features
- Pattern-based DAW for beat-making + electronic production — step sequencer
- Beat/bassline editor
- FX chains
- Soundfonts
- VST/LADSPA plugin hosting
- Song editor
Documentation
# DAW (Beat-making)
Pattern-based DAW for beats + electronic production, powered by LMMS.
## Companion to #194 Ardour
- **Ardour** — full multitrack DAW, recording-first, surround support; aimed at studios + scoring
- **LMMS** — pattern-based, beat/bassline editor, soundfonts; aimed at electronic producers + beatmakers (Ableton/FL Studio territory)
## Features
- Pattern + song editor with playlist
- Beat / Bassline editor (step sequencer)
- 16 built-in instruments (synths + samplers)
- VST / LADSPA / SoundFont (.sf2) plugin support
- Built-in compressor / EQ / chorus / phaser / etc.
- MIDI keyboard + controller support (native client)
- Project import: GTKnow, Hydrogen, MIDI
## Packaging
KasmVNC + apt-installed LMMS. 50 GB volume for samples + plugins.
How to use DAW (Beat-making) in osFoundry
Install DAW (Beat-making) into your workspace in one click, then fork it in osStudio to customise the prompts, tools, or configuration for your stack. Anyone in your workspace can pick up where you left off.
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