Zrythm

IMPORTANT: Zrythm is undergoing major refactoring in this branch - if you are looking for a usable version see the v1 branch

a highly automated and intuitive digital audio workstation

Zrythm is a digital audio workstation tailored for both professionals and beginners, offering an intuitive interface and robust functionality.

Key features include:

Streamlined editing workflows
Flexible tools for creative expression
Limitless automation capabilities
Powerful mixing features
Chord assistance for musical composition
Support for various plugin and file formats

Zrythm is free software written in C/C++ using the Qt6/QML and JUCE8 frameworks.

Features

Object looping, cloning, linking and stretching
Adaptive snapping
Multiple lanes per track
Bounce anything to audio or MIDI
Piano roll (MIDI editor) with chord integration, drum mode and a lollipop velocity editor
Audio editor with part editing (including in external app) and adjustable gain/fades
Event viewers (list editors) with editable object parameters
Per-context object functions
Audio/MIDI/automation recording with options to punch in/out, record on MIDI input and create takes
Device-bindable parameters for external control
Wide variety of track types for every purpose
Signal manipulation with signal groups, aux sends and direct anywhere-to-anywhere connections
In-context listening by dimming other tracks
Automate anything using automation events or CV signal from modulator plugins and macro knobs
Detachable views for multi-monitor setups
Searchable preferences
Support for LV2/CLAP/VST2/VST3/AU/LADSPA/DSSI plugins, SFZ/SF2 SoundFonts, Type 0 and 1 MIDI files, and almost every audio file format
Flexible built-in file and plugin browsers
Optional plugin sandboxing (bridging)
Stem export
Chord pad with built-in and user presets, including the ability to generate chords from scales
Automatic project backups
Undoable user actions with serializable undo history
Hardware-accelerated UI
SIMD-optimized DSP
Cross-platform, cross-audio/MIDI backend and cross-architecture
Available in multiple languages including Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, French and German

For a full list of features, see the Features page on our website.

Building and Installation

See INSTALL.rst for build instructions. Prebuilt packages/installers available at https://www.zrythm.org/en/download.html.

Using

See the user manual.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md.

Hacking

See HACKING.md and the developer docs.

Packaging

See PACKAGING.md.

Forum

See our forum.

Chat

Issue tracker

See Issues on GitLab.

Releases

https://www.zrythm.org/releases

Copying Zrythm

See COPYING for general copying conditions and TRADEMARKS.md for our trademark policy.

Support

If you would like to support this project please donate below or purchase a binary installer from https://www.zrythm.org/en/download.html - creating a DAW takes years of work and contributions enable us to spend more time working on the project.

liberapay.com/Zrythm
paypal.me/zrythmdaw
ko-fi.com/zrythm
opencollective.com/zrythm
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