Digital Audio Workstations

Stargate – all-in-one DAW and plugin suite

Stargate is an all-in-one DAW and plugin suite.

It’s designed to be a comprehensive solution for music production, with a focus on providing unique and innovative features, especially for EDM production.

This is free and open source software.

Features include:

  • Digital audio workstation (DAW) with a powerful pattern-based workflow.
  • A comprehensive suite of built-in instrument and effect plugins.
  • A basic wave editor.
  • Powerful track routing matrix with easy sidechaining.
  • Modular mixer architecture. Mixer channels are a type of plugin that can be chosen per track send, mix and match plugins, or skip them when not needed.
  • Everything you need to create music in a single package, no need to install additional software.
  • CPU efficiency for DAW and plugins, minimum recommended hardware: Raspberry Pi 4, or a 15 year old laptop with a dual core CPU, 1GB of RAM and a 720p display.
  • Support for display resolution from 720p to 4k and above.
  • Broad audio and MIDI hardware support using Portaudio and Portmidi.
  • Cross-platform support – runs on Linux, macOS, x86 and ARM, Windows.

Website: github.com/stargatedaw/stargate
Support:
Developer: L3337
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

Stargate in action
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Stargate is written in Python and C. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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