MusE
Encyclopedia
MusE is a free software
MIDI/Audio
sequencer
with recording and editing capabilities. It was originally written by Werner Schweer and now is developed by the Muse development team.
MusE aims to be a complete multitrack virtual studio for Linux
: it currently has no support under other platforms as it relies on Linux-only technologies, including JACK
and ALSA
. It also supports the Linux Audio Session Handler (LASH).
From version 0.7 on its music notation abilities were removed to MuseScore
.
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
MIDI/Audio
Sound
Sound is a mechanical wave that is an oscillation of pressure transmitted through a solid, liquid, or gas, composed of frequencies within the range of hearing and of a level sufficiently strong to be heard, or the sensation stimulated in organs of hearing by such vibrations.-Propagation of...
sequencer
Music sequencer
The music sequencer is a device or computer software to record, edit, play back the music, by handling note and performance information in several forms, typically :...
with recording and editing capabilities. It was originally written by Werner Schweer and now is developed by the Muse development team.
MusE aims to be a complete multitrack virtual studio for Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
: it currently has no support under other platforms as it relies on Linux-only technologies, including JACK
JACK Audio Connection Kit
JACK is a professional sound server daemon that provides real-time, low latency connections for both audio and MIDI data between applications that implement its API...
and ALSA
ALSA (Linux)
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture is a software framework providing an API for device drivers for sound cards. As such, it is a Linux kernel component. Some of the goals of the ALSA project at its inception were automatic configuration of sound-card hardware, and graceful handling of multiple...
. It also supports the Linux Audio Session Handler (LASH).
From version 0.7 on its music notation abilities were removed to MuseScore
MuseScore
MuseScore is free and open source music notation software for Microsoft Windows, Mac and Linux. MuseScore is a WYSIWYG editor, complete with support for score playback and import–export of MusicXML and standard MIDI files...
.
See also
- Free audio softwareFree audio softwareThis list of free software for audio lists notable free and open source software for use by sound engineers, audio producers, and those involved in sound recording and reproduction.-Audio analysis:-Converters:-Modular systems:-Platforms:...
- Linux audio software
- RosegardenRosegardenRosegarden is a free software digital audio workstation program developed for Linux with ALSA and QT4. It acts as an audio and MIDI sequencer, scorewriter and musical composition and editing tool...
External links
- Neumann, Frank. Linux MagazineLinux MagazineLinux Magazine is a European professional journal. It addresses itself to readers who work professionally with operating systems based around the Linux kernel. Linux Magazine is published by Linux New Media AG and was born after the great success of Linux-Magazin...
, issue 37, December 2003. "The MusE Audio/MIDI Sequencer: Professional Music Maker". - Phillips, Dave. "Recording A MIDI Sequence With MusE".
- Barknecht, Frank. "HOWTO Use MIDI Sequencers With Softsynths".