https://github.com/stargatedaw/stargate
Innovation-first digital audio workstation (DAW), instrument and effect plugins, wave editor
https://github.com/stargatedaw/stargate
audio-dsp audio-effect audio-plugin c17 computer-music daw digital-audio-workstation drum-machine drums edm electronic-music music-creation pyqt pyqt6 sampler sequencer songs synth synthesis synthesizer
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Innovation-first digital audio workstation (DAW), instrument and effect plugins, wave editor
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/stargatedaw/stargate
- Owner: stargatedaw
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2021-09-27T01:45:56.000Z (over 3 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-06-22T23:53:38.000Z (10 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-26T09:41:34.719Z (about 1 month ago)
- Topics: audio-dsp, audio-effect, audio-plugin, c17, computer-music, daw, digital-audio-workstation, drum-machine, drums, edm, electronic-music, music-creation, pyqt, pyqt6, sampler, sequencer, songs, synth, synthesis, synthesizer
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 39.1 MB
- Stars: 726
- Watchers: 21
- Forks: 37
- Open Issues: 16
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
Stargate is an all-in-one DAW and plugin suite, designed to be a comprehensive
solution for music production, with a focus on providing unique and innovative
features, especially for EDM production. To understand what Stargate is,
and why, read the
[project design principles](docs/project_design_principles.md).
# Links
- [Download Stargate demo projects](
https://github.com/stargatedaw/stargate-v1-demo-projects)
- [Download instruments for Sampler1](https://github.com/sfzinstruments)
- [Download or contribute to our public domain sample pack](
https://github.com/stargatedaw/stargate-sample-pack)
- Source code is mirrored on [Gitlab](https://gitlab.com/stargatedaw) and
[Codeberg](https://codeberg.org/stargatedaw), however, releases, issues and
pull requests are only on [Github](https://github.com/stargatedaw)
# Features
- A 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
- Runs on Windows, Mac and Linux, x86 and ARM. Can be ported to other
platforms if there is sufficient demand
- Everything you need to create music in a single package, no need to install
additional software
- Revolutionary 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.
- Optional portable flash drive install on Windows and
[MacOS](docs/troubleshooting/macos_install.md)
- Broad audio and MIDI hardware support using Portaudio and Portmidi
# Screenshots
# Licensing
Stargate is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, under version 3 of the License.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
For details on the GNU General Public License, see [the license](LICENSE).