Qtractor
You record audio and MIDI and mount multiple tracks in a Linux environment for music production.
Developer Rui Nuno Capela
Version 1.6.4 · Open source · Linux
Looking for an alternative to Qtractor?Compare LMMS, OpenMPT.Compare alternativesQtractor is an audio and MIDI sequencer for Linux. You build a session with multiple tracks, edited clips and use effects or tools via supported plug-ins. The audio and MIDI device connects to JACK and ALSA.
You need to set the connections with your sound card, MIDI equipment and any audio processes properly. As a result, QTractor requires more preparation than a simple recorder. Once that facility connects, you can combine recordings and MIDI parties in the same session.
Compare Qtractor with alternatives
Making music depends on your method: entering notes, programming samples or recording audio and MIDI on a timeline. Note the file formats and plugins you use. Project files are usually not directly interchangeable; therefore, export audio or MIDI if you want to switch.
| Software | What can it do? | Platform and licence |
|---|---|---|
| QtractorYou are viewing this app | You take and mount audio and MIDI in a Linux sequencer with a timeline. You can connect the production to the audio device of your Linux system. | LinuxOpen source |
| LMMSView this alternative | You build music with instruments, samples, patterns and a piano roll. The emphasis is on electronic composition and sequencing. | Windows, macOS, LinuxOpen source |
| OpenMPTView this alternative | You program music in a Windows tracker with patterns, samples and instruments. That vertical pattern view works differently than a normal recording timeline. | WindowsOpen source |
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Advantages
- Audio and MIDI in one session Support for impact and tool plugins Open Linux Sequencer
Things to consider
- Audio-design requires knowledge No ordinary Windows or Mac installation Plug incompatibility differs
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Provider’s website · www.qtractor.org
Version history
1.6.4
You can merge audio clips again without the previously introduced crash.
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Our verdict
Qtractor is a targeted choice for music production on Linux. The combination of MIDI and audio makes it useful as soon as you want more than just shortening a recording. Especially if you already work with JACK and Linux plug-ins, the way of connecting connects well.
For a first simple voice recording this is probably more device than necessary. Start with one audio track and check recording, playback and export before adding instruments. That's how you build a working base. The quality of your recording remains dependent on microphone, sound card and settings; more tracks or plug-ins do not automatically fix a bad source recording.
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