We've compiled a list of 29 free and paid alternatives to Hydrogen. The primary competitors include LMMS, AudioTool. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between Hydrogen and Qtractor, Magix ACID Pro, Bosca Ceoil. Also you can look at other similar options here: Audio and Music Software.
We've compiled a list of 29 free and paid alternatives to Hydrogen. The primary competitors include LMMS, AudioTool. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between Hydrogen and Qtractor, Magix ACID Pro, Bosca Ceoil. Also you can look at other similar options here: Audio and Music Software.
Hydrogen is an advanced drum machine for GNU/Linux. It's main goal is to bring professional yet simple and intuitive pattern-based drum programming.
Features: - General -- Very user-friendly, modular, fast and intuitive graphical interface based on QT 4. -- Sample-based stereo audio engine, with import of sound samples in .wav, .au and .aiff formats. -- Support of samples in compressed FLAC file.
- Sequencer and mixer
-- Pattern-based sequencer, with unlimited number of patterns and ability to chain patterns into a song. -- Up to 192 ticks per pattern with individual level per event and variable pattern length. -- Unlimited instrument tracks with volume, mute, solo, pan capabilities. -- Multi layer support for instruments (up to 16 samples for each instrument). -- Sample Editor, with basic cut and loop functions. (NEW) -- Time-stretch and pitch functions via rubberband cli. Require the rubberband-cli package. (NEW) -- Play-lists with scripting function. (NEW) -- Advanced tab-tempo. (NEW) -- Director Window with a visual metronome and song position tags. (NEW) -- Time-line with variable tempo. (NEW) -- Single and stacked pattern mode. (NEW) -- Export/Import single patterns into song projects. (NEW) -- Midi learning via Shift+MouseClick on many gui-cotrollers combined with a midi settings editor. (NEW) -- Ability to import/export song files. -- Unique human velocity, human time, pitch and swing functions. -- Multiple patterns playing at once.
- Other -- JACK, ALSA, PortAudio and OSS audio drivers. -- ALSA MIDI and PortMidi input with assignable midi-in channel (1..16, ALL). -- Import/export of drumkits. -- Export song to wav, aiff, flac or ogg file. -- Export song to midi file.