Produce music with your computer

by creating melodies and beats, synthesizing and mixing sounds, arranging samples and much more.

Playback instruments, samples and plugins

with a typing or MIDI keyboard in a user-friendly and modern interface.

Bundled with ready-to-use content

from an assortment of instrument and effect plugins, presets and samples to VST and SoundFont support.

Pick your flavor.

Linux, Windows or macOS.

     

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LMMS is a 100% free, open source, community-driven project.

Proudly hosted on GitHub.

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Core Functionality

  • Compose music on Windows, Linux and macOS
  • Sequence, compose, mix and automate songs in one simple interface
  • Note playback via MIDI or typing keyboard
  • Consolidate instrument tracks using Beat+Bassline Editor
  • Fine tune patterns, notes, chords and melodies using Piano Roll Editor
  • Full user-defined track-based automation and computer-controlled automation sources
  • Import of MIDI files and Hydrogen project files


Musical Instruments

  • Built-in 64-bit VST instrument support with 32-bit VST bridge (64-bit Windows)
  • 16 built in synthesizers, including emultations of Roland ® TB-303, Commodore 64 ® SID microchip, Nintendo ® NES and GameBoy, Yamaha ® OPL2 chip and more
  • Embedded ZynAddSubFx: Polyphonic, mutlitimbral, microtonal, multi-voice additive, subtractive and pad synthesis all in one powerful plugin
  • Native multisample support for SoundFont ® (SF2), Giga (GIG) and Gravis UltraSound ® (GUS) formats for high quality instrument patches and banks


Effects Mixing

  • Drop-in LADSPA plug-in support
  • Drop-in VST ® effect plug-in support (Linux and Windows)
  • Built-in compressor, limiter, delay, reverb, distortion and bass enhancer
  • Bundled graphic and parametric equalizers
  • Built-in visualization/spectrum analyzer