Hydrogen is an open-source drum machine created by Alessandro Cominu, an Italian programmer who goes by the pseudonym Comix.[1] Its main goal is to provide professional yet simple and intuitive pattern-based drum programming.
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| Developer(s) | Alessandro Cominu |
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| Stable release | 1.2.2
/ September 9, 2023 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C++, Qt |
| Operating system | Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows (beta) |
| Type | Drum machine |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Website | www |
Hydrogen was originally developed for Linux, and later ported to Mac OS X. Support for Microsoft Windows seemed to have been abandoned, since the last build dated to 2006 for 4 years.[2] However, a Windows port exists since the 0.9.6 version,[3] and it is now in beta stage.[4] The graphical user interface for the application uses Qt library, and all code is released under GPL-2.0-or-later.
Features edit
These are some of the features of Hydrogen:[5][6]
- Pattern-based sequencer, with unlimited number of patterns and ability to chain patterns into a song.
- 192 ticks per whole note 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.
- Time-stretch and pitch functions.
- Time-line with variable tempo.
- Single and stacked pattern mode.
- Ability to import/export song files.
- Support for LADSPA effects.
- Real-time slide control for swing.
- Option to slightly randomize velocity, time, pitch and swing functions to give a more "human" playback.
- Multiple patterns playing at once.
- Various Drumkits available to download (Rock, Jazz, Electric, Percussions...), plus support to create a custom drumkit.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Cominu, Alessandro. "Alessandro Cominu's Sorceforge User Page". Sourceforge user page. Sourceforge. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Hydrogen | advanced drum machine for GNU/Linux". Hydrogen-music.org. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
- ^ "Hydrogen - Browse Files at". Sourceforge.net. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
- ^ "Download - Hydrogen". Hydrogen. Archived from the original on 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ^ Adam Overa (2011-03-02). "Software Instruments : Tom's Definitive Linux Software Roundup: Audio Production". Bestofmedia. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- ^ "Features - Hydrogen". Hydrogen. Archived from the original on 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
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