Multi-track export for LMMS
I wrote a new little feature for LMMS, the Linux Multi Media System (which also runs on Windows). LMMS is an FLStudio-like product that I've been making music with for the last year or so. One issue I have with it is that I can't do everything I need from within LMMS, like real-time recording or controlling an external midi device---the way that I would want to. And in fact I'm not sure I would want to do everything in one program.
Instead I use LMMS as a tool. For electronic beat-based music, it rules. So I like to do the electronic tracks within LMMS. But I also am into adding real vocals, or recording other non-sequenced sounds.
In the past I would do my sequence work in LMMS, then export the final mix as a wav file, and then pull it into Ardour as a stereo track. (I'd like to just use jack to sync the two products, but this hasn't worked out---seems the support is not there.) Then I add other tracks, and then do a final mix down.
But, this sucks as I sometimes decide I need to re-balance the LMMS submix, which meant going back into LMMS, mixing down there and then re-exporting.
So my solution was to add an "export tracks" feature to LMMS that exports each instrument or sample as it's own wav file. Now I can import each sound as an individual track in Ardour.
I've submitted the patch to LMMS-dev but it has yet to be accepted, so I don't know if the feature will make it into the product or not. But I hope it will!
Instead I use LMMS as a tool. For electronic beat-based music, it rules. So I like to do the electronic tracks within LMMS. But I also am into adding real vocals, or recording other non-sequenced sounds.
In the past I would do my sequence work in LMMS, then export the final mix as a wav file, and then pull it into Ardour as a stereo track. (I'd like to just use jack to sync the two products, but this hasn't worked out---seems the support is not there.) Then I add other tracks, and then do a final mix down.
But, this sucks as I sometimes decide I need to re-balance the LMMS submix, which meant going back into LMMS, mixing down there and then re-exporting.
So my solution was to add an "export tracks" feature to LMMS that exports each instrument or sample as it's own wav file. Now I can import each sound as an individual track in Ardour.
I've submitted the patch to LMMS-dev but it has yet to be accepted, so I don't know if the feature will make it into the product or not. But I hope it will!
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