Renoise
| Original author(s) | Eduard Mueller (Taktik) and Zvonko Tesic (Phazze) |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Eduard Mueller (Taktik), Zvonko Tesic (Phazze) and Lucio Asnaghi (kRAkEn/gORe) |
| Stable release | 2.5.1
/ 2010-04-04 |
| Operating system | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
| Type | Digital audio workstation, Tracker |
| License | Shareware |
| Website | http://www.renoise.com |
Renoise is a contemporary digital audio workstation (DAW) based upon the heritage and development of tracker software. Its primary use is the composition of music using samples (in WAV, AIFF, FLAC, Ogg, MP3 format), VST/AU/LADSPA plug-ins, and MIDI sequencing of VSTi/AU soft synths. The main difference between Renoise and other music software is the characteristic vertical timeline sequencer used by tracking software.
History
Renoise was originally written from the code of another tracker called NoiseTrekker, made by Juan Antonio Arguelles Rius (Arguru). The then unnamed Renoise project was initiated by Eduard Mueller (Taktik) and Zvonko Tesic (Phazze) during December 2000. The development team planned to take tracking software into a new standard of quality, enabling tracking scene composers to make audio of the same quality as other existing professional packages, while still keeping the proven Fast Tracker-like layout.[1] By early 2002 stable versions (such as 1.27) were available. Over the years the development team has grown to distribute testing, administrative, support and web duties among several people.
Features
Renoise currently runs under recent versions of Windows, Mac OS X and Linux[2]. Renoise has a long list of features, including for example full MIDI and MIDI sync support, support for VST 2.0 plugin technology, ASIO multi I/O cards support, integrated sampler and sample editor, internal real-time DSP effects with unlimited number of effects per track, master and send tracks, full automation of all commands, hi-fi .WAV rendering (up to 32 bit 96 kHz), Rewire support, etc.
Renoise is available as either a demo or a commercial version. The demo version is fully functional excluding rendering to .WAV and ASIO support in Windows is disabled (DirectSound only). The commercial version includes high quality WAV rendering (up to 32 bit 96 kHz) and ASIO support.
Development
The Renoise development team works with the Renoise user community online to pool ideas for new features. By registering, a user is permitted to download beta versions of the software and can contribute to the bug testing and feature improvement phase before the final release. Given its relatively small user base, the sense of collective ownership from this community is strong.
Renoise 2.5 was officially launched on March 5th, 2010.[3] Renoise 2.5 includes many new features such as a new arranging tool called the "pattern matrix", full cross track modulation routing, new built-in effects including a signal follower metadevice that allows sidechain functionality, automatic softsynth-to-sample instrument rendering and improved midi mapping.[4]. The introduction of the Lua scripting language into the forthcoming 2.6 version has also been announced.[5]
3rd party tools
The open XML-based file format makes it possible for anyone to develop 3rd party applications and other solutions in order to manipulate file content. A project for creating PHP scripts utilities for needed advanced edit tasks has been set at SourceForge: XRNS-PHP project
In August 2007, a functional XRNS2MIDI script was published in version 0.11 by Renoise Team Member Bantai. It enables Renoise users, via an external frontend, to convert native songs into regular MIDI files (.mid) and thus exporting their work for use in conventional piano-roll sequencers such as Cubase or Reason.[6]
A programming tool to easily manipulate songs and instruments files on .NET platform is available here.
References
- ^ "Taktik and Phazze interview". No Error.
{{cite web}}:|archive-url=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Renoise for Linux". Linux Journal. Retrieved 2008-02-4.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Renoise 2.5 Goes GOLD". Renoise.com. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ "What's new in Renoise 2.5". Renoise.com.
- ^ "Renoise 2.5: A Matrix for Everything, Modulate Everything; Full Scripting, OSC Coming". Create Digital Music. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
- ^ "XRNS2MIDI: Translates Renoise songs into MIDI format". XRNS-PHP.