Rosegarden
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The facts
Each one read from Rosegarden's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audio
- Rosegarden can record and mix audio clips alongside a composition, with audio track capacity depending on the user's hardware.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Audio plugins
- Rosegarden uses the LADSPA plugin API for effects and the DSSI plugin API for synths.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Community support
- The project lists mailing lists, a wiki, and a SourceForge page for bug tracking and feature requests as community resources.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The site lists Linux distribution packages and a Flathub Flatpak, and says the development team also provides source code.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Editing
- Users can enter notes with a MIDI keyboard, the PC keyboard, or a mouse, and the editors provide unlimited undo and redo.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Flatpak
- A Flatpak with dependencies is available on Flathub; the site says Flatpaks may be larger because they include dependencies.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Hardware limits
- Audio recording and playback, multiple audio plugins, and soft synths can require more system resources than MIDI editing and score editing.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Help
- The site provides FAQs, tutorials, a manual, and a wiki resource for user tips and tricks.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Rosegarden's integration page describes routing and synchronizing audio applications through JACK.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The site describes Rosegarden as suitable for composers, musicians, music students, and small studio or home recording environments.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The site says Rosegarden is available in 21 languages, with about 12 remaining reasonably current.checked 12 Oct 2026
- MIDI editing
- Its MIDI tools manage ports, banks, programs, and controllers, and its editors include controls for velocity and pitch bend.checked 11 Oct 2026
- MIDI sequencing
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Multitrack editing
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Notation
- The notation editor supports editing and printing scores, and can use LilyPond to generate typeset output.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Package limitation
- The site says packages from distribution repositories tend to be outdated, while Flatpaks may take more space because they include dependencies.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Plugins
- Rosegarden supports the LADSPA audio plugin API and the DSSI synth plugin architecture.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Project leadership
- The authors page identifies Ted Felix as the current primary curator and calls the role unofficial.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Rosegarden is a music composition and editing environment built around a MIDI sequencer, with music notation and basic digital audio support.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Source code
- The development team provides Rosegarden in source code form for users to compile after downloading.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Linux audio requirements
- Rosegarden requires ALSA sound drivers for audio and MIDI support, and JACK is required for audio sequencing but not MIDI.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Linux distributions
- Installable packages are available from major Linux distributions, though the site says repository packages tend to be outdated.checked 11 Oct 2026
- MIDI devices
- Rosegarden includes configurations for over 100 MIDI synthesizers and lets users create and export device files.checked 12 Oct 2026
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