Dusk Studio

A DAW that keeps you focused on the song

24 tracks and the limits of a hardware multitrack recorder. Record, mix, and master, one stage at a time. Runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

0.16.0 beta

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Official builds through Patreon from $5/month. Free to build from source. Not ready yet? Get an email when a new build comes out.

Dusk Studio playing a multitrack mix: the stage selector and transport at the top, then channel strips 1 to 10 of 24, four buses, and the master, with their meters active

Mixing stage detail View full console

It started when my Tascam DP-24 stopped working

Dusk Studio began as a way to get its workflow back: record the performance, then mix, then master, each on its own stage.

Why I built Dusk Studio
My Tascam DP-24 recorder, photographed from above with its faders and transport controls visible
My Tascam DP-24.

Comp the best parts of every take

Record another pass, pick the best sections from each take, and hear the comp change while the song plays. Every take stays whole underneath.

How takes and comping work
Three colored take lanes with selected sections combined into a performance in the audio editor
Take lanes in the audio editor. Select the image to see the full editor.
The SFZ Manager searching four free sample libraries for orchestra, with VSCO 2 Community Edition selected and its CC0 license shown

Play SFZ instruments and SoundFonts

Search more than 100 free instruments in four libraries from inside Dusk Studio, from the Salamander Grand Piano to the VSCO 2 chamber orchestra, or open your own .sfz and .sf2 files. The sampler is built in.

How instruments work

Free instruments and effects

All plugins

Plugins for Linux, macOS, and Windows, free and open source. Get an email when a new one comes out.

Keep up with Dusk

New Dusk Studio builds and free plugin releases. A couple of emails a month, tops.