Hydrogen is an advanced drum machine for GNU/Linux. Hydrogen's main goal is to bring professional yet simple and intuitive pattern-based drum programming.

Here are some key features of "Hydrogen":

General

� Very user-friendly, modular, fast and intuitive graphical interface based on QT 3.
� Sample-based streo audio engine, with import of sound samples in .wav, .au and .aiff formats.
� Support of samples in compressed FLAC file.

Sequencer and mixer

� Pattern-based sequencer, with unlimited number of patterns and ability to chain patterns into a song.
� Up to 64 ticks per pattern with induvidual level per event and variable pattern length.
� 32 instrument tracks with volume, mute, solo, pan capabilities.
� Multi layer support for instruments (up to 16 samples for each instrument).
� Ability to import/export song files.
� Unique human velocity, human time and swing functions.
� Multiple patterns playing at once.

Other

� OSS and Jack audio drivers, with assignable Jack ports.
� ALSA MIDI input with assignable midi-in channel (1..16, ALL).
� Import/export of drumkits.
� Export song to wav file.
� Export song to midi file.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· a new soundlibrary manager
· mute groups
· improved midi support ( now configurable )
· several new translations
· playlists
· a new audiofile browser with integrated preview
· new manual
· official support for OSX
· save/load/import/export patterns
· download drumkits/songs/patterns from external servers
· and many more..