Beast Features

This is a list of things Beast can do, it's a work in progress and doesn't comprehensively cover all versions.

Beast is free software, and provides a variety of things:

The source code is licensed under the GNU LGPL
Modular Software Synthesis
Sample Player
Midi Input: Beast can be used as a realtime MIDI synthesizer, processing MIDI events from /dev/midi, by creating a “New MIDI Synthesizer” and setting up synthesis instrument networks with it.
Realtime Playing capabilities
Piano Roll Editor
Multi track polyphonic song editor with an unlimited number of tracks
Unlimited undo/redo support
Integrated scripting suport with the scheme language
LADSPA support
Support for full duplex IO
Ogg/Vorbis, MP3, WAV, AIFF and BSEWAVE playback
Skin support
Multiprocessor support
Sample precise timing
32 bit audio
GNOME Desktop integration
On demand loading of samples - low RAM usage (doesn't need to have all samples used in a song in memory all the time, only when needed and only partially)
It has i18n support, translations into a variety of languages
Runtime loadable effects and plugins
Module sdk (software development kit) - anyone can enhance beast
Integrated scripting with scheme - all functions can be scripted
Wavetable synthesizer support
Internal midi sequencer (midi output not ready yet)
Aliasing free oscillators
Its BSE file format can save:
- Song information (midi notes, tracks, etc.)
- Any wave samples used in that song (optional)
- Instruments with synthesizer networks