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Drum Machine

Drum Machine is a software synthesiser, available on Linux: MIDI support.

  • Completely free
  • Linux
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

Drum Machine is a software synthesiser, available on Linux.

Features described in its Flathub listing and in its GitHub repository: MIDI support.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “A drum machine application, built with Python, GTK4, libadwaita.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026
  • “Custom samples: Add your own drum sounds with MIDI note mapping” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Keyboard shortcuts for quick access to all functions” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of Drum Machine is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

About

Drum Machine is a modern and intuitive application for creating, playing, and managing drum patterns. Perfect for musicians, producers, and anyone interested in rhythm creation, this application provides a simple interface for drum pattern programming. Have fun! Features: Intuitive grid-based pattern editor with infinite pages Custom samples: Add your own drum sounds with MIDI note mapping Adjustable BPM control Volume control for overall mix Save and load patterns Multiple drum sounds including kick, snare, hi-hat, and more Audio and MIDI export with support for WAV, FLAC, Ogg, MP3, and MIDI formats Metadata support for embedding artist name, song title, and cover art Keyboard shortcuts for quick access to all functions

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from GitHub (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use) —
  • Last technical check: 5 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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