Draft:Caustic (DAW)
Digital audio workstation software for Android
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Caustic is a digital audio workstation (DAW) developed and programmed by Single Cell Software. It was first released for Android OS in May 2011, and later for iOS, BlackBerryOS, Windows, and MacOS.
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| Caustic | |
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| Original author | Rej Poirier |
| Developer | Single Cell Software |
| Initial release | May 2011 |
| Final release(s) | |
3.2
/ February 2017 | |
| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Android, iOS, Blackberry OS, MacOS, Windows |
| Platform | ARM, ARM64, IA-32 (i386) |
| Type | Digital audio workstation |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
The Caustic user interface is based on the concept of a rack-mount studio where the layout of the rack is freely configurable for synthesizers (with their piano roll) and effects, plus fixed the rack sections for mixing, and song sequencer .[1]
Release History
Caustic was initially released as "Caustic Music Rack", a free app for Android devices on the Android Marketplace (now GooglePlay) in May 2011.[2] Caustic was described by Synthopia as a "virtual studio for Android."[3]
Caustic 2 was released in May 2012 with expanded features, more synthesizers, and MIDI support.[4] The release of Caustic 2 introduced the freemium model for mobile platforms and the purchased unlock key would apply to later releases.[5] Caustic 2 was first of the free versions for Windows made available from the developer's website.
Caustic 3 was released December 2013 with added synthesizers, expanded file type support, skinning, improved MIDI, added AudioBus.[6] Included in a round up of the best Android music apps, Music Radar cited Caustic 3 as "one of the best Android music making apps on the market."[7] and Son-of-8 Bits reviewed Caustic 3 as "Android's most advanced music workstation yet."[8] Caustic 3 release saw support added for the Apple iOS mobile devices, iPhone and iPad.[9] A free version of Caustic 3 was later released for Apple desktop MacOS (OSX).[10]
Notable Users
- The award winning filmmaker, Nishit Gajjar, scored his 2013 movie "Time Elapses" and included a credit to Caustic for the soundtrack.[11] The soundtrack is titled "Moonlight Moods".[12]
- Steve Marshall, formerly of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop used Caustic for his album "Avebury Soundscapes".[13]
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