CLever Audio Plug-in or CLAP is an
open source
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software architecture,
application programming interface
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and reference implementation suite for audio effects plugins as used in multimedia software such as
digital audio workstation
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s,
audio editing software, and
video editing software
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with integrated audio workflows. The specification and reference implementation was released in 2022 by the Berlin-based audio software companies u-he and
Bitwig
Bitwig Studio is a proprietary digital audio workstation developed by Bitwig GmbH. Bitwig is available for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Bitwig is designed to be an instrument for live performances as well as a tool for composing, recording, arra ...
.
CLAP was created as an open licensed alternative to proprietary audio plugin formats such as
Steinberg's
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format,
Apple
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's
Audio Units
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format, or
Avid Technology's ''Avid Audio Extension'' (AAX) format, designed for non-destructive parameter automation, multi-voice envelopes, true
MIDI 2.0
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support, better multi-core CPU performance and greater ease writing plugins in a non-proprietary licensing framework under the
MIT License. CLAP is supported by 11 DAWs and 64 plugin producers who have produced 303 CLAP plugins.
See also
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LADSPA
LADSPA is an acronym for Linux Audio Developer's Simple Plugin API. It is an application programming interface (API) standard for handling audio filters and audio signal processing effects, licensed under LGPL-2.1-or-later. It was originally de ...
and
LV2
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, similar open-source standards
References
External links
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CLAP Audio Software Database
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