Observed arrival · 2026-10-06
Humus, a living modular music environment
Humus is free music-making software for connecting instruments, effects, sequencers and visuals into playable patches.
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- Experimental musicians and live-patch performers
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- The homepage says performances can capture audio, MIDI, and knob movements together, and lists Humus as free AGPL-3.0 software for three desktop operating systems.
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The homepage frames a patch as a connected set of “organisms,” including synths, filters, cameras, and sequencers, with saved combinations called pods. It describes saving snapshots on a Metapad and moving between them by gesture, as well as recording audio, MIDI, and knob movements together. Humus is presented as free AGPL-3.0 software for macOS, Windows, and Linux; the page also describes VST3 use inside a DAW.
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