WARNING! To compile the project, you need to download ASIO and VST 3 SDK from Steinberg (http://www.steinberg.net/en/company/developer.html) and unpack them in ASIOSDK2 and VSTSDK3 folders correspodingly.
The basic purpose of Chaotic is to be handy music composing tool, allowing to achieve complex results with minimal interface losses. Currently, the main program features are:
Universal composition arranger, utilizing keyboard input and allowing to sequence wide variety of elements — from text notes and bookmarks to instruments' notes, automation envelopes and patterns in a single field;
Three different pattern types: pianoroll, step sequencer and text pattern with ability to convert between types;
Automation of any available parameter with envelopes, automation recording;
Various effect symbols support: slide, vibrato, mute, reverse (for samples), transpose and so on;
Autopatterns. Autopattern is instrument-bound pattern, triggered with every note of its instrument. For example, you can place some envelope into some instrument's autopattern and easily implement sidechaining;
Support for samples as usual instruments — basic sampler functionality integrated (looping, volume envelope, etc);
Mixer with 32 independent channels + 3 send channels + 1 master channel;
VST instruments and VST effects support;
Built-in subtractive FM/RM synthesizer;
13 built-in DSP effects;
Rendering into WAV, OGG Vorbis and FLAC formats;
Primary use of linear sliders instead of knobs for adjusting various parameters;
Lightweight and transportable installation. You can even copy the whole program directory to USB flash drive and work from this drive on any other computer;
No loading time.