Maolan

Maolan is a Rust DAW focused on recording, editing, routing, automation, export, and plugin hosting.

maolan.github.io

Current Scope

Maolan currently includes:

• Audio and MIDI tracks with timeline editing
• Piano roll editing with note/controller/SysEx tools
• Track and plugin automation
• Plugin hosting for:
  • CLAP
  • VST3
  • LV2 on Unix
• Per-track plugin graph routing, including sidechains and MIDI paths
• Freeze, flatten, offline bounce, and export workflows
• Session templates, track templates, autosave recovery, and diagnostics

Platform Notes

• Unix builds support CLAP, VST3, and LV2.
• Current keyboard handling is Ctrl-based across platforms.
• Plugin compatibility is host-dependent and should be treated as evolving rather than guaranteed.

Build

Prerequisites

• Rust toolchain (edition 2024)

For Unix plugin/audio integrations, install platform libraries as needed (for example jack, lilv, suil, gtk2, rust, and cargo where applicable).

Windows

In the Windows environment execute the following: powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "\\172.16.0.254\repos\maolan\daw\build.ps1"

Compile and run (Unix)

The repository root is a single Cargo package (not a workspace).

cargo build --workspace --release
cargo run --release

Debug logging

cargo run --release -- --log-level debug

Documentation

• Features
• Operations, Storage, and Recovery
• Shortcuts and Mouse Gestures
• Plugin Routing and Sidechains
• History Audit Notes

Project Notes

• Preferences are stored in ~/.config/maolan/config.toml.
• Session templates are stored under ~/.config/maolan/session_templates/.
• Track templates are stored under ~/.config/maolan/track_templates/.
• Autosave snapshots are stored under <session>/.maolan_autosave/snapshots/.

Status

Maolan is under active development. Behavior and UI details may evolve between commits.