CLever Audio Plug-in or CLAP is an open source software architecture, application programming interface and reference implementation suite for audio effect plugins as used in multimedia software such as digital audio workstations, audio editing software, and video editing software with integrated audio workflows. The specification and reference implementation was released in 2022 by the Berlin-based audio software companies u-he and Bitwig.[2][3][4]
| CLever Audio Plug-in | |
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| Original author(s) | u-he and Bitwig |
| Initial release | 2022 |
| Stable release | 1.2.6[1] 
/ 11 March 2025 |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | C |
| Type | Audio plug-in API |
| License | MIT License |
| Website | cleveraudio |
CLAP was created as an open licensed alternative to proprietary audio plugin formats[5] such as Steinberg's VST format, Apple's Audio Units format, or Avid Technology's Avid Audio Extension (AAX) format, designed for non-destructive parameter automation, multi-voice envelopes, true MIDI 2.0 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 15 DAWs[6] and 93 plugin producers[7][8] who have produced 394 CLAP plugins.[9]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Release 1.2.6". 11 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "CLAP: The New Audio Plug-in Standard". Archived from the original on 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ "Bitwig and u-he announce new CLAP plugin standard: is the writing on the wall for VST and AU?". 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Plug-In Revolution aus Berlin? CLAP…your hands if you're ready". Archived from the original on 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ Bitwig. "CLAP: The New Audio Plug-in Standard". bitwig.com. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "ClapDB: Hosts/DAWs". Archived from the original on 2023-10-29. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ "CLAP hosts and plugins". Archived from the original on 2023-10-29. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ "ClapDB: Developers". Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ "ClapDB Stats". Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
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