Rust owns transport, jump scheduling, mixing rules, persistence, and audio behavior while React presents and edits the session.
Built from the codebase
Stage-first features without studio clutter.
LibreTracks keeps the live surface focused on playback, routing, markers, song regions, MIDI control, and remote operation.
Split, move, and duplicate clips without rewriting the original WAV files that your show depends on.
Scan the desktop QR code and control transport, jumps, vamp, and mixer from a phone or tablet on the local network.
Map notes or CC messages from pedals, keyboards, and controllers to jumps, transport, song transitions, and Vamps.
LibreTracks vs. traditional DAWs
Not for producing. Built for the gig.
| Focus | LibreTracks | Reaper / Ableton Live |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | Playback, musical jumps, live interaction, and show control. | Production, recording, editing, mixing, and broad studio workflows. |
| Section jumps | Built-in Immediate, At next marker, and After X bars logic resolved by the Rust transport. | Usually built with markers, actions, macros, scenes, or custom control rigs. |
| Runtime weight | Focused on WAV playback, timeline state, routing, remote control, and predictable live operations. | Large general-purpose environments with instruments, plug-ins, recording, and production tooling. |
| Live intent | Designed to avoid fragile production-session complexity during a show. | Extremely powerful, but not specialized around musical directors extending, skipping, or repeating sections. |