They were discontinued 10 years ago, so it should run on any device that can run Chrome Flex.

Hardware requirements are low - Core Duo or better. So I installed it in crostoni, and it works great. Since I can now install jack2 in crustini, I can install Waveform11. I hear it's great for blogs.īut on re-reading my reply, I see the answer. It has no drum machine, can't remix, no samples, no loops, no sequencing, no realtime effects such as sound balance and reverb, no MIDI editor, hit or miss VST (plugin) support. Non-musicians are always recommending audacity - please don't :) I know you're just trying to help. Chrom*OS just isn't designed to support those workflows.

I managed to get Audacity working on a Chromebook in Crostini, but the performance was suboptimal.īottom line, if you need high performing audio recording, you are better off looking at operating systems that support it natively. All the major Audio recording software support Apple and Windows (Linux if you're lucky), and it is unlikely to see support for those types of apps ever coming to Chrom*OS.Īs you've said, Linux is posible within Crostini, though never officially supported in CloudReady/ChromeOS Flex (reasons not discussed here), but this is running as a virtual container within Chrom*OS and is therefore not running natively. This argument is really only valid if the device is actually a low spec device. Audio recording clearly requires low latency RAM and sufficient storage to hold the recorded audio. Chromebooks traditionally were low spec devices, with minimal RAM and storage.

The reasons are long and varied, but essentially boil down to two core reasons: There is a fair amount of online material that essentially concludes that Chrom*OS is not the best OS to use for any Audio Recording. By 'DAW', I'm going to assume you mean Digital Audio Workflow/Workstation.

Audacity online chromebook