Let's build it together.
Sonora is meant to grow with the people who make music with it. You don't need to write code to help: trying it and telling us what happened is one of the most useful things you can do.
Pick what suits you.
Make music and report bugs
Use Sonora for real tracks and tell us what breaks, what's confusing and what's missing.
Suggest features
Tell us what you've always wanted from a DAW. Sonora exists to answer exactly that.
Try new builds first
Switch to the Beta channel in Settings › Updates, or try the Windows and Linux alpha builds.
Contribute code
Fix a bug, improve a device, or take on an item from the roadmap. The repository has the build instructions and design notes.
Improve the docs
Clear explanations and tutorials help new producers more than any feature.
Spread the word
Share Sonora with friends who'd like to make music but can't afford a DAW.
A good bug report gets fixed fast.
Open an issue on GitHub Issues. First search to see whether someone already reported it; if so, add what you know there.
Please don't attach projects or samples you don't have the right to share. A small project made just to show the problem is ideal.
Please include
- Your Sonora version (shown in Settings › Updates) and your macOS, Windows or Linux version.
- What you did, step by step, what you expected, and what happened instead.
- Whether it happens every time.
- For sound problems: which devices and plug-ins are on the track.
- For crashes: the crash report, if your system shows one.
- A screenshot or a short screen recording, if it helps.
GitHub Discussions
Questions, feature ideas, workflow tips, and the music you've made with Sonora. Not sure whether something is a bug? Start here.
Contribute on GitHub
Sonora is C++20 with JUCE and Skia. Start with the README and the docs folder in the repository, then pick an issue or open a discussion about what you'd like to work on. Contributions are released under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
Be kind. We're all here for the music.
People of every level are welcome, from first-time producers to seasoned engineers. Be patient, assume good intent, and critique ideas, never people. Harassment of any kind isn't tolerated.