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Alexander Wanyoike launches Vibez, open-source Rust DAW

New digital audio workstation combines live performance, arrangement, and mixing in three integrated workspaces.

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Alexander Wanyoike has released Vibez, an open-source digital audio workstation (DAW) written in Rust. The tool features three interconnected workspaces—Perform (pad-grid based live performance), Arrange (linear timeline editing), and Mix (console-style mixing)—with a capture system that converts live performances into editable arrangements. The project was announced on Hacker News on August 9, 2026.

  • Vibez is an open-source DAW written in Rust featuring three integrated workspaces: Perform (live pad-based performance), Arrange (linear timeline), and Mix (console-style mixing).
  • The Capture system bridges live performance and editing by recording performances and converting them into editable clips and automation lanes.
  • The interface uses a rebindable 16-pad grid (keyboard rows 1-4, Q-W-E-R, A-S-D-F, Z-X-C-V) for performance control, with full keyboard support for editing and transport.
  • Supports VST3 and CLAP plugins alongside built-in synth, sampler, and drum rack instruments.

How it unfolded

  1. Report Post reaches Mastodon via RSS feed

    The Vibez announcement was syndicated to Mastodon via news.ycombinator.com RSS feed, extending distribution.

  2. Event Vibez DAW launched on Hacker News

    Alexander Wanyoike submitted Vibez, an open-source Rust-based digital audio workstation, to Hacker News as a Show HN project.

What people are saying verbatim

“Open source DAW · written in Rust”

Vibez project description · alexanderwanyoike.github.io/vibez/

“Capture is the hinge between the first two: it turns a live performance into editable arrangement.”

Vibez project description · alexanderwanyoike.github.io/vibez/

“A real console rather than a row of faders.”

Vibez project description, Mix workspace description · alexanderwanyoike.github.io/vibez/