Maizesoft has released beta 1 of Maize Studio, a modular audio environment that allows you to build and connect audio "devices" with virtual wires. It supports VST instrument and effect plug-ins and provides many built-in devices - based on the Device-Oriented design concept, every function is described as a device.

The built-in devices currently provided by Maize Studio include:

• ASIO Audio Interface
• MIDI In
• MIDI Out
• Keyboard
• Mixer
• Audio File Player
• Audio Matrix
• Stereo Recorder
• Drum Machine
• MIDI File Player
• MIDI Channel Splitter
• MIDI Note Splitter
• MIDI Matrix
• Clock
• Notepad

Features:

• Modular architecture.
• Supports VST Plug-ins and ASIO driver.
• GUI based on GDI+ technology.
• Fast MIDI mapping.
• 32bit internal precision.
• Intel CPU optimized.
• Built-in disk streaming simple sampler.
• Built-in all formats audio player.
• Built-in SMF player.
• Project file save and load.

Maize Studio v1.0 beta 1 is available for Windows and it is free.