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Getting Started with XiAudio

These guides describe the documented upstream workflow. XiAudio integration and installers are still in development; Alpha is free. Availability in a XiKey release has not yet been verified.

Overview and Alpha Status

XiAudio is the XiKey™ Alpha project for recording, arranging and mixing audio, based on SoundCraft. The capabilities below are verified in the upstream source; XiKey integration and installers remain in development. Alpha is free, with Arabic interface work clearly marked in progress.

XiAudio is based on SoundCraft by the ArtCraft team (MIT OR Apache-2.0).

Creating a Session and Configuring Audio Hardware

  1. Create a new session with File ▸ New Session and choose the sample rate and time ruler.
  2. Open Setup ▸ Playback Engine to select supported input/output devices. Test recording and monitoring first: physical-channel routing and synchronized input/output remain incomplete.
  3. Import WAV/BWF, AIFF, FLAC, MP3, Ogg Vorbis or Standard MIDI Files. Import support does not imply export support.

Welcome Screen and Workspace Choices (Status)

  • Work in Arabic or English — In progress: Arabic interface and a one-click EN ⇄ ع switch are being integrated into this product. The shipped XiPhoto pilot does not establish availability here.
  • Find Arabic fonts by their style — In progress: The shared font dialog is being developed with Arabic style groups, script-aware previews, search, favourites and recent fonts; product integration remains in progress.
  • A consistent XiKey™ welcome — In progress: XiKey splash, About and message dialogs are in progress, with bilingual text, upstream credit and licence information.
  • Choose a comfortable workspace — Planned: Classic and Modern layout presets and Retina scaling are planned for the XiKey layer; no completed product integration is claimed.
  • Extend through XiLauncher — Planned: XiKey add-ons managed through XiLauncher are planned.
  • Receive verified updates through XiLauncher — In progress: Signed updates through XiLauncher are in progress. Publishing, signing and release integration remain subject to the project release work.

Next Steps

  • Learn the Edit/Mix windows, four Edit Modes, and six Edit Tools in Interface Overview.
  • Comp dialogue and master an audiobook in Editing and Mastering a Science-Fiction Audiobook Chapter.
  • Sequence MIDI and mix an ensemble in Arranging and Mixing a Woodwind Quintet Score with Virtual Instruments.

XiKey is a trademark of Pioneer Local Development Co. Ltd. XiAudio is based on SoundCraft by the ArtCraft team (MIT OR Apache-2.0).

Sources

Upstream version checked on 2026-10-14.