Orion Alternatives and Similar Software

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Audacity

Open Source by The Audacity Team |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. You can use Audacity to record live audio, convert tapes and records, edit sound files, change the speed or pitch of a recording and...

Audio & Music portable http://portableapps.com/apps/music_video/audacity_portable, recording, music-production, audio-editor
+2 more record-output, pitch-correction
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FL Studio

Commercial by Image Line |
iPhone, Windows

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This software lets you create music by selecting which beats to use and at what type. You can also make multiple beats and then put them together. Also, you may open up one of your songs you may have and...

Audio & Music plugin / add-on usable as VSTi/Rewire/DXi Plugin, music-production, music-composer
+4 more mix, audio-production, beats, mp3-maker
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LMMS

Open Source by Paul Giblock & Tobias Doerffel |
Windows, Linux

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LMMS, Linux MultiMedia Studio, is a free cross-platform alternative to commercial programs like FL Studio, which allow you to produce music with your computer. This includes the creation of melodies and beats,...

Audio & Music music-production, music-composer, sequencer
+4 more composing, piano, drum-machine, beatbox
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Ardour

Open Source by The Ardour Community |
Mac, Linux

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Ardour is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application. It runs on GNU/Linux and Mac OS X. Ardour's intention is to provide digital audio workstation software suitable for professional...

Audio & Music audio-editor, sequencer, daw, mix
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GarageBand

Commercial by Apple |
Mac, iPhone, iPad

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Welcome to the school of rock. A Mac-sized practice space. Your own recording studio. If you want to learn to play an instrument, write music, or record a song, GarageBand can help — whether you’re a rookie or...

Audio & Music recording, music-production, rock, ilife
+2 more music-studio, garage-band
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Reason

Commercial by Propellerhead |
Mac, Windows

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Reason is a virtual studio rack with all the tools and instruments you need to turn your ideas into music. And it's more than just a set of excellent synths and effects. It's a complete music system....

Audio & Music music-production, loops, mixer, composer, beat-maker
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Reaper

Commercial by Cockos Inc. |
Mac, Windows

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REAPER is a fully featured multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing, and mastering environment. REAPER is reasonably priced, requires no dongle, has no copy protection, and can be...

Audio & Music audio-editor, daw, ilife, garageband
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Rosegarden

Open Source by Chris Cannam, Richard Bown, Guillaume La... |
Linux

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Rosegarden is a well-rounded audio and MIDI sequencer, score editor, and general-purpose music composition and editing environment. Rosegarden is an easy-to-learn, attractive application that runs on Linux,...

editing, sequencer, composing, daw, notation
+2 more scorewriter, workstation
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ACID Pro

Commercial by Sony Creative Software |
Windows

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ACID Pro 7 software is a DAW powerhouse that combines full multitrack recording and mixing, MIDI sequencing, and legendary ACID looping functionality for a seamless music-creation and post-production...

Audio & Music music-production, music-composition, sequencer
+5 more mixing, daw, composing, loops, audio-production
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Pro Tools

Commercial by Avid |
Mac, Windows

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Pro Tools is the most advanced audio creation and production software, featuring a gorgeous new interface, dozens of new virtual instruments and plug-ins, exciting new scoring and MIDI features, amazing new...

Audio & Music midi, music-production, music-composer, multitrack
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Cubase

Commercial by Steinberg |
Mac, Windows

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Cubase is a computer program for music production/recording. The program offers recording, producing and mixing of sounds in order to make music production for distribution on CDs or the internet. Cubase...

recording, sequencer, mixing, daw, production
+1 more workstation
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Logic Pro

Commercial by Apple |
Mac

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Logic Pro lets you translate musical inspiration into professional productions. A range of powerful, easy-to-use features puts sophisticated tools at your fingertips, and complete surround support lets you...

Audio & Music music-production, mix-music, surround
+1 more music-recording
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LinuxSampler

Open Source |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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LinuxSampler - free, open source pure software audio sampler with professional grade features. The LinuxSampler project was founded with the goal to produce a free, streaming capable open source pure software...

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Qtractor

Open Source by Rui Nuno Capela |
Linux

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Qtractor is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation.

Audio & Music audio-editor, daw
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MIDI Hotkeys

Free by TCOne Entertainment |
Windows

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MIDI Hotkey Portable is a handy and reliable utility designed to enable you to control your computer using a midi device like a piano. Not only can you configure the notes you can also configure the sustain...

Audio & Music portable, midi, translator, translate, composing, piano
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OpenMPT

Open Source |
Windows

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OpenMPT (short hand for Open ModPlug Tracker) is a popular tracker software for Windows. OpenMPT is completely free and allows you to create and play back some great music on your computer. Based on the...

Audio & Music tracking, tracker, music-composer, mod, modules, vst
+6 more mods, chiptune, compose, demoscene, fasttracker, s3m
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AudioTool

Free |
Online

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Start making music today — right in your browser. We provide all the tools to get you started! * Create your own tracks with the Audiotool * Open and remix other peoples arrangements * Follow...

synthesizer, sampler, audiotool, reason
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Studio One

Commercial |
Mac, Windows

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Artists of all levels, from beginner to seasoned professional, will find Studio One a serious alternative to the intimidating, bloated offerings currently considered the standards. It's a groundbreaking...

sequencer, daw, studio, production, one, presonus
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Frinika

Open Source |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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Frinika is a free (licensed under GNU GPL) complete music workstation software containing sequencer, midi support, soft synthesizers, audio recorder, piano roll/tracker/notation editing and more. The goal of...

synthesizer, sequencer, music-workstation
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SONAR

Commercial by Cakewalk |
Windows

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Cakewalk SONAR is a computer program made by Cakewalk for recording, editing, mixing, mastering and outputting audio. SONAR is an example of a digital audio workstation (DAW). Sonar is like most DAWs,...

Audio & Music music-production, professional