Ableton Live AlternativesOnly Open Source apps categorised as Audio Editors

The best open source Audio Editor alternative to Ableton Live is Ardour. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Bespoke Synth or Zrythm. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Ableton Live and eight of them are open source Audio Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Audio Editor alternatives to Ableton Live are Qtractor, Yadaw , MusE Sequencer and Cacophony.

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    Ardour

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    Ardour is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application. Record, edit, and mix on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.

    93 Ardour alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Comments about Ardour as an Alternative to Ableton Live
    burnx50
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    Ableton-style clip launcher is added to Ardour 7.

    Guest
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    Ardour is good if you primary deal with audio. It is not very good for midi. You can work around making midi work for you. It has a lot of functionality, but what makes Ableton great is the clip launche. Ardour can't replace Ableton at this point.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    The description did not mention you can make music on the program yourself.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Ardour is Paid and Open SourceAbleton Live is Paid and Proprietary
    • Ardour is Privacy focusedAbleton Live is not according to our users
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    Qtractor

     52 likes

    Qtractor is an Audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer application written in C++ with the Qt framework. Target platform is GNU/Linux, where the Jack Audio Connection Kit (JACK) for audio, and the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) for MIDI, are the main infrastructures for...

    77 Qtractor alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    MusE Sequencer

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    Open-source DAW for GNU/Linux designed for multitrack MIDI and audio sequencing, real-time effects, automation, plugin support including LV2, VST, DSSI, non-destructive editing, JACK compatibility, and free BSD port for advanced audio production and virtual studio needs.

    32 MusE Sequencer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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  9. Cacophony icon

    Cacophony

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    Cacophony is a minimalist and ergonomic MIDI sequencer. It's minimalist in that it doesn't have a lot of functionality MIDI sequencers have. It's ergonomic in that there is no mouse input and a very clean interface, allowing you to juggle less inputs and avoid...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • itch.io
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