Free Ableton Live Alternatives
The best free alternative to Ableton Live is LMMS, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Ableton Live and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Ableton Live are GarageBand, Zrythm, AudioTool and FamiStudio.
Ableton Live alternatives are mainly Music Production Apps but may also be Digital Audio Workstations or Audio Editors. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Ableton Live.LMMS
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Music Production App
- Digital Audio Workstation
- Audio Recorder
88 LMMS alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- Haiku
LMMS 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, the synthesis and mixing of sounds, and arranging of...
- - LMMS is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Ableton Live.
- - LMMS is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Ableton Live.
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Comments about LMMS as a Alternative to Ableton Live
Oscar SandersonLMMS is free (free as in freedom and free beer) and open source and overall really cool
0If you are just getting into the scene and are on a budget, its pretty darn decent especially for being free and open source.
2darkciideWhile LMMS might be free, it does not come close to the abilities of Ableton.
2sedetiIt's nothing compared to ableton
0Ableton Live, is meant for live performance. LMMS is not.
1GarageBand
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Proprietary
- Music Production App
- Digital Audio Workstation
- Audio Recorder
103 GarageBand alternatives- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
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 a rock star.
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Zrythm
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Freemium • Open Source
- Music Production App
- Digital Audio Workstation
- Audio Recorder
85 Zrythm alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Zrythm is a digital audio workstation designed to be featureful and easy to use.
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AudioTool
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo67 AudioTool alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Music Production App
- Audio Editor
- Online
Make music online with a powerful set of tools ranging from synthesizers and samplers to mixers, delays, reverb and much more. AudioTool is an advanced, collaborative DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) built for the browser.
- - AudioTool is the most popular Web-based alternative to Ableton Live.
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Comments about AudioTool as a Alternative to Ableton Live
Really great interface for starting out, very much capable in the basics, but the actual effects and imputing your own samples isn't too great.
1EEZY to use and has a good UI
0FamiStudio
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Music Production App
29 FamiStudio alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Wine
FamiStudio is very simple music editor for the Nintendo Entertainment System or Famicom. It is designed to be easier to use than FamiTracker, but its feature set is also much more limited. It is targeted at both chiptune artists and NES homebrewers.
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Cakewalk
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free Personal • Proprietary
- Digital Audio Workstation
- Music Production App
- Audio Editor
107 Cakewalk alternatives- Windows
Cakewalk, formerly SONAR, is a comprehensive audio software for music composition, audio recording, editing, mixing and mastering. It features a full suite of high quality audio and MIDI effects and instruments and composition tools ranging from drum sequencer and piano roll...
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Qtractor
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo72 Qtractor alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Digital Audio Workstation
- Audio Editor
- Linux
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...
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