Adobe Audition AlternativesOnly Open Source apps categorised as Music Production Apps

The best open source Music Production alternative to Adobe Audition is Audacity. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Adobe Audition and 12 are open source Music Production Apps so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Music Production App alternatives to Adobe Audition are Ardour, Bespoke Synth, Wavacity and Qtractor.

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  1. Audacity icon
     2266 likes

    Audacity is an easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. Audacity is free, open source software.

    133 Audacity alternatives
    Editing Audio

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • AppImageHub
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • LAME

    Top Audacity Features

    1.  Multitrack editing
    2.  Audio Recording
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Mix Music
    5.  Portable
    6.  Remove Noise
    7.  Track editing
    8.  Noise Reduction
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Support for VST Plugins
    11.  Music Recording
    12.  Lightweight
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    Comments about Audacity as an Alternative to Adobe Audition
     
       
    Comment summary: Audacity is widely criticized for lacking professional features found in Adobe Audition. Users note that Audacity's multi-track editing feels clunky, and its range of effects appears limited compared to Audition. While praised for being open-source and having plugins, Audacity is often described as inadequate for professional editing. Its basic functionality and linear editing approach are highlighted as significant drawbacks compared to the robust capabilities of Audition.
    Blaster84x

    Open source, and if you miss some Audition features, most of them can be added with plugins.

    Top positive commentJun 2, 2019
    6
    Guest

    Audacity has a limited feature set in comparison to Audition. It lacks the majority of the editing features found in Audition.

    Top negative commentApr 14, 2019
    16
    Voltra

    The only thing that makes it an alternative is that it's also an audio editor. Multi-track editing is clunky. Single track editing is even worse (no splitting, dragging, etc.) as it is linear (!!!) instead of non-linear. It has effects, but most of them are very barebones and limited (ouch the EQs...). The only good effects are the noise reduction (which requires you to master EQ and/or have a de-reverb plugin) and the compressor which is just a barebones one.

    Positive commentMar 23, 2024
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    • Most users think Audacity is a great Adobe Audition alternative.

    • Audacity is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Adobe Audition.

    • Audacity is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Adobe Audition.

    • Audacity is Free and Open SourceAdobe Audition is Paid and Proprietary
    • Audacity is LightweightAdobe Audition is not according to our users
  2. Ardour icon
     219 likes

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

    90 Ardour alternatives
    Ardour 6

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Top Ardour Features

    1.  Multitrack editing
    2.  Audio Recording
    3.  Mix Music
    4.  Digital Audio Workstation
    5.  Non Destructive Editing
    6.  Support for VST Plugins
    7.  Music Sequencer
    8.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    9.  Lossless Audio
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  Virtual Instrument
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  3. Bespoke Synth icon
     22 likes

    Bespoke is a software modular synthesizer. It contains a bunch of modules, which you can connect together to create sounds.

    77 Bespoke Synth alternatives
    Bespoke Synth screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Top Bespoke Synth Features

    1.  Modular connections
    2.  Synthesizer
    3.  Virtual Instrument
    4.  Node Based
    5.  Lightweight
    6.  Music Looper
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Music Sequencer
    9.  Support for MIDI
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Music Recording
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  4. Wavacity icon
     7 likes

    Wavacity is derived from the open source Audacity and modified to run in the web browser.

    52 Wavacity alternatives
    Wavacity screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    Wavacity Features

    1.  Support for MIDI
    Discontinued

    The latest update to the project is from July 2023. A lot of features do not work on the website (generate, many effects etc.)https://github.com/ahilss/wavacity/commit/38ba56b96df2ba8265fcd471465c82842340da7d

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    • Wavacity is the most popular Web-based alternative to Adobe Audition.

    • Wavacity is Free and Open SourceAdobe Audition is Paid and Proprietary
  5. Qtractor icon
     46 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
    Qtractor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Qtractor Features

    1.  Support for MIDI
    2.  Support for VST Plugins
    3.  Music Sequencer
    4.  Multitrack editing
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  6. Efflux icon
     3 likes

    Efflux is a Progressive Web Application allowing you to create music within your browser, either on- or offline on anything from a phone to desktop machine.

    54 Efflux alternatives
    Efflux screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    Efflux Features

    1.  Virtual Instrument
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Support for MIDI
    4.  Music Looper
    5.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
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  7. Radium icon
     28 likes

    Radium is a music editor with a new type of interface.

    74 Radium alternatives
    Radium 6

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Radium Features

    1.  Music Sequencer
    2.  Support for VST Plugins
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Piano Roll
    5.  Modular System
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  8. Bosca Ceoil icon
     26 likes

    Bosca Ceoil is all about looping, and designed that way at its heart. Songs are built up from lots of tiny 16 note patterns – the intended workflow is that you loop over these single patterns until you have something you like, then you start making variations.

    67 Bosca Ceoil alternatives
    Easy to use music sequencer

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Adobe AIR

    Bosca Ceoil Features

    1.  Support for MIDI
    2.  Portable
    3.  Music Sequencer
    4.  Virtual Instrument
    5.  User friendly
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  9. AudioMass icon
     10 likes

    AudioMass lets you record, or use your existing audio tracks, and modify them by trimming, cutting, pasting or applying a plethora of effects, from compression and paragraphic equalizers to reverb, delay and distortion fx.

    119 AudioMass alternatives
    AudioMass screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    AudioMass Features

    1.  Works Offline
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    • AudioMass is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Adobe Audition.

    • AudioMass is Free and Open SourceAdobe Audition is Paid and Proprietary
  10. Frinika icon
     15 likes

    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 Frinika is to be a complete platform for making music with your...

    59 Frinika alternatives
    Frinika screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Frinika Features

    1.  Support for VST Plugins
    2.  Java based
    3.  Synthesizer
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.8.1, released in November 2016, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

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