Adobe Audition AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Digital Audio Workstations

The best Digital Audio Workstation alternative to Adobe Audition is REAPER. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try ComposeYogi or Cakewalk. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Audition and many of them are Digital Audio Workstations so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Digital Audio Workstation alternatives to Adobe Audition are Ardour, Ableton Live, LYNX SHARE and GarageBand.

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  1. REAPER icon
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    Digital audio workstation for Windows, macOS, and Linux offering multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, mixing, mastering, powerful automation, plugin support, scriptable customization, portable installs, frequent updates, and a comprehensive feature set.

    104 REAPER alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  2. Ardour icon
     247 likes

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

    105 Ardour alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  3. ComposeYogi icon
     25 likes

    A free, open-source music composition tool for beat-making, loops, and arrangements — built with Web Audio, WASM, and modern web tech.

    65 ComposeYogi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  4. Ableton Live icon
     226 likes

    Music software facilitating idea creation, editing, and performance with Arrangement and Session Views. Enhanced interfaces, improved waveforms, and great EQs provide intuitive and detailed music-making for studio and stage experiences.

    106 Ableton Live alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  5. Cakewalk icon
     86 likes

    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...

    131 Cakewalk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. GarageBand icon
     274 likes

    Experience a rich music creation suite on Mac and iOS with comprehensive sound libraries, virtual session drummers, and user-friendly tools suitable for beginners and pros. Create, edit, and share your music effortlessly through a seamless Apple integration.

    127 GarageBand alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  7. Bespoke Synth icon
     34 likes

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

    94 Bespoke Synth alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  8. Logic Pro icon
     128 likes

    Comprehensive studio app offering advanced DAW and MIDI tools, a creative interface, powerful software instruments, plugins like Beat Breaker, full mixer capabilities, and seamless integration with Mac and iPad for professional-sounding mixes.

    96 Logic Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad
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  9. Avid Pro Tools icon
     62 likes

    Pro Tools makes music creation fast and fluid, providing a complete set of tools to create, record, edit, and mix audio. Get inspired and start making music with a massive collection of plugins, instruments, and sounds.

    101 Avid Pro Tools alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  10. Qtractor icon
     56 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...

    87 Qtractor alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  11. Every track includes real time equalization and dynamics processing to sweeten and fine tune your mix. This is in addition to your six real time track effects, making Fairlight far more powerful than other digital audio workstation software!

    16 DaVinci Resolve Fairlight alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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