Open Source Ardour Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Ardour for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Windows alternative is LMMS. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Ardour and ten of them are open source and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Windows alternatives to Ardour are Bespoke Synth, Zrythm, FamiStudio and Radium.

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Ardour alternatives are mainly Digital Audio Workstations, but if you're looking for Music Production Apps or Audio Editors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Linux and Windows + Open Source. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Ardour.
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  1. LMMS icon

    LMMS

     637 likes

    Cross-platform digital audio workstation supporting lossless audio and VST plugins. Features include music looping, sequencing, and MIDI support. Provides an ad-free, privacy-focused, portable experience without registration, working offline with extensibility through plugins and add-ons.

    93 LMMS alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
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    LMMS vs Ardour Comments
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    Negative
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    LMMS does not let you record audio tracks. You can only import samples.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • LMMS is Free and Open SourceArdour is Paid and Open Source
    • LMMS is Customizable and LightweightArdour is not according to our users
  5. FamiStudio icon

    FamiStudio

     26 likes

    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.

    34 FamiStudio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Wine
    Version 1.4.0
     
  10. Frinika icon

    Frinika

     16 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...

    57 Frinika alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. DarkWave Studio icon

    DarkWave Studio

     5 likes

    DarkWave Studio is a free, open source, Digital Audio Workstation for Windows. Featuring a modular Virtual Studio, Pattern Editor, Sequence Editor and Multitrack Hard Disk Recorder. It has support for VST/VSTi instrument and effect plugins.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Patern editor
     
  12. WaveShop icon

    WaveShop

     20 likes

    WaveShop is a free, open-source audio editor for Windows XP/Vista/7. WaveShop is fast, lightweight, and bit-perfect, meaning samples aren't altered unless they need to be. Editing a portion of an audio file only affects that portion; the rest of the file is untouched.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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