Busker AlternativesMusic Production Apps like Busker

Busker is described as 'Complete set of tools to create musical arrangements from sheet music (chords + melody staff). It uses Yamaha compatible styles (thousands can be downloaded for free) for auto-accompaniment' and is a music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Busker for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and iPad apps. The best Busker alternative is Rosegarden, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Busker are Avid Sibelius, Impro-Visor, Band-in-a-Box and Frescobaldi.

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Busker is a complete set of tools to create musical arrangements from sheet music (chords + melody staff). It uses Yamaha compatible styles (thousands can be downloaded for free) for auto-accompaniment.

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Busker alternatives page was last updated Aug 29, 2019
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  1. Rosegarden icon

    Rosegarden

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    Rosegarden is a well-rounded audio and MIDI sequencer, score editor, and general-purpose music composition and editing environment.

    107 Rosegarden alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Rosegarden screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Music Looper
    2.  Support for MIDI
    3.  Piano Roll

    Rosegarden VS Busker

     

    • Rosegarden is the most popular Linux alternative to Busker.

    • Rosegarden is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Busker.

    • Rosegarden is Free and Open SourceBusker is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Avid Sibelius icon

    Avid Sibelius

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    Sibelius is a scorewriter program, created by Sibelius Software (now part of Avid Technology) for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and historically RISC OS.

    59 Avid Sibelius alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPad
    Avid Sibelius screenshot 1

    Top Avid Sibelius Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Support for MIDI
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Support for VST Plugins
    5.  Visual timeline
    6.  Ribbon Interface
    7.  Ideas Hub
    8.  Visual bookmarks
    9.  Export to WAV
    10.  Export to PDF
    11.  Engraving options
    12.  Export to MP3

    Avid Sibelius VS Busker

     

    • Avid Sibelius is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPad alternative to Busker.

    • Avid Sibelius is Freemium and ProprietaryBusker is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Impro-Visor icon

    Impro-Visor

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    Impro-Visor is a music notation program designed to help jazz musicians compose and hear solos similar to ones that might be improvised.

    67 Impro-Visor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    In this window you can create or edit a new chorus.
    Discontinued

    The latest update is from 2019.

    Impro-Visor Features

    1.  Export to MIDI
    2.  Export to XML

    Impro-Visor VS Busker

     
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    Avid Sibelius

    Sibelius is a scorewriter program, created by Sibelius Software (now part of Avid Technology) for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and historically RISC OS.

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  6. Band-in-a-Box icon

    Band-in-a-Box

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    Band-in-a-Box is an intelligent automatic accompaniment program. You can hear and play along to many song ideas and go from "nothing" to "something" in a very short period of time with Band-in-a-Box as your "on demand" backup band.

    65 Band-in-a-Box alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Band-in-a-Box screenshot 1

    Band-in-a-Box Features

    1.  Support for VST Plugins
    2.  Music Sequencer
    3.  Generative acompaniment
    4.  Accompaniment

    Band-in-a-Box VS Busker

     

    • Band-in-a-Box is the most popular commercial alternative to Busker.

    • Band-in-a-Box is Paid and ProprietaryBusker is also Paid and Proprietary
  7. Frescobaldi icon

    Frescobaldi

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    Frescobaldi is a LilyPond sheet music text editor. It aims to be powerful, yet lightweight and easy to use. Frescobaldi is Free Software, freely available under the General Public License.

    42 Frescobaldi alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Frescobaldi screenshot 1

    Frescobaldi VS Busker

     
  8. Guitarix icon

    Guitarix

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    Guitarix is a simple Linux Rock Guitar Amplifier for JACK Audio Connection Kit with one input and two outputs. Designed to get nice thrash/metal/rock/blues guitar sounds.

    37 Guitarix alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Guitarix screenshot 1

    Guitarix Features

    1.  AMP Simulation
    2.  Realistic graphics

    Guitarix VS Busker

     
  10. Aria Maestosa icon

    Aria Maestosa

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    Aria Maestosa is an open-source (GPL) midi tracker/editor. It lets you compose, edit and play midi files with a few clicks in a user-friendly interface offering keyboard, guitar, drum and controller views.

    39 Aria Maestosa alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Aria Maestosa screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.4.13) is from 2021.

    Aria Maestosa Features

    1.  Support for MIDI

    Aria Maestosa VS Busker

     
  11. ChordPulse icon

    ChordPulse

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    ChordPulse is a handy backing band software for music practice, inspiration, improvisation, and pure fun with music. Play and sing along with ChordPulse. Use it as a full accompaniment, a drum machine with bass, a metronome with chords, and more.

    11 ChordPulse alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    ChordPulse screenshot 1

    ChordPulse Features

    1.  Accompaniment

    ChordPulse VS Busker

     
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    EasyABC

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    EasyABC allows you to edit and play abc files. It supports conversion from MusicXML and MIDI to ABC. The latter uses a custom implementation (midi2abc is not used) in order to produce very readable ABC output. Direct midi input is supported for people with a midi keyboard.

    41 EasyABC alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    EasyABC screenshot 1

    EasyABC VS Busker

     
  13. Denemo icon

    Denemo

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    GNU Denemo is a music notation editor that lets you rapidly enter notation for typesetting via the LilyPond music engraver. You can compose, transcribe, arrange, listen to the music and much more.

    54 Denemo alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Denemo screenshot 1

    Denemo Features

    1.  Support for MIDI

    Denemo VS Busker

     
  14. DGuitar icon

    DGuitar

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    DGuitar is a Guitar Pro (GP4, GP3, GTP) viewer/player that works on Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD, Solaris, and any other operating system that has Java Runtime Environment 1.4 or later installed.

    36 DGuitar alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    DGuitar screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last software release was published on February 20th, 2006.

    DGuitar Features

    1.  Support for MIDI

    DGuitar VS Busker

     

  15. musagi

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    Musagi is a complex music authoring and synthesizer similar to trackers.

    12 musagi alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    musagi screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest version is from 2009.

    musagi Features

    1.  Synthesizer

    musagi VS Busker

     
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