ChucK Alternatives

ChucK is described as 'Programming language for real-time sound synthesd music creation. ChucK presents a unique time-based, concurrent programming model that's precise and expressive (we call this strongly-timed), dynamic control rates, and the ability to add and modify code' and is an app in the audio & music category. There are more than 25 alternatives to ChucK for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best ChucK alternative is Pure Data, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ChucK are SuperCollider, Max/MSP, Sonic Pi and Tidal Cycles.

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  1. Pure Data icon
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    Pd (aka Pure Data) is a real-time graphical programming environment for audio, video, and graphical processing. It is the third major branch of the family of patcher programming languages known as Max (Max/FTS, ISPW Max, Max/MSP, jMax, etc.

    46 Pure Data alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Pure Data is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to ChucK.

    • Pure Data is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ChucK.

    • Pure Data is Free and Open SourceChucK is also Free and Open Source
    • Pure Data is LightweightChucK is not according to our users
  2. SuperCollider icon
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    SuperCollider is a platform for audio synthesis and algorithmic composition, used by musicians, artists, and researchers working with sound. It consists of:

    36 SuperCollider alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  3. Max/MSP icon
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    Interactive visual programming environment for music, audio, and media

    In use for over twenty years by performers, composers, artists, scientists, teachers, and students, Max is the way to make your computer do things that reflect your individual ideas and dreams.

    Max gives yo.

    44 Max/MSP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
    • Max/MSP is the most popular commercial alternative to ChucK.

    • Max/MSP is Paid and ProprietaryChucK is Free and Open Source
  4. Sonic Pi icon
     13 likes

    Soinc Pi is a live-coding audio software. Learn to code creatively by composing, improvising or performing in an incredible range of styles from classical through to algorave.

    17 Sonic Pi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  5. Faust icon
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    Faust (Functional Audio Stream) is a functional programming language for sound synthesis and audio processing with a strong focus on the design of synthesizers, musical instruments, audio effects, etc. Faust targets high-performance signal processing applications and audio...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Faust is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to ChucK.

    • Faust is Free and Open SourceChucK is also Free and Open Source
  6. Synthesine icon
     3 likes

    Synthesine is a web playground for synthesizing sound waves from scratch. You can use it to create sine waves, white noise, and other building blocks of sound, and then pass these through modular components to synthesize more complex sounds like bells and whistles.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. TunePad icon
     2 likes

    TunePad is a free online platform for creating music with the Python programming language. Our step-by-step tutorials are perfect for beginners, and our advanced production tools power music making for experienced users.

    23 TunePad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  8. Klangmeister icon
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    Klangmeister is a live coding environment for the browser. It lets you design synthesisers and compose music using computer code - without having to install anything on your own computer. Klangmeister works best in Chrome, because the synthesis features that it relies on have...

    16 Klangmeister alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Overtone icon
     4 likes

    Overtone is an open source audio environment designed to explore new musical ideas from synthesis and sampling to instrument building, live-coding and collaborative jamming. We combine the powerful SuperCollider audio engine, with Clojure, a state of-the-art lisp, to create an...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Glicol icon
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    Glicol is a computer music language with both its language and audio engine written in Rust . Given its low-level nature, Glicol can run on many different platforms such as browsers, VST plugins and Bela board.

    18 Glicol alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Cmajor icon
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    The programming language for writing fast, portable audio software. C-family language designed specifically for writing DSP signal processing code.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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