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, Web-based, Linux and Self-Hosted apps. The best ChucK alternative is strudel, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ChucK are Pure Data, SuperCollider, Max/MSP and Sonic Pi.

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  1. strudel icon
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    strudel is a new live coding platform to write dynamic music pieces in the browser! It is free and open-source and made for beginners and experts alike.

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  2. 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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  3. 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:

    38 SuperCollider alternatives

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    • BSD
     
  4. 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

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  5. Sonic Pi icon
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    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.

    19 Sonic Pi alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Raspberry Pi
     
  6. AudioMasher icon
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    AudioMasher is a live, in-browser audio and music programming environment. The app is based on the Sporth audio programming language by Paul Batchelor, is open-source and can be used online or via self-hosting.

    18 AudioMasher alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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  7. PraxisLIVE icon
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    PraxisLIVE is an open-source, visual programming environment. Experiment with and create projects using a visual patching system coupled with the power of programming in Java, Processing and GLSL.

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  8. Tidal Cycles icon
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    A free/open source live coding environment for algorithmic patterns, written in Haskell. Tidal is using SuperCollider, another open-source software, for synthesis and MIDI.

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  9. 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...

    20 Faust alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Synthesine icon
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    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.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. 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...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. TunePad icon
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    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.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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