Cubase AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Audio Editors

The best Audio Editor alternative to Cubase is Ardour. 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 50 alternatives to Cubase and many of them are Audio Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Audio Editor alternatives to Cubase are FL Studio, Ableton Live, Bitwig Studio and Logic Pro.

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  1. Ardour icon
     242 likes

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

    97 Ardour alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Ardour vs Cubase Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It's great. Complete tool!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -2

    Opensource, available on Windows, Mac, and Linux, you can import PT projects, create your own model, and use it as a completed DAW for your computer. Enjoy !

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Ardour is Paid and Open SourceCubase is Paid and Proprietary
    • Ardour is Privacy focusedCubase is not according to our users
  2. FL Studio icon
     496 likes

    A complete digital audio workstation featuring professional music creation tools for mixing, mastering, editing, and sequencing. It includes a responsive piano roll sequencer, lifetime license updates, visualizer plugins for video creation, and multi-touch support for advanced graphical interface navigation.

    98 FL Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
     
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    FL Studio vs Cubase Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    6

    Cubase is more for the traditional musician, whereas FL is for loop based electronic music.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Paul Karpo
    Positive
    -2

    It is one of the best DAW on the market. A lot of TOP producers and beatmakers use it in their work.

    Guest
    Negative
    0

    different conceptual style

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • FL Studio is Paid and ProprietaryCubase is also Paid and Proprietary
    • FL Studio is LightweightCubase is not according to our users
  3. Ableton Live icon
     213 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.

    90 Ableton Live alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  4. Cakewalk icon
     76 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...

    120 Cakewalk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Cakewalk vs Cubase Comments
    ballOOn Head
    Positive
    0

    Best Freeware with all the professional abilities. Highest Level of Features Like all paid programs but not very stable

    • Cakewalk is Free Personal and ProprietaryCubase is Paid and Proprietary
    • Cakewalk is CustomizableCubase is not according to our users
  5. Logic Pro icon
     121 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.

    84 Logic Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad
     
  6. Zrythm icon
     35 likes

    Zrythm is a digital audio workstation designed to be featureful and easy to use.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  7. Studio One icon
     48 likes

    Studio One is an advanced digital audio workstation for Mac and Windows featuring a bevy of powerful composition, editing, mixing and mastering tools on top of standard multi-track DAW features. Highly praised for its intuitive chord track that lets users drag and drop both...

    59 Studio One alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Qtractor icon
     52 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...

    81 Qtractor alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  9. Avid Pro Tools icon
     57 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.

    95 Avid Pro Tools alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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