GarageBand Alternatives for Windows

Alternatives to GarageBand for Windows with any license

LMMS

LMMS is a free cross-platform alternative to commercial programs like FL Studio , which allow you to produce music with your computer. This includes the creation of melodies and beats, the synthesis and mixing of sounds, and arranging of samples. You can have fun with your MIDI-keyboard and much more; all in a user-friendly and modern interface.
- It does not lag when there’s a ton of sounds playing Guest • 10 days ago
- not as user friendly as garageband Guest • May 2019 • 12 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Incredibly more complex, not recommended for beginners Guest • Jan 2016 • 27 agrees and 8 disagrees
- The GUI seems to try to mimic GarageBand but fails to replicate the ease of usage for those unfamiliar with LMMS. Guest • Dec 2018 • 6 agrees and 4 disagrees
- Free, has many features, and is easy to get started with. As a plus: it runs on nearly every platform. Guest • Jul 2018 • 2 agrees and 3 disagrees
- More of a learning curve but a great program if you can take the time to learn it. TheBeast • Jan 2017 • 15 agrees and 3 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com
Support for VST plugins Audio Editing Audio Recording Beat bassline ... Customizable DAW Export to MIDI Export to MP3 Image exporting Music Composer Piano Roll Support for Android Things DRM Free Free API Google Drive integration Lossless quality MIDI keyboard input Mix Music Music Composer Performance Monitoring Picture sharing Plugin API Portable Royalty-free music Sample packs Sync with Simplenote Stability Add a feature

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FL Studio

FL Studio (originally known as FruityLoops) is a full-featured Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) offering a complete range of professional tools for everything from audio editing and beat creation to advanced arrangement, composition, mixing and mastering. Sporting a fast, high-tech UI that runs at native speed, the DAW defaults to a relatively simple drum pattern sequencing interface while more advanced features are just a click or keypress away.
- This is exactly what I've been looking for. The perfect site with just what I need Guest • Oct 2015 • 8 agrees and 8 disagrees
Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet
Support for VST plugins Audio Recording Beat slicer Context-aware help ... FFMPEG support Live performance MIDI keyboard input MultiTouch Noise Reduction Piano Roll Scalable UI Synth rack Visualize Music Voice Recording DAW Drum matrix editing Live recording Mix Music Music Composer Non linear editor Works Offline Track everything Add a feature

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Audacity

Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. You can use Audacity to record live audio, convert tapes and records, edit sound files, change the speed or pitch of a recording and much more.
- It's good for recording audio and editing, but doesn't create audio. Guest • Jul 2020 • 3 agrees and 1 disagrees
- It's better for editing existing audio than creating new audio. Guest • Jun 2020 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Audacity is more specifically for music editing rather than creation Guest • Oct 2019 • 14 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Can record and add tracks but little beyond that Guest • Oct 2019 • 7 agrees and 1 disagrees
- you can't create music with Audacity. It's rather about editing sounds. Great for Podcasting Guest • Mar 2020 • 5 agrees and 4 disagrees
- Audacity does not have preset beats or mixes Guest • Apr 2019 • 9 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Its just adding audio and making it louder or quiter or with more bass and you cant add more than one audio pice at a time Guest • Jun 2019 • 3 agrees and 2 disagrees
- audacity literally does almost nothing Guest • Jun 2019 • 4 agrees and 8 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com ... LAME
Audio Editing Multitrack editing Mix Music Ad-free ... Portable Support for Android Things Audio Recording Track editing Audio Recording FSA tracking Noise Reduction Remove Noise Pitch Correction Record to tape Support for VST plugins Add a feature

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Reaper

REAPER is a complete digital audio production application for Windows, Mac and Linux, offering a full multi-track audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing and mastering tool set. REAPER supports a vast range of hardware, digital formats and plugins, and can be comprehensively extended, scripted and modified. FEATURES: - Efficient, fast to load and portable. Can be installed and run from a portable or network drive.

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux
Audio Recording Customizable Scripting support Support for VST plugins ... Audio Editing Built-in routing DAW Extensive customisability Multi Channel Patch Management Pitch shift engine Portable Spectral editing Video editing DAW Supports for MIDI MultiTrack Mix Music Music Composer Piano Roll Add a feature

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Ardour

Ardour is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application. It runs on GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. Ardour's intention is to provide digital audio workstation software suitable for professional use. NOTE: Ardour source code is freely available but pre-built binaries are commercial free-libre software: users who download from ardour.

Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
Mix Music Audio Editing Audio Recording DAW ... Multitrack editing Non destructive editing Support for VST plugins Add a feature

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Ableton Live

Live is software for creating musical ideas, turning them into finished songs, and even taking them onto the stage. With two views - the classic Arrangement View, where musical ideas are laid out along a timeline, and the unique Session View, where you can improvise and quickly experiment with musical ideas - Live is a fast, fun, intuitive way to make music. What's new: The latest version of Live comes with everything from workflow enhancements to audio improvements.
- Ableton is a very versatile and powerful alternative. Guest • Mar 2018 • 4 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Use for live performances, not really to write/create a song Guest • Jul 2017 • 2 agrees and 8 disagrees
Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows
Live performance Session View Batch Editing Drag n drop ... MIDI keyboard input Mix Music Music Composer Piano Roll Pitch Shifting Virtual instrument Support for VST plugins Add a feature

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Adobe Audition

Edit, mix, record, and restore audio. Audition is a comprehensive toolset that includes multitrack, waveform, and spectral display for creating, mixing, editing, and restoring audio content. This powerful audio workstation is designed to accelerate video production workflows and audio finishing — and deliver a polished mix with pristine sound.

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows
Spectral editing Audio Editing Audio restoration DAW ... Effect automation controls M/S metering Multiple metering standards Multiple window layouts MultiTrack Music Composer Rack Effects Sidechain compression Task level chat Support for VST plugins Add a feature

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Cubase

Cubase is a computer program for music production/recording. The program offers recording, producing and mixing of sounds in order to make music production for distribution on CDs or the internet. Cubase is a series of MIDI, music sequencer and digital audio editing computer applications (commonly known as a DAW - Digital Audio Workstation).

Commercial Mac Windows
Audio Editing DAW Mix Music Music Composer ... Piano Roll Voice Recording Support for VST plugins Add a feature

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Soundtrap

Make music online by recording vocals, guitars and using loops. Invite friends to collaborate. free and no download is required. Works on Mac, Windows, iPad, Android tablets and phones, Linux and Chromebooks.
- I don't know it just seems to be a good app of garageband. Guest • Jul 2020
Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Chrome OS Windows S iPad Chrome
Midi Audio Editing Audio Recording Automatic Looping ... Music Composer Web-Based Add a feature

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Looplabs

Looplabs is a collaborative cloud based music studio that lets anyone, regardless of skills or ability, easily make professional quality music anywhere, anytime and with anyone. For Free. Stocked with tens of thousands of royalty-free sounds to use.

Free Mac Windows Linux Web Chrome OS
Beat maker Loops Music Composer Real time collaboration ... SNMP Trap Support Add a feature

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