KWave AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Digital Audio Workstations

The best Digital Audio Workstation alternative to KWave is Audacity, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to KWave and nine of them are Digital Audio Workstations so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Digital Audio Workstation alternatives to KWave are Wavacity, Sound Forge, Sneedacity and AudioMass.

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Kwave is a sound editor designed for the KDE Desktop Environment.

With Kwave you can record, play back, import and edit many sorts of audio files including multi-channel files. Kwave includes some plugins to transform...

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  1. Audacity icon
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    Audacity

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    Audacity is an easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. Audacity is free, open source software.

    133 Audacity alternatives
    Editing Audio

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • AppImageHub
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • LAME
    Audacity 2.2.0 in default Light theme running on Windows 10
    Recording with Audacity 2.2.0 in Dark theme on Windows 10
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    Audacity 2.2.0 MIDI playback running on macOS

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Multitrack editing
    2.  Audio Recording
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Mix Music
    5.  Portable
    6.  Remove Noise
    7.  Track editing
    8.  Noise Reduction
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Support for VST Plugins
    11.  Music Recording
    12.  No registration required
    13.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    14.  No Tracking
    15.  Lossless Audio
    16.  Music Sequencer
    17.  Hardware Accelerated
    18.  Support for Android Things
    19.  Record to tape
    Audacity iconKWave Icon

    Audacity VS KWave

    Is Audacity a good alternative to KWave?
     

    • Audacity is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to KWave.

    • Audacity is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to KWave.

    • Audacity is Free and Open SourceKWave is also Free and Open Source
    • Audacity is LightweightKWave is not according to our users
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    Wavacity

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    Wavacity is derived from the open source Audacity and modified to run in the web browser.

    52 Wavacity alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online

    Wavacity Features

    1.  Support for MIDI
    Discontinued

    The latest update to the project is from July 2023. A lot of features do not work on the website (generate, many effects etc.)https://github.com/ahilss/wavacity/commit/38ba56b96df2ba8265fcd471465c82842340da7d

    Wavacity iconKWave Icon

    Wavacity VS KWave

    Is Wavacity a good alternative to KWave?
     

    • Wavacity is the most popular Web-based alternative to KWave.

    • Wavacity is Free and Open SourceKWave is also Free and Open Source
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    Sound Forge

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    Sound Forge Pro software efficiently and reliably provides audio editors and producers complete control over all aspects of audio editing and mastering. Whether in the studio or field, it's the ultimate all-in-one production suite for professional audio recording and...

    65 Sound Forge alternatives
    Sound Forge screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Sound Forge Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Music Mastering
    Sound Forge iconKWave Icon

    Sound Forge VS KWave

    Is Sound Forge a good alternative to KWave?
     

    • Sound Forge is the most popular commercial alternative to KWave.

    • Sound Forge is Paid and ProprietaryKWave is Free and Open Source
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    Sound Forge Pro software efficiently and reliably provides audio editors and producers complete control over all aspects of audio editing and mastering. Whether in the studio or field, it's the ultimate all-in-one production ...

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    Sneedacity

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    Sneedacity (named after Sneed's Feed and Seed from The Simpsons episode, "E-I-E-I-D'oh") is a free (libre), open source, and privacy-respecting audio recording and editing suite forked from Audacity.

    111 Sneedacity alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Portable
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Multitrack editing
    7.  Mix Music
    Discontinued

    The latest version (2022.03) is from March 2022.

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    Sneedacity VS KWave

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    AudioMass

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    AudioMass lets you record, or use your existing audio tracks, and modify them by trimming, cutting, pasting or applying a plethora of effects, from compression and paragraphic equalizers to reverb, delay and distortion fx.

    119 AudioMass alternatives
    AudioMass screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    AudioMass Features

    1.  Works Offline
    AudioMass screenshot 1
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    AudioMass iconKWave Icon

    AudioMass VS KWave

    Is AudioMass a good alternative to KWave?
     

    • AudioMass is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to KWave.

    • AudioMass is Free and Open SourceKWave is also Free and Open Source
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    TwistedWave

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    TwistedWave is a very easy to use and powerful audio editor.

    It supports Audio Unit plug-ins and many file formats, including wav, aiff, caf, mp3, mp4, FLAC, Ogg/Vorbis and ambisonic sound files.

    Good multichannel support. TwistedWave lets you easily add, remove or reorder chan.

    48 TwistedWave alternatives
    TwistedWave screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Batch processing
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    Change Speed

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Text to Speech
    2.  Batch Editing
    3.  Lossless Audio
    4.  Support for VST Plugins
    5.  Sound Effects
    TwistedWave iconKWave Icon

    TwistedWave VS KWave

    Is TwistedWave a good alternative to KWave?
     

    • TwistedWave is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to KWave.

    • TwistedWave is Paid and ProprietaryKWave is Free and Open Source
    • TwistedWave is LightweightKWave is not according to our users
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    WaveShop

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    WaveShop is a free, open-source audio editor for Windows XP/Vista/7. WaveShop is fast, lightweight, and bit-perfect, meaning samples aren't altered unless they need to be. Editing a portion of an audio file only affects that portion; the rest of the file is untouched.

    74 WaveShop alternatives
    WaveShop screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    WaveShop screenshot 1
    WaveShop screenshot 2
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    WaveShop Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Noise Reduction
    3.  Sound Effects
    4.  Music Recording
    5.  MultiTrack
    6.  Mix Music
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 1.0.14, released in November 2013, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    WaveShop iconKWave Icon

    WaveShop VS KWave

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  11. Audiosdroid Audio Studio DAW icon
    Audiosdroid Audio Studio DAW icon

    Audiosdroid Audio Studio DAW

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    Audiosdroid Audio Studio DAW, a professional sound & music recorder, editor and mixer.

    125 Audiosdroid Audio Studio DAW alternatives
    Audiosdroid Audio Studio DAW screenshot 1
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android

    Audiosdroid Audio Studio DAW Features

    1.  Ringtone Maker
    2.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp3
    Audiosdroid Audio Studio DAW iconKWave Icon

    Audiosdroid Audio Studio DAW VS KWave

    Is this a good alternative to KWave?
     

    • Audiosdroid Audio Studio DAW is the most popular Android alternative to KWave.

    • Audiosdroid Audio Studio DAW is Freemium and ProprietaryKWave is Free and Open Source
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    Zynewave Podium

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    Podium is a modern digital audio workstation (DAW) for Windows. It supports recording and editing of audio and MIDI, and hosts VST instrument and effect plugins.

    98 Zynewave Podium alternatives
    Track Grid And Mixers

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Zynewave Podium Features

    1.  Music Sequencer
    2.  Support for VST Plugins
    3.  Portable
    4.  Sound Effects
    5.  Music Recording
    6.  Mix Music
    7.  MultiTrack
    8.  Piano Roll
    Zynewave Podium iconKWave Icon

    Zynewave Podium VS KWave

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