LMMS

LMMS is a free cross-platform alternative to commercial programs like FL Studio , which allow you to produce music with your...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com

Support for VST plugins Support for Android Things Free API Google Drive integration ... Lossless quality MIDI keyboard input Mix Music Music composer Performance Monitoring Picture sharing Plugin API Portable Royalty-free music Add a feature

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FL Studio

FL Studio (formerly known as FruityLoops) is a digital audio workstation developed by the Belgian company Image-Line. FL Studio features a graphical user interface based...

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet

Support for VST plugins Audio recording Drum matrix editing Live recording ... Mix Music Music composer Non linear editor Works Offline Piano Roll Track everything Add a feature

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Ardour

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

Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux

Audio editing Multitrack editing Mix Music Non destructive editing ... Support for VST plugins Add a feature

154 Like

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...

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows

Batch Editing Drag n drop MIDI keyboard input Mix Music ... Music composer Pitch Shifting Virtual instrument Support for VST plugins Add a feature

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GarageBand

Welcome to the school of rock. A Mac-sized practice space. Your own recording studio. If you want to learn to play an instrument, write music, or record a song...

Commercial Mac iPhone iPad

Audio recording Support for Keyboard Shortcuts MIDI keyboard input Music composer ... Works Offline Virtual instrument Add a feature

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Mixxx

Mixxx is a free & opensource DJ Mixing app. Mixxx has everything you need to start making DJ mixes in a tight, integrated package. Whether you're DJing your...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux

Ad-free Full controller support iTunes integration Mix Music ... Record Tracks Support for Themes Add a feature

108 Like

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...

Commercial Mac Windows

Audio editing Mix Music Music composer Voice Recording ... Support for VST plugins Add a feature

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Logic Pro

Logic Pro lets you translate musical inspiration into professional productions. A range of powerful, easy-to-use features puts sophisticated tools at your fingertips...

Commercial $ $ $ Mac

Audio recording Loop Library Mix Music Music composer ... Record Tracks Add a feature

83 Like

Reason

Reason is a virtual studio rack with all the tools and instruments you need to turn your ideas into music. And it's more than just a set of excellent synths and...

Commercial Mac Windows

DRM Free Virtual instrument Beat maker Built-in Sequencer ... Mix Music Music composer Synth rack Add a feature

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Renoise

Renoise is a contemporary digital audio workstation (DAW) based upon the heritage and development of tracker software. Its primary use is the composition of music using...

Commercial Mac Windows Linux

Supports for MIDI Audio editing MIDI keyboard input Beat maker ... Customizable Mod-tracker Mix Music Music composer Support for VST plugins Add a feature

37 Like

Qtractor

Qtractor is an Audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer application written in C++ with the Qt framework. Target platform is Linux, where the Jack Audio Connection Kit (JACK)...

Free Open Source Linux

Audio editing Multitrack editing Support for VST plugins Add a feature

33 Like

Cakewalk

Comprehensive digital audio workstation for music composition, audio editing, mixing and mastering.

Freemium Windows

Support for VST plugins Ad-free Customizable Multitrack editing ... Mix Music Music composer Works Offline Add a feature

27 Like

Avid Pro Tools

Professional-grade software application for recording, editing and mixing music, featuring support for numerous plugins and effects.

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows

Audio editing Audio recording Mix Music Music composer ... Virtual instrument Support for VST plugins Add a feature

39 Like

Bosca Ceoil

Bosca Ceoil is all about looping, and designed that way at its heart. Songs are built up from lots of tiny 16 note patterns – the intended workflow is that you loop over...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Adobe AIR

Beginner friendly Supports for MIDI Music composer Portable Add a feature

16 Like

MuLab

MuLab is a rich and rock solid sound and music production tool for Mac OSX and Windows, designed to create, record, edit and finalize Your Music!

Freemium Mac Windows

Audio editing Audio recording Modular System Mix Music ... Music composer Portable Support for VST plugins Add a feature

20 Like

Do you think these apps are alternatives?

• Carla

  Carla is an audio plugin host, with support for many audio drivers and plugin formats. It has some nice features like automation of parameters via MIDI CC (and send output back as MIDI too) and full OSC control.

  audio-plugin-host audio-router signal-mixer signal-router vst-plugins-support

  

  YES NO

• VSTHost

  VSTHost enables the user to test VST-plugins in realtime. Multiple Plugins can be connected in chain or parallel. Besides musicproduction this tool can also be helpful for VOIP applications.

  64-bit-support configurable midi midi-support music-production

  YES NO

• Rack Performer

  Rack Performer is a high-level modular environment hosting VST plugins and internal modules (over 100 and counting), with MIDI support, multi-channel audio I/O and internal processing, complete automatic patch-delay compensation...

  live-performance modular-system music-production vst-plugins-support

  

  YES NO