MMA AlternativesMusic Production Apps like MMA

MMA is described as '“MMA—Musical MIDI Accompaniment” is an accompaniment generator. It creates MIDI tracks for a soloist to perform over from a user supplied file containing chords and MMA directives' and is a music production app in the audio & music category. There are eight alternatives to MMA for Windows, Linux and Mac. The best MMA alternative is Impro-Visor, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MMA are Band-in-a-Box, ChordPulse, Ludwig and Busker.

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  1. Impro-Visor icon
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    Impro-Visor is a music notation program designed to help jazz musicians compose and hear solos similar to ones that might be improvised.

    63 Impro-Visor alternatives

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    • FreeOpen Source

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The latest update is from 2019.

    Impro-Visor Features

    1.  Export to MIDI
    2.  Export to XML

    Impro-Visor VS MMA

     
    • Impro-Visor is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to MMA.

    • Impro-Visor is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MMA.

    • Impro-Visor is Free and Open SourceMMA is also Free and Open Source
  2. Band-in-a-Box icon
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    Band-in-a-Box is an intelligent automatic accompaniment program. You can hear and play along to many song ideas and go from "nothing" to "something" in a very short period of time with Band-in-a-Box as your "on demand" backup band.

    61 Band-in-a-Box alternatives

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    • US flagUnited States

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    • Mac
    • Windows

    Band-in-a-Box Features

    1.  Support for VST Plugins
    2.  Music Sequencer
    3.  Generative acompaniment
    4.  Accompaniment

    Band-in-a-Box VS MMA

     
    • Band-in-a-Box is the most popular commercial alternative to MMA.

    • Band-in-a-Box is Paid and ProprietaryMMA is Free and Open Source
  3. ChordPulse icon
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    ChordPulse is a handy backing band software for music practice, inspiration, improvisation, and pure fun with music. Play and sing along with ChordPulse. Use it as a full accompaniment, a drum machine with bass, a metronome with chords, and more.

    11 ChordPulse alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    ChordPulse Features

    1.  Accompaniment

    ChordPulse VS MMA

     
  4. Ludwig icon
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    The music software Ludwig automatically arranges your songs with a few clicks. Accompanying parts fit the melody well. Automatic Chords. Pop, Rock, Jazz, Country, Classic.

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    • Windows

    Ludwig VS MMA

     
  5. Busker icon
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    Busker is a complete set of tools to create musical arrangements from sheet music (chords + melody staff). It uses Yamaha compatible styles (thousands can be downloaded for free) for auto-accompaniment.

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    • Windows

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  6. JJazzLab icon
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    JJazzLab is a free Midi-based application which automatically generates backing tracks (a musical accompaniment) for any song. It’s a jam buddy to have fun improvising, learn new stuff or just practice your instrument. It’s also a great tool for teachers.

    17 JJazzLab alternatives

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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    JJazzLab Features

    1.  Music Sequencer
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Support for VST Plugins
    4.  Support for MIDI
    5.  Backing track

    JJazzLab VS MMA

     
  7. LeMMA icon
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    LeMMA is a simple GUI “front-end” written in Python for MMA (Musical MIDI Accompaniment – also written in Python). Just enter the chords, select the grooves and press “Play”.

    6 LeMMA alternatives

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    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The project looks abandoned. Last version, 0.9 alpha, released in August 2010, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    LeMMA Features

    1.  Support for MIDI

    LeMMA VS MMA

     
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    Songsmith generates musical accompaniment to match a singer’s voice. Just choose a musical style, sing into your PC’s microphone, and Songsmith will create backing music for you. Then share your songs with your friends and family, post your songs online, or create your own music...

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    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Microsoft Songsmith VS MMA

     
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