Open Source Reason Alternatives
The best open source alternative to Reason is Ardour. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try OpenMPT or Bespoke Synth. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Reason and 14 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Reason are Rosegarden, Radium, Qtractor and Seq66.
Reason alternatives are mainly Music Production Apps but may also be Digital Audio Workstations or Audio Editors. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Reason.Ardour
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Paid • Open Source
- Digital Audio Workstation
- Music Production App
- Audio Editor
88 alternatives to Ardour- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
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.
Ardour Features
Ardour vs Reason opinions
No instruments included, clunky interface
0Less possibilities, interface is not up to speed.
0OpenMPT
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Music Production App
- Digital Audio Workstation
63 alternatives to OpenMPT- Windows
OpenMPT (short hand for Open ModPlug Tracker) is a popular tracker software for Windows. OpenMPT is completely free and allows you to create and play back some great music on your computer. Based on the original ModPlug Tracker written by Olivier Lapicque, OpenMPT is free...
OpenMPT Features
Bespoke Synth
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Music Production App
- Digital Audio Workstation
74 alternatives to Bespoke Synth- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Bespoke is a software modular synthesizer. It contains a bunch of modules, which you can connect together to create sounds.
Bespoke Synth Features
Rosegarden
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Music Production App
- Digital Audio Workstation
102 alternatives to Rosegarden- Linux
- BSD
Rosegarden is a well-rounded audio and MIDI sequencer, score editor, and general-purpose music composition and editing environment.
Rosegarden Features
Radium
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Paid • Open Source
- Music Production App
- Audio Editor
69 alternatives to Radium- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Radium is a music editor with a new type of interface.
Radium Features
Qtractor
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Digital Audio Workstation
- Audio Editor
73 alternatives to Qtractor- Linux
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...
Qtractor Features
Seq66
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Digital Audio Workstation
18 alternatives to Seq66- Windows
- Linux
Seq66 is a MIDI sequencer and live-looper with a hardware-sampler grid-pattern interface, MIDI automation for live performance, sets and playlists for song management, scale/chord-aware piano-roll interface, song editor for creative composition, and control via mouse...
Seq66 Features
Seq24
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
21 alternatives to Seq24- Windows
- Linux
Seq24 is a minimal loop based midi sequencer. It was created to provide a very simple interface for editing and playing midi loops.
Seq24 Features
LNX Studio
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo52 alternatives to LNX Studio- Free • Open Source
- Digital Audio Workstation
- Mac
LNX_Studio is a Digital Audio Work Station created in the SuperCollider language. It has a powerful set of tools for creating music, all of which can be networked. Co-location gigs or real-time collaborations don't have to be in the same room.
LNX Studio Features
Sequencer64
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Digital Audio Workstation
21 alternatives to Sequencer64- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Sequencer64 is a live-looping sequencer with an interface more like a hardware sequencer than track-based MIDI sequencers. Seq64 is a reboot of Seq24, extending it greatly over the last years.
Sequencer64 Features