Riffstation Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Riffstation for Mac and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Sonic Visualiser, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Riffstation and eight of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Riffstation are MusicTrans, Capo, Amazing Slow Downer and Song Surgeon.

Riffstation alternatives are mainly Audio Editors but may also be Piano Trainers or Audio Players. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Riffstation.

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Riffstation

Free • Proprietary

Load any MP3 and Riffstation will automatically detect the chords and sync the chord diagrams with the music. You can also...

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Sonic Visualiser
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Free • Open Source
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Linux
15 Sonic Visualiser alternatives
Sonic Visualiser is a free, open-source application for Windows, Linux, and Mac, designed to be the first program you reach for when want to study a music recording closely. It's designed for musicologists, archivists, signal-processing researchers, and anyone else looking...
- - Sonic Visualiser is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Riffstation.
- - Sonic Visualiser is the most popular Open Source alternative to Riffstation.
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Sheet music transcription
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Some users think Sonic Visualiser is a great Riffstation alternative, some don't.
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Riffstation is a hosted tool, Sonic Annotator is not.
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MusicTrans
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Paid • Proprietary
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Windows
Linux
Android
Android Tablet
15 MusicTrans alternatives
Without touching any control, MusicTrans will give you a graphical view of what notes are being played. An intermediate player can easily get the basic chords just by looking at the screen, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg!
- - MusicTrans is the most popular commercial alternative to Riffstation.
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MusicTrans Features
Sheet music transcription
Visualize Music
Discontinued
The application has not been updated since 2015 (this is easily verifiable on its website). Also, though I am a paid user, multiple attempts to obtain support have been ignored, and I've waited several weeks.This application has been abandoned.

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Most users think MusicTrans is a great Riffstation alternative.
Capo
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Paid • Proprietary
Audio Player
Mac
iPhone
iPad
16 Capo alternatives
Capo is a revolutionary tool for all musicians who want to get better at playing the music they love!
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Capo Features
iTunes integration
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Most users think Capo is a great Riffstation alternative.
Amazing Slow Downer
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Freemium • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
Kindle Fire
19 Amazing Slow Downer alternatives
Change the speed of the music - from 20% (one fifth speed) to 200% (double speed) without changing the pitch.
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Amazing Slow Downer Features
Playback speed control
Sheet music transcription
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Most users think Amazing Slow Downer is a great Riffstation alternative.
Song Surgeon
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Paid • Proprietary
Audio Editor
Mac
Windows
iPhone
iPad
11 Song Surgeon alternatives
Audio slow downer that changes key and/or tempo. Allows for the isolation of multiple Audio Segments (loops) within a single file. Apply different keys, tempos or EQ’s to each loop. Also contains automatic key, tempo and chord detection.
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Song Surgeon Features
BPM Detection
Key Detection
Built-in Equalizer
Sheet music transcription
Chords detection
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Does not analyze and extract chords from audio files.
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Transcribe!
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Paid • Proprietary
Music Production App
Mac
Windows
Linux
18 Transcribe! alternatives
The Transcribe! application is an assistant for people who sometimes want to work out a piece of music from a recording, in order to write it out, or play it themselves, or both. It doesn't do the transcribing for you, but it is essentially a specialised player program which...
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Transcribe! Features
Local Search
Sheet music transcription
MP3 to Sheet Music
Tune Transcriber
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Linux
12 Tune Transcriber alternatives
Learn and transcribe music for free from your web browser (no install needed). Load MP3s or a YouTube video. Slow down music, change pitch, add marks, beats, loops and easily navigate the song.
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Tune Transcriber Features
Chords detection
Sheet music transcription
Key changer
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Some users think Tune Transcriber is a great Riffstation alternative, some don't.
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Does not make the chords for you, only let you take notes on the song by yourself.
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Musician's Practice Edge
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Freemium • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
12 Musician's Practice Edge alternatives
More than just music slow down and video zooming. Specifically designed for practicing musicians.
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Musician's Practice Edge Features
Sheet music transcription