Cakewalk Alternatives

Cakewalk is described as 'Formerly SONAR, is a comprehensive audio software for music composition, audio recording, editing, mixing and mastering. It features a full suite of high quality audio and MIDI effects and instruments and composition tools ranging from drum sequencer and piano roll' and is a popular music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Cakewalk for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPad apps. The best Cakewalk alternative is Audacity, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Cakewalk are LMMS, Tenacity, REAPER and FL Studio.

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  1. Bitwig Studio icon
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    Bitwig Studio

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    Bitwig Studio is a multi-platform music-creation system for production, performance and DJing, with a focus on flexible editing tools and a super-fast workflow.

    49 Bitwig Studio alternatives
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    Top Bitwig Studio Features

    1.  Live Performance
    2.  Modular System
    3.  Multiplatform
    4.  Digital Audio Workstation
    5.  Grid layout
    6.  Support for VST Plugins
    7.  Piano Roll
    8.  Music Sequencer
    9.  Support for MIDI
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Music Looper
    12.  Support for scripting
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  2. Bespoke Synth icon
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    Bespoke Synth

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    Bespoke is a software modular synthesizer. It contains a bunch of modules, which you can connect together to create sounds.

    75 Bespoke Synth alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Modular connections
    2.  Synthesizer
    3.  Virtual Instrument
    4.  Node Based
    5.  Music Looper
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Music Sequencer
    8.  Support for MIDI
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Music Recording
    12.  Mix Music
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  4. Spek icon
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    Spek

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    Spek helps to analyse your audio files by showing their spectrogram. Spek is free software available for Unix, Windows and Mac OS X.

    49 Spek alternatives
    FLAC file analysis

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    MP3 file analysis

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Spectrogram view
    7.  Audio Visualization
    Discontinued

    The latest version (0.8.5) is from January 2023.

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    A complete digital audio workstation featuring professional music creation tools for mixing, mastering, editing, and sequencing. It includes a responsive piano roll sequencer, lifetime license updates, visualizer plugins for vide...

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    Logic Pro

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    Comprehensive studio app offering advanced DAW and MIDI tools, a creative interface, powerful software instruments, plugins like Beat Breaker, full mixer capabilities, and seamless integration with Mac and iPad for professional-sounding mixes.

    81 Logic Pro alternatives
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    Logic Pro Features

    1.  Audio Recording
    2.  Synthesizer
    3.  Piano Roll
    4.  Mix Music
    5.  Music Sequencer
    6.  Music Recording
    7.  Support for MIDI
    8.  Support for VST Plugins
    9.  Record Tracks
    10.  Loop Library
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    Comments about Logic Pro as an Alternative to Cakewalk
     
    anakin777

    Logic was my first DAW. Lots of thing has changes since the Atari version but it's still powerful, professional, unlimited

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    • Most users think Logic Pro is a great Cakewalk alternative.

    • Logic Pro is Paid and ProprietaryCakewalk is Free Personal and Proprietary
  7. Zrythm icon
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    Zrythm

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    Zrythm is a digital audio workstation designed to be featureful and easy to use.

    91 Zrythm alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Support for VST Plugins
    3.  Audio Export
    4.  Multiple languages
    5.  Music Sequencer
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  Support for MIDI
    12.  Support for Audio Units Plugins
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  8. Draw.Audio icon
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    Draw.Audio

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    Explore sound art with an innovative, free musical sketch-pad offering a synthesizer, sequencer, and drawing tools. Underpinned by the Web Audio API, it enables music recording, editing, and playback without ads, all in a seamless web-based interface for creative expression.

    51 Draw.Audio alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Draw.Audio Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Music Sequencer
    5.  Web-Based
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    • Draw.Audio is the most popular Web-based alternative to Cakewalk.

    • Draw.Audio is Free and ProprietaryCakewalk is Free Personal and Proprietary
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    Waveform

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    Waveform is a commercial, cross-platform DAW. With a focus on design and composition, it offers tools to greatly simplify everything from initial inspiration to the final mix.

    60 Waveform alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Waveform Features

    1.  Support for VST Plugins
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  11. Cubase icon
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    Cubase

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    Definitive desktop DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) for professional mixing, mastering, music production and sound design.

    76 Cubase alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Cubase Features

    1.  Music Looper
    2.  Music Sequencer
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Live Performance
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Support for VST Plugins
    7.  Voice Recording
    8.  Music Recording
    9.  Mix Music
    10.  Piano Roll
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  12. AudioTool icon
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    AudioTool

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    Make music online with a powerful set of tools ranging from synthesizers and samplers to mixers, delays, reverb and much more. AudioTool is an advanced, collaborative DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) built for the browser.

    71 AudioTool alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

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    • Online
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    Edit wave files and share them through probe.audiotool.com

    AudioTool Features

    1.  Support for MIDI
    2.  Music Sequencer
    3.  Mix Music
    4.  Browser-based
    5.  Cloud based
    6.  Modular System
    7.  Community-based
    8.  Piano Roll
    9.  Sound Effects
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    Studio One

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    Studio One is an advanced digital audio workstation for Mac and Windows featuring a bevy of powerful composition, editing, mixing and mastering tools on top of standard multi-track DAW features. Highly praised for its intuitive chord track that lets users drag and drop both...

    75 Studio One alternatives
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    Top Studio One Features

    1.  Drag and Drop
    2.  Mix Music
    3.  Live Performance
    4.  Support for VST Plugins
    5.  Music Looper
    6.  Support for MIDI
    7.  Music Sequencer
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Lossless Audio
    10.  Virtual Instrument
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Piano Roll
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