Waveform Alternatives

Waveform is described as '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' and is a popular music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Waveform for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Waveform alternative is LMMS, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Waveform are FL Studio, REAPER, Ardour and Ableton Live.

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  1. Avid Pro Tools icon
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    Pro Tools makes music creation fast and fluid, providing a complete set of tools to create, record, edit, and mix audio. Get inspired and start making music with a massive collection of plugins, instruments, and sounds.

    91 Avid Pro Tools alternatives

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    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  2. AudioTool icon
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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.

    76 AudioTool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. Studio One icon
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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...

    54 Studio One alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Reason icon
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    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 effects. It's a complete music system. Step into the age of Reason.

    73 Reason alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  5. Qtractor icon
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    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...

    76 Qtractor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Helio is a cross-platform lightweight music speed-painting tool. It features linear-based sequencer with clean UI, integrated version control to sync the projects between devices, export to midi and more.

    17 Helio Workstation alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Flatpak
     
  7. Draw.Audio icon
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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.

    53 Draw.Audio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  8. Muse AI icon
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    Transforms text prompts into real-time chords, melodies, and basslines with browser and DAW integration. Supports MIDI generation, synth preset design, sample editing, pitch control, mapping, customized settings, and advanced workflow for music creation.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Ableton Live
     
  9. Bandlab icon
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    Bandlab is the cloud platform where musicians and fans create music, collaborate and engage with each other across the globe. Create and collaborate on music through intuitive mobile and web apps that lets you assemble songs from scratch or remix projects shared by others.

    33 Bandlab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  10. SoundBridge icon
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    Free digital audio workstation featuring complete tracking, sequencing, editing, and mixing tools, third-party VST plugin integration, multi-touch screen gestures, real-time online collaboration, automation, built-in effects, low-latency drivers, and compatibility with Windows and macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Renoise icon
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    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 sound samples, soft synths, and effects plug-ins. It is also able to interface with MIDI equipment.

    56 Renoise alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. Efflux icon
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    Efflux is a Progressive Web Application allowing you to create music within your browser, either on- or offline on anything from a phone to desktop machine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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