Ableton Learning Music
Learning Music / Ableton
Learning Music is a browser-based set of interactive musical tools and lessons covering rhythm, melody and arrangement.
View details →THE AUDIO MAGAZINE / RESOURCES
Freeware – Free Music Software & Plug-ins
Find permanently free recording tools, instruments, effects and audio utilities for desktop, mobile and the browser. Each listing explains its purpose, compatibility and important free-edition restrictions, with links to the official source.
These are researched directory entries, not hands-on reviews. Optional purchases, account requirements and limited editions are identified on product pages. Format availability can differ by operating system.
171 listings
ADverb legacy
Audio Damage
ADverb is an older reverb made available through the developer's legacy distribution.
View details →Alter/Ego
Plogue
Alter/Ego is a singing-synthesis instrument for programming vocal parts from notes and text.
View details →ARTA
Ivo Mateljan
ARTA is an audio-measurement suite covering impulse response, spectral analysis and related loudspeaker tests.
View details →AURORA
13x Audio
AURORA combines a parametric equalizer with per-band dynamics, spectrum analysis and selectable stereo routing.
View details →Automaton (legacy)
Audio Damage
Automaton is a legacy buffer effect driven by cellular-automata behavior.
View details →Bitcom (legacy)
Audio Damage
Bitcom is a legacy rhythmic bit-crushing effect for deliberately digital textures.
View details →Blue Cat’s Chorus
Blue Cat Audio
Blue Cat's Chorus adds pitch-modulated copies of a signal to create ensemble movement.
View details →Blue Cat’s Flanger
Blue Cat Audio
Blue Cat's Flanger uses short modulated delays to produce sweeping comb-filter effects.
View details →Blue Cat’s Free Amp
Blue Cat Audio
Blue Cat's Free Amp offers a compact set of guitar and bass amplifier models.
View details →Blue Cat’s FreqAnalyst
Blue Cat Audio
FreqAnalyst displays the frequency content of an incoming audio signal.
View details →Blue Cat’s Gain Suite
Blue Cat Audio
Gain Suite supplies gain-control utilities for individual tracks and linked groups.
View details →Blue Cat’s Phaser
Blue Cat Audio
Blue Cat's Phaser adds phase-shift modulation for the familiar moving notches heard on guitars, keyboards and effects.
View details →Blue Cat’s Triple EQ
Blue Cat Audio
Triple EQ is a compact equalizer built around linked filtering controls and a visual response curve.
View details →BootEQ mkIV
Variety Of Sound
BootEQ mkIV combines equalization with an analog-style coloration approach.
View details →Box of Bass
Box Of Rules
Box of Bass builds a layered bass chain from sub, clean cabinet, driven microphone and room paths.
View details →bubblegum
Your Smile is Art
bubblegum is a graphical pitch editor for recorded vocals and melodic material.
View details →Bucket Pops
Full Bucket Music
Bucket Pops draws on the rhythm-box sound of the Korg Mini Pops family.
View details →CHANNEV
Analog Obsession
CHANNEV combines channel-strip-style processing in a single plug-in.
View details →Charlatan
BLaukraut Engineering
Charlatan is a virtual-analog synthesizer with a focused architecture for familiar subtractive sounds.
View details →ChipTone
SFB Games
ChipTone is a browser-based sound-effect design tool with controls for synthesized game-style sounds.
View details →Chorus WS-1
Mercuriall Audio
Chorus WS-1 supplies a guitar-oriented chorus effect for adding ensemble movement.
View details →Chrome Music Lab Song Maker
Chrome Music Lab
Song Maker is a browser music sketchpad that uses a visual note grid and a simple percussion lane.
View details →CollaB3
Sampleson
CollaB3 is a free tonewheel-organ instrument created through a collaborative development effort.
View details →Availability, licensing and system requirements can change. Verification refers to official documentation and download availability, not installation or hands-on testing. Check the developer's current terms before installing.