NoiseTorch
NoiseTorch Contributors
NoiseTorch creates a processed microphone path with real-time noise suppression on supported Linux audio systems.
View details →THE AUDIO MAGAZINE / RESOURCES
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.
424 listings
Non Session Manager
Audioroute / NON Project
Non Session Manager coordinates compatible applications as a saved Linux audio session.
View details →Nootka
Nootka Project
Nootka helps musicians learn notation and connect written notes with instrumental playing.
View details →Nyquist
Roger Dannenberg / Nyquist Contributors
Nyquist combines a programming language with facilities for sound synthesis and processing.
View details →OB-Xf
Surge Synth Team
OB-Xf continues the last open-source OB-Xd codebase within the Surge Synth Team’s current development infrastructure.
View details →OBS Studio
OBS Project
OBS Studio captures and mixes audio and video for recording or live streaming.
View details →ocenaudio
ocenaudio Team
ocenaudio is a waveform editor for recording, editing and inspecting audio files.
View details →Odin 2
TheWaveWarden
Odin 2 combines several oscillator approaches with filters, modulation and effects in a semi-modular instrument.
View details →Open Sound Meter
Open Sound Meter
Open Sound Meter provides audio-system measurement and analysis tools.
View details →Open Stage Control
Vox Hunt / Open Stage Control
Open Stage Control creates customizable remote-control interfaces for audio and multimedia systems.
View details →OpenMPT
OpenMPT Project
OpenMPT is a tracker-based composition application descended from the module-music tradition.
View details →OpenUtau
OpenUtau Contributors
OpenUtau is an open-source singing-synthesis editor for arranging notes, lyrics and expressive parameters.
View details →Orca
Hundred Rabbits
Orca is a grid-based programming environment for generating musical control patterns.
View details →ossia score
ossia
ossia score is an interactive sequencer for coordinating media and control processes.
View details →OTT
Xfer Records
OTT is a multiband upward-and-downward compression effect associated with a pronounced, highly detailed electronic-production sound.
View details →Overtonium
Benjamin Dehli
Overtonium presents additive synthesis as a mixer of 32 harmonic sine oscillators plus a noise channel.
View details →Ozone Imager
iZotope
Ozone Imager combines stereo-width control with a display of the signal's spatial behavior.
View details →padthv1
rncbc / Rui Nuno Capela
padthv1 is a synthesizer centered on the PADsynth approach to creating complex sustained spectra.
View details →Panagement Free
Auburn Sounds
Panagement Free offers a focused selection of spatial-positioning tools.
View details →PanCake 2
Cableguys
PanCake 2 uses editable modulation curves to automate stereo panning.
View details →PartialString
Different Instruments
PartialString synthesizes a plucked string through a finite-difference physical model.
View details →PaulXStretch
Sonosaurus
PaulXStretch stretches recorded audio into long, evolving textures using spectral processing.
View details →PdDroidParty
Chris McCormick / PdDroidParty Contributors
PdDroidParty runs compatible Pure Data based musical patches on Android devices.
View details →PG-8X
Martin Lüders
PG-8X is an analog-style synthesizer inspired by the Roland JX-8P.
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