Mixxx
Mixxx Team
Mixxx is an open-source DJ application for mixing and performing with recorded tracks.
View details →THE AUDIO MAGAZINE / RESOURCES
DAW & Multitrack Recording – Free Music Software & Plug-ins
Free workstations and sequencers for composing, recording and arranging music. Some emphasize live audio recording; others focus on MIDI, patterns or samples. Compare platform support, plug-in hosting and export restrictions on each product page before choosing a system for a complete session.
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.
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MusE
MusE Project
MusE is a Linux MIDI and audio sequencer with editors for arranging notes, controller data and recorded material.
View details →Non Session Manager
Audioroute / NON Project
Non Session Manager coordinates compatible applications as a saved Linux audio session.
View details →OpenMPT
OpenMPT Project
OpenMPT is a tracker-based composition application descended from the module-music tradition.
View details →Pro Tools Intro
Avid
Pro Tools Intro is the permanently free entry edition of Avid’s recording workstation.
View details →Qtractor
Qtractor Project
Qtractor is a Linux audio and MIDI sequencer with a track-based arrangement interface.
View details →Radium source edition
Radium
Radium combines tracker ideas with a graphical composition environment.
View details →Rosegarden
Rosegarden Project
Rosegarden combines music notation with MIDI sequencing and audio arrangement on Linux.
View details →Schism Tracker
Schism Tracker Project
Schism Tracker continues the keyboard-driven tracker approach associated with Impulse Tracker.
View details →Serato Studio Free
Serato
Serato Studio Free provides a permanent, restricted beat-making workspace built around sample, drum and instrument decks.
View details →signal
Ryohey Sasaki
signal is a browser-based MIDI editor with a piano-roll workflow.
View details →SunVox
Alexander Zolotov
SunVox combines a modular synthesizer with a tracker-style pattern sequencer.
View details →Waveform Free
Tracktion
Waveform Free provides a conventional track-based environment for recording, editing and mixing audio alongside MIDI instruments.
View details →Zenbeats Free
Roland
Zenbeats provides a cross-platform music-making environment with a permanently free starting tier and paid expansion options.
View details →Zrythm source edition
Zrythm Project
Zrythm is an open-source music workstation with audio and MIDI production facilities.
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.