0CC-FamiTracker
0CC-FamiTracker Project
0CC-FamiTracker is a tracker for composing music around Nintendo Entertainment System sound hardware and expansion sound chips.
View details →THE AUDIO MAGAZINE / RESOURCES
Standalone – 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.
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AAS Player
Applied Acoustics Systems
AAS Player provides access to sounds based on Applied Acoustics Systems’ physical-modeling instruments without purchasing every parent synthesizer.
View details →ADSR Sample Manager
ADSR Sounds
ADSR Sample Manager helps organize and audition a local sample collection.
View details →Aeolus
Aeolus / Fons Adriaensen
Aeolus is a synthesized pipe-organ instrument for Linux audio systems.
View details →Ambisonic Toolkit
Ambisonic Toolkit
Ambisonic Toolkit provides resources for working with Ambisonic sound fields in supported audio environments.
View details →Ample Bass P Lite
Ample Sound
Ample Bass P Lite is a free limited bass-guitar instrument based on sampled electric bass.
View details →Ample Guitar M Lite
Ample Sound
Ample Guitar M Lite is a restricted acoustic-guitar sample instrument.
View details →AmpliTube 5 CS
IK Multimedia
AmpliTube 5 CS provides a permanently free starting collection of guitar-processing gear within the AmpliTube environment.
View details →Analog Lab Play
Arturia
Analog Lab Play supplies a free selection of sounds drawn from Arturia's instrument ecosystem.
View details →Ardour source edition
Ardour Contributors
Ardour is a multitrack workstation for recording, editing, routing and mixing audio and MIDI.
View details →Aria Maestosa
Aria Maestosa Project
Aria Maestosa is a MIDI editor that presents music through familiar views including notation, piano roll, guitar and drum editing.
View details →ARTA
Ivo Mateljan
ARTA is an audio-measurement suite covering impulse response, spectral analysis and related loudspeaker tests.
View details →Attracktive
Tracktion
Attracktive is a free instrument built around recorded and synthesized sound material with performance controls.
View details →aubio
aubio Contributors
aubio supplies audio-analysis tools for tasks such as detecting onsets, estimating pitch and following musical timing.
View details →Audacity
Audacity Team
Audacity combines waveform editing with multitrack recording, effects processing and file conversion.
View details →Audio Spectrum Analyzer for Android
Woheller69
This open-source Android analyzer displays audio frequency information from the device's input.
View details →AudioKit Synth One
AudioKit
AudioKit Synth One is an open-source synthesizer for compatible Apple mobile devices.
View details →Audiveris
Audiveris Project
Audiveris performs optical music recognition, turning images of printed notation into editable musical data.
View details →BambooTracker
BambooTracker Contributors
BambooTracker is a tracker for composing music for the Yamaha YM2608 sound chip associated with the NEC PC-9801 family.
View details →BandLab Studio
BandLab
BandLab Studio is an online music workspace for recording parts, arranging tracks and collaborating remotely.
View details →Bespoke Synth
Bespoke Synth Contributors
Bespoke Synth is a modular music environment in which instruments, sequencers and utilities share a patching workspace.
View details →Blue
Steven Yi / Blue Contributors
Blue is a composition environment for organizing Csound-based music with a graphical timeline and reusable sound objects.
View details →Bosca Ceoil Blue
Bosca Ceoil Blue Contributors
Bosca Ceoil Blue is an accessible pattern-based music-making application descended from Bosca Ceoil.
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 →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.