Aeolus
Aeolus / Fons Adriaensen
Aeolus is a synthesized pipe-organ instrument for Linux audio systems.
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Linux – 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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Airwindows Baxandall
Airwindows
Baxandall provides broad bass-and-treble shaping in Airwindows' minimal processing style.
View details →Airwindows Galactic
Airwindows
Galactic is an algorithmic ambience effect associated with spacious, sustained reverberation.
View details →Airwindows Monitoring
Airwindows
Monitoring collects listening-check functions in a utility processor.
View details →Airwindows Pressure5
Airwindows
Pressure5 is a dynamics processor with a characteristic response and a small control set.
View details →Airwindows PurestDrive
Airwindows
PurestDrive is a compact nonlinear coloration effect intended for restrained drive.
View details →Airwindows TapeDelay2
Airwindows
TapeDelay2 creates delay effects with tape-associated behavior rather than perfectly clean digital repetitions.
View details →Airwindows ToTape6
Airwindows
ToTape6 is a tape-inspired processor from Airwindows, combining several behaviors associated with recorded tape.
View details →Ambisonic Toolkit
Ambisonic Toolkit
Ambisonic Toolkit provides resources for working with Ambisonic sound fields in supported audio environments.
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 →Arty FX
OpenAV Productions
Arty FX is a coordinated collection of audio effects for Linux production systems.
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 →Audiveris
Audiveris Project
Audiveris performs optical music recognition, turning images of printed notation into editable musical data.
View details →AURORA
13x Audio
AURORA combines a parametric equalizer with per-band dynamics, spectrum analysis and selectable stereo routing.
View details →B.Choppr
B.Shapr / B.Oops Project
B.Choppr creates rhythmic chopping and level patterns in a compatible LV2 host.
View details →B.Jumblr
B.Shapr / B.Oops Project
B.Jumblr rearranges buffered audio through a pattern-oriented interface.
View details →B.Oops
B.Shapr / B.Oops Project
B.Oops is a pattern-oriented glitch effect for rearranging and processing audio.
View details →B.Shapr
B.Shapr / B.Oops Project
B.Shapr is an LV2 effect that uses editable shapes for modulation-oriented processing.
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 →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 →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.