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Music tools
A curated collection of software and resources for music production, including audio workstations, synthesizers, and libraries.
A curated list of software, services, and resources to create and distribute music
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Awesome Music Production / Software / Audio Workstations | |||
| Ableton | |||
| ACID | A DAW known for its loop-based music creation | ||
| Ardour | |||
| Bitwig | |||
| Cubase | |||
| FL Studio | A complete software music production environment | ||
| Garage Band | |||
| Giada | Minimal audio tool for DJs, live performers and musicians | ||
| GridSound | 1,556 | almost 2 years ago | Free online DAW implemented with the Web Audio API |
| Helio | Libre music composition software | ||
| LMMS | Comprehensive open source, cross platform DAW | ||
| Logic Pro X | |||
| Meadowlark | Open-source, cross platform DAW | ||
| Mixcraft | DAW software for Windows | ||
| Pro Tools | |||
| Radium | 864 | almost 2 years ago | Tracker-like music editor with additional GUI controls |
| Reaper | Complete digital audio production app for Windows and macOS | ||
| Remixlive | A dynamic music creation tool that lets you play loops and sounds | ||
| Renoise | Complete, multi-platform DAW with a music-tracker based approach | ||
| Rytmik Studio | Music creation software | ||
| Stargate DAW | 687 | about 2 years ago | All-in-one DAW and plugin suite for Windows, macOS and Linux |
| Studio One | Complete DAW and live show sequencing | ||
| TuneFlow | Free, AI-powered DAW that provides lyrics/music generation, stem separation, MIDI transcription, as well as full editing and mixing capabilities | ||
| Waveform Pro | A DAW designed for the needs of modern music producers | ||
| Zrythm | Cross-platform DAW | ||
Awesome Music Production / Software / Libraries | |||
| Alda | 5,643 | almost 2 years ago | A music programming language for musicians |
| ATM CLI | 1,391 | over 4 years ago | Command line tool for generating and working with MIDI files |
| Aubio | Segmentation, pitch detection, tapping the beat and producing midi streams | ||
| Augmented Audio | 190 | almost 2 years ago | Library for audio programming written in Rust |
| Band.js | 1,185 | almost 9 years ago | Music composer interface for the Web Audio API |
| Blip | Looping and sampling with the Web Audio API | ||
| Cane | 89 | over 2 years ago | A small MIDI sequencer DSL designed around vectors and euclidean rhythms |
| CSound | A sound and music computing system | ||
| Dplug | 496 | almost 2 years ago | Library to make audio plug-ins with the D programming language |
| Euterpea | In Haskell embedded language for computer music applications | ||
| Faust | Functional programming language for sound synthesis and audio processing | ||
| FourVoices | 22 | almost 8 years ago | Automatic music generator for four-part writing |
| Glicol | 2,306 | about 2 years ago | Graph-oriented live coding language and music/audio DSP library written in Rust |
| Gwion | 542 | almost 2 years ago | A strongly-timed programming language aimed at music creation. Heavily inspired by ChucK |
| Houdini Music Toolset | 205 | over 3 years ago | Adding MIDI functionality to 3D program |
| Klasma | 6 | about 11 years ago | Chiptune music composition kit |
| Kord | 209 | over 2 years ago | Music theory binary and library for Rust and JavaScript |
| libsoundio | Cross platform audio input and output library | ||
| LickCreator | Online web based music notation | ||
| Leipzig | 458 | over 2 years ago | Composition library for Clojure and ClojureScript |
| Magenta | Music and Art Generation with Machine Intelligence | ||
| Magiclock | 42 | over 6 years ago | Feel MIDI clock beat via the magic trackpad |
| Megra.rs | 65 | almost 2 years ago | A Rust library for algorithmic music composition |
| meSing.js | 400 | about 4 years ago | JavaScript singing synthesis library |
| Microm | 876 | almost 4 years ago | JavaScript library to convert browser microphone to mp3 |
| Music Suite | Haskell based language for describing music | ||
| Nashville | 16 | almost 8 years ago | Convert Nashville Number System (NNS) entries to chords |
| Node Speaker | 656 | over 2 years ago | Output PCM audio data to the speakers |
| Octavian | 174 | over 4 years ago | Utility to reason about notes, frequencies, and intervals |
| Orca | Esoteric programming language to create procedural sequencers | ||
| Overtone | 5,941 | almost 2 years ago | Open Source toolkit for designing synthesizers and collaborating with music |
| Pedalboard.js | 831 | almost 4 years ago | JavaScript framework to develop audio effects for guitars |
| Pippi | Computer music with python | ||
| PitchFinder | 441 | over 4 years ago | & - Javascript (and node c++ addon) with pitch detection algorithms |
| Pop2Piano | Pop audio-based piano cover generation | ||
| PureScript Ocarina | Web-audio library for interactive media and games | ||
| React Music | 2,727 | about 6 years ago | Create beats with |
| Repitch | 54 | about 2 years ago | Real-time polyphonic MIDI-controlled audio pitch shifting |
| Rust Music Theory | 630 | about 2 years ago | A music theory guide written in Rust |
| Sardine | 205 | almost 2 years ago | A music live coding library for Python |
| Scribbletune | 3,716 | about 2 years ago | Create music with JavaScript |
| Sharp11 | 337 | almost 9 years ago | Music theorization and improvisation engine |
| Slang | Simple audio programming language implemented in JavaScript | ||
| Spectmorph | Analyze samples of instruments, and combine (morph) them | ||
| Spleeter | 26,041 | almost 2 years ago | Source separation library (e.g. extract drums from a track) |
| Step Sequencer | 59 | almost 4 years ago | Elm step sequencer for programming drum beats |
| Teoria | 1,337 | almost 7 years ago | JavaScript library for music theory |
| TidalCycles | Programming language to describe polyphonic, polyrhythmic, and generative music sequences | ||
| timbre.js | JavaScript library for objective sound programming | ||
| Tonal | 3,856 | almost 2 years ago | Functional music theory library |
| Tone.js | 13,583 | almost 2 years ago | A Web Audio framework for making interactive music in the browser |
| Tuna | 1,735 | about 2 years ago | An audio effects library for the Web Audio API |
| VCV Rack | Open source virtual modular synthesizer | ||
| Verovio | Music notation engraving library | ||
| Vexwarp | 221 | about 10 years ago | JavaSCript library for audio time stretching and pitch shifting |
| Vivid | High quality audio in Haskell with SuperCollider | ||
Awesome Music Production / Software / Synthesizers | |||
| Altitude | Advanced hybrid synthesis workstation | ||
| Amsynth | Synthesizer with a classic subtractive synthesizer topology | ||
| Apricot | Efficient hybrid synthesizer with a massive sound | ||
| Fluctus | Simple 3-operator FM synthesizer | ||
| Helm | GPL licensed polyphonic synth with lots of modulation | ||
| NSynth Super | Open source AI synth from the Google Magenta team | ||
| OpenUtau | Open source vocals synthesis platform | ||
| Regency | Multi-tiered phase distortion system | ||
| SAW | A simple synthesizer with a clean UI and straightforward functionality | ||
| Surge Synthesizer | Open source digital synthesizer | ||
| Yoshimi | Software audio synthesizer | ||
Awesome Music Production / Software / Apps | |||
| Agordejo | Music production session manager | ||
| Auxy | Modern instruments for mobile creators | ||
| Composer's Sketchpad | Sequencer that combines musical staff paper with an artist's sketchbook (iOS only) | ||
| Dragonfly Reverb | 922 | over 2 years ago | Open source audio effects for Linux, macOS, and Windows |
| Fluajho | Simple SF2 soundfont host and player for Linux | ||
| IXI Programs | Apps for creating musical instruments and environments | ||
| JJazzLab | Easily generate dynamic backing tracks for any song | ||
| Konfyt | 42 | about 2 years ago | Digital keyboard workstation for Linux |
| KXStudio | Collection of applications and plugins for audio production | ||
| Laborejo | MIDI sequencer based on classical music notation | ||
| Line | 85 | almost 2 years ago | CLI MIDI sequencer and language for live coding |
| Luna | 15 | almost 7 years ago | MIDI sequencer |
| Max | Visual programming language for music and multimedia creation | ||
| Melodics | Desktop app to teach playing MIDI keyboards, pads, and e-drums | ||
| MIDI Tapper | Shape music performances with multi-touch gestures | ||
| Midica | Music programming language and desktop app for MIDI generation | ||
| Ninjas 2 | 181 | over 3 years ago | Sample slicer audio plugin and standalone app |
| Ossia Score | Sequencer for audio-visual and interactive shows | ||
| Patroneo | Simple pattern based midi sequencer | ||
| Polyphone | A soundfont editor for quickly designing musical instruments | ||
| Samplr | Multi-touch music making app for iPad | ||
| SeekMIDI | Graphical multi channel MIDI sequencer | ||
| Seq24 | Minimal loop based midi sequencer | ||
| Sonic Pi | 10,882 | almost 2 years ago | Live coding music synth for everyone |
| Sonic Visualiser | Visualize, analyze, and annotate music audio recordings | ||
| Spire | iOS multitrack recording app with FX & mixing features | ||
| Transcribe! | App to help transcribe recorded music | ||
| Ultimate Vocal Remover | AI-powered vocal remover | ||
Awesome Music Production / Software / Webapps | |||
| 108 | Minimal beat machine | ||
| AI Duet | A smart piano that responds to you | ||
| Arpeggiator | Web Audio Arpeggiator | ||
| Audio Motion Interface | 46 | almost 3 years ago | Use smartphone motions to control a synthesizer |
| Baroque Dances | Procedurally generated classical music | ||
| Beat Push | Online music production with built-in parallel drum and synth machine | ||
| beatboxer | Simple drum machine | ||
| Binary Synth | 62 | almost 2 years ago | Binary file interpreter for audio synthesis |
| BlokDust | Interactive music-making app to build synths and sounds | ||
| Chords | 29 | about 7 years ago | Text based chord progression editor |
| Circle of 5ths Explorer | |||
| Djenerator | A metal breakdown generator | ||
| Frequency Explorer | 17 | about 3 years ago | A microtonal additive synthesizer + sequencer |
| Funklet | Drum machine and library of famous drum patterns | ||
| Jamwithchrome | Play music live with your friends online | ||
| Keithwhor.com/music | Musical Keyboard - JS Dynamic Audio Synth | ||
| Klangmeister | Live coding environment for the browser | ||
| Klank | Sound and animation in the browser using PureScript | ||
| Landr | Automatic audio mastering | ||
| Lissajous | 399 | almost 11 years ago | A tool for programmatic audio performance in the browser |
| Loopjs | Live Electronic Music Performance Software | ||
| Looplabs | Cloud based music studio | ||
| Loudness Penalty | Check how loud your track is and how much it will be penalised by online streaming services | ||
| mix check studio | Check your mixes and masters for common issues | ||
| Musical Chord Progression Arpeggiator | Sketch out musical chord progressions | ||
| MyNoise | Background noises and interactive soundscapes | ||
| Piano Genie | Machine learning augmented piano app | ||
| QuasiMusic | Quasiperiodic tilings of the plane as sound triggers | ||
| Qwerkey | Keyboard tonnetz | ||
| Reactor | Online DJ controller connected to SoundCloud | ||
| Repeater Orchestra | An orchestra of repeaters which repeat the conductor | ||
| Roland 50 Studio | Online playground with emulations of classic Roland devices | ||
| Scale Explorer | Visual scale explorer | ||
| Song Maker | Simple step sequencer | ||
| Sononym | Visual sample browser | ||
| Splice | Music creation and collaboration platform | ||
| Strudel | Web-based environment for live coding algorithmic patterns | ||
| SuperCollider | Platform for audio synthesis and algorithmic composition | ||
| Synth Time | Simple synthesizer | ||
| Synthi-JS | A JavaScript emulator of the legendary EMS Synthi A synthesizer | ||
| TimeStretch | Online tool to loop, speed up, slow down, and pitch shift sections of an audio file | ||
| ToneBasic | Programmatic sound generation in the browser | ||
| Websynths | Free browser-based microtonal midi instrument | ||
Awesome Music Production / Software / Virtual Reality | |||
| Block Rocking Beats | Play with music in a virtual sound studio | ||
| Electronauts | DJ simulation with 8 digital instruments | ||
| Exa | The infinite instrument | ||
| Lyra VR | Room scale music creation app | ||
| Modulia Studio | App for music creation and performance | ||
| Paradiddle | Virtual reality drum kit | ||
| SoundStage | Music sandbox built specifically for room-scale VR | ||
| Synthspace | Modular synth VR environment | ||
Awesome Music Production / Software / Guitar, Ukulele, … | |||
| Chordata | 53 | over 6 years ago | A dummy chord-book for mandolin, ukulele and guitar |
| Fretboard | 36 | over 12 years ago | Online Guitar fretboard viewer to study scales and chords |
| Guitarix | Virtual guitar amplifier for Linux running on JACK | ||
| SmartGuitarAmp | 1,243 | over 3 years ago | Guitar plugin using neural networks to emulate real world hardware |
| UkeGeeks | 103 | over 3 years ago | Creates fingering diagrams by reading plain text or ChordPro ukulele songs |
| Ukulele Chord Detector | Website for identifying chords and showing notes on a fretboard | ||
| Ukulele Chord Finder | |||
| Ukutabs | Source for ukulele tabs, chords, tips, tools, guides | ||
Awesome Music Production / Services / AI Music Creation | |||
| Humtap | |||
| LAIVE | |||
| Omnizart | 1,647 | about 2 years ago | Transcribe vocals, drums, chords, beats, and more |
| Splash | AI-powered music creation platform | ||
| Suno AI | AI-powered music composition and production platform | ||
Awesome Music Production / Services / Music Distribution | |||
| Amuse | |||
| BandCamp | |||
| DistroKid | |||
| DittoMusic | |||
| MDIIO | |||
| Octiive | |||
| RecordJet | |||
| ReverbNation | |||
| SoundCloud | |||
| TuneCore | |||
Awesome Music Production / Services / Music Promotion | |||
| MusicWall | Free music landings for artists, producers, and engineers | ||
| SubmitHub | Submit your music to bloggers and curators | ||
Awesome Music Production / Services / Sound / Sample Providers | |||
| BigSoundBank | 2800+ Free and Royalty Free Sounds | ||
| Musical Artifacts | A place for sharing and preserving sound and music related software, samples, presets and more | ||
| PremiumBeat | Curated, high-quality music and sound effects | ||
| Soundstripe | Royalty-free music and sound effects for video | ||
| Splice | Royalty-free samples, one-shots, loops, MIDI, and presets | ||
Awesome Music Production / Datasets | |||
| Free MIDI Chords | 1,756 | almost 2 years ago | Collection of free MIDI chords and progressions |
| SigSep | Publicly available datasets for research on source separation | ||
Awesome Music Production / Misc | |||
| BandLab | All in one social music creation platform | ||
| Sequencer Electronics | Online shop for music apps and plugins | ||
Awesome Music Production / Hardware / Synthesizers | |||
| dadamachines | Toolkit to create automated analog sounds | ||
| LittleBits Electronic Music Inventor Kit | |||
| Modal 002R | 8 or 12 voice digital/analogue hybrid 3U rack | ||
| OP-1 | A powerful portable music workstation. with sampler, multi-track support, and onboard synth generation | ||
| Organelle | Intuitive controls with a powerful and flexible sound engine | ||
| Pocket Operators | Tiny, low-cost digital instruments | ||
| ZynAddSubFX | 972 | almost 2 years ago | Polyphonic fully featured musical software synthesizer |
| Zynthian | Open hardware swiss army knife of synthesis, equipped with multiple engines, filters and effects | ||
Awesome Music Production / Hardware / MIDI Controllers | |||
| Artiphon | Guitar like MPE controller | ||
| Bela | Computing platform for creating responsive interactive applications | ||
| C-Thru Music Axis | Hexagonal and harmonic table based controller | ||
| Continuum Fingerboard | Linear piano like MPE playing surface | ||
| DIY Controller | DIY midi controller with simple buttons | ||
| Dodeka Stellar | Linear and isomorphic MIDI keyboard | ||
| dualo du-touch | Accordion like controller with hexagonal pads | ||
| Eigenharp | Grid, breath pipe, and touch strip enabled MPE instrument | ||
| Erea Touch | Seamless polyphonic MIDI Controller with LED touch surface | ||
| Haxophone | 622 | almost 2 years ago | Electronic musical instrument resembling a Saxophone |
| Joué | Expressive and modular MPE controller | ||
| LinnStrument | Grid based expressive controller | ||
| Lumatone | Hexagonal isomorphic keyboard | ||
| MIDILodica | 38 | over 3 years ago | Breath-controlled, 3D printed, open-source MIDI device |
| Mimu Gloves | Expressive wearable musical instrument | ||
| Morph | Expressive MPE touch controller with swappable hardware interfaces | ||
| MPK mini | Cheap and functional mini keyboard controller | ||
| Neova | Expressive finger ring | ||
| NuEVI | Electronic valve instrument MIDI controller | ||
| Open Woodwind Project | Electronic aerophone | ||
| OpenDeck | Hardware platform to build custom MIDI controllers | ||
| QuNexus | Small and portable MPE keyboard | ||
| ROLI Blocks | Portable snap-together MIDI controller with both desktop and mobile interfaces | ||
| Striso | Expressive MPE controller with a grid-based layout | ||
| XVI Desktop | USB 16 Channel Fader Bank with CV, I2C, and MIDI | ||
Awesome Music Production / Hardware / Instruments | |||
| Chapman Stick | 8, 10, or 12 string fret-board tapping instrument | ||
| Harpejji | Electric stringed musical instrument | ||
| Karlax | Multi sensor expressive Clarinet like instrument | ||
| Keytam | Tunable guitar-tambourine hybrid | ||
| LAVA Guitar | Acoustic realism and effects in a portable guitar | ||
| Musical Instrument Challenge | List of DIY instruments | ||
| Nux Mighty Plug Pro | Amplifier tones and effects in a compact device | ||
| Orba | Ball shaped, hand sized musical instrument | ||
| OTTO | 2,639 | over 3 years ago | Sampler, sequencer, multi-engine synth and effects in a box |
| Oxi One | Portable grid-based sequencer and synthesizer | ||
| Pocket Piano | Piano and a wide range of sounds in a compact design | ||
| PocketDrum | Electronic drums in your hands, anytime, anywhere | ||
| Travel Sax 2 | Authentic saxophone vibes with MIDI for exploring new musical horizons | ||
Awesome Music Production / Hardware / Workstations | |||
| Polyend Tracker | Compact standalone workstation with a tracker UI | ||
Awesome Music Production / Community | |||
| Music Encoding Initiative | Community-driven, open-source effort to define a machine-reabable music notation encoding | ||
| Poly Expression | Forum for expressive instruments and controllers | ||
Awesome Music Production / Knowledge / Misc | |||
| Audio Working Group | Add advanced sound & music synthesis capabilities to the Open Web Platform | ||
| Awesome Livecoding | 2,600 | about 2 years ago | A curated list of livecoding languages and tools |
| Awesome Sheet Music | 815 | almost 2 years ago | Curated list of tools to create, edit, and display sheet music |
| Awesome WebAudio | 1,155 | about 2 years ago | A curated list of awesome WebAudio packages and demos |
| Digital Filters Introduction | Jupyter notebooks and a geometric interpretation of digital audio filters | ||
| Frazier Piano Studio | Blog posts, videos, and apps | ||
| Know Your Theory | Interactive tutorial to learn theory fundamentals | ||
| Linux DAW | Listing of open source audio software for Linux | ||
| Music Theory | The exciting universe of music theory | ||
| muted.io | Interactive music theory tools and visual references | ||
| SFZ Format | Main reference for creating instruments with the SFZ format | ||
| Sound hacking and music technologies | |||
| Music Production Chips | Community-managed collection of tips & tricks for music production | ||
| youtube.com/i_0DXxNeaQ0 | The science and mathematics of music | ||
Awesome Music Production / Knowledge / Articles | |||
| DeepAudioClassification | Finding the genre of a song with deep learning | ||
| Detecting piano notes with web audio | |||
| Learning Synths | Learn the basics of using synthesizers | ||
| Modeling Music with algebraic data types | |||
| Musimathics | The mathematical foundations of music | ||
| Sound, Motion, Notation | Information and Art | ||
| Terry Riley's "In C" | A Journey Through a Musical Possibility Space | ||
| Theory Pages | Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People | ||
| Training a Recurrent Neural Network to Compose Music | |||
| Visual Music & Machine Learning Workshop for Kids | |||
Awesome Music Production / Knowledge / Research | |||
| Anticipatory Music Transformer | Controllable Infilling Model for Music | ||
| Centre for Digital Music | Research group for music and audio technology | ||
| Guthman Musical Instrument Competition | |||
| Harmony Explained | Progress towards a scientific theory of music | ||
| Musical User Interfaces | Rethink how audio software is designed | ||
| Universal Music Translation Network | |||
| Virtual Reality Musical Instruments: State of the Art, Design Principles, and Future Directions | |||
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