awesome-linuxaudio

Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) and Multichannel Hard Disk Recorder (HDR) ( )

Linux Multimedia Studio ( )

easy to use sample based sequencer. Rhythm Generators, arpeggiators, MIDI/WAV export

Free, modular audio production suite with multi-track audio mixing, audio effects, parameter automation, MIDI editing, synthesis, cloud production, custom MIDI i/o, and more. ( )

dynamic software for creation and performance of your musical ideas on stage or in the studio

Integrated MIDI piano roll editor and sequencer engine

A complete music workstation for Windows/Linux/OSX

the first full-featured DAW with true analog style mixing

Free linear-based music For macOS, Linux, Windows, iOS and Android, with clean interface, version control, synchronization between devices, undo history, and more

is a MIDI sequencer based on classical music notation

minimalistic multi track recorder ( )

Qt4-based audio/MIDI sequencer ( )

Interactive sequencer with intelligent timelines supporting audio, video, OSC, MIDI, DMX and more

is an easy to use, pattern based midi sequencer

MIDI/Audio multi-track sequencer application ( )

Radium is a music editor with a new type of interface

A complete digital audio production application for computers, offering a full multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing and mastering toolset

music editor and MIDI/audio sequencer ( )

Minimalist Real time MIDI sequencer ( )

sequencer64

Real time MIDI sequencer, a major reboot of seq24 with many new features

Stargate DAW

Cross-platform, all-in-one DAW and plugin suite

The musician's DAW

Multitrack audio recorder and editor ( )

A highly automated and intuitive digital audio workstation

Cross-platform music tracker for the Yamaha YM2608 (OPNA) sound chip which was used in NEC PC-8801/9801 series computers. ( )

cheesecutter

Tracker program for composing music for the SID chip. ( )

ft2-clone

Fasttracker 2 clone. ( )

furnace

Multi-system chiptune tracker

C64 music editor. ( )

Music tracker program based upon the AHX. ( )

klystrack

Chiptune tracker. ( )

lightweight music composing system. ( )

Music creation tool inspired by Fast Tracker 2. ( )

Multi-platform clone of the classic music making software ProTracker 2 from the Commodore Amiga days. ( )

Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) using a tracker-based approach

ImpulseTracker clone aiming at providing the same look & feel. ( )

music tracker for making Atari VCS 2600. ( )

tracker style MIDI sequencer. ( )

vht

live midi sequencer/tracker for JACK/GTK

zytrax

Easy to use, tracker-inspired music sequencer. ( )

fast, cross-platform audio editor ( )

A multi-channel and hi-res capable audio file editor

sound editor for KDE ( )

Rich featured graphical audio sample editor featuring multi-layers, floating-point samples, volume-masks, variable selection-intensity, spectrogram editing, and plugins

mhwaveedit

Simple and fast GTK2 sound editor ( )

cross-platform, easy to use, fast and functional audio editor

ReZound aims to be a stable, open source, and graphical audio file editor primarily for but not limited to the Linux operating system

beat slicer with beat detection and time stretching capabilities. Easy QT4 interface to slice up drum loops, assign hits to MIDI keys, and change the tempo of loops in real-time

Cross-platform audio loop slicer designed to create sliced loops from WAV, MP3, FLAC or AIFF files in seconds without a sequencer

A simple (minimal) light-weight tool for editing smaller soundfiles. Because Sound Studio uses Sox, it can cope with a wide variety of audio file formats

an easy-to-use, cross-platform multi-track audio editor/recorder

Polyphonic sampler synthesizer. ( )

drum sample player plugin dedicated to Glen MacArthur's AVLdrums. Rapidly sequence and mix midi-drums

Performance sampler featuring scalable & themeable GUI, VSTi sampling, 8 macro assignments, dual zero delay feedback filters, sample editor, 7 built-in effects, flexible modulation, parameter morphing and highest offline resampling quality using 512 points SINC algorithm

drum kit editor for DrumGizmo ( )

multichannel, multilayered, cross-platform drum plugin and stand-alone application. It enables you to compose drums in midi and mix them with a multichannel approach ( )

a simple sf2 soundfont host/player for Linux. Behind the scenes the Fluidsynth library is at work, hence the name

live looping musical instrument ( )

hardcore loop machine ( )

advanced drum machine/step sequencer ( )

drumkits for Hydrogen ( )

collection of unusual drumkits for Hydrogen ( )

Loop-player and recorder designed for live use. ( )

Realtime audio sampler. (Standalone, DSSI, LV2 and VST)

luppp

Music creation tool, intended for live use

LinuxSampler GUI frontend based on the Qt toolkit. ( )

Sample-based instrument, combined with a powerful phrase sequencer

SFZ sampler and synth (library, AU/LV2/VST3 plugins and JACK standalone)

Looping sampler. ( )

sooperlooper-lv2

Looping sampler plugin

A cross-platform soundboard

MPC style drum sampler, 32 pads with essential effects, and with 8 sample layers per pad

superboucle

Loop application synced with jack transport

full featured analog modeled synthesizer with a sampler engine as sound source, including a powerful modulation matrix and a high quality self-oscillating 24/12/6 dB low pass filter

Calf Studiogear - audio effects and sound generators ( )

Collection of Open Source LV2/LADSPA/VST/standalone audio processing applications. ( )

A comprehensive range of essential high-end analogue modelled plug-ins for Linux

ambisonics LADSPA plugins ( )

artyfx

Arty FX plugin suite

avw.lv2

collection of Voltage Controlled LV2 modules ( )

Build-Your-Own-Distortion is an audio plugin that allows the user to create custom guitar effects, with a focus on guitar distortion

caps-lv2

LV2 port for the CAPS Audio Plugin Suite

C* Audio Plugin Suite (CAPS) comprises a range of classic sound effects and a few more basic audio DSP units, signal and noise generators. ( )

a collection of LADSPA plugins ( )

dRowAudio Plugins (LV2 & VST)

1 auto-wah, 1 EQ, 3 chorus, 5 filters, and 3 oscillators LV2 plugins. ( )

small set of LADSPA plugins (Lookahead Limiter/Transient Architect)

Set of LV2 plugins provided by Ardour. ( )

digital emulation of a reel-to-reel analog tape machine. The original algorithm was developed to emulate the Sony TC-260

infinitely growable delay effect, with complex internal modulation and feedback. With extra features including pitch-shifting, diffusion, and distortion

digital emulation of the Klon Centaur guitar pedal

digital phaser effect originally inspired by the Schulte Compact Phasing 'A'

several modules for VCV Rack, including ports of ChowTape and ChowPhaser. Other modules include distortion effects, modal filters, and more

creative LV2 plugins

Invada Studio Plugins - a set of LADSPA audio plugins ( )

Invada Studio Plugins - a set of LV2 audio plugins ( )

Juced Plugins

LEET LADSPA plugins

Paul Kellett's MDA 36 high-quality plugins ported to LV2 ( )

Paul Kellett's MDA plugins ported to VST

mod-mda-lv2

Paul Kellett's MDA plugins ported to LV2 (MOD version)

mod-utilities

LV2 plugin utilities (filters/gain/switches/meter)

psi-plugins

small collection of LV2 plugins ideal for (but not limited to) electronic music

stereo LADPSA plugins ( )

swh-lv2

Steve Harris's SWH plugins ported to LV2 ( )

swh-plugins

Steve Harris's LADSPA plugins ( )

Tom's Audio Processing LADSPA plugins ( )

audio plugins from Teragon Audio

VCF LADSPA plugins

LADSPA plugin sporting anti-aliased oscillators ( )

x42-plugins

Collection of LV2 plugins ( )

Plugins for high quality audio processing ( )

ZL Audio makes audio plugins and audio processing tools

LV2 equalizer ( )

parametric equalizer LADSPA plugin ( )

analog modeled equalizer

Stereo and mono LV2 plugins, four-band parametric equalisers

LV2 noise gate plugin ( )

airwin2rack

Airwindows plugins, Consolidated into a single Library, Rack Plugin and DAW Plugin

pitch correction LADSPA plugin ( )

A set of LV2 plugins to slash, repeat beats

Bandlimited wavetable-based oscillator plugins for LADSPA hosts. ( )

Bandlimited LADSPA oscillator plugins ported to LV2. ( )

this plugin automatically pans the input signal such that it's centered in the stereo field

a real-time sound/effects processor

set of LV2 plugins to deteriorate sound quality

bundle of free audio reverb effects. ( )

digital room correction ( )

mutiband distortion plugin

Realtime audio frequency spectral manipulation

-reverb LADSPA plugin

Multi-effects audio plugin with sequencer

go-dsp-guitar

A cross-platform effects processor / amp simulator for electric guitars and other instruments. Supports JACK and remote control through web interface

Rock guitar amplifier for Jack (Standalone/LADSPA/LV2) ( )

gxplugins

extra lv2 plugins from the guitarix project

Fuzz Tonebender LV2 plugin

Holborn Audio DSSI and LADSPA audio plugins including DSP effects and a FM synthesizer

LV2 IR reverb ( )

klangfalter

convolution reverb audio plugin (LV2/VST)

lamb-rs

A lookahead compressor/limiter that's soft as a lamb

Look-Ahead Brickwall Loudness Maximizer LADSPA Plugin with a clean transparent sound. It is designed to retain the original character of the music as much as possible

LV2 vocoder plugin ( )

analog distortion emulation plugin

Pitch Shifter LV2 effects

Extreme sound time-stretch ( )

PeakEater

cross-platform wave shaper plugin

Phase Harmonic Advanced Synthesis EXperiment ( )

pitch-shifting delay

radium-compressor

audio compressor for JACK ( )

Simple and easy guitar effects processor for GNU/Linux ( )

reverb LADSPA plugin ( )

Rakarrack LV2 Plugin Ports

mono/stereo to stereo algorithmic reverb

LADSPA plugin for audio pitch-shifting ( )

LV2 plugin for audio pitch-shifting ( )

sonic

Simple utility to speed up or slow down speech ( )

Stretches and pitch-shifts sound independently ( )

Modeled reverb based on Schroeder reverberator

Audio file player with time stretch and pitch shifting ( )

realtime audio synthesizer ( )

valentine

open source compressor meant to pump and breathe

virtual machine plugin bundle (Control, CV, Audio, Atom)

LADSPA Vocoder Plugin

LV2 plugin for pitch shifting and vocoding ( )

auto-wah LADSPA plugin ( )

WASP LADSPA plugin

Waveshaper plugin with a spline-based graph editor

JACK autotuner ( )

pro-audio reverb effect ( )

Digital Disc Jockey Interface ( )

open-source vinyl emulation software for Linux with timecoded vinyl support ( )

the geekiest DJ tool on the planet - remember and analyze your DJ sets based on Discogs and AcousticBrainz data ( )

additive synthesizer for JACK

Sound synthesiser based on Perlin noise

polyphonic additive software synthesizer plugin

256 oscillators additive synth with resynthesis and sound morphing. Imports WAV and BMP. Very accurate recreation of complex musical phrases, drumloops, speech and simple tones

software synthesizer based on ZynAddSubFX ( )

Realtime software synthesizer for Linux ( )

amsynth

Two oscillator software synthesizer. ( )

LADSPA, minBLEP-based, hard-sync-capable oscillator plugins. ( )

Vintage synthesizer emulator. ( )

Simple GUI for Bristol. ( )

Cursynth is a polyphonic music synthesizer that runs graphically inside your terminal

Virtual Analog synthesizer

Virtual Analog synthesizer + sampler

Polyphonic synthesizer

OB-Xd is based on the Oberheim OB-X

ob-xd

Open source version of OB-Xd

Monophonic synth plugin with two oscillators and waveshapers

Old-school polyphonic synthesizer. ( )

DSSI Soft Synth Interface. ( )

Subtractive synth with a sharp bandpass filter

adlplug

FM synthesizer plugins, based on OPL3 and OPN2 sound chip emulations

FM Plugin Synth closely modeled on the Yamaha DX7, including midi cartridge librarian/manager for the DX7

Yamaha DX7 modeling DSSI plugin ( )

The OPL is a digital sound synthesis chip developed by Yamaha in the mid 1980s

Emulation of the Yamaha OPL sound chip used in PC sound cards from the 90s

8 operators FM synth

sorcer

Sorcer polyphonic wavetable synth LV2 plugin

hack on Xsynth-DSSI to allow wavetable synthesis ( )

BespokeSynth

software modular synthesizer. ( )

kick drum synthesizer based on creative physical modelling of old drum machine circuits

old-school drum-kit sampler ( )

fluidsynth MIDI sound synthesiser front-end ( )

Realtime granulator LV2/VST plugin

digital audio synthesizer ( )

drmr

An LV2 sampler plugin that (currently) plays hydrogen drum kits

Fluid (R3) General MIDI SoundFont (GM)

Fluid (R3) General MIDI SoundFont (GS)

Fluid (R3) Mono GM SoundFont from MuseScore 2

Real-time MIDI software synthesizer with plugins for media players ( )

synthesizer capable of generating a wide range of percussive sounds

MIDI rhythm station emulator software

LV2 synth that produces unpredictable sounds

powerful 24-voice polyphonic virtual analog synthesizer with multiple oscillator types LV2/VST3/CLAP

paraphrasis

spectral modeling synthesizer

hybrid synthesizer featuring many synthesis techniques, a great selection of filters, a flexible modulation engine, a smorgasbord of effects, and modern features like MPE and microtuning

monophonic bass synthesizer and a very accurate emulation of the popular SH 101

very accurate emulation of the popular 80’s hardware synthesiser and calibrated after our own Jupiter 8 device

free virtual analog synthesizer with a great sound and low CPU usage

complete emulation of the popular Juno 60, zero feedback delay filters and carefully calibrated controls make this synth a good replacement for the analog device

Virtual Analogue synthesizer

Uncomplicated, flexible, CPU-friendly hybrid synthesizer

free, straightforward, CPU-efficient virtual analogue synthesizer. One oscillator, one filter, one envelope and an arpeggiator / sequencer

Meticulously modelled reproductions of two famous analogue synthesizers

Unusual freeware synthesizer without traditional oscillators/wavetables/FM/phase distortion/analogue modelled filters, capable of some surprising sounds

sound-design playground with numerous sound sculpting tools

A free synthesizer and an introduction to Zebra2’s fantastic oscillators

classic-analog (VCOs/VCF/VCA) style software synthesizer ( )

Virtual piano based on physical modeling of real instruments

Physically modelled pipe organ

Realtime modular synthesizer for ALSA ( )

BEAST/BSE

music composition and modular synthesis application

Virtual modular synthesizer plugin

modular audio processing system for Jack and LV2 based systems

set of Voltage Controlled LV2 modules for Ingen

LADSPA plugins designed for Alsa Modular Synth ( )

collection of LADSPA plugins aimed at modular synthesizers ( )

object orientated music studio

a small, fast and powerful modular synthesizer with pattern-based sequencer (tracker)

virtual analog synthesizer with an exceptional sound and almost unlimited modulation possiblities

compact, clear synthesizer, with a careful selection of modules and semi-modular architecture

large polyphonic modular system with digital (PD, FM based) oscillators, multimode filters, modulation options, and more

Synthesised pipe organ emulator ( )

drawbar organ simulator

horgand

JACK capable organ softsynth ( )

DSP tonewheel organ ( )

Swiss army knife of sound processing ( )

a dynamic digital declicker for audio sample files

command-line multitrack-capable audio recorder and effect processor ( )

toolset to rip audiostreams, cut, fade in/out and tag the resulting audiofiles ( )

Audio file denoiser ( )

All SoX format libraries ( )

a free cue player designed for sound-playback in stage production. The goal of the project is to provide a complete playback software for musical plays, theater shows and similar. ( )

Multitrack recording with Ecasound ( )

Learn the piano just by playing a game, inspired by Guitar Hero ( )

a program for cataloguing and auditioning audio samples

showq

MIDI controllable audio player ( )

commandline tool to detect silence in audio-files

silence detector for the JACK audio system ( )

sync-audio-tracks

Audio tracks synchronization command-line tool for video editors that don't support it

A command line tap tempo. Hit enter key with style and you'll get the corresponding number of beats per minute (BPM). ( )

JACK audio recorder for spontaneous and conservatory use ( )

Time-frequency browser designed for scientific visualization of the spectral domain - Fourier, correlation, transfer function, impulse response, and raster transforms

diagnosis tool for JACK audio software ( )

audio analysis tool ( )

Loudness measurement according to EBU-R128 ( )

audio signal generator and spectrum analyser ( )

a basic command line meter for the JACK audio system ( )

JACK and ALSA Perceptual Analyser ( )

horizontal or vertical bargraph audio level meter for Jack Audio Connection Kit ( )

measures loudness similar to the human perception of loudness. (LV2/VST)

Collection of Audio meters for the JACK audio server ( )

MultiMeter

comprehensive set of AU/VST real-time audio analysis tools

QLoud

tool to measure loudspeaker frequency and step responses and distortions

a set of tools for imitating a laboratory Signal Generator, generating audio signals out of Linux's /dev/dsp audio device. ( )

Simple oscilloscope

View and analyse the contents of music audio files ( )

acoustic spectrum analyser

wolf-spectrum

Real-time 2D spectrogram plugin

digital oscilloscope ( )

Free Music Instrument Tuner ( )

Metronome application ( )

Guitar and other instruments tuner

Tuner for Jack ( )

advanced metronome for JACK ( )

accurate and easy to use musical instrument tuner

Virtual MIDI keyboard for JACK MIDI ( )

Software sound renderer (MIDI sequencer, MOD player) ( )

converter from ABC to MIDI format and back ( )

MIDI Arpeggiator w/ JACK Tempo Sync

GTK application that shows MIDI events ( )

jack-midi-clock

JACK client that sends MIDI beat clock pulses

jackass

JACK-MIDI support for VST hosts, including Wine apps

LV2/VST3 free-form pattern arpeggiator

3-in-1 plugin with GUI (MIDI channel filtering/rerouting/multiplication)

MidiJoystick

MidiJoystick is a MIDI client for the Jack Audio Connection Kit on Linux, which lets you use your joystick to emit MIDI commands

set of plugins to transform midi output

a SoX-like workalike, for handling MIDI files

collection of cross-platform MIDI processing plugins

Various MIDI utilities and scripts

MIDI arpeggiator for ALSA ( )

A MIDI Remote Controller via UDP/IP Multicast

MIDI Network Gateway via UDP/IP Multicast ( )

Editor for MIDI System Exclusive files for XG devices. ( )

SendMIDI

multi-platform command-line tool makes it very easy to quickly send MIDI messages to MIDI devices from your computer

GUI tool to create backups of the memory contents of MIDI devices

MIDI instrument editor application ( )

Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard ( )

GUI for FFmpeg, a powerful command-line media converter. FFmpeg can read audio and video files in various formats and convert them into other formats. ( )

Ambisonic decoder for first and second order ( )

Collection of audio handling programs for the command line ( )

audio file converter into ogg-vorbis format ( )

Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files ( )

instrument editor for Gigasampler files ( )

command line tools for Gigasampler and DLS Level 1/2 files ( )

graphical utility for reading information from audio/video files ( )

command-line utility for reading information from audio/video files ( )

find issues in MP3 files and help to solve them ( )

GTK interface to split MP3 and Ogg Vorbis files without reencoding ( )

program for MPEG audio stream validation ( )

movie player for Unix-like systems ( )

sfarkxtc

Converts soundfonts from legacy sfArk v2 file format to sf2 ( )

GNOME application to convert audio files into other formats ( )

graphical video and audio batch converter using ffmpeg or avconv ( )

- binaural stereo signals converter ( )

MP3 encoding library, frontend application, and other sound analysis/convenience tools ( )

OGG Vorbis encoder/decoder, player, information tool, and splitter ( )

An MP3 technical info viewer and ID3 1.x tag editor ( )

simple, powerful audio tag editor ( )

audio tag editor for GTK+ ( )

graphical audio CD ripper and encoder ( )

versatile DVD ripper and video transcoder (GTK+ GUI) ( )

GNOME CD Ripper ( )

Application for ripping and encoding DVD ( )

audio extraction tool for sampling CDs ( )

console tool to turn CDs into encoded music ( )

Textbased audio CD ripper ( )

transfer sound from gramophone records to CD ( )

GTK-based audio CD ripper/encoder ( )

A Better CD Encoder ( )

is a music production session manager. It is used to start your programs, remember their (JACK) interconnections and make your life easier in general

make snapshots of JACK connections ( )

set of tools useful for audio production

JACK Audio Patchbay with A2J Bridge and JACK transport integration

LADISH frontend, focused at session management

access to the JACK's transport mechanism as touchable slider ( )

jack-capture

program for recording soundfiles with jack ( )

JACK Audio Connection Kit (FFADO and FreeBoB backends) ( )

JACK Audio Connection Kit ( )

jack-link

JACK transport timebase bridge to Ableton Link

JACK Audio Mixer ( )

various JACK tools: dl, record, scope, osc, plumbing, udp, play, transport ( )

User interface for controlling the JACK sound server ( )

Qt4 application to record JACK server outputs ( )

JACK client for transmission recording and audio logging ( )

studio-controls

small application to allow setting up audio for semi-pro audio work

organise stereo monitoring for Jack Audio Connection Kit ( )

Daemon for exposing legacy ALSA MIDI in JACK MIDI systems ( )

graphical ALSA sequencer connection manager

GUI based ALSA utilities for specific hardware ( )

Console based ALSA utilities for specific hardware ( )

Utilities for configuring and using ALSA ( )

alsa to jack bridge ( )

alsa-control

GUI based ALSA default soundcard and volume configurator with Dmix, Dsnoop and Softvol support

FFADO D-Bus mixer applets (QT4) ( )

library for direct access to IEEE 1394 bus (aka FireWire) ( )

library for direct access to IEEE 1394 bus (aka FireWire) ( )

PipeWire audio and video graph processing engine ( )

Carla bridges for loading linux / windows 32/64 bits plugins

audio plugin host (LV2/VST plugins)

airwave

Airwave is a WINE-based VST bridge, that allows for the use of Windows 32- and 64-bit VST 2.4 audio plugins with Linux VST hosts

Adapter for VST an VSTi audio plugins

linvst

LinVst enables Windows VSTs to be used as Linux VSTs in Linux VST-capable DAWs

mod-host

LV2 host for JACK, controllable via socket or command line

Synthpod is an LV2 host

vst-bridge

VST bridge for Windows vst on Linux

Wine ASIO driver for JACK

PulseAudio Preferences ( )

PulseAudio Volume Control ( )

PulseAudio Volume Meter ( )

jackd modules for PulseAudio sound server ( )

lirc module for PulseAudio sound server ( )

Command line tools for the PulseAudio sound server ( )

pulsemixer

command-line mixer for PulseAudio with a curses interface ( )

PulseAudio sound server ( )

tool to run LV2 plugins as stand-alone applications ( )

jalv.select

GUI to select lv2 plugs from a list and run them with jalv

Linux for modern PCs (meta-package), PREEMPT_RT

Linux for modern PCs (meta-package), PREEMPT_RT

realtimeconfigquickscan

Linux configuration checker for systems to be used for real-time audio

startup script for realtime-preempt enabled kernels ( )

Realtime Policy and Watchdog Daemon ( )

radio automation software ( )

GPAC Project on Advanced Content ( )

Low latency audio server/client for collaborative music sessions

radio automation software based on MPD

recorder and streamer for live video content ( )

multimedia player and streamer (headless) ( )

multimedia player and streamer ( )

Jack clients to transmit multichannel audio over a local IP network ( )

Live audio streamer ( )

DeeFuzzer

light and instant streaming client for audio and video written in Python

easy media streaming client over icecast servers ( )

Ogg Vorbis streaming source for Icecast 2 ( )

audio streaming language ( )

mobile, flexible solution to control modern lighting/performance technology

hyperion

An opensource 'AmbiLight' implementation controlled using the RaspBerry Pi

The DMX512 standard for Digital MultipleX is used for digital communication networks commonly used to control stage lighting and effects. ( )

a free and cross-platform software to control DMX or analog lighting systems like moving heads, dimmers, scanners etc

non-linear video editor ( )

a program for automatically editing video and audio by analyzing a variety of methods, most notably audio loudness. ( )

** - editing, color correction and professional audio post production, all in a single application

professional software used to play out and record professional graphics, audio and video to multiple outputs.for broadcast production ( )

Canon Hack Development Kit

Cinema Production Software

delvj

a cyborg video jockey extension for pure data processing

dvgrab

grab digital video data via IEEE1394 and USB links ( )

minimalistic plugin API for video effects, plugins collection ( )

modular video jockey software

Graphic Live Mixer

professional Non-Linear Editing (NLE) software supporting resolutions up to 4K

Video Editing system allowing users to edit and create video ( )

Luz Studio

A live motion graphics editor and performer

a software enhancement that offers increased functionality to the excellent Canon DSLR cameras

Live or Video on Demand streaming media server that works well in any streaming environment

Python module for video editing, which can be used for basic operations (like cuts, concatenations, title insertions), video compositing (a.k.a. non-linear editing), video processing, or to create advanced effects

live video mixer, takes in inputs from one or more video cards, mixes them together and outputs a high-quality H.264 stream over TCP ( )

cutting-edge toolkits for node-based compositing, editorial and review

Create and edit videos and movies ( )

non-linear audio/video editor using GStreamer ( )

pydub

Manipulate audio with a simple and easy high level interface

a free, open source, cross-platform video editor ( )

Program for representing sounds visually

realtime video sequencer and effects processor

Video stabilization library

distributed multihead X server

Video player with JACK sync ( )

advanced video editing and compositing software with over 150 built-in video effects

Synchronize playback of various video players via internet. ( )

Very fast and versatile 3D modeller/renderer ( )

3D point cloud and mesh processing software ( )

3D modeling and rendering studio written in Java

a free 3D modelling environment for the RenderMan interface

The 3D modeler with the fastest, fully integrated ray-tracer

Generator of textures through interactive evolution ( )

Fast and minimalist 3D viewer ( )

modern streaming media server built with a modular distributed design, giving you stability and scalability in offering high-quality streaming media

Fast, advanced fractal generator ( )

draws Mandelbrot and Julia fractals ( )

interactive geometry viewing program ( )

Professionnal 3D animation solution using a procedural node-based workflow

Java morphing film-make program for pixel picture-input ( )

mandelbulber2

3D fractal renderer and animator ( )

System for processing and editing triangular meshes ( )

OpenGL based 3D model editor ( )

Material Authoring Tool

3D Painting Software

Easy material tweaking and visualization

rendering system for photo-realistic image synthesis (GUI) ( )

Sweet Home 3D Furniture Library Editor ( )

Interior 2D design application with 3D preview (additional non-free furniture) ( )

Interior 2D design application with 3D preview (additional furniture) ( )

Sweet Home 3D Textures Library Editor ( )

Interior 2D design application with 3D preview ( )

create stunning open GL based audio reactive visuals

program that creates inspiring, beautiful pictures to your sound and music

Nendo-inspired 3D polygon mesh modeller ( )

a free-as-in-freedom modeller to graphicaly design 3d scenes and generate POV-Ray-files for them

advanced subtitle editor ( )

simple application to create Video DVDs ( )

Subtitle editor for the GNOME Desktop environment ( )

Subtitles editor for KDE ( )

Graphical subtitle editor with sound waves representation ( )

realtime computer music and graphics system ( )

csound development toolkit plugins (LV2 & VST, Extra)

csound development toolkit plugins (LV2 & VST)

camomile

a dynamic vst plugin that loads Pure Data patches

LADSPA plugin for Csound ( )

data files used by the csound library ( )

miscellaneous utilities for the Csound system ( )

powerful and versatile sound synthesis software ( )

frontend for the csound sound processor ( )

Suite of Open Sound Control implementation (OSC) LV2 plugins

a graphical open source sequencer, based on Iannis Xenakis works, for digital art

Grabs information and displays it on an external lcd ( )

LCD display driver daemon and clients ( )

infra-red remote control support ( )

language for music composition and sound synthesis ( )

Csound external for PureData ( )

-room acoustics analysis software for measuring and analysing room and loudspeaker responses

A library of high quality music DSP algorithms

real time audio synthesis server (multiprocessor version) ( )

real time audio synthesis programming language ( )

library for audio segmentation -- utilities ( )

Powerful sound file editor that can be customized and extended using the Scheme programming language ( )

audio editor specialized in linguistic research, designed for breaking large recordings into smaller components with great efficiency

popular professional level WYIWYG music score editor ( )

midi tracker/editor with keyboard, guitar, drum and controller views

powerful score editor that includes a digital synthesizer and thousands of great features

GTK+ front end to GNU Lilypond ( )

Jazz improvisation advisor

program for typesetting sheet music ( )

Musical score editor ( )

Multitrack guitar tablature editor and player (gp3 to gp5) ( )

tuxguitar LV2 audio plugin ( )

small and fast audio player which supports lots of formats ( )

modern music player and library organizer ( )

audio library manager and player for GTK3 ( )

music player and organizer for GNOME ( )

multimedia player and streamer ( )

GTK+ client for the Music Player Daemon (MPD) ( )

cantata

KDE client for the music player daemon (MPD) ( )

Modular foobar2000-like audio player

flexible, full-featured audio player

Music is the new GNOME music playing application ( )

podcast client and feed aggregator ( )

modern music player for GNOME

sonata

GTK+ client for the Music Player Daemon (MPD) ( )

audio player and music collection organizer, for of Clementine. ( )

ymuse

GTK client for Music Player Daemon (MPD) written in Go ( )

lightweight ncurses audio player ( )

ncurses based console audio player ( )

a music server/player that allows local or remote access to audio files, streams and playlists. ( )

video player based on MPlayer/mplayer2 ( )

audio player for AdLib (OPL2) and Sound Blaster (Dual OPL2/OPL3) audio formats ( )

gbsplay

emulates the sound hardware of the Nintendo Gameboy from .GBS module dumps ( )

command line players for modplug formats (amf, ams, mod...) ( )

Full-screen console mp3 and Ogg Vorbis player ( )

Command-line MPEG layer 1/2/3 audio player ( )

UNIX port of Open Cubic Player ( )

Packages for working with ambisonics (3D surround sound) ( )

Audio processing plugins, synths and virtual instruments ( )

Extra packages for developers and package compiling ( )

DJ packages. ( )

Packages for drums & beats ( )

Packages for your firewire audiocard / interface ( )

Packages for making and editing artwork ( )

Packages for playing with your (virtual) guitar gear ( )

JACK (Jack Audio Connection Kit) and ALSA related packages ( )

LADI, Linuxaudio session management, packages ( )

Packages for looping music and audio ( )

MIDI related packages ( )

Packages for mixing and mastering your music ( )

Packages for musicians ( )

Packages which makes your multimedia tools complete ( )

Packages for audio recording ( )

Software samplers ( )

Packages for sound synthesis ( )

Debian Multimedia tasks for tasksel ( )

Video packages ( )

KXStudio meta-packages - Audio plugins

KXStudio meta-packages - Collection of good audio plugins

KXStudio meta-packages - DSSI plugins

KXStudio meta-packages - LADSPA plugins

KXStudio meta-packages - LV2 plugins

KXStudio meta-packages - VST plugins

a huge collaborative database of audio snippets, samples, recordings, bleeps, ... released under Creative Commons licenses that allow their reuse

Search engine for Creative Commons multimedia content

Free and open instrument sets, samples, sound synthesis, music

LMMS assets

Samples, presets, projects and patches for LMMS

list of quality audio software for Linux

awesome-juce

A curated list of JUCE modules, templates and plugins

Wine-VST

Some VSTs tested under Linux with Wine and LinVst

News, articles, tutorials, interviews, tools, resources

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a good introduction to Linux Audio in general

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Music and Audio on the Linux platform

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Lighting Hardware and Software for Linux and similar platforms