📋 Audio & Music Production
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Serum
An advanced wavetable synthesizer known for its high-quality sound and visual interface.
Evercast
A high-end, secure platform for real-time collaboration, streaming DAWs and editing software with video chat.
Frame.io
A cloud-based platform for video review, approval, and collaboration, with strong audio features.
Pibox
A platform for feedback, collaboration, and project management for music and audio teams.
Bitwig Studio
A modern DAW with a focus on modulation and sound design.
Bitwig Studio
A modular DAW designed for creative sound design, sequencing, and performance.
Bitwig Studio
A dynamic software for creating and performing your musical ideas in the studio and on stage.
Xfer Serum
An advanced wavetable synthesizer known for its high-quality sound and visual workflow.
Bitwig Studio
A dynamic DAW for sound design, recording, and live performance with a focus on modulation.
Wwise
A comprehensive audio middleware for creating and managing interactive audio in games.
Ableton Live
A popular DAW for electronic music production and live performance, known for its unique Session View.
Cockos Reaper
A highly customizable and affordable DAW with a powerful feature set.
Ableton Live
A fast, fluid, and flexible software for music creation and performance.
Cockos Reaper
A highly customizable and affordable DAW with a deep feature set.
Ableton Live
A popular DAW known for its unique Session View, making it a favorite for electronic music producers and live performers.
Reaper
A complete, flexible, and highly customizable digital audio production application at an affordable price.
iZotope RX
A comprehensive suite of tools for audio repair and restoration, used by professionals in music and post-production.
Hindenburg PRO
An audio editor specifically designed for podcasters and radio journalists, focusing on storytelling and workflow efficiency.
iZotope RX
A comprehensive suite of tools for cleaning, repairing, and restoring audio.
Celemony Melodyne
A powerful tool for pitch and time correction with polyphonic audio editing capabilities.
Arturia V Collection
A premium suite of software instruments recreating iconic synthesizers and keyboards.
Ableton Live
A DAW known for its unique Session View for live performance and improvisation.
Reaper
A highly customizable and affordable DAW with a full feature set.
FMOD
An industry-standard audio engine and authoring tool for video games.
Splice
A cloud platform for music creators, featuring a vast sample library, plugins, and collaboration tools.
Ableton Link
A technology that syncs the timing of multiple devices and applications over a local network.
Kontakt 7
A powerful software sampler that hosts a huge library of sampled instruments.
Audiotool
A free, modular online music production studio with a strong community focus.
PreSonus Studio One Professional
A complete digital audio workstation with an integrated mastering suite, from recording and producing to mixing and mastering.
FL Studio
A popular DAW for hip hop and electronic music producers, known for its pattern-based workflow.
Logic Pro
A professional-grade DAW for macOS users, offering a comprehensive set of tools for music production.
PreSonus Studio One
A modern and fast-growing DAW known for its intuitive workflow and powerful features.
Cakewalk by BandLab
A free and full-featured DAW for Windows.
FL Studio
A complete software music production environment or Digital Audio Workstation (DAW).
Logic Pro
A professional-grade digital audio workstation for macOS and iPadOS users.
PreSonus Studio One
A modern and fast DAW known for its intuitive drag-and-drop workflow.
Cakewalk by BandLab
A legendary, full-featured DAW that is now completely free.
Logic Pro
A professional-grade DAW for macOS and iPadOS, offering a massive collection of instruments, effects, and loops.
PreSonus Studio One
A modern and fast DAW known for its intuitive drag-and-drop workflow and integrated mastering suite.
Ocenaudio
A free, cross-platform, and easy-to-use audio editor ideal for users who need to edit and analyze audio files without complications.
Native Instruments Kontakt
A powerful software sampler that hosts a vast ecosystem of third-party sample libraries.
Logic Pro
A professional-grade DAW for macOS with a vast collection of instruments and effects.
iZotope RX
A suite of tools for cleaning, repairing, and restoring audio.
Steinberg Cubase
A long-standing and powerful DAW with a strong focus on MIDI and virtual instruments.
Reason
A virtual studio rack with a full suite of instruments, effects, and a sequencer.
Audacity
A free and open-source audio editor and recorder.
Adobe Audition
A professional audio editor and DAW with a focus on post-production and audio restoration.
Harrison Mixbus
A DAW with a workflow and sound modeled after Harrison's analog consoles.
Acoustica Mixcraft
An easy-to-use and affordable DAW for Windows with a focus on live performance and video editing.
Steinberg Cubase
A long-standing and powerful DAW known for its pioneering features and comprehensive toolset.
Adobe Audition
A professional audio workstation for mixing, finishing, and precision editing.
Audacity
A free, open-source, and multi-track audio editor and recorder.
Serato Studio
An intuitive beat making software for DJs and producers.
Native Instruments Maschine
A tightly integrated hardware and software system for beat making and performance.
Soundtrap
A collaborative, cloud-based music and podcast recording studio.
FL Studio
A complete software music production environment, known for its pattern-based workflow, popular in hip hop and electronic music.
Audacity
A widely-used free audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems.
Steinberg Cubase
A long-standing and powerful DAW known for its pioneering features, strong MIDI capabilities, and comprehensive toolset.
Descript
An AI-powered audio and video editor that allows editing via a text transcript.
iZotope Ozone
An all-in-one mastering suite with AI-powered assistive technology.
Antares Auto-Tune
The industry-standard plugin for real-time pitch correction and vocal effects.
FL Studio
A popular DAW for electronic music production, known for its pattern-based workflow.
Steinberg Cubase
A long-standing and powerful DAW for composing, recording, editing, and mixing.
Audacity
A popular free multi-track audio editor and recorder.
BandLab
A free, social music creation platform with a built-in online DAW and artist services.
Reaktor 6
A modular DSP environment for building custom synths, effects, and sound devices.
Steinberg Nuendo
An advanced audio post-production DAW for film, TV, games, and immersive sound.
Soundtrap
An online, collaborative music and podcast recording studio owned by Spotify.
Flat.io
A collaborative, web-based music notation and composition tool.
Steinberg WaveLab Pro 12
A complete mastering solution with a comprehensive set of tools for professional mastering, editing, and restoration.
Ardour
A free, open-source, and professional-grade digital audio workstation.
Soundation
A powerful online DAW focused on real-time collaboration for music production.
Pro Tools Cloud Collaboration
A feature within Pro Tools that allows users to collaborate on projects in the cloud.
Pro Tools
A leading DAW in professional recording studios and post-production houses.
Ardour
A free and open-source DAW with professional features.
Tracktion Waveform
An innovative and affordable DAW with a focus on a fast and creative workflow.
Avid Pro Tools
The DAW that is the standard for professional recording studios and post-production houses.
Reason
A virtual studio rack with synths, samplers, and effects, usable as a DAW or plugin.
MOTU Digital Performer
A long-standing and powerful DAW for MIDI sequencing, audio recording, and film scoring.
Pro Tools
The industry-standard digital audio workstation (DAW) for professional music, film, game, and broadcast production.
Adobe Audition
A professional audio workstation for mixing, finishing, and precision editing, part of the Adobe Creative Cloud.
WaveLab
A professional audio mastering, editing, and restoration application from Steinberg.
Pro Tools
Comprehensive software for audio recording, editing, and mixing.
Reason
A virtual studio rack DAW that can also be used as a plugin.
Adobe Audition
A comprehensive toolset for audio cleanup, restoration, and precision editing.
GarageBand
A free and easy-to-use DAW for macOS and iOS, perfect for beginners.
MOTU Digital Performer
A long-standing DAW with a strong focus on MIDI, film scoring, and live performance.
Magix Samplitude
A professional DAW for Windows with a focus on mastering and audio editing.
GarageBand
An easy-to-use music creation studio included free with every Mac and iOS device.
Akai MPC Software
The software that powers the legendary MPC hardware, available as a DAW or plugin.
Sound Forge
A professional digital audio editor with a long history, known for its precise waveform editing and mastering tools.
Ardour
A powerful, open-source, and cross-platform digital audio workstation for recording, editing, and mixing.
Massive X
A powerful wavetable synthesizer with complex routing and modulation.
Sound Forge Pro
A classic stereo and multichannel audio editor for recording, editing, and mastering.
LANDR
An all-in-one platform for music creators, offering AI mastering, distribution, samples, and collaboration tools.
Noteflight
An online music writing application that lets you create, view, print and hear music notation.
LMMS
A free and open-source DAW for electronic music production.
Harrison Mixbus
A DAW focused on providing an analog console mixing experience.
LMMS
A free, open-source, and cross-platform music production software.
GoldWave
A long-standing, comprehensive, and affordable digital audio editor for Windows.
LANDR Mastering
An online, AI-powered mastering service that allows musicians to quickly and easily master their tracks.
JamKazam
A platform designed for musicians to play music together live and in-sync over the internet.
Absynth 5
A semi-modular synthesizer renowned for its evolving soundscapes and complex sounds.
iZotope Ozone 12
An all-in-one suite of 20 pro plugins for modern mastering, accelerated by a time-saving, AI-powered assistant.
FabFilter Pro-L 2
A true peak limiter plug-in for mixing and mastering, with multiple advanced limiting algorithms and extensive loudness metering.
Waves Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain
A modular mastering chain plugin modeled after the EMI TG12410 Transfer Console from Abbey Road Studios.
Manley Massive Passive EQ
An emulation of the legendary Manley Massive Passive tube equalizer, available as a UAD plugin.
Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor
An emulation of the highly sought-after Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor, available as a UAD plugin.
Weiss DS1-MK3
A line-by-line code port of the legendary Weiss DS1-MK3 mastering processor, available as a plugin.
Lurssen Mastering Console
A mastering tool that emulates the entire mastering chain of Grammy Award-winning mastering engineer Gavin Lurssen.
Tokyo Dawn Labs TDR Nova GE
A versatile dynamic equalizer plugin with a free and a paid 'Gentleman's Edition', suitable for a wide range of mastering and mixing tasks.
Universal Audio UAD Mastering Plugins
A collection of mastering plugins that emulate classic analog hardware, running on UAD hardware or natively.
Amped Studio
A browser-based DAW with unique audio and MIDI conversion technology.
Satellite Plugins
A plugin that allows users on different DAWs to collaborate on the same project.
Kompoz
A social platform and online community for musicians to find collaborators and co-create songs.
Audiomovers
A software suite for streaming high-quality, low-latency audio from a DAW.
Sonnox Oxford Limiter V4
A true peak limiter plugin that provides maximum loudness, density, and presence while retaining clarity and transient detail.
MAGIX Sequoia Pro 17
A high-definition digital audio workstation designed for professional audio engineers in broadcast, mastering, and post-production.
Steinberg VST Connect
A remote recording solution integrated with Steinberg's Cubase and Nuendo DAWs.
eMastered
An AI-powered online mastering service that provides fast and affordable mastering for musicians.
Endlesss
A platform for live, collaborative music creation focused on loops and electronic jamming.
SonoBus
A free, open-source application for streaming high-quality, low-latency audio between devices.
Ninjam
A unique tool for online jamming that works by delaying and syncing collaborators' audio by one musical measure.
Sessionwire
A platform combining video chat, high-quality audio streaming, and file transfer for remote collaboration.
TwistedWave
A simple, fast, and powerful audio editor available for Mac, iOS, and online.
Acon Digital Restoration Suite
A suite of four plugins for audio restoration, including DeNoise, DeHum, DeClick, and DeClip.
Spectrasonics Omnisphere
A flagship synthesizer known for its vast library and powerful synthesis capabilities.
Native Instruments Kontakt
A powerful sampler and instrument-building tool with a vast ecosystem of third-party libraries.
Xfer Records Serum
A highly popular wavetable synthesizer known for its pristine sound and visual workflow.
Arturia V Collection
A comprehensive suite of virtual instruments emulating iconic synthesizers and keyboards.
u-he Diva
A virtual analog synthesizer renowned for its authentic and uncompromising sound quality.
reFX Nexus
A high-quality ROMpler with a vast library of production-ready sounds and expansion packs.
Output Arcade
A loop synthesizer with a constantly growing cloud-based library of sounds and kits.
Spectrasonics Keyscape
An extensive virtual instrument featuring the largest selection of collector keyboards in the world.
Toontrack Superior Drummer
A comprehensive drum production tool with an immense library of raw, unprocessed drum sounds.
Vienna Symphonic Library
A developer of high-end orchestral sample libraries and music production software.
Spitfire Audio BBC Symphony Orchestra
A comprehensive orchestral library created in partnership with the world-renowned BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Vital Audio Vital
A powerful and visual wavetable synthesizer that is available for free.
LennarDigital Sylenth1
A classic virtual analog synthesizer known for its warmth, clarity, and high-quality sound.
Reveal Sound Spire
A polyphonic software synthesizer that combines powerful sound engine modulation and a flexible architecture.
Synapse Audio Dune 3
A powerful polyphonic synthesizer with a versatile synthesis engine and excellent sound quality.
iZotope Iris 2
A visual, sample-based synthesizer that allows you to create musical sounds from any audio file.
TAL-U-NO-LX
A highly accurate software emulation of the classic Roland Juno-60 synthesizer.
GForce Oberheim SEM
An authentic emulation of the classic 1974 Oberheim SEM monophonic synthesizer.
KV331 Audio SynthMaster
A versatile 'all-around' semi-modular software synthesizer with a wide range of synthesis methods.
Steinberg HALion
A powerful and versatile sampling and synthesis platform for sound designers and producers.
FabFilter Pro-Q 3
A high-quality EQ plug-in with perfect analog modeling, dynamic EQ, and a stunning interface.
Soundtoys Effect Rack
A powerful plugin that combines 14 Soundtoys effects into a single, customizable rack.
Valhalla VintageVerb
A versatile reverb plugin with multiple algorithms emulating vintage digital hardware.
Spectrasonics Omnisphere
A flagship synthesizer with a massive sound library and deep synthesis capabilities.
Waves SSL G-Master Buss Compressor
A plugin emulation of the master buss compressor from the legendary SSL 4000 G console.
Slate Digital Virtual Mix Rack
A modular plugin system that allows you to create custom analog-modeled channel strips.
Output Portal
A creative effects plugin that transforms audio using granular synthesis.
oeksound soothe2
An intelligent plugin that automatically detects and reduces harshness and resonances.
Spitfire Audio BBC Symphony Orchestra
A comprehensive, professional-quality orchestral sample library.
Cableguys ShaperBox
A multi-effect plugin for creating rhythmic and modulated effects with ease.
Kilohearts Phase Plant
A semi-modular softsynth with a unique combination of synthesis methods and effects.
Goodhertz Vulf Compressor
A characterful compressor plugin inspired by the lo-fi sound of the Boss SP-303.