This is a list of software for creating, performing, learning, analyzing, researching, broadcasting and editing music. This article only includes software, not services.
For streaming services such as iHeartRadio , Pandora , Prime Music, and Spotify, see Comparison of on-demand streaming music services .
For storage, uploading, downloading and streaming of music via the cloud , see Comparison of online music lockers .
This list does not include discontinued historic or legacy software, with the exception of trackers that are still supported.[ 1] [ 2]
If a program fits several categories, such as a comprehensive digital audio workstation or a foundation programming language (e.g. Pure Data ), listing is limited to its top three categories.
Types of music software
CD ripping software
Choir and learn-to-sing software
This section includes both choir software and learn-to-sing software. For music learning software, see music education software .
DJ software
Digital audio workstation (DAW) software
Computer music software
This section only includes software, not services. For services programs like Spotify, Pandora, Prime Music, etc. see Comparison of on-demand streaming music services . Likewise, list includes music RSS apps, widgets and software, but for a list of actual feeds, see Comparison of feed aggregators . For music broadcast software lists in the cloud, see Content delivery network and Comparison of online music lockers .
Lyrics and vocals
Blackhole, H3000 Factory, SplitEQ (Eventide, Inc. )
Stutter Edit , Ozone, RX Audio Editor (iZotope )
Jamstix (Rayzoon Technologies)
Liquid Rhythm (WaveDNA)
PCM Native, MPX Native (Lexicon (company) )
NI Massive , Kontakt (software) , B4, Electrik Piano, Guitar Rig 2 (Native Instruments )
OrangeVocoder (Prosoniq )
SoundFont (Integrates synthesized/sampled MIDI files with recorded music)
MachFive, Symphonic Instrument (Mark of the Unicorn )
Music analysis software
Music circuit software
Music composing software
Music conversion software
Music education software
Music gaming software
Music mathematics software
Music notation software
Music player software
Music research software
Music technology, synthesis and o/s software
Music visualization software
This section is about music orchestration software. For orchestration software as used in information technology, see
Orchestration (computing) .
Drums and percussion
Guitar
Piano
Pipe organ
Hauptwerk produces audio in response to MIDI signal from attached keyboard or from a MIDI sequencer[ 5]
Automatic composition software
Samplers and sequencers
Soundtrack creation software
Trackers
Historical tracker software:
Virtual synthesizer and studio software
Wave editors
See also
References
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