Qtractor ~ Audio / MIDI Multi-track Sequencer


Qtractor is an Audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer application written in C++ with the Qt framework. Target platform is Linux, where the Jack Audio Connection Kit (JACK) for audio, and the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) for MIDI, are the main infrastructures to evolve as a fairly-featured Linux desktop audio workstation GUI, specially dedicated to the personal home-studio.

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qtractor.sourceforge.io
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qtractor

Wave Editor ~ Free Audio Editor


Wave Editor is fast and easy digital audio editing software for Windows. It provides a powerful and user-friendly editing environment which especially suits beginners. Quickly perform basic editing capabilities like cutting, copying, pasting and deleting parts of a recording.

Unlike the other sound editors based on the same ActiveX engine, our editor was developed from the ground up to be easy in use and fast. The user interface was designed with speed, accuracy and ease of use in mind.

The key feature of Wave Editor is a simple selection of audio blocks during playback. Non-destructive editing allows you to make simulated changes to an audio track without overwriting the original file.

wave editor

www.wave-editor.com

Wavosaur ~ Audio Editor With VST Support


Wavosaur is a cool free sound editor, audio editor, wav editor software for editing, processing and recording sounds, wav and mp3 files. Wavosaur has all the features necessary in order to edit audio (cut, copy, paste, etc.) produce music loops, analyze, record, and batch convert.

Wavosaur supports VST plugins, ASIO driver, multichannel wav files, real time effect processing.

The program has no installer and doesn’t write in the registry. Use it as a free mp3 editor, for mastering, sound design. The Wavosaur freeware audio editor works on Windows 98, Windows XP and Windows Vista.

wavosaur-main-view

www.wavosaur.com

LMMS ~ Let’s Make Music


Produce music with your computer by creating melodies and beats, synthesizing and mixing sounds, arranging samples and much more. Playback instruments, samples and plugins with a typing or MIDI keyboard in a user-friendly and modern interface. Bundled with ready-to-use content from an assortment of instrument and effect plugins, presets and samples to VST and SoundFont support.

lmms-main
LMMS – Project View

lmms.io
github.com/LMMS
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LMMS

ardour ~ Freeware Digital Audio Workstation


Grab yourself a nice audio interface. Plug in a microphone or a keyboard. Import audio or MIDI from your hard drive or the Freesound database. Cut, move, stretch, copy, paste, delete, align, trim, crossfade, rename, snapshot, zoom, transpose, quantize, swing, drag, drop. All with unlimited undo/redo. All in the same window.

Mix, mute, solo, fader, automate, EQ, dynamics, insert, send, pre-fader, post-fader, sync, monitor, isolate. Floating point fidelity, the most flexible mixer architecture in the industry, hundreds of plugins and external control surfaces.

Ardour - Retina - No Plugins

ardour.org
community.ardour.org/download
Plugins
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardour_(software)

Audacity ~ Multi-track Editor & Recorder


Audacity is a popular freeware multi-track audio editor and recorder. (Recommended)

Audacity_version_3.3.1

audacityteam.org
Download
FAQ
Documentation
Tutorials
Tips
Beginner’s Resource Guide
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audacity
www.darkaudacity.com/ (Themed)
Index of effects, generators and analyzers
github.com/Sneeds-Feed-and-Seed/sneedacity
ReplayGain Plugin
github.com/theDanielJLewis/dynamic-compressor-for-audacity