Surge ~ Subtractive Hybrid Synthesizer


This is the synthesizer plug-in Surge which Claes Johanson (@kurasu) previously sold as a commercial product via the company vember audio.

As he is too busy with other projects and no longer wanted to put the effort into maintaining Surge across multiple platforms, he decided to give it a new life as an open-source project.

It was originally released in 2005, and was one of Claes’ first larger projects. It is reliable and sounds great.

surge-synthesizer

surge-synthesizer.github.io

Csound ~ Open Source Sound Compiler


… Although Csound has a strong tradition as a tool for composing electro-acoustic pieces, it is used by composers and musicians for any kind of music that can be made with the help of the computer. Csound has traditionally been used in a non-interactive score driven context, but nowadays it is mostly used in in a real-time context. Csound can run on a host of different platforms including all major operating systems as well as Android and iOS. Csound can also be called through other programming languages such as Python, Lua, C/C++, Java, etc.

csound.com

OpenAudible ~ Audible Audiobook Manager


An open-source cross-platform audible audiobook manager. With over 250 stars by github developers, OpenAudible is the trusted audio book content manager.

open_audible_win

openaudible.org

MinimServer ~ UPnP AV Network Server


MinimServer is a new UPnP AV music server with a number of innovative features that make it easier to organize and explore your music collection. If you have a network music player that supports the UPnP AV standards (see this page), you’ll get much more from your music collection if you’re using MinimServer as your music server software.

minimserver.com

Lplex ~ Create Lossless Audio DVDs


Lplex is a console application meant to provide a free, quick, and hopefully painless way to:

  • Create lossless “audio-only” dvd-video discs from wav or flac audio files, featuring:
    1. gapless playback.
    2. md5 verification of audio data.
    3. archival (dvd-rom) content.
  • Losslessly extract unencrypted lpcm audio streams from dvd-video to wav or flac format.

You’re already fully equipped for hi-res audio (up to 24-bit/96khz) if you have a typical dvd-player and digital amp, and lplex is a way to take advantage of this.

audioplex.sourceforge.net

DeaDBeeF ~ Extensible Unix Audio Player


DeaDBeeF (as in 0xDEADBEEF) is a modular audio player for GNU/Linux, *BSD, OpenSolaris, macOS, and other UNIX-like systems.

DeaDBeeF lets you play variety of audio formats, convert between them, customize the UI almost any way you want, and use many additional plugins which can extend it even more.

deadbeef

deadbeef.sourceforge.net
deadbeef.sourceforge.net/download
deadbeef.sourceforge.io/plugins.html
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.deadbeef.android

Plugins:

CUI ~ A faceted library browser plugin for Deadbeef. Columns-UI-like

github.com/VirInvictus/deadbeef-cui

References:

github.com/topics/deadbeef
github.com/topics/deadbeef-plugin
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeaDBeeF

Resources:

github.com/letsconfuse/deadbeef-classic-columns

Pulseaudio ~ Linux Crossover Rack


Pulseaudio Crossover Rack is a program to design and implement multi-way speaker crossovers using any linux powered computer with a multi-channel sound card and a running desktop environment which uses Pulseaudio as it’s sound backend. It also uses a set of LADSPA plugins, namely ladspa-t5-plugins for the heavy lifting of DSP/audio processing. It’s written in python3 and uses QT as the windowing toolkit.

Pulseaudio Crossover Rack

Website

Overtone ~ Collaborative Programmable Music


Overtone is an open source audio environment designed to explore new musical ideas from synthesis and sampling to instrument building, live-coding and collaborative jamming. We combine the powerful SuperCollider audio engine, with Clojure, a state of-the-art lisp, to create an intoxicating interactive sonic experience.

overtone.github.io

Discord ~ Open Source & Multi-platform Chat


It’s time to ditch Skype and TeamSpeak. All-in-one voice and text chat for gamers that’s free, secure, and works on both your desktop and phone. Stop paying for TeamSpeak servers and hassling with Skype. Simplify your life.

discordapp.com

airtime ~ Broadcast Streaming Radio


Airtime is an open source application that provides remote and
collaborative automation of a broadcast radio station.

Major features:

  • Web-based remote station management. Authorized personnel can add
    programme material, create playlists or smart blocks, and stream in live,
    all via a web interface.
  • Automation. Airtime has a scheduler function that enables users to
    create shows with content for playback at the exact date and time specified.
  • Playlists, smart blocks and remote stream URLs can be used multiple times.
  • Solid playout. Airtime uses the open source Liquidsoap streaming language for reliable and precise playback to multiple outputs.
  • Open, extensible architecture. Stations are free to extend and alter
    all parts of the program code, under the GNU AGPLv3 license.

Airtime

www.sourcefabric.org/en/airtime
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airtime_(software)

Ampache ~ Open Source File Manager & Server


A web based audio/video streaming (PHP) application and file manager allowing you to access your music & videos from anywhere, using almost any internet enabled device.

ampache.org
github.com/ampache
www.reddit.com/r/ampache
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampache

Discogs Enhancer ~ Chrome Browser Extension


Discogs Enhancer is a subscription service and an open source extension that adds extra features to both Discogs.com and Chrome.

You can block sellers, use a dark theme, see price comparisons, get feedback notifications, convert foreign currencies, search Discogs and other online record shops with any highlighted text, improve tracklist readability, customize lots of Marketplace aspects, and more!

Every feature is optional so you can choose only the features you want to use.

www.discogs-enhancer.com