FRKB ~ Rapid Audio Organization Tool


FRKB is a cross-platform desktop application designed for audio professionals (such as DJs). The current beta version is compatible with Windows and will be adapted for macOS once stable. It is still under active development.

Core Features:

  • Portable: Easily transfer the database to mobile devices for on-the-go use.
  • Audio Fingerprint Deduplication: Identify and exclude duplicate tracks using audio fingerprint technology, providing prompts during import to keep your music collection clean and efficient.
  • Ergonomic Shortcuts: Ergonomically designed shortcuts that allow most operations to be performed with the left hand, making the organization process smoother and more efficient.
  • Direct File Management: When adding tracks, FRKB directly manages the audio files themselves, ensuring that the organization results are immediately reflected in the computer’s folders, achieving a “what you see is what you get” effect.
  • Waveform Visualization: Provides audio waveform display.
  • BPM Analysis: Displays BPM information.

github.com/coderDJing/FRKB_Rapid-Audio-Organization-Tool

Power Tab Editor ~ Guitar Tablature Editor


Power Tab Editor 2.0 – A powerful cross platform guitar tablature viewer and editor inspired by the ceased development and missing source code from the original Power Tab Editor. This project is open-source and written from scratch so that your favorite tabbing platform can continuously grow with your needs.

Key Features:

  • Cross platform – Windows, Mac, & Linux
  • Tabbed layout for opening multiple files at the same time
  • Mixer interface for adjusting volumes during playback
  • Complete customization of keyboard shortcuts
  • Importing of Guitar Pro tabs

github.com/powertab/powertabeditor

Modern Flyouts ~ Windows Volume Flyout


This application aims to provide a Fluent Design System based replacement for the old, built-in, Metro Design based Audio/Airplane mode/Brightness flyouts in Windows which are shown while pressing the media or volume keys or even the brightness keys or when airplane/flight mode is toggled.

In case of Windows 11, this application will have the same UI but will provide additional features and customizability compared to the built-in redesigned flyouts.

github.com/ModernFlyouts-Community/ModernFlyouts
modernflyouts-community.github.io

BassBoom ~ Music App & Library


BassBoom is a music player made with C# using the fast mpg123 library as the native backend that handles the music playback and song information, including the playback device information.

This library is a viable library aimed for cross-platform music playing because we’ve selected mpg123 as the MP3 backend library for its ease of use and for its fast music playback. This library is frictionless as it aims for stability and cross-platform compatibility.

In addition to your regular music files, BassBoom also supports online MPEG radio stations that you can use to play your own favorite radio stations, as long as they don’t use AAC or any other codec that BassBoom doesn’t support.

github.com/Aptivi/BassBoom

WACUP ~ Emulated Winamp


A media player that’s made to emulate some of your favourite media players from the past & bring them into the future. WACUP (which can be pronounced as wakeup or wac-up or however you prefer it in your native tongue) is my vision of what a media player should be whilst still being compatible with the plug-ins for some of the most popular media players that you are used to. My plan is to include bug fixes, updates of existing features & most importantly new features with the goal to eventually become its own highly compatible media player.

WACUP is heavily based around a plug-in system making it simple to tailor you WACUP install to be what you want it to be. When it’s finally out of being a preview build, an SDK will eventually be offered so new plugins can then be made to add additional features.

getwacup.com

Nestdrop ~ Music Visualization


NestDrop allows you to perform with high-resolution high-fps visuals which react in realtime to the music and then broadcast the video via Spout. Since the Milkdrop engine is at the core you can easily bring in your own Milkdrop presets. Use any audio source to drive the visuals, even live audio. We know that your attention bandwidth is already in high demand and so we’ve streamlined NestDrop to be simple and fast to use.

Key features:

⇒ Up to 4 video decks with Spout at the same time
⇒ High rez output: > 4k @ 60fps
⇒ Live preview and static thumbnails of presets
⇒ Auto-change presets based on beat detection
⇒ Search for presets by name
⇒ Easily map your own hotkeys
⇒ Mark your favorites with 5 colors of stars
⇒ Create multiple queue windows
⇒ Includes curated library of 1900 presets

nestimmersion.ca/nestdrop
www.facebook.com/nestdome

Filtron ~ Variable Filter


Filtron is a 12dB state variable filter that can smoothly transition between lowpass, bandpass, and highpass. It is capable of self-oscillation with resonance levels that can reach up to 11! Filtron also features a fat sounding internal saturation algorithm and a sizzly post overdrive with two modes to choose from: cold and hot.

  • 12db state variable filter
  • Transition smoothly between Lowpass, Bandpass, Highpass
  • Self-oscillating resonance
  • Fat Internal saturation
  • Post overdrive with Cold and Hot modes
  • Stereo Modulation via CV
  • Integrates with Gatekeeper
  • Optimized for audio rate modulation
  • State of the art zero delay filter design
  • Internally oversampled
  • 100% FREE

polyversemusic.com/products/filtron

RTL Utility ~ Measure Round Trip Latency


RTL Utility is a tool for measuring the Round Trip Latency of your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) and audio interface. The utility is used for low latency performance testing by system builders, reviewers, device manufacturers and at dawbench.com.

When your DAW sends data to your audio interface for playback, it doesn’t send a continuous stream of data one bit at a time. What it does is fill up a section of RAM called a buffer and sends that in a single message when it is ready. Before sending the next message it has to fill the buffer again. This wait time introduces a latency, or delay, between something happening in your DAW and when you actually hear it.

While you are recording, the audio interface buffers and sends data to your DAW in a similar fashion. This introduces latency into your recordings.

If you send a signal from your DAW, out through the audio interface and back in via a loopback patch, then there will be a round trip latency which is the sum of the output and input delays. This is the RTL.

oblique-audio.com/rtl-utility

Deej ~ Hardware Volume Mixer


deej is an open-source hardware volume mixer for Windows and Linux PCs. It lets you use real-life sliders (like a DJ!) to seamlessly control the volumes of different apps (such as your music player, the game you’re playing and your voice chat session) without having to stop what you’re doing.

red deej hardware with five sliders

github.com/omriharel/deej

Tube Preamp ~  Tube Preamp Emulation


The plugin is very unique in the sense that it gives you full control over all aspects of the modelled circuit. All values of all the capacitors, resistors etc. can be tuned by the user.

This is a free plugin. It comes in all the usual plugin formats (VST/VST3/AU/AAX), for 32 and 64 bit hosts, and for Mac Intel & Silicon.

ddmf.eu/phi-L-Audio-Tube-Preamp

SoundScapeExplorer ~ Process, Visualize & Explore


SSE is a powerful and versatile software environment designed for soundscape visualisation and quantification. It provides a robust platform for processing audio files, generating useful metrics, and presenting data through intuitive visualisation interfaces. Catering to bioacousticians and data scientists alike, 

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SSE encompasses an extensive range of tools and capabilities to fulfil diverse user requirements.

sound-scape-explorer.github.io
github.com/sound-scape-explorer

FluentFlyout ~ Windows Audio Flyout


FluentFlyout is a simple and modern audio flyout for Windows, built with Fluent 2 Design principles. The UI seemingly blends in with Windows 10/11, providing you an uninterrupted, clean, and native-like experience when controlling your media.

FluentFlyout features smooth animations, blends with your system’s color themes, includes multiple layout positions and a suite of personalization settings while providing media controls and information in a nice and modern looking popup flyout.

Features:

  • Native Windows-like design
  • Uses Fluent 2 components
  • Utilises Windows Mica blur
  • Supports Light and Dark mode
  • Matches your device color theme
  • Smooth animations
  • Customizable flyout positions
  • Includes Repeat All, Repeat One and Shuffle
  • Listens to both volume and media inputs
  • Sits unobtrusively in system tray
  • Audio flyout: Displays Cover, Title, Artist and media controls
  • “Up Next” flyout: shows what’s next when a song ends
  • Lock Keys flyout: displays the status of lock keys at a glance

github.com/unchihugo/FluentFlyout