SuperCollider ~ Audio Synthesis & Composition


SuperCollider is a platform for audio synthesis and algorithmic composition, used by musicians, artists, and researchers working with sound. It consists of:

  • scsynth, a real-time audio server with hundreds of unit generators (“UGens”) for audio analysis, synthesis, and processing
  • supernova, an alternative server to scsynth with support for parallel DSP on multi-core processors
  • sclang, an interpreted programming language that controls the servers
  • scide, an editing environment for sclang with an integrated help system

sclang comes with its own package manager, called Quarks. scsynth and supernova both support third-party plugins via C and C++ APIs.

github.com/supercollider/supercollider
github.com/supercollider
supercollider.github.io
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuperCollider
soundcloud.com/tags/supercollider
www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Features/Sculpting-Sound-with-SuperCollider

traKmeter ~ Loudness Meter Plugin


Loudness meter for correctly setting up tracking and mixing levels (gain staging).

github.com/mzuther/traKmeter

AudioKit ~ Mac Open Source Audio Platform


AudioKit is an audio synthesis, processing, and analysis platform for iOS, macOS (including Catalyst), and tvOS.

github.com/AudioKit/AudioKit
www.audiokit.io

Drum Count ~ Measure Drumset Strokes


Drum Count is a simple tool which analyzes sound in real-time to measure the number of strokes played on a drumset.

sourceforge.net/projects/drumcount

Playrec ~ Multi-channel Matlab Audio


Playrec is a Matlab and Octave utility (MEX file) that provides simple yet versatile access to soundcards using PortAudio, a free, open-source audio I/O library. It can be used on different platforms (Windows, Macintosh, Unix) and access the soundcard via different host API including ASIO, WMME and DirectSound under Windows.

www.playrec.co.uk

Vintage Drums ~ Free VST Percussion Sounds


Add an authentic edge to your music with this essential collection of vintage drum sounds captured at one of the few remaining analogue recording studios: KERWAX. Discover two stunning kits — a 1970 Ludwig with 26” bass drum (as made famous by John Bonham of Led Zeppelin) and a 1940s custom kit fitted with original calfskin heads for a warm, rounded tone. Produced and engineered by Christophe Chavanon.

labs.spitfireaudio.com/vintage-drums (registration required)

ChordPro ~ Create Lead Sheets


In 1992 Martin Leclerc and Mario Dorion developed a simple text file format to write lead sheets, songs with lyrics and chords, and a tool to create neatly printed lead sheets out of these text files. The tool was called chord, and the text files were called chord files. It soon became a popular way to write lead sheets and many users and tools adopted this format for similar purposes. For still unknown reasons people started calling the files chordpro files.

www.chordpro.org/chordpro

The ChordPro (also known as Chord) is an ASCII text file format for transcribing songs with chords and lyrics. The format was originally used for guitar, but is used for variety of other string instruments, such as ukulele, bass guitar or mandolin. Although this format is legible as it is, there are many popular programs for displaying, transposing and printing. Files in this format often have extensions such as .crd, .chopro, .pro, .chordpro or .cho.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChordPro

Downloads ~ github.com/ChordPro/chordpro/releases

Related:

Chordii ~ www.vromans.org/johan/projects/Chordii/intro

byzorgan ~ Specialized sound synthesizer with Byzantine Church music scales


This software integrates a small specialized synthesizer and vocal processor. It can be used to learn Byzantine Church singing. You can play from the keyboard, mouse or touch screen. MIDI input is also available. Voice functions include: pitch highlighting, synthesizer control by voice, pitch correction and voice-to-ison conversion.


On the screen there are labels with symbols of Byzantine notes. There is a metronome. The program is oriented on the Chrysanthos tuning of the diatonic scale: 9/8 – 12/11 – 88/81. The octave is divided into 17 (or 19) non-equal parts, it allows you to get all the Byzantine modes.

Features:

  • No installation required
  • Metronome
  • Different channels for melos and isokratima
  • MIDI input
  • 17 (or 19) non-equal steps per octave: same tuning for all scales
  • Voice functions: highlight key, synthesizer control by voice, pitch correction, voice-to-ison conversion
  • Record audio
  • Training mode
  • Cross-platform: may be compiled on any platform, supported by Qt 4.x or 5.x
https://sourceforge.net/projects/byzorgan/

LameVST ~ Preview Lossy mp3 Compression


MP3 as VST-effect.

Ideal solution, if you need to preview you track in the mp3-mode during playback.

https://github.com/Iunusov/LameVST

W1 Limiter ~ Professional Sound Limiter


W1 Limiter is a clone of Waves L1, with identical output, as well as an approximation of Waves L2.

www.yohng.com/software/w1limit

Stereo to 7.1 Converter


This program will convert just two channels to full 7.1 covered surround scene. Real psychoacoustics on the fly. Absolutely new technology by phase interference and partial time shifting. Source channels dividing to fifty virtual channels to make their magic and combine to 7.1

You have to use “Equalizer APO” as the engine.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/stereo-to-7-1-converter/