VSTHost ~ Windows VST Plugin Host


It’s a VST-compatible host that’s capable of:

  • loading VST effects (aka “plugins”)
  • parameterizing / editing them
  • sound output for VSTis
  • MIDI input and output
  • loading / saving .fxb / .fxp files
  • I/O through either Windows MME or ASIO drivers
  • Wave Player / Recorder
  • MIDI Player

While the program started mainly as an aid in understanding and debugging VST plugins, it has evolved into a quite capable program by now which can be really helpful in a keyboard artist’s Live setup.

www.hermannseib.com/english/vsthost.htm

Notey ~ Real-time Music Notation Detection


Play in the recorder next to your computer, and the notes will appear on screen in real time! Given a music sheet, the software shows the note to play and if you played correctly.

Features:
  • a real time note detectors – print the notes you play on music sheet, in real-time!
  • plays the notes recorded as Wave, MIDI or Beeps (really fun!)
  • shows the sound wave and frequency of the noes been played
  • save the played notes, in the formats: WAV, ABC, PDF, PostScript
  • opening an ABC (music notation file), and start to play according to the notes running on screen.

sites.google.com/site/noteysoftware/

sourceforge.net/projects/noteyrecorder/

midiscore_chung ~ MIDI Music Editor


midiscore chung is a small program for easy step by step compose record edit midi music song with optional quantize using a midi keyboard entering play chord and control with some piano keys and save / load from pc or export / import as midifile . a standalone freebasic program . enhanced realtime record adds sustain delay and velocity variation effect according to number of played notes (resonance) and can also enter notes with the pc keyboard . can load and even enhance existing midifiles . record autopause when nothing is played .

Features:

  • can export / import midifile
  • step by step or realtime record mode
  • up to 30 levels do/undo/redo

chungswebsite.blogspot.com/2019/05/midiscorechung-small-program-for-step

sourceforge.net/projects/midiscore-chung/

Kwave ~ KDE Audio Editor


Kwave is a sound editor for the KDE environment. It is written with KDE/QT and is extendable through a powerful plugin interface. For the moment it supports .wav files and many other formats, recording/playback via PulseAudio, Qt Multimedia, OSS and ALSA and some simple effects.

Features:
  • user interface based on KDE Frameworks 5
  • editing of multi track sound files
  • playback via ALSA, OSS, Phonon, PulseAudio
  • recording via ALSA
  • supported file formats: WAV audio, Ogg/Vorbis, FLAC, AIFF,Amiga,Mac-Audio, ULAW (Sun)-Audio, Berkeley,IRCAM,Carl Sound Format, MP3-Audio
  • volume control
  • sample rate conversion
  • pitch shift
  • reverse
  • low pass, notch filter
  • normalizing

kwave.sourceforge.net/

sourceforge.net/projects/kwave/

NoiseGator ~ Simple Noise Gate


Ever wanted to cut out background noise when talking with others on Skype? Now it’s possible!

NoiseGator is a light-weight noise gate application that routes audio through an audio input to an audio output. In real-time the audio level is analysed and if the average level is higher than the threshold the audio bypasses as normal. However, if the average level goes below the threshold, the gate closes and the audio is cut.

When used with a virtual audio cable it can act as a noise gate for a either a sound input(microphone) or sound output(speakers). Can also be used to gate noise from your own mic or play your microphone through your speakers.

REQUIREMENTS:
– Java 7 or higher for Windows.
– Java 6 or higher for Mac. Java 7 recommended.
– A virtual audio cable is required for use with VOIPs:

For Windows users I recommend the VB-Cable driver (http://vb-audio.pagesperso-orange.fr/Cable/index.htm).
Mac users can use SoundFlower.

Features:
  • Noise Gate for audio input to output.
  • Cuts out background noises when nobody is speaking on VOIPs like Skype.
  • Noise Gate your microphone to kill background noise and hiss.
  • Can be used to feed your microphone through your speakers.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/noisegator/

meterec ~ Console Multitrack Recorder


meterec works as a basic multitrack tape recorder. The aim of this software is to minimise the interactions of the users with the computer and allow them to focus on their instrumental performances. For this reason meterec’s features are minimal. If you screw one take, start it over again! Rather than learning how to use a specific software to correct what you screw up, meterec forces you to learn and master your instrument. The good news is that previous takes are kept in history and if in the end, the first one was the best you could play, you can choose it in your final mix.

http://meterec.sourceforge.net/

https://sourceforge.net/projects/meterec/

AudioStation ~ Old School Player


With AudioStation you can easily listen to the most common music files like mp3 and wav etc. Just click on the music file and AudioStation will automatically start playing your favorite music.

Features:

  • With original Creative Labs™ sample files (reggae.mid, jaz.mid, etc.)
  • Support for multiple playlists (wpl, pls, m3u, etc.)
  • Track repeat and random shuffle functions
  • Supporting languages: English & Dutch
  • Plays all common audio files like mp3, wav, mid, etc.
  • Midi Player, Wav Player, Mp3 Player & CD Player
  • Also support for cda, m4a, ra, rm, act, caf, wsaud, w64, ogg, amo, voc
  • With Floppy, Tape and CD-ROM animations
  • Working mixing sliders
  • With audio record function
  • With audio capture function to record speaker sound
  • Support for Commodore64 sound files (sid)

www.audiostation.org
sourceforge.net/projects/audio-rack-media-player

Polymeter ~ Compose Polymeter Based Music


Polymeter is a MIDI sequencer for music that’s in multiple prime meters (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, etc.) simultaneously. Each track has its own loop length, and when the lengths differ, the tracks “slip” (or shift phase) relative to each other. The resulting interference pattern is sufficiently intricate that variations similar to the embellishments of a live performer can be generated algorithmically.

Features:

  • Multitrack step sequencer for polymeter
  • Each track has its own loop length
  • Any number of tracks, of any length
  • Full clipboard support (copy/cut/paste)
  • Unlimited undo and redo for all edits
  • Multiple tracks can be edited at once
  • Optionally shows current position within each track
  • Drag reordering of tracks
  • Exports a MIDI file
  • Join adjacent steps to make tied notes
  • Velocity editing
  • Controller tracks
  • Recording of live arrangement
  • Editing of arrangement on timeline
  • Inter-track modulation of mute, note, velocity, duration, position, and more
  • Live performance view with full screen mode
  • Recursive modulation (modulation of modulation) for mute and position
  • Modulation graphing via Graphviz
  • MIDI mapping of all parameters with learn mode
  • Optionally transmits MIDI clock

SoundTracker ~ Unix Sample Tracker


SoundTracker is a music tracking tool for Unix / X11 similar in design to the DOS program FastTracker and the Amiga legend ProTracker. Samples can be lined up on tracks and patterns which are then arranged to a song. Supported module formats are XM and MOD; the player code is the one from OpenCP. A basic sample recorder and editor is also included. SoundTracker is free (“open source”) software, licensed under the GNU GPL.

soundtracker

www.soundtracker.org

Ecasound ~ Open Source Unix DAW


Ecasound is a software package designed for multitrack audio processing. It can be used for simple tasks like audio playback, recording and format conversions, as well as for multitrack effect processing, mixing, recording and signal recycling. Ecasound supports a wide range of audio inputs, outputs and effect algorithms. Effects and audio objects can be combined in various ways, and their parameters can be controlled by operator objects like oscillators and MIDI-CCs. A versatile console mode user-interface is included in the package.

The primary platform for running Ecasound is GNU/Linux. Ecasound can also be run on many UNIX-derived systems such as FreeBSD, Mac OS X and Solaris. Limited support for Windows is available through Cygwin.

nosignal.fi/ecasound

Microsoft Voice Recorder ~ Windows Utility


Record sounds, lectures, interviews, and other events. Mark key moments as you record, edit, or play them back.

MS Voice Recorder

www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windows-voice-recorder/9wzdncrfhwkn

Any Audio Record ~ Record Any Audio Free


Soft4Boost Any Audio Record is free software that can record audio from any source. A simple user-friendly interface makes working with Any Audio Record easy and convenient. Now you don’t need other converters as Soft4Boost Any Audio Record supports many of the common audio formats – MP3, AAC, WAV, MP2, OGG, M4A, WMA etc. Soft4Boost Any Audio Record allows you to record all Skype Internet (P2P) and landline calls.

Now, you can change Soft4Boost Any Audio Record design as you wish! There are 11 beautiful skins! Soft4Boost Any Audio Record interface is available in English, Danish, German, Russian, French, Spanish, Italian, Hungarian and Turkish.

sorentioapps.com/any-audio-record