This list of free software for audio lists notable free and open source software for use by sound engineers, audio producers, and those involved in sound recording and reproduction.
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Creator
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Windows?
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Note
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License
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| BRP-PACU
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Так
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Так
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Dual channel FFT tool for equalization of sound systems using the transfer function.
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GPL
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| Praat
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Paul Boersma and David Weenink of the University of Amsterdam
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Так
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Так
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Так
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A program for the analysis of speech in phonetics.
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GPL
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| Sonic Visualiser
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Centre for Digital Music at Queen Mary, University of London
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Так
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Так
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GPL
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| WaveSurfer
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Так
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Так
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Так
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Permissive free software
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| Name
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Creator
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Linux?
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License
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| FFmpeg
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Fabrice Bellard
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Так
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Так
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Так
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Audio & video.
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GPL or LGPL
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| fre:ac
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Robert Kausch
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Так
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Так
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Так
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Так
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formerly BonkEnc
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GPL
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| Libav
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Libav team
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Так
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Так
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Так
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Так
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Audio & video.
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GPL or LGPL
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| MPlayer
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Так
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Так
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Так
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Так
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Audio & video.
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GPL
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DJ програмне забезпечення
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| Name
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Creator
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Linux?
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Unix?
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Windows?
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License
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| Mixxx
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Mixxx Development Team
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Так
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Так
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Так
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Так
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GPL
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| Xwax
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Mark Hills
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Так
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Ні
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Ні
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Ні
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GPL
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| Name
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Creator
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Linux?
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OS X?
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Unix?
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Windows?
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License
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| Integra Live
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Birmingham Conservatoire
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Ні
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Так
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Ні
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Так
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GPL
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| Libvisual
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Так
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Так
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Так
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Так
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LGPL
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| SynFactory
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Ні
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Ні
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Ні
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Так
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GPL
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| VisualAp
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Так
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Так
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Так
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GPL
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Розповсюдження та інші плятформи
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Various projects have formed to integrate the existing free software audio packages.
Many computer music programming languages are implemented in free software. See also the comparison of audio synthesis environments.
| Name
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Creator
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Linux?
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OS X?
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Unix?
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Windows?
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License
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| Csound
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Csound community, Barry Vercoe
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Так
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Так
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Ні?
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Так
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LGPL
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| ChucK
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Ge Wang, Perry Cook
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Так
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Так
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Ні?
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Так
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GPL
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| Nyquist
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Computer Music Project at Carnegie Mellon University, Roger B. Dannenberg
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Так
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Так
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Так
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| Pure Data
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Pd Community, Miller Puckette
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Так
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Так
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Так
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BSD-like
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| SuperCollider
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SuperCollider community, James McCartney
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Так
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Так
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Так?
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Так
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GPL
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See also streaming below.
| Name
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Creator
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Linux?
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Unix?
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Windows?
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Note
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| Airtime
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Sourcefabric
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Так
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Ні
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Ні
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Successor to Campcaster
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| ARAS
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Erasmo Alonso
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Так
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Ні
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Ні
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| Campcaster
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Sourcefabric
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Так
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Ні
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Ні
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| OpenBroadcaster
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OpenBroadcaster
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Так
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Ні
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Ні
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Записування та коригування
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The following packages are digital audio editors.
| Name
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Creator
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Linux?
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OS X?
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Unix?
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Windows?
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Note
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| Ardour
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Paul Davis
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Так
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Так
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Так
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Так
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multi-track audio recorder
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| Audacity
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Dominic Mazzoni
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Так
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Так
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Так
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Так
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multi-track audio recorder
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| Ecasound
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Так
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Так
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Так
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Так limited support through Cygwin
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audio recorder
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| Gnome Wave Cleaner
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Jeff Welty
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Так
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Ні
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Ні
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audio editor
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| Jokosher
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Jokosher community
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Так
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Ні
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Так
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multi-track audio editor
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| LMMS
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Tobias Doerffel
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Так
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Так as of 0.4.0 with Qt4
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Так
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Free cross-platform alternative to commercial programs like FL Studio, which allow customers to produce music with a computer.
Intended as a replacement for Cubase-like software (DAW)
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| MusE
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Так
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Ні
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Ні
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MIDI sequencer
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| Qtractor
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Так
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Ні
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Ні
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A non-destructive multi-track audio and MIDI Workstation (DAW)
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| Rosegarden
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Так
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Ні
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Ні
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MIDI sequencer and multi-track recorder
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| SoX
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Так
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Так
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Так
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command-line multi-track audio editor/processor
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| Sweep
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Conrad Parker
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Так
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Ні
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Так
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Ні
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| Traverso DAW
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Remon Sijrier
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Так
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Так
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Так
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multi-track audio recorder and editor
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| WaveSurfer
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Centre for Speech Technology at KTH
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Так
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Так
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Так
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| Name
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Creator
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Linux?
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OS X?
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Unix?
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Windows?
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Note
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License
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| FluidSynth
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Так
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Так
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Так
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Так
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SoundFont player/renderer
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LGPL
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| TiMidity++
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Так
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Так
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Так
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Так
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GPL
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| Yoshimi
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Alan Calvert
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Так
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Ні
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Ні
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Forked from ZynAddSubFX in 2009
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GPL
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| ZynAddSubFX
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Paul Nasca
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Так
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Так
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Так
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OS X version is limited
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GPL
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These programs are for use with streaming audio.
| Name
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Creator
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Linux?
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OS X?
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Unix?
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Windows?
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Note
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| Firefly Media Server
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Так
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Так
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streams music to DAAP clients like iTunes and Rhythmbox
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| Icecast
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Так
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Так
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Так
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a broadcast server, serves audio signals to clients over the HTTP protocol
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| PeerCast
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Так
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Так
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Так
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a peercasting tool
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| VideoLAN
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Так
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Так
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Так
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Так
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media and server programs for video and audio streaming
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These music sequencer programs allow users to arrange notes (pitch-shifted sound samples) on a timeline: see tracker (music software).
| Name
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Creator
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Linux?
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OS X?
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Unix?
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Windows?
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Note
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| MilkyTracker
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Так
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Так
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Так
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Так
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Also runs on various other platforms including Windows Mobile, PlayStation and AmigaOS 4.
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| OpenMPT
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Olivier Lapicque
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Ні
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Ні
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Ні
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Так
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released as free software in 2004
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| Psycle
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Ні
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Ні
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Ні
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Так
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a tracker combined with modular capabilities
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| SoundTracker
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Так
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Ні
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Так
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Ні
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Fast Tracker clone
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| Name
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Creator
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Linux?
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OS X?
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Unix?
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Windows?
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Note
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| Gnaural
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Так
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Так
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Так
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Так
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Binaural beat and pink noise generator
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| GNU LilyPond
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Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen
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Так
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Так
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Так
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Так
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a music engraving program
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| MuseScore
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Werner Schweer
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Так
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Так
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Так
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a WYSIWYG scorewriter with midi playback and audio export
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| Hydrogen
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Так
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Так
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Частково
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Частково
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an advanced drum machine
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| Impro-Visor
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Bob Keller
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Так
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Так
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Так
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Так
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lead sheet notation, jazz improvisation, auto-accompaniment
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| Levelator
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The Conversations Network
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Так
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Так
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Ні
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Так
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Tool that uses a compressor, normalizer and limiter to normalize volume levels in audio recordings of public talks.
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| libsndfile
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Так
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Так
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Так
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Так
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library for reading and writing many sound formats
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