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Wikipedia Free Audio Software Article

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Upgrading to Drupal 4.7 and More Changes

It has been a while since I have updated this site. I have been quite busy with the flow of life.

I am getting back into the swing of things with Conscious Manifestations, and Free Music Software is near the top of the priority list.

What does this mean?

Well...

1) Free Music Software gets a much-needed and overdue upgrade to Drupal 4.7.
2) More softwares get added to the line-up. Many more.
3) The information architecture of the site gets a serious upgrade.
4) Tags and tag clouds are implemented.

And so much more.

All of this... coming soon. :)

Ciao for now.

Free Music Software

Added Csound

I finally had a moment to add another software, so I added Csound, a sweet application with so many faces in so many places.

Beast

From Beast Developer Website:

"Beast is a really snazzy music composition and modular synthesis software program. It runs under unix and can run files saved in MIDI, WAV, AIFF, MP3, and OggVorbis. Beast has unlimited undo/redo support, real-time synthesis, multitrack editing, 32bit audio rendering, full duplex support, multiprocessor support and on and on. Interestingly Beast is an abbreviation for Bedeviled Audio System."

Beast Screenshots:

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Download
Download Beast
Download Beast Source Code

General Resources
Beast General Information
Beast FAQs
Beast Quick Start

Features
Beast Feature List
Creating Beast Plugins

Documentation
Beast Developer Docs
Beast Online Manual

Help and Support
Beast Discussion
Beast Help Desk
Beast Wiki
Beast Forum(s)

Contact Information
Contact Beast

More Project Information
Beast on Freshmeat

In the News
Beast Reviews

Extras and Other Links
Beast Sound Archive
Beast Mailing Lists
Beast Links Page
Beast Translation Info
Beast Credits are displayed on the program during runtime.

Other Languages
Beast Deutsch

Mixxx

From Mixxx Developer Website:

"Mixxx is an open source DJ tool. Mixxx is designed for DJ'ing for both professional and semi-professional users. Mixxx was started in early 2001 as one of the first digital DJ systems. Today Mixxx includes many features common to digital DJ solutions, but also some very unique features: It is free, and runs on all major desktop operating systems. Futhermore Mixxx has a number of key features to help the DJ in the live mix: Beat estimation, parallel visual displays, and support for many DJ input controllers.

At the moment we are working on Mixxx 2.0 bringing some major new features, including waveform summary displays, new sound effects, and support for pitch independent time stretch.

Mixxx reads most popular sound formats, including MP3, Ogg Vorbis, Wave and Aiff. For communication Mixxx supports MIDI and standard input devices such as Joysticks and mice.

Mixxx is available on all major desktop operating systems, including Linux, Windows and MacOS X. Mixxx is Open Source and can be used and downloaded for free. Mixxx is distributed under the GPL.

Mixxx is designed with a strong focus on interaction. Mixxx is easy to use for novice and professional DJ's, also when going live. Integration with Prokyon3, a music management application, is now possible for efficient access to your music library."

Mixxx Screenshots:

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Download
Download Mixxx (Linux, Mac OS X, Windows)
Download Mixxx Source Code
All (Current and Older) Mixxx Downloads

General Resources
Mixxx General Information
Mixxx News

Features
Mixxx Features

Software License
GNU General Public License (GPL)

Documentation
Mixxx Docs

Help and Support
Mixxx Manual (PDF)
Mixxx Tutorial
Mixxx Tutorial Image
Mixxx Help/Support
Mixxx Forum

System Requirements
There is no page for the system requirements. Mixxx can run on Linux, Mac OS C and Windows.

Hardware Requirements
There is currently no page for hardware requirements. Mixxx can run on x86 and PPC architectures.

Development Links
Mixxx Developer Mailing List

Users Links
Mixxx Forum

Contact Information
Contact Mixxx

More Project Information
Mixxx on Sourceforge
Mixxx on Freshmeat

Reviews
Mixxx Review on Softpedia
Mixxx Review on Media in Linux

Extras and Other Links
Mixxx on Digg
Mixxx Mailing List
Mixxx Credits
Mixxx "Project" Page

Language Support
English

OpenSebJ

Description from OpenSebJ Developer Website:

"OpenSebJ is a free real time audio sample mixer that runs on Microsoft Windows. The source code for OpenSebJ is released under the GNU General Public License.

Features include:
(o) Supports loading of 255 Audio samples (wave format), which can be played in real time
(o) Sample properties such as, Volume, Pan and Frequency can be adjusted individually for each sample (even during mid play)
(o) A composition tool is provided, presented in a familiar multi-track sequencer environment. Looping compositions are also supported.
(o) Samples can be linked to keys on the keyboard and trigged in real time when a key press occurs
(o) Each sample can also have the play cursor position adjusted while the sample is playing, to provide a virtual needle to be moved
(o) Stream to disk recording, allows all audio played from OpenSebJ to be saved
(o) Pitch shifter roll, allows an order to be setup, so that each time a sample is played the next pitch shift in the sequence is undertaken before the sample is played. I.e. set up a sample to key '1', then setup a pitch shift sequence, high,mid,low,higher etc (using frequency values which are transposed to on screen 'ranges' to allow easier utilisation)"

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Download:
Download OpenSebJ

Contact Info:
Contact OpenSebJ

Forums:
OpenSebJ Forums

More Links:
OpenSebJ Blog
OpenSebJ Sourceforge Listing
OpenSebJ Feature Requests

Ardour

From Ardour Developer Website Homepage:

"Ardour is a digital audio workstation. You can use it to record, edit and mix multi-track audio. Produce your own CD's. Mix video soundtracks. Experiment with new ideas about music and sound. Generate sound installations for 12 speaker gallery shows. Have Fun.

Ardour capabilities include: multichannel recording, non-linear, non-destructive region based editing with unlimited undo/redo, full automation support, a mixer whose capabilities rival high end hardware consoles, lots of plugins to warp, shift and shape your music, and controllable from hardware control surfaces at the same time as it syncs to timecode. If you've been looking for a tool similar to ProTools, Nuendo, Cubase SX, Digital Performer, Samplitude or Sequoia, you might have found it.

But wait. Ardour is not just a digital audio workstation. Let's compare it with ... an automobile.

Imagine that you bought a car and were told that the manufacturer was the only place you could get it fixed. None of your friends are allowed to use the car, and there's a good chance that it won't work on certain kinds of roads. As for customizing it: neither you nor your car-wise friends could do anything, because the hood is welded shut ...

If this sounds a little odd, that's because it is. But if you already own a digital audio workstation, you know all about products that work this way. Only the company that created it can fix it. Only that company can improve it. The company doesn't trust you as a customer, requiring product activation keys and hardware dongles. The list of inconviences goes on and on.

No Copy Protection
We'd like you to pay for Ardour - we've put a lot of work into it, and we'd like to keep doing that (you can use that PayPal button over there on the right). But whether you pay for Ardour or not, you are welcome to make copies for your friends. Hopefully, they'll want to pay for it too. No dongles, no activation keys, only trust.

Open Development Process
Anyone can participate in the development of Ardour. Because everyone can get the source code, Ardour will continue to be developed and supported with or without the involvement of its original authors. Contrast this to the collapse of a company, or a discontinued product. Moreover, anyone with programming skills can add features to Ardour, or fix problems.

Platform-Neutral Technology
Ardour will can be ported to just about any system that complies with the POSIX operating system standard. It has already been ported to Mac OS X with very few changes.

Rather than being a product of a particular company, it's a center around which a community can focus its interest and effort. A program for which new releases can happen as often as necessary to bring new functionality and improvements. A program to build the future with."

More Ardour Intro Info...

Ardour Screenshots:

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Download:
Download Ardour

Features:
Ardour Features List

Docs:
Ardour Online Manual and Wiki
Ardour Documentation Project

System Requirements:
Ardour System Requirements for Linux
Ardour System Requirements for Mac OS X

Frequently Asked Questions:
Ardour FAQs
Ardour OSX-Specific FAQs

Source Code:
Download Ardour Source Code

Helpful Ardour Links:
Ardour Plugins
Ardour Help/Support
What's different about Ardour?
Ardour Basic Concepts
Ardour MIDI Configuration
The Ardour Editor
The Ardour Mixer
Ardour Recording Setup
Ardour Basic Recording
Ardour Video Synchronization
Ardour and Native Processing

Mailing Lists and Tracking Info:
Ardour Developers Mailing List
Ardour Users Mailing List
Ardour Issue Tracker

Other Info Regarding Ardour:
How to Build Ardour from Source
Ardour News
Ardour Status
The Ardour Community Page, Contact Info, Credits and Contributors
Donate to Ardour
Ardour on Wikipedia
Ardour on Sourceforge
Ardour Freshmeat Listing

Even More Ardour Stuff:
Installing Ardour on Gentoo OS X
Ardour Debian Unstable Package
Some Music Recorded with Ardour
A Weird Video of Ardour in Action

Ardour Press:
Introducing Ardour on Linux Journal
Ardour Review on LinuxSoft.cz
Ardour as Part of AGNULA

ANGULA

Description from the Official AGNULA Developer Website:

"The AGNULA project is a volunteer based project aiming to spread Libre Software in the professional audio and video arena.

AGNULA's main task is the development of a reference multimedia distribution for the GNU/Linux operating system completely based on Free Software as approved by the Free Software Foundation. It's called DeMuDi and is based on Debian."

AGNULA Screenshot:

Slideshow of AGNULA Screenshots on OSDir.com

Software Applications (Packages) Included in AGNULA:
ALSA Modular Synth
Cecilia - A Graphical User Interface for cSound
Jack Audio Connection Kit
jMax Visual Programming Environment
LADCCA (Linux Audio Developer's Configuration and Connection API)
Nyquist - A Sound Synthesis and Composition Language
TkECA
Click here to view descriptions of these applications on the AGNULA website.

AGNULA Development Information

Additional Links and Info:

AGNULA Documentation
AGNULA News
AGNULA Contact Information
Direct Link to Browse AGNULA ISO Images

Audacity

From Audacity Developer Website:

"Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.

* Record live audio.
* Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
* Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, and WAV sound files.
* Cut, copy, splice, and mix sounds together.
* Change the speed or pitch of a recording.
* And more! See the complete list of features."

Audacity Screenshot:

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Download Audacity

Audacity General Resources
Audacity Quick Reference Guide
Audacity Online Manual

Audacity Feature List

Audacity Tutorial

Audacity Plugins

Audacity Documentation

Audacity Help/Support

Audacity Hardware and System Requirements for Mac
Audacity Hardware and System Requirements for Windows

Audacity FAQs

Audacity Source Code

Rosegarden

From Rosegarden Developer Website:

"Rosegarden is a professional audio and MIDI sequencer, score editor, and general-purpose music composition and editing environment.

Rosegarden is an easy-to-learn, attractive application that runs on Linux, ideal for composers, musicians, music students, and small studio or home recording environments."

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