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NeuralNote

Apache-2.0ActiveMIDI & utilities

Turns recorded audio into MIDI inside your DAW, using a neural network to detect pitch and note timing.

  • VST3
  • AU
  • Standalone
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Furnace

GPL-2.0-or-laterActiveDAWs & hosts

A multi-system chiptune tracker that emulates the sound chips of classic consoles and computers.

  • Standalone
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
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Audacity

GPL-3.0ActiveDAWs & hosts

A multitrack audio editor for recording, cleaning up and mastering sound, with a wide set of built-in effects and plugin support.

  • VST3
  • AU
  • LV2
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Instead of Adobe Audition logoAdobe Audition

INTERSECT

GPL-3.0ActiveSamplers

A sample-slicing instrument for chopping audio and playing the slices from MIDI, built for quick sampling workflows.

  • VST3
  • AU
  • Standalone
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
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LMMS

GPL-2.0ActiveDAWs & hosts

A pattern- and piano-roll-based music production studio with built-in synths and samplers, a natural fit if you like FL Studio's workflow.

  • LV2
  • VST2
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Instead of FL Studio logoFL Studio

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Ardour

GPL-2.0ActiveDAWs & hosts

A full recording, editing and mixing DAW that has been developed for over twenty years, with deep audio editing, routing and automation.

  • VST3
  • AU
  • LV2
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Instead of Pro Tools logoPro ToolsLogic Pro logoLogic ProCubase logoCubase

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Neural Amp Modeler

MITActiveAmp simulators

A plugin that runs neural-network captures of real guitar amps and pedals. Load a model, add an impulse response and play.

  • VST3
  • CLAP
  • AU
  • LV2
  • Standalone
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Instead of AmpliTube logoAmpliTubeGuitar Rig logoGuitar Rig

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plugdata

GPL-3.0ActiveModular

Wraps Pure Data as a plugin with a visual patching editor, so you can build your own instruments and effects by connecting objects.

  • VST3
  • LV2
  • Standalone
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

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