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Reason
Reason is music-making software for Windows and macOS, offered as a full DAW and as a plugin.
Free planmacOSWindows
7.1Free plan
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Logic Pro
Logic Pro is a music creation app for Mac and iPad, used for beat-making, songwriting, recording, editing, mixing, and remixing.
iOSmacOS
6.9From $29.99 a year
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Ardour
Ardour is an open-source workstation for recording, editing, mixing, and mastering audio and MIDI projects on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
LinuxmacOSWindows
6.8From $1 a month
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Bitwig Studio
Bitwig Studio is a digital audio workstation for recording, arranging, improvising, performing, sound design, and building instruments.
LinuxmacOSWindows
6.8$99 one-time
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Nuendo
Nuendo is Steinberg’s audio post-production software for film, television, game audio, and immersive sound work.
macOSWindows
6.8$799.99 one-time
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GarageBand
GarageBand is a free music-making app for Mac, iPhone, and iPad, with tools for playing, recording, editing, mixing, and sharing songs.
Free planiOSmacOS
6.7Free plan
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Digital Performer
Digital Performer is an application for recording audio, sequencing MIDI, editing, arranging, mixing, and creating music notation.
macOSWindows
6.6$499 one-time
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OpenMPT
OpenMPT is a tracker and audio application for composing and playing music, with a sample-based workflow or DAW-style use through plugin support.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
6.5Free plan
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Renoise
Renoise is a digital audio workstation for recording, composing, editing, processing, and rendering audio through a music-tracker workflow.
LinuxmacOSWindows
6.5$8,800 one-time
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Cakewalk Sonar
Free planWindows
6.4Free plan
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LMMS
LMMS is a free, open-source desktop tool for making music on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
6.4Free plan
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MASCHINE
MASCHINE is a beat-making and music production system for creating, sampling, arranging, and performing music on its own or within a DAW.
macOSWindows
6.4
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MilkyTracker
MilkyTracker is a free, open-source music application for creating .MOD and .XM module files.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
6.4Free plan
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Cakewalk Next
Cakewalk Next is a digital audio workstation for songwriters, beatmakers and content creators who want to record and arrange music.
Free planmacOSWindows
6.2Free plan
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Schism Tracker
Schism Tracker is a free, open-source sample-based music composition tool and reimplementation of Impulse Tracker.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
6.2Free plan
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Ableton Live
Ableton Live is music production software for Windows and macOS, with multitrack editing and MIDI sequencing.
macOSWindows
6.1From $31.21 a month
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FL Studio
macOSWindows
6.1From $99 a month
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REAPER
LinuxmacOSWindows
6.1From $60 a month
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Soundation
Soundation is a browser-based music studio for recording, editing, and producing music without downloading software.
Web
6.1From $360 a year
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Furnace
Furnace is a free, open-source tracker for making chiptune music with emulated sound chips.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
6.0Free plan
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Mixcraft
Mixcraft is paid music production software with multitrack editing, MIDI sequencing, third-party plugin support, and video synchronization.
AndroidiOSWindows
5.9
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Cubase
Cubase is music production software for Windows and macOS, with tools for multitrack editing, MIDI sequencing, third-party plugins, noise reduction,…
macOSWindows
5.4
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MainStage
Apple
5.3From $29.99 a year
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