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n-Track Studio is a digital audio workstation for recording, editing, and mixing music on desktop and mobile devices.
Free planAndroidiOSLinux
Alternatives to Samplitude
27.6
Pro Tools is a digital audio workstation for recording, editing, and mixing audio on Windows and macOS.
Free planmacOSWindows
37.1
Reason is music-making software for Windows and macOS, offered as a full DAW and as a plugin.
Free planmacOSWindows
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Zrythm
Zrythm is a digital audio workstation for GNU/Linux, Windows, and macOS, with multitrack editing, MIDI sequencing, recording, automation, and mixing.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows7.1From $50 a year - 5
Logic Pro
Logic Pro is a music creation app for Mac and iPad, used for beat-making, songwriting, recording, editing, mixing, and remixing.
iOSmacOS6.9From $29.99 a year - 6
Ardour
Ardour is an open-source workstation for recording, editing, mixing, and mastering audio and MIDI projects on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
LinuxmacOSWindows6.8From $1 a month - 7
Bitwig Studio
Bitwig Studio is a digital audio workstation for recording, arranging, improvising, performing, sound design, and building instruments.
LinuxmacOSWindows6.8$99 one-time - 8
Nuendo
Nuendo is Steinberg’s audio post-production software for film, television, game audio, and immersive sound work.
macOSWindows6.8$799.99 one-time - 9
Digital Performer
Digital Performer is an application for recording audio, sequencing MIDI, editing, arranging, mixing, and creating music notation.
macOSWindows6.7$499 one-time - 10
GarageBand
GarageBand is a free music-making app for Mac, iPhone, and iPad, with tools for playing, recording, editing, mixing, and sharing songs.
Free planiOSmacOS6.7Free plan - 11
MAGIX Music Maker
MAGIX Music Maker is Windows music-making software from MAGIX, a company founded in 1993 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
Free planWindows6.7From $59.99 a month - 12
Cubasis
AndroidiOS6.5$29.99 one-time - 13
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 planLinuxmacOSWindows6.5Free plan - 14
Renoise
Renoise is a digital audio workstation for recording, composing, editing, processing, and rendering audio through a music-tracker workflow.
LinuxmacOSWindows6.5$8,800 one-time - 15
SANDYNE
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.5Free plan - 16
Cakewalk Sonar
Free planWindows6.4Free plan - 17
LMMS
LMMS is a free, open-source desktop tool for making music on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.4Free plan - 18
MuLab
MuLab is a music production studio for Windows and macOS, available as a standalone app and as a plugin for other apps.
macOSWindows6.3 - 19
Qtractor
Qtractor is a Linux desktop application for multitrack audio and MIDI sequencing and recording, aimed at personal home studios.
Free planLinux6.3Free plan - 20
REAPER
LinuxmacOSWindows6.2From $60 a month - 21
Ableton Live
Ableton Live is music production software for Windows and macOS, with multitrack editing and MIDI sequencing.
macOSWindows6.1From $31.21 a month - 22
FL Studio
macOSWindows6.1From $99 a month - 23
Harrison Mixbus
Harrison Mixbus is a multitrack digital audio workstation for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
LinuxmacOSWindows6.1From $49.99 a month - 24
Mixcraft
Mixcraft is paid music production software with multitrack editing, MIDI sequencing, third-party plugin support, and video synchronization.
AndroidiOSWindows5.9 - 25
Cubase
Cubase is music production software for Windows and macOS, with tools for multitrack editing, MIDI sequencing, third-party plugins, noise reduction,…
macOSWindows5.4 - 26
MainStage
Apple
5.3From $29.99 a year - 27
Cakewalk Sonar
Windows4.5