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Applications

Note: for music languages, APIs and libraries (CSound, Nyquist, KeyKit), please see the Programming Languages section.

BeOS

• ObjektSynth Virtual analog synth for BeOS. MIDI controllable.

Java - see also Tom Erbe's Java Music Links

• AudioCentric - Streaming Audio using Java
• Elody - a music composition environment based on a visual functional language, uses MidiShare
• Fantasia - a real-time MIDI and audio processing application
• MuSing - algorithmic beat generator
• ListenUp - Applet record voice in browser and upload to server
• Silence - Composition and Synthesis by Michael Gogins
• Sonogram - analysis tool for speech and soundsignals (FFT, cepstral analysis and LPC)
• jMax - by IRCAM
• Wire - modular patch editor for JSyn

Macintosh

• AC Toolbox - textual score generator for Mac
• Amazing Maze (Mac) - MAX patch for grain based composition
• GrainWave (Mac) - real-time synth from Mike Berry
• Koblo (Mac) - graphical patching synth
• Lemur (Mac) - MQ Spectral Analysis and Resynthesis
• Melody Assistant, excellent score editor by Myriad
• MetaSynth - sound design and synthesis environment
• MidiTjet (Mac) - MIDI across the Internet, client/server
• modularing - interactive soft rack modules
• Pedalfects (Mac) - Real-time processing by Mike Berry
• Princeton Sound Kitchen - CMix + lots of other apps
• SoundApp - plays almost all sound file formats
• SoundHack (Mac) - Tom Erbe's excellent sound processing app for the Mac. Does time stretching, pitch shifting!!! GREAT!

Multi-Platform

• Arturia Storm - rack of soft synths, integrated music system
• Audacity - open source sample editor
• ARGO - >100 real-time sound synthesis “modules” for Max/MSP. Granular, FFT, Reverb, Scope, etc. (NEW)
• Caotica 2 - "noise design application", featuring audio synthesis and effects (Win/Linux)
• MODPLUG.COM - Tracker player, editor and browser plugin
• Muzys - pattern composer, virtual music studio (Mac/Win)
• SciLab - free mathematical modelling tool similar to MatLab
• Robust Audio Tool - multicast network audio conferencing

Unix

• aRts - analog realtime synthesizer (Linux)
• BEAST  (the Bedevilled Audio System) is a GTK+/GNOME based front-end to BSE.
• CDP - Composition, Development, Performance
• Linux Sound & MIDI Software - Links by Dave Philips
• Linux-Sound.org links for sound and MIDI software
• PD - free Max like Software by Miller Puckette
• Quasimodo (Posix,Linux)- modular synth w/ source
• SGI - Audio and Music Applications for Silicon Graphics Systems
• SoX - Sound eXchange, format conversion and processing
• Snd - Sound Editor for Linux
• Spiral Synth Modular - patcher for Linux
• The Solaris Helpers Page
• UltraMaster Juno-6 emulator
• Wired - compose, record, edit and mix sounds. Rack architectures. Supports plugins. (NEW)

Windows

• Algorithmic Arts Software for Generative Music (SoftStep MIDI Sequencer)
• Algorithmic Composer - patcher for MIDI based composition
• AnalogBox - realtime software synthesis
• AnalogX - DX plugins and other free goodies
• AudioMulch  - Patch together techno oriented "contraptions" like Bass lines, Drum boxes, Flangers
• AudioSim  - techno oriented synth app. Fun.
• AudioTools - direct to disk recorder
• Buzz - popular modular softsynth patcher with plugins
• CDP - Composition, Development, Performance
• CPS - graphical patcher in Java, SAOL units
• Crusher-X Live - real-time multichannel morphing force feedback vapor soft synthesizer!
• Cylonix  - 18 channel vocoder
• Density, Csound Editor, sOnar, Time Converter by Flavio Tordini
• Digitronix Element - software based drum machine
• FASoft n-Track Studio Multitrack Recording Software Homepage
• FlexiMusic Composer, WaveEditor, Generator, Orchestra - soft synth tool suite by Ponnuchamy
• FruityLoops
• GoldWave  - shareware sample editor
• MASS (Modular Analogue Software Synthesiser)
• Maxim - WaveTools, audio analysis, VST plugins, etc.
• Melody Assistant, excellent score editor by Myriad
• MultiTrack Studio - multi-track hard disk recording
• MIDI Software - Utilities, Editors , Converter, etc.
• Orion - a 'virtual' music studio suite
• PaceMaker - plugin for WinAmp that changes tempo and pitch independantly
• PD - free Max like Software by Miller Puckette
• Reaktor - modular synth, integrates with sequencers.
• SALIERI - interactive software environment for structure oriented composition, manipulation and analysis of music
• Silence  - Java based composition system using JCSound by Michael Gogins
• SMS - Spectral Modelling Synthesis
• SubSynth  - generate WAV files
• SynC Modular -  modular synth
• SynthEdit - modular synth by Jeff McClintock
• Synoptic  - freeware WAV generating synth that uses subtractive synthesis
• Tassman - modular synth by Applied Acoustics Systems
• Tapestry Wizard, a software model that emulates human improvisational techniques
• TotalRecorder - captures and records sound from any application!
• Timidity - MIDI to WAV
• TonioWare - Beats-Per-Minute detector and Scratch-Me
• Tune Smithy - fractal song generator with various tunings by Robert Walker
• VAZ - Virtual Analog Synth app for MIDI playable
• Wave Warp - modular sound processing plugin by Sounds Logical
• WAV v2.65 - Play audio files from the command line (search for "WAV.ZIP")