Ardour is a program for recording, editing and mixing audio, such as music or podcasts. It is aimed at musicians and audio producers who want a full recording studio on their computer.
19kActiveWindows · Mac · LinuxGPL-3.0Replaces partlyApp
Audacity is a multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS and Linux. It is for people who want to record, cut and clean up sound such as voice, podcasts or music recordings.
11kActiveWindows · Mac · LinuxGPL-2.0Replaces partlyApp
LMMS is free music production software with a piano roll, beat sequencer, song editor and mixer, plus built-in synthesizers and plugin support. It is for people who want to compose beats and songs on a computer.
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Here is a list of open-source alternatives to GarageBand, from Open Source Everything (CC BY-SA 4.0):
- Ardour (GPL-2.0, https://github.com/Ardour/ardour; replaces fully): Ardour is a program for recording, editing and mixing audio, such as music or podcasts. It is aimed at musicians and audio producers who want a full recording studio on their computer.
- Audacity (GPL-3.0, https://github.com/audacity/audacity; replaces partly): Audacity is a multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS and Linux. It is for people who want to record, cut and clean up sound such as voice, podcasts or music recordings.
- LMMS (GPL-2.0, https://github.com/LMMS/lmms; replaces partly): LMMS is free music production software with a piano roll, beat sequencer, song editor and mixer, plus built-in synthesizers and plugin support. It is for people who want to compose beats and songs on a computer.
Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
My project or idea:
