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Software Sound Synthesis & Music Composition Packages
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| Advanced Gtk+ Sequencer Advanced Gtk+ Sequencer is an audio sequencer written in C using GObject and Gtk+. It features a piano roll, as well a synth, matrix ed… | Synthesis/Composition Tools, LADSPA Host, Sequencers, Soft Synths/Samplers, DSSI, LV2 Host, JACK, Development, MIDI Software, JACK MIDI, ALSA sequencer, PulseAudio | ||
| AlgoScore OSC graphical Sequencer A graphical environment for algorithmic composition, where music is constructed directly in an interactive graphical score. T… | Open Sound Control (OSC), Synthesis/Composition Tools, Unmaintained projects | ||
| analogbox synth A circuit based, modular software synthesizer. You put sound objects on the screen, connect them together, listen and adjust. When you find… | Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| AUBE/Metadecks A system for sound generation and processing. You can process audio on the fly by setting up arbitrary configurations of sound generators, seque… | Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Ayyi A modular audio/MIDI production system Proof of concept for Service-based architecture. jack synthesis_and_composition_packages midi_software | JACK, Synthesis/Composition Tools, MIDI Software | ||
| BEAST/BSE Beast is a powerful music composition and modular synthesis application. It has excellent technical abilities like multitrack editing, unlimited und… | DAWs, Synthesis/Composition Tools, MIDI Software, Sequencers | ||
| Boodler synthesis_and_composition_packages | Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Ceres create a Csound score from granulation of soundfile jack synthesis_and_composition_packages csound_helper | JACK, Synthesis/Composition Tools, CSound Helper | ||
| Ceres3 FFT processor/editor from Stanko Juzbasic unmaintained synthesis_and_composition_packages dsp | Unmaintained projects, Synthesis/Composition Tools, dsp | ||
| Chionic * <http://www.reduz.com.ar/chionic/> (defunct) Linux sampling software originally from Juan Linietsky, now unmaintained from Chionic's Feature Li… | Unmaintained projects, Soft Synths/Samplers, JACK, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| ChucK an audio programming language for realtime synthesis, composition, and performance, from Ge Wang and Perry Cook general_synthesis_packages jack synthe… | General Synthesis Packages, JACK, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| CLAM Framework for research and application development in the Audio and Music Domain. It offers a conceptual model as well as tools for the analysis, synthesi… | JACK, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| cmusic an acoustic compiler program musicv-based_languages synthesis_and_composition_packages | MusicV-based Languages, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Common Music Rick Taube's “truly general computer language for music composition” Common Music (CM) is a music composition environment that produces sound … | General Music Composition/Analysis Packages, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| COW Cow Outputs Waves is a waveform editor. It generates sounds out of graphs for amplitude and frequency. A handy graphical user interface (using Qt) helps yo… | Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Csound Barry Vercoe's gift to the world of computer music and sound synthesis Csound is a sound and music synthesis system, providing facilities for composi… | MusicV-based Languages, JACK, Open Sound Control (OSC), ALSA sequencer, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Dissociated Studio takes an audio file, segments it, computes a segment similarity matrix, and plays the piece, skipping from segment to similar segment; very … | General Synthesis Packages, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| fastbreeder An experimental genetic programming synthesiser. jack synthesis_and_composition_packages | JACK, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| faust * (faust.grame.fr) - homepage * online internet version * more screenshots * faust2pd - connect to puredata (pd) Faust is a functional… | LADSPA Host, JACK, Synthesis/Composition Tools, Development, dsp | ||
| Faust Online This interactive Web site offers the possibility to write your own audio applications or plugins using the Faust compiler online. The website con… | JACK, Synthesis/Composition Tools, Development, dsp | ||
| Faust2Pd puredata faust synthesis_and_composition_packages | Pure Data, faust, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| FMS Frequency Module Synthesizer synthesis_and_composition_packages | Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| foo scriptable/interactive non-realtime sound synthesis and audio processing environment, from Martin Rumori and the foo Crew general_synthesis_packages syn… | General Synthesis Packages, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| FScape java synthesis_and_composition_packages | JAVA software, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| gAlan Graphical audio language where you connect components like an effects chain. general_synthesis_packages jack synthesis_and_composition_packages | General Synthesis Packages, JACK, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Grammidity Java app generates music via a genetic algorithm. You supply instructions by writing a “grammar file”. midi_software synthesis_and_composition_pa… | MIDI Software, Synthesis/Composition Tools, JAVA software, algo | ||
| Haskore Computer Music System * Haskore is a collection of Haskell modules designed for creating musical structures in a high-level style similar to functio… | General Music Composition/Analysis Packages, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| HyperMammut synthesis_and_composition_packages | Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| InSpect synthesis_and_composition_packages unmaintained | Synthesis/Composition Tools, Unmaintained projects | ||
| jackMiniSynth a minimal subtractive synth (with Moog filter) for JACK spiralsynth softsynths_and_samplers synthesis_and_composition_packages | spiralsynth, Soft Synths/Samplers, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| JASS * <http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~kvdoel/jass/> the Java Audio Synthesis System, from Kees van den Doel general_synthesis_packages java jack_session synthesi… | General Synthesis Packages, JAVA software, JACK Session, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Javasynth Java-based system for creating fully working modular audio systems, which are assembled with programmed functional components. java synthesis_and_… | JAVA software, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| JFugue * <http://www.jfugue.org/> Dave Koelle's Java API for music programming general_music_composition_analysis_packages java synthesis_and_composition… | General Music Composition/Analysis Packages, JAVA software, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| jMax MAX for Linux and Java, from François Déchelle's team at IRCAM jMax is a visual programming environment for building interactive real-tim… | JAVA software, MAX-like Environments, JACK, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| JMSL * <http://www.algomusic.com/jmsl/index.html> JMSL is a Java API for music composition, interactive performance, and intelligent instrument design. With… | General Music Composition/Analysis Packages, JAVA software, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| LastWave synthesis_and_composition_packages | Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Loris * <http://www.cerlsoundgroup.org/Loris/index.html> sound modeling and morphing software from the CERL Sound Group general_synthesis_packages synthe… | General Synthesis Packages, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Mammut Mammut will FFT your sound in one single gigantic analysis (no windows). These spectral data, where the development in time is incorporated in mysteriou… | JACK, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| MARSYAS synthesis_and_composition_packages | Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Mathi's Music Magic real-time software synthesizer and audio processor; also available here (RPM only) unmaintained synthesis_and_composition_packages | Unmaintained projects, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| MFFM VectorBass MFFM vectorBass is an example of a few things : * A melody line generation tool which lets you plot the pitch, volume and 'generic waveform … | Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| MIDA * <https://github.com/mrkkrp/mida> is MIDA, a minimalistic language for generation of MIDI files. MIDA is a minimalistic language for algorithmic gene… | General Music Composition/Analysis Packages, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| MPEG-4 Structured Audio: Developer Tools a page from John Lazzaro and John Wawrzynek, includes the indispensable sfront general_synthesis_packages synthesis… | General Synthesis Packages, Synthesis/Composition Tools, Development | ||
| Music V * <ftp://ccrma-ftp.stanford.edu/pub/Lisp/music-v.tar.gz> Max Mathews music V program ported to gfortran. musicv-based_languages synthesis_and_compo… | MusicV-based Languages, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Musica * <http://musica.sourceforge.net/> “... aims at the creation of a complete Mathematica package for the exploration of the interconnection between Mat… | General Music Composition/Analysis Packages, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| MusicScript * <http://musicscript.sourceforge.net> “...an open-source music scripting language...” general_music_composition_analysis_packages synthesis_… | General Music Composition/Analysis Packages, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Nyquist A sound synthesis and composition language based on a Lisp syntax. Nyquist is an elegant and powerful system based on functional programming. musicv-… | MusicV-based Languages, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| oa GUI for synthesizing and experimenting with waveforms synthesis_and_composition_packages | Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| OCTAL a project to integrate tracker-style composition with unit generator synthesis, from David O'Toole and the GNU project unmaintained synthesis_and_com… | Unmaintained projects, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| OpenMusic * <http://repmus.ircam.fr/openmusic/home> the famous software from IRCAM OpenMusic (OM) is a visual programming language based on CommonLisp / … | General Music Composition/Analysis Packages, MAX-like Environments, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| OpenSoundWorld Amar Chaudhary's “...scalable, extensible programming environment that allows sound designers and musicians to process sound in response to expr… | General Synthesis Packages, MAX-like Environments, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| pd-l2ork A custom version of Pure Data used by the Linux Laptop Orchestra (l2ork). puredata jack alsa_seq max-like_environments synthesis_and_composition_pack… | Pure Data, JACK, ALSA sequencer, MAX-like Environments, Synthesis/Composition Tools, Open Sound Control (OSC) | ||
| Pd/Q The Pd/Q external is a Q plugin for Pd. It lets you implement Pd control objects using Q functions, and also enables you to access Q's other computer musi… | Pure Data, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Polyphone Polyphone is an excellent tool for creating, editing, and combining SoundFonts in the SF2 format. Linux, Mac, and Windows. development linux_based_… | Development, Linux Based Products, Patch Editor, Samples, Loops, and MIDI Files, Soft Synths/Samplers, Synthesis/Composition Tools, Soundfonts and Related | ||
| ProteinMusic converts DNA sequences to music, requires Java general_music_composition_analysis_packages java synthesis_and_composition_packages | General Music Composition/Analysis Packages, JAVA software, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Pure Data Programming language for musicians. related: puredata alsa_seq ladspa osc max-like_environments jack synthesis_and_composition_packages | Pure Data, ALSA sequencer, LADSPA Host, Open Sound Control (OSC), MAX-like Environments, JACK, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Random Phase Generator Generates random phase music, as per Steve Reich. Uses OSS for MIDI (not ALSA or JACK), and the old Motif GUI. midi_software synthesi… | MIDI Software, Synthesis/Composition Tools, algo | ||
| Randomposer an automatic-music composer from Stephan Beyer general_music_composition_analysis_packages synthesis_and_composition_packages unmaintained | General Music Composition/Analysis Packages, Synthesis/Composition Tools, Unmaintained projects | ||
| rt_lpc real-time LPC analysis/synthesis/visualization from the Princeton Soundlab general_synthesis_packages synthesis_and_composition_packages | General Synthesis Packages, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| RTCmix a version of Cmix maintained by Dave Topper, Luke DuBois, Brad Garton, and John Gibson; see also RTmix musicv-based_languages synthesis_and_composit… | MusicV-based Languages, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Sapphire an audio synthesis language by Jim Finnis general_synthesis_packages synthesis_and_composition_packages unmaintained | General Synthesis Packages, Synthesis/Composition Tools, Unmaintained projects | ||
| saugns saugns implements the SAU (Scriptable AUdio) language, and is a command-line parser, player, and WAV file writer for SAU scripts. It makes it easy to wr… | Synthesis/Composition Tools, Signal Generators, oss, alsa, sndio | ||
| Scripts: Music * <http://www.wordecho.org/code/code.html> routines for Common Music, MIDI and music scripts in Perl, by Drew Krause general_music_composi… | General Music Composition/Analysis Packages, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Scripts: Sound for Csound, PowerPV, and TrikTraks. synthesis_and_composition_packages csound_helper | Synthesis/Composition Tools, CSound Helper | ||
| Sculptor synthesis_and_composition_packages | Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| SculptTool Command-line app which can import, modify, convert, export and synthesize partial tracking files, additive analysis files and filtering parameter fi… | Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| sfront a translator that converts MP4-SA files into efficient C programs that generate audio for rendering, interactive and network applications general_syn… | General Synthesis Packages, Synthesis/Composition Tools, Development | ||
| SNDAN synthesis_and_composition_packages | Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| sonivox This project is a fork of the Android Open Source Project 'platform_external_sonivox', including a CMake based build system to be used not on Android, … | new, Development, Synthesis/Composition Tools, General Synthesis Packages | ||
| SoundGrid Graphical music composition, editing, and notation tool in the cartesian coordinate system. java synthesis_and_composition_packages | JAVA software, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| SoundHack soundfile analysis/resynthesis and more... synthesis_and_composition_packages | Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| soundmosaic synthesis_and_composition_packages | Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Soundweave synthesis_and_composition_packages | Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| SpectMorph Analyzes samples of musical instruments, and combines them (morphing). It can be used to construct hybrid sounds, for instance a sound between a tru… | JACK, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Squeak a Smalltalk-80 environment with built-in support for realtime sound synthesis general_synthesis_packages synthesis_and_composition_packages | General Synthesis Packages, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Subvert Audio * <http://subvertaudio.sourceforge.net/index.htm> Niall Moody's “... music program designed to try and stimulate creativity in the user” ge… | General Music Composition/Analysis Packages, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| SuperCollider Realtime audio server and object-oriented sound synthesis language. Related Projects and Documentation: [Supercollider Wiki] general_synthes… | General Synthesis Packages, JACK, JACK MIDI, Open Sound Control (OSC), Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Syd very neat software synthesizer from Jim Bumgardner synthesis_and_composition_packages | Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Syncotron Bathysphere Sound Suite interesting sampler/sequencer synthesis_and_composition_packages | Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Tao physical modelling synthesis language and GUI general_synthesis_packages unmaintained synthesis_and_composition_packages | General Synthesis Packages, Unmaintained projects, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| TAPESTREA “Techniques And Paradigms for Expressive Synthesis, Transformation, and Rendering of Environmental Audio” general_synthesis_packages synthesis_and… | General Synthesis Packages, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| The MusicKit object-oriented software system for building music, sound, signal processing, and MIDI apps general_synthesis_packages synthesis_and_compositi… | General Synthesis Packages, Synthesis/Composition Tools, Development, MIDI Software | ||
| The PLUM Page synthesis_and_composition_packages and_now_for_something_rather_different development | Synthesis/Composition Tools, Not software, Development | ||
| Theo Verelst Additive Synthesis Program an additive synthesis app general_synthesis_packages synthesis_and_composition_packages | General Synthesis Packages, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| variations algorithmic composition app general_music_composition_analysis_packages synthesis_and_composition_packages | General Music Composition/Analysis Packages, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Virtual Sound audio synthesis tools general_synthesis_packages synthesis_and_composition_packages development | General Synthesis Packages, Synthesis/Composition Tools, Development | ||
| vOICe Sonification Applet Peter Meijer's very cool synthesizer, requires a Java-capable browser synthesis_and_composition_packages | Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| wcnt the “WAV Composer Not Toilet” is a non-realtime modular synthesis program synthesis_and_composition_packages | Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| wigwamjam “... grows sounds using your decisions to drive the evolution of genetically programmed synth functions” general_synthesis_packages jack synthesi… | General Synthesis Packages, JACK, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| wx12Ton * <http://wx12ton.sourceforge.net/> utility for composing and analysing 12-tone rows, requires wxWindows general_music_composition_analysis_packa… | General Music Composition/Analysis Packages, Synthesis/Composition Tools | ||
| Yoshimi Yoshimi is a software synthesizer, a live soft-DSP audio signal generator. It receives MIDI signals as input either from ALSA MIDI or JACK, and sends d… | JACK, JACK MIDI, FLTK, Soft Synths/Samplers, ladish L1, JACK Session, Signal Generators, Synthesis/Composition Tools, MIDI Software | ||
| Zerius Synth software synthesizer with Java GUI java synthesis_and_composition_packages | JAVA software, Synthesis/Composition Tools |
