Free DAW & Music Making Software

Kristal Audio Engine

Kristal Audio Engine is a free sequencer stand alone application developed by Kreatives.org. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

Kristal Audio Engine is a powerful multi-track recorder, audio sequencer and mixer – ideal for anyone wanting to get started with recording, mixing and mastering digital audio.

It is designed as a modular system. The main application provides a mixing console, while the audio sequencer, live audio input and so on are loaded as separate PlugIns.

Kristal Audio Engine is FREEWARE for personal, educational and non-commercial use.

Features:

16 audio tracks.

32 Bit floating point audio engine.

44.1 to 192 kHz sample rate*.

Downmix to 16/24/32 Bit audio files.

3-band parametric EQ &

2 VST insert slots per channel.

3 VST master effect slots.

ASIO low latency audio driver support.

4 Kristal PlugIn slots.

Load/Save Kristal project files.

Supported file formats: WAVE, AIFF, FLAC, OGG Vorbis.

The following Plug-ins are included in the Kristal package:

Kristal Waver

The sequencer PlugIn for Kristal.

Multi channel hard disk recording via ASIO/MME.

ASIO input monitoring.

Audio clip arrangement.

Audio clip fade-in/fade-out/cross-fade.

Unlimited undo/redo.

AES31 Export.

Kristal LiveIN

Connect your mic/guitar and play thru Kristal using VST effects in real-time.

http://www.kreatives.org/

inTone 2

inTone 2 is a free multi fx and mixer and host Stand Alone plugin developed by Audified. Compatible OS(s): Windows, macOS.

inTone 2 is a multichannel FX processor, software mixing console, virtual instruments host and a flexible multitrack zonal player.

inTone can be anything. It is a simple jamming tool as well as sophisticated playback machine. It is a live production mixer that processes multiple audio inputs with studio plug-ins.

inTone plays files and allows you to play virtual instruments, with ability to change a track, effect or instrument configuration in no time! It is also a multitrack recorder, but you can make it be something completely different.

Use inTone2 to perform, train, record, play multiple tracks…

It’s a host for amp simulating software, that spares you from lifting heavy gear. It’s a truck loaded with equipment that will meet any band’s raider. inTone 2 is a universal tool, that finds its place on stage, club or pub, in band’s rehearsal rooms, at music schools, in home studios, in a touring bus, at a park bench, at a party… Just about anywhere, where you desire to make music.

inTone for free

Last, but not least – inTone has its free version too. It is called inTone 2 Solo. inTone 2 Solo limits are not in functionality, only in track numbers. inTone 2 Solo features almost 40 FX plugins, one track player, one audio track one instrument track, one AUX and one master chain.

Pedals

Both versions of inTone are equipped with FX bundle called Pedals, which are also sold separately to use with DAW systems.

http://www.audified.com/

Inspiration

Inspiration is a free sequencer stand alone application developed by Musical Entropy. Compatible OS(s): Windows, macOS.

Inspiration is an application developed to stimulate the creativity of music composers.

Influenced by Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies, and techniques described in several books about songwriting, Inspiration allows its users to get random, more or less abstract advice that can provide ways to handle the blank page syndrome, new “cooking recipes” to create music in general, ideas to develop or finish your last song, write a lot of music in a short time, take different musical paths…

Considering Inspiration as another software adaptation of Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies is wrong:

Indeed, those advice items are gathered together like the Oblique Strategies, but also other thematic sets like the Horizontal Strategies from -musicalentropy for example, the Frustrated Songwriter’s Strategies, the Advancing Guitarist strategies, and others.

The advice items are classified and can be filtered with numerous tags, allowing the users to target specific needs at specific moments. Some examples of these tags : musical instruments like the guitar, the drums or keyboards, various abstraction levels, themes like motivation, harmony, rehearsals, sampling, the development of existing ideas etc.

Moreover, a special editor is included, allowing users to create their own sets, with an efficient and ergonomic interface. With this functionality, you can :

Create your own advice sets, corresponding to your needs, your personality, and the way you work.

Share your own advice sets with all the users of Inspiration.

Fill a list of composition ideas, new tracks or concepts you would like to work on in the future.

Have a work plan for your preferred musical instrument, full of random exercises to do or existing songs to include to your musical repertoire.

Optimize your 20-songs game sessions, as described in the book “The Frustrated Songwriter’s Handbook” by Nicholas Dobson and Karl Coryat.

Anyway, be careful about the various things Inspiration can not do :

Write some music for you.

Play any musical instrument for you.

Take all the credits of the music you have created thanks to its advice.

Fill a lack of technical competences and/or a lack of musical knowledge.

Replace experimented musician’s advice.

Replace experimented musicians.

Force you read how to use Inspiration before having any opinion on its concept.

Bring the beers for the rehearsals.

Change history

1.1.0 (05-Aug-2014):

Added a link to copy and paste the current piece of advice.

Added a timer to pick a new piece of advice every N seconds.

Added a feature to mark a piece of advice as a favorite, and to access to all the favorite items only.

Fixed various bugs.

1.0.4 (16-Jan-2013):

The application saves its state when it is closed, and recall it at start-up.

Fixed an issue with the justification of labels.

The text editors in the editor tab are now multi-line.

Fixed various bugs and English translation issues.

1.0.3 (29-Nov-2012):

Added new advice sets, included with the application and available on the downloads page.

Fixed an issue with the randomness of advice items drawing.

Fixed an issue with the tag selector control in the edition tab.

Fixed various bugs and English translation issues.

1.0.2 (14-Nov-2012):

Added new advice sets, included with the application and available on the downloads page.

Fixed an issue with the use of the mouse wheel on any control in the edition tab.

Fixed an issue with apostrophes in the edition tab.

Fixed an issue with the randomness of advice items drawing.

Fixed colour change issues in the main tab.

Fixed various bugs and English translation issues.

1.0.1 (09-Nov-2012):

Fixed size of the author description font.

Fixed various English translation issues.

1.0.0 (05-Nov-2012):

Initial release for DC-12.

https://musicalentropy.github.io

HY-SeqCollection2

HY-SeqCollection2 is a free sequencer VST, Audio Unit developed by HY-Plugins. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

Version 2 of HY-SeqCollection (free update for ver1 user).

It’s a multimode sequencer plugin.

There are 6 sequencer modes available (Acid, Dark, M5816, Step16, Hexa, Euclid).

There are 4 modulation signal generators and 8 macro controls available for parameter modulation.

You can also insert MIDI effects after the sequencer engine output.

There are 9 MIDI effects available (Octave, Transpose, Scale, Harmonizer, Velocity, Note Chance, Note Echo, MIDI Ctrl, MIDI CC).

Finally you export the results as a MIDI file using the MIDI recorder.

Main Features:

6 sequencer engines (Acid, Dark, M5816, Step16, Hexa, Euclid).

4 modulation signal generators and 8 macro controls.

Drag and drop modulation assignment.

MIDI FX (9 effect type).

MIDI Recorder.

Sequencer pattern snapshot.

Randomizer.

Re-scalable interface.

Midi learn.

Free version:

One sequencer mode (Hexa) + 3 MIDI effects + one modulation generator unit.

https://hy-plugins.com/

HY-MPS2

HY-MPS2 is a free step sequencer VST, Audio Unit plugin developed by HY-Plugins. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

HY-MPS2 is a block based step sequencer.

There are both free/commercial versions:

Full: 8 sequencer blocks + 4 modulation units(5 modulation engines).

Free: 3 sequencer blocks.

Main features:

8 sequencer blocks.

4 modulation units.

5 modulation engines.

Re-scalable plugin window.

Randomizer.

Preset manager.

wide window mode.

https://hy-plugins.com/

Hosting AU

Hosting AU is a free host application developed by Ju-X. Compatible OS(s): macOS.

Hosting AU microDAW is a micro-sized Digital Audio Workstation for Mac OS X that hosts Audio Unit synth and effect plugins, comes with 4ch+1 mixer with ext-audio input, 32-bit recorder, Music-Typing kind of feature called “LazyKey”.

You can think it like using a 4ch MTR that is expandable with plugins without experiencing any “slow” motion.

Visit www.ju-x.com for more information, completely free download without any limitation.

http://ju-x.com

HATEFISh RhyGenerator One

HATEFISh RhyGenerator One is a free sequencer VST, VST3, Audio Unit, AAX developed by HoRNet. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

RhyGenerator One is the simplified version of RhyGenerator, an Euclidean step sequencer made by HoRNet Plugins together with the electronic music artist HATEFISh. The sequencer is designed to distribute as evenly as possible a certain number of “beats” in given number of “steps”.

Simply put, with RhyGenerator One you can create a rhythm, consisting of up to 32 steps, it comes in the standard VSTi for VST and VST3, as an instrument for AAX and a MIDI effect for the AU version.

RhyGenerator One outputs the specified note following the rhythm generated by the Euclidean algorithm and allows you to control the number of steps and beats separately, the velocity and the length of the note. You can also shift the sequence of any number of steps to create upbeats and movement, every parameter in the sequencer can be automated for a more interesting effect.

Features:

Euclidean step sequencer.

Up to 32 step.

Shift option.

Automatic euclidean rhythm generation.

Midi effect in Logic ProX.

Resizable vector GUI.

Mac OS X (>=10.7) and Windows support.

64-bit compatibility both on Mac and Windows.

Audio Units VST2.4, VST3 and AAX format.

http://www.hornetplugins.com

GUid Machine

GUid Machine is a free step sequencer plugin developed by unbearable devices. Compatible OS(s): macOS.

GUid Machine is a stand alone Step Sequencer combined with a sample player. The Step sequencer has 4 X 16 steps while the sample player can load 4 samples simultaneously.

Features:

Step Sequencer with 4 X 16 steps.

Easily shift any of the sequences up and down by any number of steps – you can decide the length of each row.

Randomize these modifications so the beat will never be constant.

Velocities can be randomized so the accents will also change during time and make the loops more interesting.

The 4 sequences can play at 4 different BPMs.

The Sample Player section is a straight forward 4 voice sample player with a good envelope section and the possibility to change the pitch, length, and start point on the fly.

4 tap delay section.

Master VST insert.

http://www.unbearablerecordings.co.uk/devices/

Groove Pads – Make Beats and Mix Music

Groove Pads – Make Beats and Mix Music is a free sequencer stand alone application developed by FSP Devs. Compatible OS(s): Android.

Make your own amazing music track. Take advantage of the great library of high quality sounds in different genres of music. Make beats, mix music and use studio quality effects. Record your performance or compose song from scratch.

Key Features:

24 colorful pads.

make music by tapping pads.

use step sequencer to create unique beats.

16 patterns for each of the pads with 16, 32 or 64 steps length.

high quality sound packs.

studio quality effects:

reverb.

flanger.

phaser.

low pass filter.

band pass filter.

high pass filter.

bitcrusher.

and more soon…

control effects by touching XY pad.

freeze XY parameters by ‘hold’ function.

24 channel mixer: volume, panning, mute and solo for each of the pads.

reset mute or solo for all of the channels.

record your music track.

save and load your work at any time.

song mode – create your own unique song by drag and drop patterns.

favorite features at your fingertips – press and hold function button to change its mode.

high performance audio engine.

absolutely free.

Your thoughts, feedback and suggestions help us make our app the best it can be. Write us:
[email protected]

http://fspdev.usermd.net/

Giada

Giada is a free sequencer and drum machine and looper stand alone application developed by Monocasual Laboratories. Compatible OS(s): Windows, macOS.

Giada is a free, minimal, hardcore audio tool for DJs, live performers and electronic musicians. How does it work? Just pick up your channel, fill it with samples or MIDI events and start the show by using this tiny piece of software as a loop machine, drum machine, sequencer, live sampler or yet as a plugin/effect host. Giada aims to be a compact and portable virtual device for Linux, Mac and Windows for production use and live sets.

See Giada in action!

Features:

Ultra-lightweight internal design;

multi-thread/multi-core support;

32-bit floating point audio engine;

ALSA, JACK + Transport, CoreAudio, ASIO and DirectSound full support;

high quality internal resampler;

unlimited number of channels (controllable via computer keyboard);

several playback modes and combinations;

BPM and beat sync with sample-accurate loop engine;

VST and VSTi (instrument) plugin support;

MIDI input and output support, featuring custom MIDI lightning messages;

super-sleek, built-in wave editor;

live sampler from external inputs;

live action recorder with automatic quantizer;

piano Roll editor;

portable patch storage system, based on super-hackable JSON files;

support for all major uncompressed file formats;

test-driven development style supported by Travis CI and Catch;

under a constant stage of development;

100% open-source GPL v3, hosted on GitHub.

https://www.monocasual.com/