List of Linux audio software
This is an overview of recent Linux sound software for musical and artistic purposes.
For a comprehensive list, see http://linux-sound.org/
Distributions
- 64 Studio at http://64studio.com (Debian-based)
- Apodio at http://www.apo33.org/apodio/doku.php
- DeMuDi, audio/music software for Debian GNU/Linux (NB: DeMuDI is no longer in production.)
- dynebolic at http://dynebolic.org/
- JAD at http://jacklab.net (based on OpenSUSE)
- Musix Gnu+Linux at http://www.musix.org.ar/
- Planet_CCRMA, audio/music software for Red Hat Linux
- StudioToGo! at http://www.ferventsoftware.com/
- Ubuntu Studio, an Ubuntu based distribution geared toward multimedia
- Gentoo Pro-Audio overlay at http://proaudio.tuxfamily.org/
Many distributions include a "live" version that can be run without installation. Check the listed Web sites for more information.
Graphical Programming
- gAlan, graphical audio language.
- Ingen, modular audio system formerly known as Om.
- jMax, modular visual programming environment for music. (NB: jMax is no longer in development.)
- OpenSoundWorld, sound programming environment.
- Pure Data or Pd, graphical programming language.
Audio Programming Languages (Text based)
- ChucK, an audio programming language for realtime synthesis, composition, and performance.
- Csound, composition, synthesis and processing.
- Nyquist, Lisp-based language for sound generation and analysis. Audacity supports plug-ins written in the Nyquist language.
- SuperCollider, Smalltalk-like language for real-time audio synthesis.
DJ Tools
Drum Machine
Recording / Editing
- Ardour, a multi-track audio recorder.
- Audacity, audio editor.
- Baudline, signal analyzer.
- Ecasound, audio recorder.
- Freecycle, beat slicer.
- Gnome Wave Cleaner, denoise, dehiss and amplify.
- JAMin, JACK Audio Mastering interface.
- Jokosher, audio editor.
- LinuxSampler, sampler.
- mhWaveEdit, audio editor.
- Mp3gain, adjust MP3 playback volume without re-encoding.
- Mp3splt, splits MP3 and Ogg Vorbis files without re-encoding.
- MusE, MIDI sequencer (not to be confused with MuSE).
- NoteEdit, score writer.
- Renoise, modern tracker-style sequencer.
- ReZound, audio editor.
- Qtractor, a full featured multi-track audio and MIDI workstation.
- Rosegarden, MIDI sequencer.
- Seq24, a loop based midi sequencer.
- Snd, audio editor.
- Sweep, audio editor.
- Timemachine, small JACK buffer capture tool.
- Traverso DAW, a multi-track audio recorder.
Sound Server
- aRts, the KDE soundserver.
- EsounD, the Enlightened Sound Daemon.
- Fst, how to get the vst, instruments under Linux.
- JACK Audio Connection Kit, low latency sound server.
- JEsd, a Java implementation of EsounD.
- MAS, the Multimedia Audio Server, a network audio server for X.
- MuSE, a multipurpose network streaming sound server and mixer.
- NAS, the Network Audio System.
- NMM, Network-Integrated Multimedia Middleware.
- PulseAudio, a sound server. A drop-in replacement for EsounD.
Synths
- Aeolus, organ synth.
- AlsaModularSynth
- Amsynth
- Bristol, synthesiser emulation package.
- FluidSynth, with the QSynth interface.
- LMMS, tracker/sequencer/synth.
- San-dysth
- Specimen, a MIDI controllable audio sampler.
- TiMidity, Play/Convert MIDI files as/to PCM
- RT-synth
- ZynAddSubFX, software synthesizer.
Effects Processing
- Ecamegapedal, real-time frontend for LADSPA plugins.
- FreqTweak, real-time audio processing with spectral displays.
- Jack Rack, a graphical frontend for the chaining together of multiple LADSPA plugins.
- LADSPA, the Linux Audio Developers Simple Plugin API.
- DSSI, Disposable Soft Synth Interface, a virtual instrument (software synthesizer) plugin architecture.
- SoX, the Audio Swiss Army knife.
- LV2, is the new audio Linux standard for plugins.
Radio broadcasting
- Campcaster, an automation system for radio stations.
- Rivendell, radio broadcast automation.
- SomaPlayer, radio broadcasting scheduler automation.
Tabulature, Guitar, and Fretted Instrument Software
- Tuxguitar, a tabulature editor, score writer and player oriented for guitarists.