awesome-linuxaudio

A list of software and resources for professional audio/video/live events production on the Linux platform

See current issues and CONTRIBUTING.

This list is provided to help you build your own GNU/Linux based A/V production environment. This list focuses on sound, video, lighting and live applications. Software listed here is Free Software unless noted otherwise.

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List keys:

• ◼ Debian package: can be installed directly using APT on Debian and derivatives.
• ▒ KXStudio package: can be installed using APT on KXStudio or Debian with KXStudio repositories enabled.
• © Non-Free/closed source software: programs that restrict use/study/modification/distribution.

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• Software
  • DAW/Sequencers
  • Trackers
  • Audio Editors
  • Samplers
  • Effects/Processing
  • Effects/Processing - Collections
  • Effects/Processing - EQ
  • Effects/Processing - Other
  • DJing / Vinyl emulation
  • Synthesizers
  • Synthesizers - Additive
  • Synthesizers - Subtractive
  • Synthesizers - FM
  • Synthesizers - Wavetable
  • Synthesizers - Other
  • Synthesizers - Modular
  • Synthesizers - Organ simulators
  • Audio utilities
  • Audio utilities - Misc
  • Audio utilities - Meters & Analysis
  • Audio utilities - Tuners & Metronomes
  • Audio utilities - MIDI Utilities
  • Audio utilities - Transcoding
  • Audio utilities - CD/DVD Ripping
  • System utilities
  • System utilities - JACK
  • System utilities - ALSA
  • System utilities - Firewire
  • System utilities - Pipewire
  • System utilities - Plugin hosts & adapters
  • System utilities - Pulseaudio
  • System utilities - Other
  • System utilities - Network streaming/broadcasting
  • Lighting
  • Video
  • CGI & 3D Modeling
  • Authoring
  • Signal processing/electronics
  • Score Editors
  • Media players
  • Media players - Graphical interfaces
  • Media players - Command-line interfaces/TUI
  • Metapackages
  • Linux Distributions
• SAMPLES/PRESETS/RESOURCES
• DOCUMENTATION
  • Other Software Lists
  • Documentation/Blogs
  • Communities/Forums
• CONTRIBUTING
• MIRRORS
• LICENSE

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Software

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DAW/Sequencers

• ardour - Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) and Multichannel Hard Disk Recorder (HDR) (◼) ▒
• AudioNodes - Free, modular audio production suite with multi-track audio mixing, audio effects, parameter automation, MIDI editing, synthesis, cloud production, custom MIDI i/o, and more. (Browser version) ©
• BespokeSynth - software modular synthesizer. (◼)
• Bitwig Studio - dynamic software for creation and performance of your musical ideas on stage or in the studio. ©
• dino - Integrated MIDI piano roll editor and sequencer engine
• friniika - A complete music workstation for Windows/Linux/OSX
• Harrison Mixbus - the first full-featured DAW with true analog style mixing. ©
• helio-workstation - Free linear-based music For macOS, Linux, Windows, iOS and Android, with clean interface, version control, synchronization between devices, undo history, and more. ▒
• lmms - Linux Multimedia Studio (◼) ▒
• meterec - minimalistic multi track recorder (◼)
• muse - Qt4-based audio/MIDI sequencer (◼)
• ossia score - Interactive sequencer with intelligent timelines supporting audio, video, OSC, MIDI, DMX and more.
• qtractor - MIDI/Audio multi-track sequencer application (◼)
• Radium Editor - Radium is a music editor with a new type of interface.
• REAPER - A complete digital audio production application for computers, offering a full multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing and mastering toolset. ©
• rosegarden - music editor and MIDI/audio sequencer (◼)
• seq24 - Minimalist Real time MIDI sequencer (◼)
• sequencer64 - Real time MIDI sequencer, a major reboot of seq24 with many new features.
• Stargate DAW - Cross-platform, all-in-one DAW and plugin suite
• Tracktion - The musician's DAW ©
• traverso - Multitrack audio recorder and editor (◼)
• vcvrack - Open-source virtual Eurorack DAW ▒
• Zrythm - A highly automated and intuitive digital audio workstation
• 1BITDRAGON - easy to use sample based sequencer. Rhythm Generators, arpeggiators, MIDI/WAV export. ©

Trackers

• bambootracker - Cross-platform music tracker for the Yamaha YM2608 (OPNA) sound chip which was used in NEC PC-8801/9801 series computers. (◼)
• cheesecutter - Tracker program for composing music for the SID chip. (◼)
• ft2-clone - Fasttracker 2 clone. (◼)
• furnace - Multi-system chiptune tracker.
• goattracker - C64 music editor. (◼)
• hivelytracker - Music tracker program based upon the AHX. (◼)
• klystrack - Chiptune tracker. (◼)
• komposter - lightweight music composing system. (◼)
• milkytracker - Music creation tool inspired by Fast Tracker 2. (◼)
• pt2-clone - Multi-platform clone of the classic music making software ProTracker 2 from the Commodore Amiga days. (◼)
• Renoise - Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) using a tracker-based approach. ©
• schism - ImpulseTracker clone aiming at providing the same look & feel. (◼)
• tiatracker - music tracker for making Atari VCS 2600. (◼)
• tutka - tracker style MIDI sequencer. (◼)
• vht - live midi sequencer/tracker for JACK/GTK.
• zytrax - Easy to use, tracker-inspired music sequencer. (◼)

Audio Editors

• audacity - fast, cross-platform audio editor (◼)
• eisenkraut - A multi-channel and hi-res capable audio file editor
• kwave - sound editor for KDE (◼)
• LAoE - Rich featur