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=== Free ===
 
=== Free ===
* [http://ardour.org/ Ardour] Linux
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* [http://jackaudio.org/ Jack] - <b>Software Patchbay</b>, a base requirement for professional audio on Linux
* [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity] - Cross platform digital audio editor
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* [http://ardour.org/ Ardour] Linux/Mac <b>Digital Audio Workstation</b>
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* [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity] - Cross platform <b>Digital Audio Editor</b>
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* [http://lmms.sourceforge.net/ LMMS] - Windows/Linux <b>Digital Audio Workstation</b>
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* [http://www.muse-sequencer.org/ MusE] - <b>Audio/MIDI Sequencer</b> with recording and editing
  
 
== Samples ==
 
== Samples ==
 
=== Non-Free ===
 
=== Non-Free ===
=== Free ===
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* [http://www.garritan.com/GPO.html Garritan Personal Orchestra] $200 Full orchestral samples.
* [http://hosted.filefront.com/gtownsounds G-Town Percussion] Excellent orchestral percussion sounds.
 
  
* [http://www.northernsounds.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51293 Celtic Harp] Beautiful 250MB celtic harp soundfont (d/l links are in the thread; there's also a giga version available)
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* [http://www.eastwestsamples.com/details.php?cd_index=797 East West Samples (Platinum, Gold, Silver)]   Check other websites for much lower prices than retail. One of the most expensive, but most powerful samples commercially available.
  
* [http://come.to/bovbjerg Soeren Bovbjerg's Pianos] A few pianos in sf2/gig format. Sound good considering their size.
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=== Free ===
 
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* [http://freesf2.com/ FreeSF2] Brought to you by the Wesnoth Music Dev team.
* Very good clarinet by Mats Helgesson (the site requires registration):
 
** [http://www.sf2midi.com/index.php?page=sdet&id=7017 Maestro clarinet Legato]
 
** [http://www.sf2midi.com/index.php?page=sdet&id=6675 Maestro clarinet Breath]
 
** [http://www.sf2midi.com/index.php?page=sdet&id=6674 Maestro clarinet Staccato]
 
 
 
* [http://lesitedeburnie.free.fr/matshelgesson-maestro-en.html Maestro Concert Grand] 985MB concert grand piano by Mats Helgesson.
 
 
 
* [http://www.sf2midi.com/index.php?page=sdet&id=9337 Alex Glockenspiel] A nice little glockenspiel.
 
  
* [http://www.emulatorxone.com/free_emulator_x_sounds/free_emulator_x_sounds.htm EmulatorXone Trumpet] 60 meg solo trumpet in emulatorX format.
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* [http://www.clearbits.net/torrents/22-g-town-church-sampling-project G-Town Percussion] Excellent orchestral percussion sounds.
  
* [http://www.sf2midi.com/index.php?page=sdet&id=6050 Douglas Concert Timpani] Very good timpani freebie from Naturalstudio.
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* [http://sonimusicae.free.fr/matshelgesson-maestro-en.html Maestro Concert Grand] 985MB concert grand piano by Mats Helgesson.
  
* [http://www.projectsam.com/ Project SAM] A number of pro-quality freebies, among other things some really cool percussion samples. Registration required.
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* [http://http://sso.mattiaswestlund.net/ Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra] Free orchestral library with around 500MB of samples by Mattias Westlund.
  
 
[[Category:Music]]
 
[[Category:Music]]

Revision as of 20:37, 24 August 2011

Hardware

Software

Non-Free

Pro-grade (thus quite costly) applications:

Less expensive alternatives:

Free

  • Jack - Software Patchbay, a base requirement for professional audio on Linux
  • Ardour Linux/Mac Digital Audio Workstation
  • Audacity - Cross platform Digital Audio Editor
  • LMMS - Windows/Linux Digital Audio Workstation
  • MusE - Audio/MIDI Sequencer with recording and editing

Samples

Non-Free

Free

  • FreeSF2 Brought to you by the Wesnoth Music Dev team.