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== Software ==
 
== Software ==
 
=== Non-Free ===
 
=== Non-Free ===
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Pro-grade (thus quite costly) applications:
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* [http://www.steinberg.net/983_1.html Cubase] Mac / Windows
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* [http://www.apple.com/logicstudio/logicpro/ Logic Studio] Mac
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* [http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/SONAR/default.asp Sonar] Windows
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* [http://www.digidesign.com/index.cfm?navid=24&langid=100& ProTools] Mac / Windows
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Less expensive alternatives:
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* [http://www.cockos.com/reaper/ REAPER] Mac / Windows
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* [http://www.flstudio.com/ FL Studio] Windows
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=== Free ===
 
=== Free ===
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* [http://jackaudio.org/ Jack] - <b>Software Patchbay</b>, a base requirement for professional audio on Linux
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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]
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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.
Excellent orchestral percussion sounds.
 
  
[http://www.northernsounds.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51293 Celtic Harp]
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=== Free ===
Beautiful 250MB celtic harp soundfont (d/l links are in the thread; there's also a giga version available)
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* [http://freesf2.com/ FreeSF2] Brought to you by the Wesnoth Music Dev team.
 
 
[http://come.to/bovbjerg Soeren Bovbjerg's Pianos]
 
A few pianos in sf2/gig format. Sound good considering their size.
 
 
 
[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]
 
Very good clarinet by Mats Helgesson. The site requires registration.
 
 
 
[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]
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* [http://www.clearbits.net/torrents/22-g-town-church-sampling-project G-Town Percussion] Excellent orchestral percussion sounds.
A nice little glockenspiel.
 
  
[http://www.emulatorxone.com/free_emulator_x_sounds/free_emulator_x_sounds.htm EmulatorXone Trumpet]
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* [http://sonimusicae.free.fr/matshelgesson-maestro-en.html Maestro Concert Grand] 985MB concert grand piano by Mats Helgesson.
60 meg solo trumpet in emulatorX format.
 
  
[http://www.sf2midi.com/index.php?page=sdet&id=6050 Douglas Concert Timpani]
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* [http://http://sso.mattiaswestlund.net/ Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra] Free orchestral library with around 500MB of samples by Mattias Westlund.
Very good timpani freebie from Naturalstudio.
 
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
* [[Create Music]]
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* [[Music Contribution FAQ]]
 
* [[Music Tutorials]]
 
* [[Music Tutorials]]
  
 
[[Category:Music]]
 
[[Category:Music]]

Latest revision as of 04:55, 8 May 2023

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.

See Also

This page was last edited on 8 May 2023, at 04:55.