Rosegarden Alternatives

LMMS

LMMS is a free cross-platform alternative to commercial programs like FL Studio , which allow you to produce music with your computer. This includes the creation of melodies and beats, the synthesis and mixing of sounds, and arranging of samples. You can have fun with your MIDI-keyboard and much more; all in a user-friendly and modern interface.

Features:

• Support for VST plugins
• Audio Editing
• Audio Recording
• Beat bassline
• DAW
• Export to MIDI
• Export to MP3
• Image exporting
• Music Composer
• Piano Roll
• Support for Android Things
• Customizable
• DRM Free
• Free API
• Google Drive integration
• Lossless quality
• MIDI keyboard input
• Mix Music
• Music Composer
• Performance Monitoring
• Picture sharing
• Plugin API
• Portable
• Royalty-free music
• Sample packs
• Sync with Simplenote
• Stability

FL Studio

FL Studio (originally known as FruityLoops) is a full-featured Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) offering a complete range of professional tools for everything from audio editing and beat creation to advanced arrangement, composition, mixing and mastering. Sporting a fast, high-tech UI that runs at native speed, the DAW defaults to a relatively simple drum pattern sequencing interface while more advanced features are just a click or keypress away.

Features:

• Support for VST plugins
• Audio Recording
• Context-aware help
• FFMPEG support
• Live performance
• MultiTouch
• Noise Reduction
• Piano Roll
• Scalable UI
• Visualize Music
• Beat slicer
• DAW
• Drum matrix editing
• Live recording
• Mix Music
• Music Composer
• Non linear editor
• Works Offline
• Track everything

Ardour

Ardour is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application. It runs on GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. Ardour's intention is to provide digital audio workstation software suitable for professional use. NOTE: Ardour source code is freely available but pre-built binaries are commercial free-libre software: users who download from ardour.

Features:

• Mix Music
• Audio Editing
• Audio Recording
• DAW
• Multitrack editing
• Non destructive editing
• Support for VST plugins

MuseScore

MuseScore is a free music notation and composition software available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. It allows for fast and easy note entry on a virtual note sheet. It has an integrated sequencer to allow for immediate playback of the score. MuseScore can import and export MusicXML and standard Midi files. MuseScore is available in more than 40 languages and is rapidly becoming the leading free music notation software and often praised as a cost effective alternative for expensive software.

Features:

• Music Composer
• WYSIWYG Support
• Support for Android Things
• Midi
• Supports for MIDI
• Music Composer
• Music XML Support
• Portable
• Export to PDF
• WYSIWYG Support

Reaper

REAPER is a complete digital audio production application for Windows, Mac and Linux, offering a full multi-track audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing and mastering tool set. REAPER supports a vast range of hardware, digital formats and plugins, and can be comprehensively extended, scripted and modified. FEATURES: - Efficient, fast to load and portable. Can be installed and run from a portable or network drive.

Features:

• Customizable
• Scripting support
• Support for VST plugins
• DAW
• Multi Channel
• Pitch shift engine
• Portable
• Spectral editing
• Audio Editing
• Audio Recording
• Built-in routing
• DAW
• Extensive customisability
• Supports for MIDI
• MultiTrack
• Mix Music
• Music Composer
• Patch Management
• Piano Roll
• Video editing

Ableton Live

Live is software for creating musical ideas, turning them into finished songs, and even taking them onto the stage. With two views - the classic Arrangement View, where musical ideas are laid out along a timeline, and the unique Session View, where you can improvise and quickly experiment with musical ideas - Live is a fast, fun, intuitive way to make music. What's new: The latest version of Live comes with everything from workflow enhancements to audio improvements.

Features:

• Live performance
• Session View
• Batch Editing
• Drag n drop
• MIDI keyboard input
• Mix Music
• Music Composer
• Piano Roll
• Pitch Shifting
• Virtual instrument
• Support for VST plugins

TuxGuitar

With TuxGuitar, you will be able to compose music using the following features Tablature editor Score Viewer Multitrack display Autoscroll while playing Note duration management Various effects (bend, slide, vibrato, hammer-on/pull-off) Support for triplets (5,6,7,9,10,11,12) Repeat open and close Time signature management Tempo management Imports and exports gp3,gp4 and gp5 files

Features:

• Skinnable
• Midi
• Supports for MIDI
• Multitrack editing
• Portable

Reason

Reason is a virtual studio rack with all the tools and instruments you need to turn your ideas into music. And it's more than just a set of excellent synths and effects. It's a complete music system. Step into the age of Reason. Reason comes with synthesizers, samplers, drum machine, REX file loop player, professional mastering tools, mixer, vocoder, world class effects, pattern sequencer and more. As many of each as your computer can handle.

Features:

• DRM Free
• Virtual instrument
• Beat maker
• Built-in Sequencer
• Mix Music
• Music Composer
• Piano Roll
• Sequencing
• Synth rack

Cubase

Cubase is a computer program for music production/recording. The program offers recording, producing and mixing of sounds in order to make music production for distribution on CDs or the internet. Cubase is a series of MIDI, music sequencer and digital audio editing computer applications (commonly known as a DAW - Digital Audio Workstation).

Features:

• Audio Editing
• DAW
• Mix Music
• Music Composer
• Piano Roll
• Voice Recording
• Support for VST plugins

Guitar Pro

Guitar Pro is first and foremost a program designed to edit tablatures for guitar, bass, and other fretted instruments from 4 to 8 strings. Its great ease of use and the success of its specific file format have made it a program used by guitarists worldwide. It now includes editing support for many other instruments like the piano or the drums, a realistic audio engine, and interactive tools to support every musician's practice.