Free Audio Software

Reaper

2008-02-17T14:25:00.000-08:00

Reaper

NOTE: WHILE REAPER CAN BE EVALUATED WITH FULL FEATURES AND NO EXPIRATION, YOU ARE OBLIGED TO PURCHASE A COPY. THE OLDER VERSIONS APPEAR TO BE AVAILABLE FOR FREE.

Features:

Portable - supports running from USB keys or other removable media

64 bit audio engine

Excellent low-latency performance

Stunning multiprocessor performance

Direct multi-track recording to many formats including WAV/BWF/W64, AIFF, WavPack, FLAC, OGG, and MIDI.

Extremely flexible routing

Supports a wide range of hardware (nearly any audio interface, outboard hardware, many control surfaces)

Support for VST, VSTi, DX, DXi effects

ReaPlugs: high quality 64 bit effect suite

Tightly coded - installer is just over 3MB

and more...

Editing features

Review from Hamish:

I have been using reaper for a few months, payed $60 australian dollars for my 'non commercial' licence.

In my humble opinion it is the best VSTi and VST FX host around. I have used herman seibs VST host, and still like it as a patch editor/librarian.

The audio routing is phenomenal coming as I did from various versions of logic, much more flexible. REAPER also gives you complete control of the rendering process which I don't believe any other application does.

On the helpful forum there have often been criticisms of the midi editing capabilities, and Feature Requests for various things found in cubase, logic or sonar. Coming from logic was a shock as I made heavy use of all the logic editors, and now had only piano roll or event edit. The major midi playing card that REAPER gives you is VST and JS midi FX, this is gives you the power to make limitless non-destructive editing in real time, which is very much the philosophy of REAPER.

I have been using REAPER for more than 8 builds now, and I will stay as long as the program remains healthy.

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FreeG

2008-02-12T22:27:00.000-08:00

Sonalksis

The Sonalksis FreeG is an intuitive tool that can be used for a variety of applications to increase the control and flexibility of the signal flow in the insert chain of the host.

To make the workflow and the overview of the signal processing easier, FreeG provides extended, customizable metering features and settings.

When working with digital audio, lack of fine metering and extended signal flow control in the host is a common issue. The intentions with FreeG is to improve the workflow in the host by providing these features in the insert chain.

By providing the possibilites of extended control of amplitude, phase and pan (stereo version) in the insert chain as well as fine metering, with user configurable industry standard parameter options, the range of applications for FreeG is almost only limited to the context of the actual usage and of course, the insert chain.


	Then cut, copy, paste, move, repeat your audio elements and Midi elements and mix your tracks applying real-time DirectX or Quartz plug-in effects on audio.


	Need to fully edit GS or XG synths, everything's there, just do it.


	Want to work with remote musicians? The genuine Quartz Audio multi-track compressed file format and our virtual studios will allow you to share your projects through the internet...


	When everything's finished, print your Score and/or easily and mixdown to standard stereo files using many formats.

-	Analyse input or generated sound, for example pitch, peaks or dynamics to create adaptive effects, modify any parameter in real time.
-	Use the built-in virtual mixing table to mix the sound produced by different patches on each tracks (up to 16).
-	Organize patches, sounds, and effects on a timeline with the sequencer mode. Create complex automations curves. Very powerful Modular Mixing concept
-	Unlimited number of internal audio buses.
-	SMPTE synchronization with external sequencers. MIDI Time Code and MIDI Machine Control support.
-	Create huge, creative or stupid audio routing within the mixing table. For example, routing, a patch output to another patch input, or create a virtual master effect send and return, etc.
-	Manage 20 external audio sources (10 stereo) and apply different effects to any of them.
-	Create flexible Surround (up to 16 channels) projects: all audio tracks are 7.1, 8.0 or 16.0. The output sound can routed to any of the 20 available outputs, depending on your sound card.
-	Create inserts patches on any input / output channels. For example a master limiter or a master reverb.
-	Complete VST® processing: You can use any VST instruments or effect in patches and modify any VST Parameter in real time. Create a front-end simple interface.
-	Complete MIDI automation: assign any Usine visual object to a midi controller very simply by using the midi-learn command. Complete integration of motorized external controllers.
-	Complete MIDI input/output management, for VSTi instruments or external expanders.
-	Load up to 256 patches in memory in a "grid" and activate them as you want in real time.
-	Synchronize patches and VST plug-ins with a master tempo. Use unusual and absurd tempo from 0! To 10000000000!
-	Record your creations directly on the hard disk in real time: separate tracks, inputs and outputs.
-	All Usine functions are "real-time", and you can resample, modify, input sound on the fly.
-	Of course, save patches, complete workspaces, and configurations, for a very quick adaptation to different projects.
-	Use any sample rate, depending on your Asio sound card. Usine has a 32 bit floating point audio engine.
-	Unlimited number of internal Audio, Data and Midi buses,
-	Unlimited Undo/Redo.
-	Include scripting capabilities to create complex patches in a Pascal-like language,
-	Full Open Sound Control (OSC) compatibility to communicate with other computers connected to the network or Internet,
-	If you are a C++ or Delphi programmer you can easily create new users modules with the API.


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