Brahms Music System

Brahms

NOTE: IT APPEARS THAT THIS LINUX SOFTWARE IS DEPRECATED, BUT FROM THE SCREENSHOTS, IT LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY DECENT MIDI SEQUENCER WITH NOTATION VIEW.

Brahms is an open source midi sequencer with notation view. Not much info is provided on the webpage, so if anyone has anything to add, let me know :)



Wav To MP3 Converter

Shuangsoft

Shuangs WAV to MP3 Converter is a simple tool that enables you to convert WAV files to MP3, WMA or OGG format. You can select bitrate settings and convert multiple files at once.

SuperJAM

SuperJam

NOTE: THIS SOFTWARE APPEARS TO BE ABANDONWARE. THERE IS A GOOD FAQ, HOWEVER.

SuperJAM! (or SJam) is a MIDI "jamming" program. The idea is that, rather than composing and arranging all the parts of a musical work, the user can give some basic information to the program -- chords, musical style, general tone or personality of the music, what instruments to use -- and the program will handle the details, generating complete arrangements in real time. The user can modify the arrangements at any level, add a melody, print sheet music using the included Notation Station, and export the song as a MIDI file.



Buzz

BuzzMachines

NOTE: A TUTORIAL TO SETUP BUZZ UNDER LINUX CAN BE FOUND HERE

Buzz is the first ever "easy to use" free modular software based synthesizer. What this means is that the entire system is based on objects, which may be routed in a modular fashion, giving you the freedom to be as creative as you want. For example, if you wish to run 3 Physical Modelling synths and a Drum Machine through 2 seperate Stereo Delays, into a Mixer, through a Compressor and Parameteric EQ, and finally out to your speakers - no problem. Lay down your synths, connect the wires and you're done.

A Machine is an object in Buzz which either creates or modifies sound. A Machine is the equivalent of a single piece of gear in a traditional music studio. It may be a synthesizer, a sampler, a dsp effect, a mixing board, or any other piece of gear that exists in a studio. Every piece has the same parameters and functions you would expect to find in the studio you know and love. Whats better is that all existing machines are free. Because creating your own machines is quite simple (someone with little knowledge of C++ should find his way in the SDK), you'll also find machines in Buzz which aren't really common in studio's.

Every aspect of Buzz is built to be controlled in real-time. This means that as you tweak the resonance on a virtual analog synth, you hear it's classic sqeualching response immidietly. The same goes for all DSP effects, drum machines, synths, samples, etc.


Anvil Studio

Anvil Studio

NOTE: THE FREE VERSION OF ANVIL SHOULD ONLY BE USED FOR MIDI PURPOSES, AS THE AUDIO RECORDING IS LIMITED TO ONE MINUTE. I HAVE READ THAT ANVIL STUDIO CAN BE QUITE COMPLICATED TO USE, HOWEVER IT CONTAINS A 'STAFF' (NOTATION) VIEW WHICH MAY BE USEFUL.

General Features
  • Editors: Staff, Lyrics, Piano Roll, Drum, Loops, Audio, Events.
  • File formats: standard .MID and .WAV files.
  • Includes extensive integrated help.
  • Piano Roll / Rhythm editor with:
  • multi-level loops
  • loops can refer to notes, other loops, samples, or Riffs.
  • Import, record and edit audio samples and play them like drums.
  • any note duration down to 1/128th notes.
  • dynamic editing while the song is playing, making it easier to experiment with rhythms.
  • duplet, quintuplet, and septuplet notes.
  • Enter notes from external MIDI device, on-screen guitar fret board, on-screen piano keyboard, or by dragging notes to the staff.
  • Per-track On/Mute/Solo, device, instrument, channel, fader, pan, and effects controls.
  • For screens larger than 800 x 600, it shows:
  • up to 25 tracks of information displayed at the same time.
  • zoomed-out view of notes and wave data for all tracks at the same time.
  • option to play notes as mouse moves over them, making it easier to quickly locate a spot in the song.
  • Dynamically change track volumes, mutes, instruments, and effects properties while a song continues to play.
  • Fast loading and scrolling of large MIDI files.
  • Time and Duration fields display time in Minute:Second:Frame(SMPTE), or Measure:Beat:Ticks, or sample format.
  • Metronome includes tempo, lead-in, and accent beat attributes.
  • Add Cue points for quickly positioning to a desired spot in the song.
  • Play list for playing hours of different song files.
  • File/Truncate menu to shorten the duration of .MID files.
  • File/Merge Song menu for copying tracks between .MID files.
  • Add standard music notation including: slur, crescendo, decrescendo, fermata, trill, repeat, D.C., D.S., segno, coda, prima volta, seconda volta, pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff
  • User-defined keyboard shortcuts.
  • Control Record/Play/Stop functions remotely using any MIDI controllers such as a Foot Switch, Modulation wheel.
  • Free version has built-in patch-library support for SoundFont®-compatible sound cards.
  • Supports the Tascam US-428 External Mixing console.
  • Runs on Windows 98, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Vista (32-bit versions)
  • ASIO, VST, VST-Instrument, and Automation support with optional Pro-Mix accessory.a

    • ACID XPress

    Acid Planet

    NOTE: THIS SOFTWARE IS LIMITED TO 10 TRACKS, HOWEVER, IT APPEARS OTHERWISE UNRESTRICTED, AND IS PACKAGED WITH TUTORIALS.

    ACID Xpress is the cut-down and FREE version of ACID, the revolutionary loop-based sequencer. ACID automatically alters the tempo and changes the pitch of your .WAV or .AIFF samples to fit with your song, then seamlessly loops them together.



    Temper

    Andry Red Planet

    NOTE: THIS SOFTWARE IS UNLIMITED AND UNEXPIRING - HOWEVER, YOU ARE OBLIGED TO PURCHASE A LICENSE IF YOU FIND IT USEFUL.

    Requirements: Temper requires Windows XP SP2. An audio interface with an ASIO driver is required for VST and audio support. A three-button mouse and MIDI keyboard or other controller is highly recommended.

    Temper is a MIDI+Audio sequencer with an emphasis on MIDI. Temper is distinguished by two basic design goals: To provide you with tools that operate on sequences as easily as individual events, and to decouple what gets processed by how it gets processed.

    Features:

    -sophisticated event routing and manipulation
    -powerful MIDI editing environment
    -interactive algorithmic composition tools
    -multiple takes per track
    -simultaneous multi-track editing
    -tool chaining
    -unified MIDI controllers+VST automation
    -multicore audio engine


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