List of Linux audio software

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This is an overview of recent Linux sound software for musical and artistic purposes.

Contents 1 Graphical Programming 2 Audio Programming Languages (Text based) 3 DJ Tools 4 Drum Machine 5 Recording / Editing 6 Sound Server 7 Synths 8 Effects Processing 9 Radio broadcasting

[edit] Graphical Programming

• gAlan, graphical audio language.
• Ingen, modular audio system formerly known as Om.
• jMax, modular visual programming environment for music.
• OpenSoundWorld, sound programming environment.
• pure data or Pd, graphical programming language.

[edit] Audio Programming Languages (Text based)

• ChucK, an audio programming language for realtime synthesis, composition, and performance.
• Csound, composition, synthesis and processing.
• SuperCollider, Smalltalk-like language for real-time audio synthesis.

[edit] DJ Tools

• DJPlay
• Mixxx
• TerminatorX

[edit] Drum Machine

• Hydrogen

[edit] Recording / Editing

• Ardour, a multi-track audio recorder.
• Audacity, audio editor.
• Baudline, signal analyzer.
• Ecasound, audio recorder.
• Freecycle, beat slicer.
• Gnome Wave Cleaner, denoise, dehiss and amplify.
• JAMin, JACK Audio Mastering interface.
• Jokosher, audio editor.
• LinuxSampler, sampler.
• Mp3gain, adjust MP3 playback volume without re-encoding.
• Mp3splt, splits MP3 and Ogg Vorbis files without re-encoding.
• MusE, MIDI sequencer (not to be confused with MuSE).
• NoteEdit, score writer.
• ReZound, audio editor.
• Rosegarden, MIDI sequencer.
• Seq24, a loop based midi sequencer .
• Snd, audio editor.
• Sweep, audio editor.
• Timemachine, small JACK buffer capture tool.

[edit] Sound Server

• ALSA, Advanced Linux Sound Architecture.
• aRts, the KDE soundserver.
• EsounD, the Enlightened Sound Daemon.
• Fst, how to get the vst, instruments under Linux.
• JACK Audio Connection Kit, low latency sound server.
• JEsd, a Java implementation of EsounD.
• MAS, the Multimedia Audio Server, a network audio server for X.
• MuSE, a multipurpose network streaming sound server and mixer.
• NAS, the Network Audio System.
• NMM, Network-Integrated Multimedia Middleware.
• PulseAudio, a sound server. A drop-in replacement for EsounD.

[edit] Synths

• Aeolus, organ synth.
• AlsaModularSynth
• Amsynth
• Bristol, synthesiser emulation package.
• Fluidsynth, with the qsynth interface.
• LMMS, tracker/sequencer/synth.
• San-dysth
• Specimen, a MIDI controllable audio sampler.
• TiMidity, Play/Convert MIDI files as/to PCM
• RT-synth
• ZynAddSubFX, software synthesizer.

[edit] Effects Processing

• Ecamegapedal, real-time frontend for LADSPA plugins.
• Jack Rack, a graphical frontend for the chaining together of multiple LADSPA plugins.
• LADSPA, the Linux Audio Developers Simple Plugin API.
• SoX, the Audio Swiss Army knife.
• LV2, is the new audio Linux standard for plugins.

[edit] Radio broadcasting

• Campcaster, a automation system for radio stations.
• Rivendell, radio broadcast automation.
• SomaPlayer, radio broadcasting scheduler automation.