Reason!

* Reason http://propellerheads.se/en/reason
* ReCycle http://propellerheads.se/recycle
* Sound libraries http://propellerheads.se/download/refills
* Rack Extensions http://propellerheads.se/en/reason/rack-extensions
* Thor http://propellerheads.se/thor

Reason alternatives

  • GarageBand

  • Welcome to the school of rock. A Mac-sized practice space. Your own recording studio. If you want to learn to play an instrument, write music, or record a song, GarageBand can help — whether you’re a rookie or a rock star.

    tags: audio-recording garage-band ilife midi-keyboard-input music-production
  • 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.

    tags: audio-editor digital-audio-workstation jack-compatible music-mixing music-sequencer
  • Adobe Audition

  • Adobe Audition software delivers the professional tools you need to make your video and audio productions sound their best. Handle a wide range of audio production tasks efficiently, including recording, mixing, and sound restoration.

    tags: audio-composing audio-editor dedicated-waveform-editing digital-audio-workstation edit-cue
  • Reaper

  • REAPER is a complete digital audio production application for Windows and OS X, offering a full multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing and mastering toolset.

    tags: Portable audio-editor customizable digital-audio-workstation midi-editor
  • Ableton Live

  • Live is software for creating musical ideas, turning them into finished songs, and even taking them onto the stage.

    tags: arrangements batch-editing beats dj-music drag-and-drop
  • AudioTool

  • Start making music today — right in your browser. We provide all the tools to get you started!

    tags: audio-editor audio-effects audio-sampler community-based modular-system
  • 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.

    tags: audio-editor digital-audio-workstation midi-sequencer music-mixing music-production
  • Logic Pro

  • Logic Pro lets you translate musical inspiration into professional productions. A range of powerful, easy-to-use features puts sophisticated tools at your fingertips, and complete surround support lets you make incredible, immersive music.

    tags: clear-interface mixer music-mixing music-production music-recording
  • Caustic

  • Caustic is a music creation tool inspired by rack-mount synthesizers / samplers rigs. Everything is real-time and optimized for mobile devices.

    tags: audio-recording beat-maker loops music-mixing music-production
  • Bitwig Studio

  • Bitwig Studio is a multi-platform music-creation system for production, performance and DJing, with a focus on flexible editing tools and a super-fast workflow.

    tags: beats digital-audio-workstation dj-music music-mixing music-production
  • OpenMPT

  • OpenMPT (short hand for Open ModPlug Tracker) is a popular tracker software for Windows. OpenMPT is completely free and allows you to create and play back some great music on your computer. Based on the original ModPlug Tracker written by Olivier Lapicque, OpenMPT is free software and supports a wide variety of module formats and offers an intuitive, native GUI as well as advanced features such as VST plugins and ASIO output.

    tags: Portable asio-support chiptune demoscene digital-audio-workstation
  • Rosegarden

  • Rosegarden is a well-rounded audio and MIDI sequencer, score editor, and general-purpose music composition and editing environment.

    tags: music-production digital-audio-workstation sequencer composing notation
  • Studio One

  • Artists of all levels, from beginner to seasoned professional, will find Studio One a serious alternative to the intimidating, bloated offerings currently considered the standards. It's a groundbreaking music creation and production application for Mac OS X and Windows XP/Vista/7 that makes audio recording, MIDI sequencing, and audio mastering ridiculously simple right out of the box.

    tags: digital-audio-workstation music-production music-sequencer music-studio
  • Qtractor

  • Qtractor is an Audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer application written in C++ with the Qt framework. Target platform is Linux, where the Jack Audio Connection Kit (JACK) for audio, and the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) for MIDI, are the main infrastructures to evolve as a fairly-featured Linux desktop audio workstation GUI, specially dedicated to the personal home-studio.

    tags: audio-editor digital-audio-workstation dssi-plugins-support ladspa-plugins-support vst-plugins-support
  • Tracktion

  • Tracktion is an advanced DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) that uses an intuitive, single-screen interface to ease the music production workflow.

    tags: audio-editor audio-recording digital-audio-workstation midi-sequencer music-mixing