musicNme: October 2008

Monday, October 13, 2008

12 Free and Cheap Must-Have Music Utilities for Windows

PC Freeware Sequencers & Editors

Useful Utilities For The PC Musician

Full details and more commentary (plus some additional picks):
Essential Toolkit for Windows - Part 2: (Mostly) Free Musical Utilities for Power Users [Rain Recording Pro]

Maple Midi Tools

Download. The Maple Midi Tools software will work on Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista and is freeware. It includes as part of the installation the Maple Virtual Midi Cable. Maple Midi Tools is a host program for midi plug-ins. Any number of midi plug-ins can be used, and with these plug-ins, you can effectively add to the feature list of your midi based software / midi keyboard. There is a help file included as part of the installation of Maple that you can use to better understand how to configure and use Maple.

Previously:
10 Free Non-Musical Windows Software Every Musician Should Use

GSnap is an auto-tune effect. It can be used subtly to correct the pitch of a vocal, or, with more extreme settings, to create a robot-voice effect.
Wavosaur audio editor

What is Wmidi ?

PC Music Freeware Roundup
Traverso.is a lightweight but powerful DAW
Hydrogen.bills itself as an advanced drum sequencer
MidiSwing is a very lightweight, Java-based minimalist MIDI sequencer.
LilyPond prints music in the best traditions of classical engraving with minimum fuss
TrakAx empowers you to create professional music and video mixes in an easy-to-use and fun environment.

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