AVATAR: HOME AUDIO WORKSTATION

Need to complete your home audio workstation?

Below are Avatar’s suggestions of free or low-cost sound creation software solutions:

DAW (digital audio workstation) aka audio software

  • Reaper / free evaluation version
  • Audacity / open-source software
  • Cakewalk (Windows) / streamlined version of Sonar
  • Pro Tools | First / lite version of Pro Tools – entirely stored in the cloud
  • Soundtrap / no installation required – software available online
  • SoundBridge / simple and smooth interface
  • Studio One Prime / simple and easy to use
  • GarageBand (Mac) / also available as a mobile app – streamlined version of Logic

Programming software

  • Pure Data / open-source visual programming language
  • Sonic Pi / open-source live coding software

Plugins

  • MeldaProduction / this company offers a selection of free plugins
  • Reaper / this audio software comes with an impressive range of plugins

Add-ons

  • Source-Connect Now / bi-directional streaming in the Google Chrome web browser

KNOW ANY OTHER AVAILABLE SOFTWARE THAT’S AN ABSOLUTE MUST?
LET US KNOW AT TECHNIQUE@AVATARQUEBEC.ORG