Freeware : Computer Aided Music for Windows

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Agentbeats by Mikkel Bertelsen

music generator

Al & Erwin by Rajmil Fischman

algorithmic music

ARGO by Gerard Paresys

Sound synthesis

AthenaCL by Flexatone h.f.p.

music analysis and algorithmic composition

ChucK by ChucK

Strongly-timed, On-the-fly Audio Programming Language

connector by Ixi Software

Connector is a tool that functions as an algorithmic catalyst.

CPS by Bonneville

realtime interactive programming environment

Crystals by Ixi Software

create objects with attached sounds

Csound by Csound

sound rendering and signal processing programming language

DarkWave Studio by ExperimentalScene

modular virtual studio

FractMus by Gustavo Diaz-Jerez

computer aided music

gmorgan by Gmorgan

accompaniement software

Grid by Ixi Software

Grid-based strucure to control sounds

Jade by Electrotap

environment for composition and performance

Lauki by Ixi Software

boxes triggering loops

Layers by Ixi Software

layer up to 8 sounds

LEMu by Lemu

live electronic music software

Mammut by Mammut

spectral analysis and sound design

Max for Live by Cycling '74

Max/MSP integrated into Ableton Live

micWorld by Ixi Software

3D objects control sound

miniAudicle by ChucK

integrated ChucK development environment + virtual machine

Mixere by Mixere

live audio mixing

Nodal by Peter Mcilwain

generative music

oxAdditiveWork by Flexatone h.f.p.

additive synthesizer

oxAnalysis by Flexatone h.f.p.

analyser

oxDrone by Flexatone h.f.p.

drone generator

Praat by Praat

doing phonetics by computer

Pure Data by Pure Data

real-time graphical programming environment for audio

Scala by Scala

musical scales experimentation tool

slicer by Ixi Software

create rhythms and textures from samples

SpinDrum by Ixi Software

rhythm machine

StockSynth by Ixi Software

pile up layers of sounds

tapestrea (taps) by TAPESTREA

framework for interactively analyzing, transforming and synthesizing complex sounds

Tree by Ixi Software

place sounds on a tree structure

Universal Music Machine by The Universal Music Machine

algorithmic composition utility

Usine by Sensomusic

live-oriented audio software

App, VST

Viruses by Ixi Software

viruses trigger sounds