A list of popular music software packages most commonly used on PC’s and Mac.
Pro Tools - Originally an audio editor pro tools has grown into a fully fledged audio / MIDI production studio and has become the market leader for music software setups in studios, broadcasting and recording around the globe. You can read more on pro tools features.
Cubase - Armed with not only audio and MIDI tools, Steinbergs approach to recording has expanded greatly by the integration of plugins, vst instruments and sampling tools, either created by Steinberg or provided by third party developers. Visit Steinberg for all Cubase info.
Logic Studio – Another piece of beautiful software from Apple. Of course, as with all Apple creations there is elegance and speed. So, no doubt this will continue with Logic Studio.
Cakewalk Sonar – Now produced by Roland and comes in many varieties depending on your musical needs. See all their features from the following: Sonar Producer - Sonar Studio - Sonar Essential - Music Creator
Sibelius 7 - The leader in notation music publishing. But Sibelius doesn’t just stop there – It’s now turned into a complete studio of playing back quality samples, live articulation and DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) integration with Rewire. Which means in basic terms that it can run in tandem with other music programs that have the rewire facility.
Audacity - An open source software program that really is very fast, very useful and has the capacity to multi-track with many more audio tracks.
Reason by Propellerhead – Is a virtual studio rack, self-contained sequencer, sound banks, samplers, synths, tools for crunching samples into beat-intelligent grooves. Plus, the sound banks are, in reality, synths in their own right – and fully editable.
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