Not in any particular order. I find that REASON is an outstanding program. BIAB (Band in a box), also is excellent for follow along rehearsal of music, for live musicians. Sibelius is great if you want to “score” a whole orchestra, or band.
Guitar Pro is an excellent program for actually “seeing” the chords being played. ------
Those new to audio editing should look at Willow Software's Anvil Studio... It's a very good tool with a nice tutorial interface... The strength of the program is in its MIDI support. It handles all MIDI features with ease... This application is great for new users... If you have never used a MIDI editing program before, pick up Anvil Studio. There is no other one like it. Even if you have experience, check out this program's features. ------
NoteWorthy Composer, our notation authoring tool, is a software music composition and notation processor for Windows. It allows you to create, record, edit, print and play back your own musical scores in pure music notation. You can use the built- in transpose feature to quickly adapt a part written for an instrument in a different key to the native key for your instrument. The print feature makes it possible to publish sheet music right from your desktop. You can also save your notation as a MIDI performance for use in other MIDI applications, including software karaoke players. If you have a computer and an interest in music, consider trying our evaluation edition. It is a free download from this site. The licensed version of the program is just USD $49 and is made available for immediate download from our site. ------PG MUSIC PRODUCTS:
BIAB, Band-in-a-Box automatically generates a complete professional quality arrangement of piano, bass, drums, guitar and strings in a wide variety of popular styles. (Jazz, Pop, Country, Classical and more.)
RealBand offers powerful features for musicians, students, and songwriters. With intelligent automatic arrangements, RealTracks live instrument tracks, RealDrums live drum tracks, the amazing Audio Chord Wizard, seamlessly integrated digital audio/MIDI recording, built-in DirectX effects, and notation, RealBand turns a typical PC into a music production powerhouse. PowerTracks Pro Audio 2010 is a fully-featured, powerful music sequencing and digital recording program. With version 2010 we’ve added over 50 cool new features, including a new Conductor mode with over 80 functions, giving you full control over live performances; a Plug-in mode to drag n' drop files to another sequencer/DAW or to Windows Explorer; Audio Chord Wizard enhancements; automatic tempo mapping for MIDI performances recorded in free-time, and much more! It’s the perfect tool for musicians, students, and songwriters alike. ------CAKEWALK PRODUCTS: ------
Recording, mixing, editing, and mastering — Adobe® Audition® 3 software is the all-in-one toolset for professional audio production. ------
COOL EDIT PRO IS NOW ADOBE AUDITION. With enough professional effects and tools to fill a room full of effects racks, Cool Edit Pro has all you’ll ever need for recording, editing, and mixing up to 128 high-quality stereo tracks with just about any sound card. Welcome to the world of Cool Edit Pro. ------
Music begins with Finale. Finale 2010 – the world’s most powerful music notation software – lets you express your creativity and love of music. Compose, arrange, notate, and print engraver-quality sheet music. SmartMusic Support and Music Education Worksheets Exclusive SmartMusic support, over 300 customizable Music Education Worksheets, and Finale’s Exercise Wizard are just a few of the many reasons Finale remains the first choice of music educators worldwide. Learn more.
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FL Studio is the most complete virtual studio currently available. It will play any sample file (wav), generator (softsynth, VSTi & DXi) or midi instrument you feed it. The demo version does not allow you to save your project, but does include all of the program's features. You can even test the rendering to wav, midi & mp3 options, or produce gigabytes of loops and songs for free. ------
Intelliscore Polyphonic converter wav a midi
Convert live audio to MIDI in 3 easy steps: 1. Select one of the predefined instrument templates or create your own with the easy-to-use wizard.
2. Connect your instrument or a microphone to the input on your computer's sound card and set the volume level.
3. Begin singing or playing your instrument. You are now controlling your synthesizer or recording into your sequencer in realtime. You can even play several notes at the same time, such as chords!
Convert audio to MIDI in 3 easy steps:
1. Simply copy a recording of guitar, voice, etc. into the computer from an audio CD, a tape recording, an existing MP3 or WAVE file, or other audio source. You can also record directly into Intelliscore. The music can even contain several notes at the same time, such as chords!
2. Follow the instructions in the easy to use wizard. Intelliscore music recognition software will transcribe your WAVE, MP3, or CD file to a MIDI file, ready for cleanup through a sequencer.
3. Then, open the MIDI file in the included Anvil Studio or your favorite sequencer or notation program to: Play it... Notate it... Print it**... Transpose it... Change instruments... It's now a MIDI file -- you can do whatever you want with it.
------Logic Audio Platinum: About Logic Platinum Emagic’s flagship software for computer-based music production. It elegantly combines composition, notation and audio production facilities in one comprehensive product. Logic Platinum’s renowned reliability, flexibility and sound quality has seen it become the most widely used program of its type in professional circles. ------
Ableton Live is a loop-based software music sequencer and DAW for Mac OS and Windows by Ableton. ------Magix Music Studio 14 Deluxe: Combined audio & MIDI sequencer Easy handling with professional functions Powerful studio effects Mastering Suite Luxury-class synthesizer VST, ASIO, ReWire, DirectX® support Multitrack Recording and more Samplitude® Music Studio 14 is not just a high-performance sequencer, but is also the perfect companion for rehearsals.
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REAKTOR, by Native Instruments: The Fusion of Synthesis, Sampling, Effects and Sequencing Reaktor 5 fuses all audio applications into a single, extremely versatile and powerful tool. Musicians, producers and sound designers are all catered to by the very broad range of instruments and sounds already included. Due to the open engine architecture, the potential for building your own highly individual instruments is endless. Whether you are using the instruments from the library or creating your own, the only limit is your imagination. Reaktor 5 is both a collection of hundreds of software instruments as well as complete studio environment for constructing entirely new and individual instruments. ------
REASON. A multi-synthesis synthesizer with six
oscillator types, four different filters, a step sequencer and a modulation matrix. Fully routable. Fully automatable. Fully
everything. Reason's new revamped sequencer now features multiple track lanes, vector automation, dedicated device
tracks, clips, count-in and more. A lot more. A monophonic arpeggiator with multiple play modes, an insert function and a
pattern section. And then some. A realtime, 32-channel timing and groove handling mixer. Applies non-destructive, freely
editable grooves to Reason's sequencer tracks.
The program's design mimics a studio rack into which users can insert virtual devices such as instruments, effects processors and mixers. These modules can be controlled from Reason's built-in MIDI sequencer or from other sequencing applications such as Pro Tools, Logic, FL Studio, Digital Performer, Cubase, Sonar and GarageBand via Propellerhead's ReWire protocol. ------
Sibelius's primary function is the creation, editing and printing of musical scores. It supports virtually all music notations, enabling even the most complex of scores (such as modern orchestral music) to be reproduced to publication quality.
Additionally, it allows scores to be played back realistically or turned into MIDI or audio files, e.g. to create a CD. A range of sounds called Sibelius Sounds Essentials is included, and Sibelius Software sells other sounds. Sibelius also supports any MIDI device, and allows VST and Audio Unit plug-ins to be used as playback instruments, giving Sibelius users access to third-party sample libraries (such as Vienna Symphonic Library or MOTU's Symphonic Instrument).[3] Score playback can also be synchronized to video, or to audio software via the ReWire standard.
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------ASIO4ALL - Universal ASIO Driver For WDM Audio
What started as a bedroom project in early 2003 - for the sole purpose to get ASIO support for the AC97 on my laptop - has become ASIO4ALL - the universal ASIO driver for WDM audio.
ASIO4ALL is free for the end user. Commercial exploitation (resale/bundling...), however, is restricted. ASIO4ALL is a hardware independent low latency ASIO driver for WDM audio devices. It uses WDM Kernel-Streaming and sometimes even more sophisticated methods to achieve its objectives. Audio “latency” can be adjusted within the REASON program for faster audio response. Not all programs will allow adjustment of “audio latency.”
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