MainStage alternatives

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   Cubasesteinberg.net
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   Mixcraftacoustica.com
   4.7 APIOpenFree —
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   FL Studioimage-line.com
   4.9 APIOpenFree From $99/mo
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   Ableton Liveableton.com
   5.0 APIOpenFree From $31.21/mo
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   REAPERreaper.fm
   5.1 APIOpenFree From $60/mo
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   MASCHINEnative-instruments.com

   MASCHINE is a beat making and music production system for creating, sampling, arranging, and performing music, on its own or in a DAW.

   5.3 APIOpenFree —
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   Renoiserenoise.com

   Renoise is a digital audio workstation for recording, composing, editing, processing and rendering audio using a music-tracker approach.

   5.8 APIOpenFree $8,800 one-time
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   Digital Performermotu.com

   Digital Performer is a digital audio recording, MIDI sequencing, editing, arranging, mixing, and music notation application.

   5.9 APIOpenFree $499 one-time
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   Logic Proapple.com

   Logic Pro is a music creation app for Mac and iPad used for beat-making, songwriting, recording, editing, mixing and remixing.

   5.9 APIOpenFree From $29.99/yr
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    Nuendosteinberg.net

    Steinberg describes Nuendo as an audio post-production solution for film, TV, game audio, and immersive sound professionals.

    6.0 APIOpenFree $800 one-time
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    Furnacegithub.com

    Furnace is a free, open-source chiptune music tracker for creating music with emulated sound chips.

    6.1 APIOpenFree Free tier
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    Cakewalk Nextcakewalk.com

    Cakewalk Next is a streamlined digital audio workstation for songwriters, beatmakers, and content creators.

    6.1 APIOpenFree Free tier
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    Soundationsoundation.com

    Soundation is an online music studio for recording, editing, and producing music in a browser.

    6.1 APIOpenFree Free tier · from $360/yr
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    Cakewalk Sonarcakewalk.com

    Cakewalk Sonar is a digital audio workstation for music production.

    6.1 APIOpenFree Free tier
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    Bitwig Studiobitwig.com

    Bitwig Studio is a digital audio workstation for recording, arranging, improvising, performing, sound design, and building instruments.

    6.2 APIOpenFree $99 one-time
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    LSDJlittlesounddj.com

    Little Sound Dj is a Game Boy music sequencer used by video game musicians, Grammy winners, and chiptune musicians.

    6.3 APIOpenFree Free tier
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    LMMSlmms.io

    LMMS is a cross-platform tool for making music on a computer, including creating melodies and beats, synthesizing and mixing sounds, and arranging samples.

    6.3 APIOpenFree Free tier
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    Schism Trackerschismtracker.org

    Schism Tracker is a sample-based music composition tool and a free, open-source reimplementation of Impulse Tracker.

    6.3 APIOpenFree Free tier
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    MilkyTrackermilkytracker.org

    MilkyTracker is an open source, multi-platform music application for creating .MOD and .XM module files.

    6.4 APIOpenFree Free tier
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    GarageBandapple.com

    GarageBand is a music creation studio for playing, recording, editing, mixing, and sharing music.

    6.4 APIOpenFree Free tier
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