Basic infrastructure
- alsa-tools - Console based ALSA utilities for specific hardware
- alsa-tools-gui - GUI based ALSA utilities for specific hardware
- linux-image-rt - Low latency kernel
- qamix - Configurable mixer for ALSA
JACK and JACK Utilities
- jackd - JACK Audio Connection Kit (server and example clients)
- qjackctl - User interface for controlling the JACK sound server
- bitscope - diagnosis tool for JACK audio software
- jdelay - A small command line JACK app you can use to measure the latency of your sound card.
- meterbridge - A collection of Audio meters for the JACK audio server
- patchage - modular patch bay for Jack audio and Alsa Midi
- jack-tools - various JACK tools: plumbing, play, udp, ctl, scope, clock
Sound editing and recording
- audacity - Swiss army audio editor
- timemachine - JACK audio recorder for spontaneous and conservatory use
Audio playback
- xmms - Versatile X audio player
- xmms-jackasyn - JACK Output plugin for xmms
- xmms-modplug - ModPlug plugin for XMMS
Digital Audio Workstation software
- ardour - Digital audio workstation (graphical gtk interface)
- beast - music synthesis and composition framework
Synthesizers
- fluidsynth - Real-time MIDI software synthesizer
- bristol - vintage synthesizer emulator
- freebirth - Bass synthesizer/sample player/sequencer similar to Rebirth
- qsynth - fluidsynth MIDI sound synthesiser front-end
- zynaddsubfx - Realtime software synthesizer for Linux
- csound - powerful and versatile sound synthesis software
- swami - SoundFont editor
Sampling
- linuxsampler - software audio sampler
- sooperlooper - Looping Sampler LADSPA plugin
Sequencing
- aconnectgui - graphical ALSA sequencer connection manager
- rosegarden4 - music editor and MIDI/audio sequencer
- hydrogen - Simple drum machine/step sequencer
- seq24 - Real time MIDI sequencer
- jackbeat - audio sequencer
- muse - Qt-based midi/audio sequencer
- tk707 - drum sequencer for a sound card or MIDI device
- shaketracker - MIDI sequencer with tracker GUI
Effects and signal processing
- jack-rack - LADSPA effects "rack" for JACK
- tapiir - A tool for real time audio delay and feedback effects
- freqtweak - Realtime audio frequency spectral manipulation
- jamin - Audio mastering from a mixed down multitrack source with JACK
- creox - real-time guitar effects
- jackeq - routes and manipulates audio from/to multiple sources
DJ tools
- terminatorx - A realtime audio synthesizer
- mixxx - A digital DJ interface (for beat-mixing)
MIDI Utilities
- timidity - Software sound renderer (MIDI sequencer, MOD player)
- vkeybd - Virtual Keyboard program
Musical typesetting
- denemo - A gtk+ frontend to GNU Lilypond
- lilypond-data - LilyPond music typesetter (data files)
- lilypond - A program for typesetting sheet music
Miscellaneous / uncategorized
- gtick - Metronome application
- puredata - realtime computer music and graphics system
- audatious
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