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• Arts: Music: Composition  (9,762)
• Arts: Music: Computers  (34)
• Computers: Multimedia: Music and Audio: Software: Editors  (21)
• Computers: Multimedia: Music and Audio: Software: Sequencers  (62)

ARiADA Project - - Researches composition strategies for electroacoustic music.

Aspire - Music MasterWorks - - [Win] Description and order information of this voice-to-note composing software.

AudioMulch - - Interactive musician's environment offers music composition by sound synthesis and "contraptions".

Chord Arranger Pro - - Creates styles from any MIDI file and is able to identify chords and convert song measures into style parts.

ComposerTools.Com - - Free on-line tools including 12-tone row analysis and pitch class. Also "MusicGraph" a tool for graphing music across dimensions.

Drumsite - - Drum track creation tool, supports multiple samples and effects.

Frameworks and Environments - - Academic paper defining data structures for general concepts of composition, sound synthesis, networks.

GrooveLab - - Make your drum loops online.

Hard Note JUMP - - Streamlined MIDI sequencer that focuses on composition rather than audio production. Demo available.

Ixi Software - - Prototypes and apps for composition of experimental music.

The Palette - - Melody composing tool uses composition and harmony theory to help composers develop phrases, sentences, periods, and motifs.

Pymprovisator - - For jazz. Set song parameters and program generates MIDI file with adequate accompaniment. Freeware.

QuantumPortal - - Free software "Blending algorithmic techniques with contemporary Music Theory to "air brush" compositions..

Rhythm Rascal - - Create drum tracks using any sample WAV files as drum sounds. Flexible, although designed mostly for Rock and Metal.

SmartSound Software, Inc. - - Sonicfire Pro 4 with Mood Mapping, music scoring software, and royalty-free music for video productions.

Swar Systems - - Create music using Indian melodies and scales. Supports up to 8 instruments.

TaalMala and SwarMala - - Compose Taal (loops) with Tabla and Pakhawaj (Indian drums). Export to WAV or MP3. Also offers the SwarMala sequencer.

Virtual Studio Systems - - Offers Lyricist and TrackNotes for musicians, songwriters, and home recording.