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Many of the best musicians start with good ideas and free software.
Apple GarageBand
GarageBandis the quintessential free music-making app for Apple systems.
Available for Windows and macOS, AVID makes an app that aims for power and utility over all else.
This is a stripped-down free version of Pro Tools, the full version of which starts at $9.99/month.
Despite this, you get alotfor free.
On top of this AVID has awhole set of tutorialsaimed at getting you up to speed quickly.
Serato Studio is focused on scene-based music creation.
you could also apply a ton of effects to your tracks to completely transform the sound.
This is a slimmed-down version of the premiumMPC 2app, which has more features.
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The app is free but youll need to surrender your email address to get a download link.
That app has both a Windows and macOS version available.
The company still produces hardware, and AKAI MPC Beats is designed to work with it.
Unfortunately, you cant trigger samples with your computers keyboard directly in the app.
There are also percussion synths like Kicker (for kick drums) and Mallets (for melodic percussion).
Audacity
Audacityisnt a DAW, but rather a multitrack audio editor.
Its an essential tool for quick recording, editing, cleaning up, and mixing audio.
If you want to try the most powerful tracker available then grab the demo version ofRenoise.
