I thought I would blog this so I can refer to it instead of posting the same info over and over again as I have already needed to give this info out a couple of times here recently. Free Software versus freeware. They are not the same. So: Libre Software versus gratisware. One speaks to freedom, one speaks to zero price. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware Some Free Software for audio / music: Click on Read for more info...
Audacity available for Windows®, Mac or GNU/Linux. The Free, Cross-Platform Sound Editor. GPL licensed. Traverso available for Windows®, Mac or GNU/Linux. Traverso DAW Multitrack audio recording & editing. GPL licensed. I do most of my audio work on linux and there is a world of Free audio and music related software available for it: Sound & MIDI Software For Linux - I think that site is out of date but it can be a good starting point. Some of the software is cross platform, some is not. I will add more info here as I get the time. drew |
