Sound and Music Composition

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Commercial Software Packages

• Pro Tools The industry standard for all audio production
• FLStudio (Formerly known as Fruity Loops) is a complex yet fairly easy to use package
• Orion Similar to FLStudio, but more easily accessible for newcomers.
• CakeWalk
• Steinberg Cubase
• Sound Forge audio editor
• ACID loop-based production
• Adobe Audition Record, Mix, Edit and Master Program
• Reason
• Finale

Shareware and Freeware Software Package

• Audacity audio editor for PC, Mac, and Linux
• Goldwave audio editing
• LMMS alternative to FL Studio Free! Don't let the name fool you, there is an installer for windows available (Linux Multi Media Studio)
• Wavosaur free audio editor great for sound looping (Only available for Windows PC)

Links of Interest

• KVRaudio large forum dedicated to open standard audio plugins.
• http://www.synthzone.com/
• Large list of software synthesizers (shareware, free and demo)

Example Music

Here is a short music bit (Dead link) created from just HL2 metal and wood impact sounds plus the Combine Wall move sounds. Composed in Fruity Loops --Holtt 16:20, 15 Feb 2006 (PST)