Music Production Software

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I spend a lot of time these days listening to music to the point where I feel a creative itch to do something of my own. I'm too lazy to learn an instrument but I like the idea of playing General in a virtual production studio and experimenting with drum beats/bass lines/guitar riffs/piano melodies, adding other instruments/vocal harmonies and just seeing where it takes me.

Are there any programs out there that would allow one to create music without physically playing or singing anything? Ideally, I would like it to be open source but I would be prepared to pay money for the right program.

This multitrack recording software used to be called Sonar, now the company is giving it away for free.

https://www.bandlab.com/products/cakewalk

Audacity is a free open source digital audio editor and recording software.

https://www.audacityteam.org/

As far as drum beats, bass and guitar lines and vocal melodies are concerned, you're talking about "libraries." These can cost you a pretty penny depending on which ones you get. Luckily, some are free.

http://musicproductionhq.com/free-sample-libraries/
https://www.un4seen.com/
https://www.native-instruments.com/foru ... ree.76039/
https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2015/0 ... l-library/
https://hiphopmakers.com/free-drum-loop ... rum-breaks

Interestingly, most of the top music software companies will let you download their flagship programs and test them for free for 30 days.

https://www.ableton.com/en/trial/
https://www.steinberg.net/en/products/s ... sions.html
http://dl03.magix.net/trial_acid_pro8_dlm.exe