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humndislocation · 30th April 2007, 09:14 PM

I don't know of a free program that does everything. You can use a program called Buzz machines for electronic stuff, but it doesn't let you record audio. It takes a little getting used to, and it can be quite unstable, but I like it.

I guess you could describe it as being "ghetto reason", in that you can wire different machines and effects together quite easily, except the machines and effects aren't quite as good as Reason's, and you get a flowchart style layout instead of the virtual rack of Reason.

www.buzzmachines.com

Here's an unfinished industrial/rythmic noise track I made with it a few years ago, so as you can hear, it's quite capable of doing industrial music. http://theoid.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/d...erofworlds.mp3

Screenshot of the machine editor part of the interface

For audio editing, Audacity is pretty good. It even lets you play multiple audio files at the same time, which is good if you don't have access to a proper sequencer like Cubase. (Obviously though, you're better off with a real sequencer... I imagine there'll probably be an open source one on the internet somewhere) Audacity: Free Audio Editor and Recorder

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humndislocation Hardcore is serious guys Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 5,893 Band: Blasphemous Necrorapist	I don't know of a free program that does everything. You can use a program called Buzz machines for electronic stuff, but it doesn't let you record audio. It takes a little getting used to, and it can be quite unstable, but I like it. I guess you could describe it as being "ghetto reason", in that you can wire different machines and effects together quite easily, except the machines and effects aren't quite as good as Reason's, and you get a flowchart style layout instead of the virtual rack of Reason. www.buzzmachines.com Here's an unfinished industrial/rythmic noise track I made with it a few years ago, so as you can hear, it's quite capable of doing industrial music. http://theoid.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/d...erofworlds.mp3 Screenshot of the machine editor part of the interface For audio editing, Audacity is pretty good. It even lets you play multiple audio files at the same time, which is good if you don't have access to a proper sequencer like Cubase. (Obviously though, you're better off with a real sequencer... I imagine there'll probably be an open source one on the internet somewhere) Audacity: Free Audio Editor and Recorder Last edited by humndislocation : 30th April 2007 at 09:23 PM.