Common Music-creating Software (read if interested)

[Pyroshock]

Fishing for sticky ftw!

So, you've opened this thread, therefore it's safe to assume you're interested in creating music on your computer. But there's always one question that pops up. What software is available for me to use?

That's what this thread is for. Here I'll list some common software used to create music.

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PC

Free Software
- Buzzmachines rofl
- MuseScore
- CSound

Software that costs some cash
- FL Studio (Demo available, limitation is no saving project files)
- Reaper
- ReNoise
- Reason (Demo available, limitation is 20 minutes of use)
- Cubase (No demo as far as I know)
- Sony ACID (Demo available)
- energyXT (Demo available)
- Ableton Live (Demo available)
- Cakewalk's SONAR
- Pro Tools 9 (use any interface!)

Mac

Software that costs some cash
- Garageband
- Reason
- Ableton Live (Demo available)
- Pro Tools 9 (use any interface!)
- Logic Pro

Helpful Pages
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAW
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_sequencer

Advanced Things:
Best VSTIs! Check out this thread!
Curious? Read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Studio_Technology


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If you have any suggestions for other programs that could be added to the list, please feel free to post.