Adobe Audition Alternatives

Adobe Audition is described as 'Robust audio editing tool for commercial projects offering dynamic post-production features, perfect for video and podcast editing' and is a very popular music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Adobe Audition for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Adobe Audition alternative is Audacity, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Adobe Audition are REAPER, Tenacity, Ardour and Ocenaudio.

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Adobe Audition alternatives are mainly Audio Editors, but if you're looking for Audio Recorders or Music Production Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Windows, Free, Mac, Android, iPad and Open Source. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Adobe Audition.
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  1. Avid Pro Tools icon
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    Pro Tools makes music creation fast and fluid, providing a complete set of tools to create, record, edit, and mix audio. Get inspired and start making music with a massive collection of plugins, instruments, and sounds.

    91 Avid Pro Tools alternatives

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  2. Every track includes real time equalization and dynamics processing to sweeten and fine tune your mix. This is in addition to your six real time track effects, making Fairlight far more powerful than other digital audio workstation software!

    13 DaVinci Resolve Fairlight alternatives

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    • Free
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  3. Qtractor icon
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    Qtractor is an Audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer application written in C++ with the Qt framework. Target platform is GNU/Linux, where the Jack Audio Connection Kit (JACK) for audio, and the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) for MIDI, are the main infrastructures for...

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  4. Studio One icon
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    Studio One is an advanced digital audio workstation for Mac and Windows featuring a bevy of powerful composition, editing, mixing and mastering tools on top of standard multi-track DAW features. Highly praised for its intuitive chord track that lets users drag and drop both...

    54 Studio One alternatives

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    Comments about Studio One as an Alternative to Adobe Audition
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    While the program is quite good, the controls are quite different to Audition and make it difficult to adjust and understand.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Studio One is a great Adobe Audition alternative.

    • Studio One is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Audition is also Paid and Proprietary
  5. MixPad icon
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    MixPad provides free audio mixing and recording with unlimited tracks, MIDI editor, low latency, various effects like EQ and reverb, and supports multiple audio formats and exporting. Perfect for creating professional audio with user-friendly drag and drop functionality.

    42 MixPad alternatives

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    • Android Tablet
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    • Kindle Fire
     
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  6. Mixcraft icon
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    Mixcraft is a recording studio with effects, featuring Reverb, Delay/Echo, EQ, Compression, Flanger and Chorus, as well as resonant filters and a powerful loop editor. The high performance 32 bit sound engine supports broadcast quality WAV files and will even import compressed...

    27 Mixcraft alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Mixcraft as an Alternative to Adobe Audition
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    Mixcraft is a powerful daw with midi and vsti while audition is an audio editor and multitrack,basically apples and oranges

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Mixcraft is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Audition is also Paid and Proprietary
  7. ACID Pro icon
     47 likes

    Experience transformative music production with multitrack recording, comprehensive MIDI sequencing, legendary looping, and Transparent Technology for seamless creative flow without barriers in professional audio creation and post-production.

    62 ACID Pro alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Windows
     
  8. Reason icon
     117 likes

    Reason is a virtual studio rack with all the tools and instruments you need to turn your ideas into music. And it's more than just a set of excellent synths and effects. It's a complete music system. Step into the age of Reason.

    73 Reason alternatives

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    Comments about Reason as an Alternative to Adobe Audition
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    Reason is a musical performance software aimed at musicians and music producer. It is not an audio file editor / analyzer.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. Reason is a legitimate Adobe Audition alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Reason is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Audition is also Paid and Proprietary
  9. GoldWave icon
     53 likes

    GoldWave is a highly rated, professional digital audio editor that turns your computer or mobile device into a recording studio at your finger tips.

    48 GoldWave alternatives

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  10. Mastering is one of the most important parts of the music production process. It is a unique art and, for 25 years, WaveLab has been the number one choice for mastering professionals. WaveLab is a complete mastering solution, with every tool that you will ever need to cover your...

    44 Steinberg WaveLab alternatives

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  11. TwistedWave icon
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    TwistedWave is a very easy to use and powerful audio editor.

    It supports Audio Unit plug-ins and many file formats, including wav, aiff, caf, mp3, mp4, FLAC, Ogg/Vorbis and ambisonic sound files.

    Good multichannel support. TwistedWave lets you easily add, remove or reorder chan.

    46 TwistedWave alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  12. Wavacity icon
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    Wavacity is derived from the open source Audacity and modified to run in the web browser.

    52 Wavacity alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Online
     
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