Hydrogen Alternatives

Hydrogen is described as 'Advanced drum machine. It's main goal is to bring professional yet simple and intuitive pattern-based drum programming' and is a popular app in the audio & music category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Hydrogen for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Linux, iPad and Mac apps. The best Hydrogen alternative is LMMS, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Hydrogen are AudioTool, Qtractor, Studio One and Draw.Audio.

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  1. LMMS icon
     668 likes

    Cross-platform digital audio workstation supporting lossless audio and VST plugins. Features include music looping, sequencing, and MIDI support. Provides an ad-free, privacy-focused, portable experience without registration, working offline with extensibility through plugins and add-ons.

    100 LMMS alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
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  2. AudioTool icon
     84 likes

    Make music online with a powerful set of tools ranging from synthesizers and samplers to mixers, delays, reverb and much more. AudioTool is an advanced, collaborative DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) built for the browser.

    85 AudioTool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  3. Qtractor icon
     54 likes

    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...

    84 Qtractor alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  4. Studio One icon
     50 likes

    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...

    63 Studio One alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Draw.Audio icon
     8 likes

    Explore sound art with an innovative, free musical sketch-pad offering a synthesizer, sequencer, and drawing tools. Underpinned by the Web Audio API, it enables music recording, editing, and playback without ads, all in a seamless web-based interface for creative expression.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. ACID Pro icon
     49 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.

    70 ACID Pro alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. DrumComputer icon
     1 like

    DrumComputer is the new specialist for synthetic drums, combining classic and modern synthesis with flexible modulations and luxurious sequencing. Intelligent randomizers, elegant pattern editing and import of your own samples are just a few of the mind blowing possibilities.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPad
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  8. iO-808 icon
     2 likes

    An attempt at a fully recreated web-based TR-808 drum machine using React, Redux, and the Web Audio API.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  9. Bosca Ceoil icon
     24 likes

    Bosca Ceoil is all about looping, and designed that way at its heart. Songs are built up from lots of tiny 16 note patterns – the intended workflow is that you loop over these single patterns until you have something you like, then you start making variations.

    65 Bosca Ceoil alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Adobe AIR
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  10. bleep box icon
     1 like

    bleep!BOX is a drum machine, synthesizer and sequencer for your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. bleep!BOX has NO SAMPLES - every sound is generated in realtime, so you can tweak to your hearts' content and kiss repetitive, cookie cutter drum beats and loops goodbye. bleep!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  11. DrumThrash is a standalone drum machine software for PC that lets you create realistic sounding drum tracks. Easily compose full length drum arrangements for any style rock, jazz, metal, funk, country, hip-hop, etc...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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