LMMS AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Audio Recorders

The best Audio Recorder alternative to LMMS is FL Studio. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try GarageBand or Cakewalk. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to LMMS and many of them are Audio Recorders so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Audio Recorder alternatives to LMMS are REAPER, Ardour, Ableton Live and Bitwig Studio.

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  1. FL Studio icon

    FL Studio

     494 likes

    A complete digital audio workstation featuring professional music creation tools for mixing, mastering, editing, and sequencing. It includes a responsive piano roll sequencer, lifetime license updates, visualizer plugins for video creation, and multi-touch support for advanced graphical interface navigation.

    94 FL Studio alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
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    Comments about FL Studio as an Alternative to LMMS
    David
    Positive
    5

    LMMS was modeled after FL Studio so it's very similar, though FL Studio has years of refinement through commercial development. LMMS is viable for creating commercial quality productions but FL's polished interface and workflow hugely simplify the task.

    Guest
    Positive
    -6

    They work well with high quality results. FL Studio is a little more advanced though

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    FL Studio icon

    • Most users think FL Studio is a great LMMS alternative.

    • FL Studio is Paid and ProprietaryLMMS is Free and Open Source
  2. REAPER icon

    REAPER

     254 likes

    A digital audio workstation, MIDI sequencer and video editing software application created by Cockos. The current version is available for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux.

    83 REAPER alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Ardour

     240 likes

    Ardour is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application. Record, edit, and mix on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.

    92 Ardour alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    ACID Pro

    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 pos...

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  6. Ableton Live icon

    Ableton Live

     212 likes

    Music software facilitating idea creation, editing, and performance with Arrangement and Session Views. Enhanced interfaces, improved waveforms, and great EQs provide intuitive and detailed music-making for studio and stage experiences.

    85 Ableton Live alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  7. GarageBand icon

    GarageBand

     268 likes

    Experience a rich music creation suite on Mac and iOS with comprehensive sound libraries, virtual session drummers, and user-friendly tools suitable for beginners and pros. Create, edit, and share your music effortlessly through a seamless Apple integration.

    103 GarageBand alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Comments about GarageBand as an Alternative to LMMS
    Tibbe
    Negative
    1

    GarageBand is apple products only

    sedeti
    Negative
    0

    It's only available for Apple

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    • Most users think GarageBand is a great LMMS alternative.

    • GarageBand is Free and ProprietaryLMMS is Free and Open Source
  8. Bitwig Studio icon

    Bitwig Studio

     94 likes

    Bitwig Studio is a multi-platform music-creation system for production, performance and DJing, with a focus on flexible editing tools and a super-fast workflow.

    53 Bitwig Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Comments about Bitwig Studio as an Alternative to LMMS
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    More sophiscated with professionals as target audience.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Bitwig Studio icon
    • Bitwig Studio is Paid and ProprietaryLMMS is Free and Open Source
  10. Cakewalk icon

    Cakewalk

     75 likes

    Cakewalk, formerly SONAR, is a comprehensive audio software for music composition, audio recording, editing, mixing and mastering. It features a full suite of high quality audio and MIDI effects and instruments and composition tools ranging from drum sequencer and piano roll...

    115 Cakewalk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about Cakewalk as an Alternative to LMMS
    Richie Scassellati
    Positive
    1

    I feel like Cakewalk is a lot easier to use than LMMS and is more feature-packed, like audio editing and recording.

    kendo friendo
    Positive
    2

    Cakewalk is a fully featured mainstream DAW offered for free. It offers everything you'd expect from paid software, and the Bandlab website has a very cool Github style collaboration and seller ecosystem.

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    • Cakewalk is Free Personal and ProprietaryLMMS is Free and Open Source
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    Zrythm

     35 likes

    Zrythm is a digital audio workstation designed to be featureful and easy to use.

    93 Zrythm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Comments about Zrythm as an Alternative to LMMS
    Paulo Corceiro
    2

    Not exactly "Free". There's a free version but you can't save or load.

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    • Zrythm is Freemium and Open SourceLMMS is Free and Open Source
  12. Logic Pro icon

    Logic Pro

     120 likes

    Comprehensive studio app offering advanced DAW and MIDI tools, a creative interface, powerful software instruments, plugins like Beat Breaker, full mixer capabilities, and seamless integration with Mac and iPad for professional-sounding mixes.

    79 Logic Pro alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
    • iPad
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  13. Bespoke Synth icon

    Bespoke Synth

     29 likes

    Bespoke is a software modular synthesizer. It contains a bunch of modules, which you can connect together to create sounds.

    81 Bespoke Synth alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Comments about Bespoke Synth as an Alternative to LMMS
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    it allows for audio routing loops! been wanting this in fl studio for over a decade, and finally found it here. its a bit rough around the edges, if youre bougie and need everything to look fancy in order to make sounds its not for you. but its basically like using a modular synth except you dont have to spend a fortune on hardware

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Bespoke Synth is Free and Open SourceLMMS is also Free and Open Source
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    Qtractor

     52 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...

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  15. Cubase icon

    Cubase

     86 likes

    Definitive desktop DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) for professional mixing, mastering, music production and sound design.

    77 Cubase alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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