Awesome Audio Production

The classic open-source audio editor. Great for quick edits, noise removal, and basic processing

Professional-grade DAW that's open source. Excellent for multi-track recording and mixing

Free, cross-platform music production software. Good for creating original music and beats

Modern, feature-rich DAW with a clean interface

Built-in professional audio suite within Resolve. Excellent for video editors already using the software

Apple's free DAW. Surprisingly capable for music creation and podcast editing

Full-featured DAW, completely free for Windows

Browser-based DAW with collaboration features

Industry standard for video editors using Premiere Pro. Excellent integration and spectral editing

Apple's professional DAW. Great value with extensive sound library

Popular for music production and live performance. Unique session view workflow

Industry standard in film, TV, and professional audio

Popular for beat-making and electronic music. Lifetime free updates

Affordable, highly customizable, and lightweight. Excellent value

Professional DAW with excellent MIDI capabilities

Simple, fast audio editor. Great for quick edits without the complexity of a full DAW

Clean interface, available as browser-based or desktop app

User-friendly audio editor with restoration tools

Straightforward audio editor for Windows and Mac

Free audio converter supporting many formats

Command-line audio processing tool. Great for batch processing and scripts

Free music and sound effects for YouTube creators

Large collection of free music tracks

Curated collection of free, legal audio downloads

Kevin MacLeod's extensive library of royalty-free music

Community music remixing site with Creative Commons tracks

Free classical music recordings and sheet music

Over 33,000 sound effects for personal, educational, or research purposes

Free sound clips and effects

Popular among YouTubers. Large catalog with good search tools

Unlimited downloads with simple licensing. Known for high-quality tracks

Premium music licensing. Higher quality, higher price point

Unlimited music, sound effects, and video templates

Music included with graphics, templates, and stock footage subscription

Curated library from Shutterstock. Per-track licensing

Lifetime deal option available. Good for budget-conscious creators

Free tier available with premium options

AI composer for creating original music

AI-generated royalty-free music streams

Generate unique music with AI

Create and release AI-generated songs

AI music generation from text prompts

High-quality AI music generation

Collaborative database of Creative Commons licensed sounds

Large free sound effects library with premium options

Professional sound effects with free tier

Free sound effects and samples

Annual free sound effects bundle from Sonniss

Free download for Adobe users

High-quality cinematic sound effects

Professional library used in film and TV

Extensive SFX library with unique collections

Curated indie sound effect collections

Subscription-based sample and sound library

Excellent free dynamic equalizer

High-quality free compressor

Popular multiband compressor

Free reverb/delay with massive sound

Powerful free wavetable synthesizer

Collection of 37 free plugins

Free bundle of essential effects

Quality free synths and effects

Industry standard for audio repair and noise reduction

One-knob audio repair plugins

Professional noise reduction tools

Audio repair plugins designed for video editors

AI-powered vocal noise reduction

Automatic vocal level riding

Complete vocal production suite

Industry standard pitch correction

Creative voice manipulation

Premium EQ often used on dialogue

Versatile, visual compressor

Classic optical compressor emulation

Hardware emulations (requires UA hardware or Native)

High-quality compressor and console emulations

Versatile algorithmic reverb

Natural-sounding reverb with great visualization

Convolution reverb with real space impulses

Hybrid reverb with vintage character

Free AI-powered audio cleanup

AI transcription, editing, and voice cloning

Automatic audio post-production (leveling, noise reduction, encoding)

AI stem separation for vocals and instruments

Real-time noise cancellation for calls and recordings

High-quality AI voice generation and cloning

AI voice generator for voiceovers

AI voice generation with many voices and languages

Custom AI voice cloning

Text-to-speech with natural voices

Enterprise AI voice platform

Open-source speech recognition with excellent accuracy

AI meeting transcription and notes

Human and AI transcription services

AI transcription with editing tools

AI transcription with Adobe integration

Open-source music source separation

Adjust levels of separated stems

AI music separation for musicians and creators

Free online vocal remover

Voice-activated scrolling teleprompter

Simple, effective teleprompter app

Teleprompter with video recording built-in

Browser-based teleprompter

Exercises for voice preparation

Exercises for voice health

Popular all-rounder with multiple patterns

Clean sound, great for voice

Compact with good built-in processing

Designed for streamers with Clipguard technology

Budget option with both USB and XLR outputs

Hybrid USB/XLR with smartphone app control

Industry standard for podcasts and voiceover

Great value broadcast dynamic

Classic broadcast microphone

Affordable large-diaphragm condenser

Ultra-low noise condenser

Industry standard shotgun for film

Popular entry-level interfaces

Great preamps with vintage mode

Excellent converters and metering

Console-quality preamps

Legendary SSL sound at entry-level

Professional portable interface

Industry standard closed-back

Classic studio monitoring headphone

Excellent options at various price points

Reference open-back headphones

Great value closed-back option

Acoustic foam and treatment panels

Professional acoustic panels

Room treatment solutions

Build your own with rockwool/owens corning 703

Voiceover techniques and home studio setup

Audio for video creators

Microphone reviews and comparisons

Mixing tutorials and techniques

Professional production techniques

Recording and mixing tutorials

Home recording tutorials

In-depth audio engineering explanations

Professional audio courses

University-level audio courses

Creative audio courses

Wide variety of audio training

DAW-specific tutorials

Professional mixing tutorials

Articles and tutorials on audio production

Interviews with audio professionals

Music production discussions

Mastering techniques and insights

Professional audio discussion

Music production community

Podcast creation community

Professional audio forum

Long-running audio community

Sample libraries and composition

Plugin news and forums

Leading audio technology magazine

Recording techniques and gear

Professional audio production

Free magazine for creative recording