Computer Aided Composition, Free
| Computer Aided Composition - Software to help in the process of composition by creating arrangements, melodies, structures etc. with little human help. Can be used for complete compositions or just as a source of new musical ideas. | |
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| Software | Description | OS | License | File Date | Comments | Power |
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| thOnk_0+2 | Free Granular Synthesis for Mac. [VST] | Mac | Freeware | 9 | 65db | |
| Super Studio Session™ | Complete composition and performance for Macintosh | Mac | Freeware | 8 | 55db | |
| Bol Processor v2.9.3 | Music composition/improvisation using MIDI / OMS, QuickTime MIDI and Csound environments. | Mac | Freeware | 1998-11-20 | 13 | 60db |
| Stoner Sound | StonerSound produces a weirdly hypnotic stream of rippling musical tones. | Mac | Freeware | 1999-01-13 | 4 | 60db |
| QuasiFractal Composer | Fractal and algorithmic music - Automatically creates avant-garde MIDI music | Windows | Freeware | 1999-05-09 | 6 | 55db |
| FractMus 2000 | Fractal music composer. | Windows | Freeware | 1999-10-06 | 12 | 65db |
| MusiNum - The Music in the Numbers | Music creation by generative fractal algorithm. | Windows | Freeware | 1999-10-19 | 3 | 45db |
| MusiNum - The Music in the Numbers | Music creation by generative fractal algorithm | Win 3.1 | Freeware | 1999-10-19 | 6 | 50db |
| Algorithmic Composer v2.01 | A program that enables composition through the use of abstract object types | Windows | Freeware | 2000-02-22 | 0 | 55db |
| RandomNotes 1.03 | Creates random sequences of user-selected pitches. | Mac | Freeware | 2001-03-01 | 2 | 35db |
| Jsyn | Allows you to develop interactive computer music pieces in Java. | Windows | Freeware | 2001-05-01 | 0 | 50db |
| Java Music Specification Language | A new Java-based development tool for algorithmic composition and live performance | Windows | Freeware | 2001-07-01 | 0 | 50db |
| FMusic 1.9 | The Fractal Music Generator | Windows | Freeware | 2001-11-21 | 2 | 55db |
| RandomMIDI | RandomMIDI produces 'random' sequences of pitches from notes played on an on-screen piano keyboard | Mac | Freeware | 2002-05-01 | 0 | 45db |
| ivy 1.0.2 | Sound looping & granulation device featuring midi control | Mac | Freeware | 2002-10-16 | 0 | 40db |
| MIDIoz Arp Lite 1.1 | Algorithmically generate music for arpeggios and ambiental sounds | Windows | Freeware | 2003-03-01 | 1 | 55db |
| Universal Music Machine | A free compositional software program that allows the easy creation of algorithmic MIDI music. | Windows | Freeware | 2003-09-10 | 0 | 60db |
| ModemJam 1.02 | Modem sample trigger jamming. | Windows | Freeware | 2004-02-06 | 3 | 45db |
| MixedGrains | Dual Channel Gapper/Snipper/Mixer to one channel. | Mac | Freeware | 2004-03-04 | 1 | 45db |
| jMusic v1.5 | Music composition library for Java. | Mac | Free | 2004-03-23 | 0 | 35db |
| Atmosphere Lite v5.5 | Bring the sounds of nature to your desktop. | Windows | Freeware | 2004-07-16 | 5 | 45db |
| Matriosity v1.2 | A serial music matrix creator. | Mac | Freeware | 2004-11-06 | 0 | 40db |
| Syntrax 1.04 | A sequencer, sound synthesis and sample editor. | Windows | Freeware | 2004-11-21 | 0 | 50db |
| The Great Kazoo v1.3 | Create randomly generated music/noise from directories containing sound files. | Windows | Freeware | 2005-05-25 | 0 | 65db |
| Open Sound World v1.2.7 | Graphical programming environment for real-time music and audio applications. | Windows | Free | 2005-05-27 | 0 | 65db |
| Open Sound World v1.2.7 | Graphical programming environment for real-time music and audio applications. | Mac | Free | 2005-05-27 | 0 | 55db |
| inStep v1.4 | Allows composers from anywhere in the world to co-operate when writing music. | Windows | Freeware | 2005-06-21 | 2 | 50db |
| NINJAM v0.2a | Make music with other musicians via the Internet in real-time. | Mac | Free | 2005-07-15 | 0 | 40db |
| NINJAM v0.6 | Make music with other musicians via the Internet in real-time. | Windows | Free | 2005-07-20 | 0 | 45db |
| koZong v1.0 | Random chord progression generator. | Windows | Freeware | 2005-08-25 | 4 | 70db |
