Experimental, Free
| Experimental - Here you will find music making software which follows unconventional creation methods. Whether it be using body motion, digital pictures or drawing, all software which uses experimental, unique and sometimes just plain odd ways of creating sound are located in this category. | |
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| Software | Description | OS | License | File Date | Comments | Power |
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| Coagula Light 1.6 | Industrial Strength Color-Note Organ | Windows | Freeware | 2003-05-08 | 15 | 80db |
| thOnk_0+2 | Free Granular Synthesis for Mac. [VST] | Mac | Freeware | 9 | 75db | |
| hypercyclic 1.1.367 | The hypercyclic is a MIDI Arpeggiator and Mangler [VST/AU] | Mac | Freeware | 2011-10-03 | 0 | 70db |
| Cecilia 4.2 beta | Graphic User Interface to Csound. | Mac | Free | 2011-03-09 | 7 | 70db |
| WizardMaster Control Program v3.001 | A very odd experimental loop-based MIDI sequencer and drum machine. | Windows | Freeware | 2006-12-12 | 6 | 65db |
| BallSequencer 1.5 | Experimental midi-based sequencer. [VST] | Windows | Free | 2009-02-24 | 4 | 65db |
| HighC v2.81 | A graphical music creation tool that lets you draw your music. | Windows | Freeware | 2010-03-12 | 1 | 65db |
| ARGO v1 | 100 real-time sound synthesis modules. | Windows | Freeware | 2008-04-20 | 0 | 60db |
| TalkBackToBasics v2.500 | Trigger and manipulate speech-synthesized text from your computer keyboard | Mac | Freeware | 2006-12-12 | 3 | 60db |
| MetaMix v1.1 | Algorithmic audio remixing software. Transform existing music into a new listening experience [osx] | Mac | Freeware | 2003-10-26 | 1 | 60db |
| Critters v3.0 | Compose original music, no musical ability required. | Mac | Freeware | 2006-04-06 | 2 | 60db |
| Pink Ninja v1.1 | Experimental audio slicer. | Windows | Freeware | 2005-10-04 | 0 | 60db |
| hypercyclic 1.1.367 | The hypercyclic is a MIDI Arpeggiator and Mangler [VST] | Windows | Freeware | 2011-10-03 | 0 | 60db |
| Seelewaschen v1.2 | Generative sound environment. | Mac | Freeware | 2006-10-20 | 0 | 60db |
| Ambient Sound Lab 1.1 | Musical explorations with a virtual theremin and space bells + virtual theremin. | Android | Free | 2011-06-15 | 0 | 60db |
| EVPmaker v2.5 | Experimental program for the generation of 'Electronic Voice Phenomena' | Windows | Freeware | 2008-10-02 | 3 | 60db |
| DSK BlueZ v1.0 beta | Experimental synth. [VST] | Windows | Freeware | 2008-10-22 | 0 | 55db |
| Music Animation Machine MIDI Player Machine MIDI Player v35 | Graphical MIDI file player. | Windows | Freeware | 2006-08-19 | 2 | 55db |
| MetaMix v1.1 | Algorithmic audio remixing software. Transform existing music into a new listening experience. | Windows | Freeware | 2003-10-26 | 0 | 55db |
| TEXTURE 3.0 | Generates musical information by stochastic means. | Windows | Freeware | 1998-02-24 | 31 | 55db |
| Audioblast v1.6.3 | Record and edit WAV and MP3 files and create Morse messages. | Windows | Freeware | 2007-04-10 | 0 | 55db |
| ThinkSnail .02 | Aleatoric-algorithmic music application | Mac | Freeware | 1998-03-14 | 0 | 55db |
| Thingumajig | Experimental noise generator | Windows | Freeware | 2004-09-06 | 0 | 55db |
| The Great Kazoo v1.3 | Create randomly generated music/noise from directories containing sound files. | Windows | Freeware | 2005-05-25 | 0 | 55db |
| Rain | Rain converts gif-image to sound using granular synthesis | Windows | Freeware | 1999-01-01 | 8 | 55db |
| Stoner Sound | StonerSound produces a weirdly hypnotic stream of rippling musical tones. | Mac | Freeware | 1999-01-13 | 4 | 55db |
| BillaBoop v0.1 | Turns Human beatboxing into drum patterns. | Windows | Freeware | 2005-07-01 | 1 | 50db |
| Phonogramme - Svelte | Creates WAV files from BMP files | Windows | Freeware | 1997-07-08 | 18 | 50db |
| SBaGen Linux | The theory behind binaural beats is that if you apply slightly different frequency sine waves to each ear, a beating affect is created in the brain itself, due to the brain's internal wiring. | Linux | Freeware | 2003-01-01 | 0 | 50db |
| HighC v2.86 | A graphical music creation tool that lets you draw your music. | Linux | Freeware | 2011-08-20 | 0 | 50db |
