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Is there any software that can convert real time music into MIDI music?
Melodyne is a commercial solution (~200 USD, assistent version needed) that probably outperforms most others with regards to usability and features, although it's a bit expensive for the task you want ...
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DAW fit for composing/recording in standard music notation?
I would suggest taking a look at Denemo which seems to fit a lot of your requirements:
Music input from teh PC Keyboard, MIDI Controller or acoustically
Produces sheet music in various notations vial ...
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Getting started creating digital music
Try MuseScore. Free of charge, very capable.
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Alternative to Synthesia, for MIDI instrument
Since I own a license for Synthesia I could check in "Free play" mode what you want and I think I found the issue: there seem to be many programs that do play notes which are received via MIDI, but ...
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Software to create SF2 soundfonts
From the list suggested by @Steve Barnes I picked Polyphone because their website looked so well made.
It fulfills the requirements:
works on Windows (tested on Windows 7)
creates SF2 sound fonts
is ...
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Is there a Rogue Amoeba SoundSource (MacOS app) equivalent for Windows?
Equalizer APO https://sourceforge.net/projects/equalizerapo/ with Peace https://sourceforge.net/projects/peace-equalizer-apo-extension/ offers some of SoundSource offers, but it a far cry. Eq APO ...
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Tool to remove clicking sounds in audio recording due to clipping (Android or Windows)
Audacity:
has a very effective filter for noise removal
Supports import/export of AC3, M4A/M4R & with the optional FFmpeg library
Is free, gratis & open source
Is available for Windows/Mac/...
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Split vocal from piano in a very simple song
Really, the only app that comes anywhere close [if the phase flip trick doesn't work, which it usually doesn't] is Izotope's Music Rebalance
It is only available as part of a larger package & ...
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Sound editor for Mac to manually mix (crossfade) music files?
The easy answer is Audacity:
Free, Gratis & Open Source
Cross Platform, Windows, Linux & Mac OS-X.
Multi-track
Supports most sound file formats
Adjust volume with Compressor, Amplify, ...
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Software to find similar music samples
Acoustid has a list of specific applications including Picard which rely on open source technology but for any serious use I would suggest taking a look at ARCloud for music recognition.
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Music playlist creator with export capabilities
Not sure what you are looking for exactly, but most modern music players can create playlists in m3u format or others.
MusicBee can create both static playlists or so called "Smart Playlists" which ...
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Program to play with FM (frequency modulation) synthesis
You might consider using ZynAddSubFX. It is free, open-source, available for Linux, Windows and Mac.
Among other options, you can perform FM synthesis; there are some presets, but you can also edit ...
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Program that renders MIDI compositions
I ended up using Garritan Personal Orchestra, which features a standalone program called "Aria Player" that is able to render MIDI directly to orchestral sounds.
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CLI or Text IDE based Audio/Music production software like LMMS?
What about sonic-pi, it is a free tool/IDE that supports a variety of different built in synths as well as the ability to code in your own.
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CLI or Text IDE based Audio/Music production software like LMMS?
I know it's a bit old but I just came across this question :)
How about lilypond. It's cross-platform, (works on all versions of Windows as well). It's a text based music notation, can export to midi ...
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