1BITDRAGON

Simple to use for sketching out ideas

fun to just mess around with

This is one of the few audio programs I can actually use despite being almost tone deaf and surprisingly it runs better on void linux with pulseaudio than LMMS does. As an added bonus It's also quite fun to use! 10/10 software for me already, and the dev just released the big V5 update that not only added far, far more instruments but added a synth generator with a randomize button that got me a pretty good thing in a single click and the ability to import your own wav files. On top of that there are now 12 tracks for instruments instead of only 4 and the exporter seems to be improved to even let you export each track separately to ease mixing in third party software. Genuinely worth every cent.

Exactly as advertised which is exactly what I wanted for a long time: A straightforward easy to use music creation app that isn't going to break the bank. If you're trying to dabble into music creation, or just have a tune in your head you've always wanted to make, I'd get this as a great start. It's lightweight, cost effective and even without reading or watching tutorials, it's very easy to fiddle around with and learn how to use without much hassle. Additionally, even if English is not your native language, I feel you could fairly easily use this app just by clicking and figuring out what does what. That being said, this app is not for users looking for high end music production. It's limited in what it can do and lacks a lot of the fine tuning features of high end programs, but it's not trying to be that in the first place. You get 4 main channels for instruments with up to 5 for drums/rhythm and only play in 1 octave of a scale. Still, a user who knows what they are doing could make some really simple but fun sounds.

Alfredo Groovin

I've used this for many years since, and I enjoy using it to make Different Kinds of Music. It has the premade instruments, no ability to insert custom instruments, but it's better for me.

This was already a solid purchase, very simple and easy tool to experiment and make some simple tracks, good selection of built in instruments/sounds and simple effects, but with the recent 5.0 update, this tool seems far more powerful, more instruments, new synthesizer, importable wavs, expanded and more customizable effects, definitely recommend. Very excited to dig in and see more.