The Best 9 Csound Alternatives

  • Pure Data

    Pd (aka Pure Data) is a real-time graphical programming environment for audio, video, and graphical processing. It is the third major branch of the family of patcher programming languages known as Max (Max/FTS, ISPW Max, Max/MSP, jMax, etc.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • SuperCollider

    A real time audio synthesis engine, and an object-oriented programming language specialised for music. SuperCollider was created in 1996 by James McCartney, Since...

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD

  • ChucK

    ChucK is a programming language for real-time sound synthesis and music creation. ChucK presents a unique time-based, concurrent programming model that's precise and...

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • Shoebot

    Shoebot is a pure Python graphics robot: It takes a Python script as input, which describes a drawing process, and outputs a graphic in a common open standard format...

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • Overtone

    Overtone is an open source audio environment designed to explore new musical ideas from synthesis and sampling to instrument building, live-coding and collaborative...

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • PdDroidParty

    Run your Pure Data patches on Android with native GUIs emulated.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Android Eclipse

  • Wob FX 2

    "Looking for wobble? Look no further. The new Wob FX Max for Live device, developed by Ernesto Cecco D'Ortona, should take care of most if not all of your...

    Free Mac OS X Windows Ableton Live