#vcv japanese

[utau-signalboosts]

Original song by fuki*duki

Due to various issues, neither of us have been able to post for a while. Sorry! Anyway, summer is here! Here, have an UTAU who’s sort of related to the theme!

Illustration by Matsuda Toki (松田トキ)

Kou Umine (海音コウ) is a Japanese UTAU voiced by Seika Kaikou (海光錆架). Her voice is described as something like “female, but the voicer is aiming for a young male voice.” Because of this, her voicebanks are (unofficially?) divided into two groups. Cool = masculine (Kou-kun/コウくん), whisper = feminine (Kou-chan/コウちゃん). All the voicebanks are bright in tone, and even the whisper voicebank is fairly deep. Kou has one CV, one VCV, and one CV+VCV set.

It seems as though Kou is female, but she’s fine with being viewed as a boy. Kou is 17 years old and described as a “black-tailed gull anthropomorphic android.” She eats and drinks like a human being, but she’s also rechargeable (note the USB port). Like a black-tailed gull, Kou likes fish and biscuits, and she has a tendency to lose things. The thing on her waist is a recorder, which she often plays.

Also, she’s featured in an RPG! I wish there were more UTAU video games. I might play this one since it looks really high quality... who am I kidding, I’m terrible with RPGs

umine.net is supposed to be Kou’s website. However, at the time of posting, it’s inaccessible. The VP is aware of this, so it should be up in the near future! Possibly with a new URL, so let’s hope I remember to update this post accordingly...

#UTAU #UTAUloid #kou umine #海音コウ #seika kaikou #海光錆架 #female #young #youthful #bright #japanese #japan #original #original song #vcv #cv #cv japanese #vcv japanese #monopitch #feminine #masculine #(?) #androgynous #android #deep #soft #whisper #that's a lot of tags and yet I still feel like I'm missing something

[utauarchive]

Kasane Teto

Name: Kasane Teto ( 重音テト) Gender: Chimera Sexuality: N/A Pronouns: She/Her Age: 31 Birthday: N/A Height: 5′2″ (159.5cm) Weight: 103lbs (47kg)

Item: French bread Likes: French bread, playing tricks Dislikes: DMC, rats

About: Teto is undoubtably the most well known UTAU. She was originally made as an April Fools joke, as she was presented as an upcoming VOCALOID voicebank. Teto is a Chimera, a Greek mythilogical creature. In Teto’s Chimera form, she grows pink dragon-like wings and her belt becomes a tail. She is usually portrayed as being cheerful, eager, and mischievous.

Languages: Japanese, English Voicebanks: Normal (CV, VCV), Whisper (CV, VCV), Rikimi (V-CV), Sakebi (VCV), Extra, English (CVVC) Release Date: April 1st, 2008 Official Website: KasaneTeto.jp

Creator: N/A Voice Provider: Oyamano Mayo ( 小山乃舞世) | Twitter Illustrator: Sen ( 線) | Piapro

Sample Video: Yoshiwara Lament | asa, Oyamano Mayo ft. Kasane Teto

#UTAU #Kasane Teto #female #Japanese #English #Bilingual #CV #VCV #V-CV #CVVC #Oyamano Mayo #Sen #feminine voice #pink hair #red hair #medium hair #twin drills #pink eyes

[dh-giang]

#This is Shizuruu #my main UTAU and I’m proud of them. #Shizuruu is a non-binary UTAU with androgynous looking and masculine voice. #Height: 175cm #Weight: 58kg #Birthday: Aug 22nd #2003 #Character item: Chocolate covered strawberry #Extra: Shizuruu is an outgoing person #they really care of their friends and only wanna make them smile. #VB info: Shiz has been known as an UTAU with 2 CVVC VBs for Japanese and Vietnamese #but now they eventually have a VCV JPN bank and 2 another languages VBs. However #none of their new VBs are released (because I’m too lazy to make a demo lol)

[utau-bowl]

Release video for Tomi -BITE-, a strong 3 pitch VCV with an added soft append.

[ Download ]

#utau release #tomi #utau #utauloid #vcv #japanese #demo reel #utau demo #utau cover

[astrialogical]

ARIANWEN LLOYD_COSMOS (RE)RELEASE

Cosmos is an older voicebank that still holds up, so it is remaining available for download and has gotten a re-released video on my new UTAU-specific YouTube channel. Please consider using her for covers! I love to hear people use my precious raccoon baby. Cosmos is a Japanese VCV + VC voicebank that has 3 main pitches along with included appends for extra expressions. She also has a few extras for some realism. I am terrible with vocal fry so they may not sound great haha She is a sweet-voiced mature female with a gentle tone! Please follow the terms of use when using her! DOWNLOAD || WEBSITE I would love to hear any covers you make with her, so please be sure to tag me in them!

#utau voicebank #utauoid #utauloid #utauカバー #utau #utau oc #arianwen lloyd #arianwen utau #welsh utau #welsh #japanese #vcv #voicebank download #voicebank release #utau release #Youtube

[vocalsynthbdays]

happy birthday Tomo Kane(utau) and adachi rei(utau) !!!!! [oct 12]

tomo

adachi (utau)

Tomo Kane is a japanese synth released in 2011, and devloped by SHINYUSHA for the windows 100% magazine (more about that on 13 jul post). utau wikidot says tomo was released on 13 instead of 12 though. she is voiced by Tomoko Kaneda, and illustrated by 今泉昭彦(Imaizumi Akihiko ? maybe ?). tomos official mmd model was created by Aun.N. tomo comes with the windows 100 utau starter pack and the utau master pack. shes available in the nov 2011 issue of windows 100, and then received an update for the nov 2012 issue.

adachi rei is a japanese synth created and illustrated by missile39. missile39 created 2 life-size robots of hatsune miku in the past, and is now working on building a robot of his original character adachi rei. this is being crowd funded to pay for the material needed in 3d printing her different parts. adachis utau vb wa released on 12 oct 2019, and her A.I.VOICE (or more specifically REPLIVOICE) (developed by Mechanical Girl LLC) bank on 23 oct 2021, after a crowd funding campaign. adachis voice is completely computer generated using audacity through overlapping Sin waves and the use of equalizers to adjust the wave frequencies to match those of japanese speech (?). as such, she does not have a vp. a fan-made port to deepvocal was created by M@RS, and a conversion to vcv by K.C.. adachi is 160cm tall.

tomo mmd model

aivoice

robot adachi

#adachi rei #rei adachi #tomo kane #kane tomo #utau #utauloid #utauloids #utaus #utau100 #windows 100 utau starter pack #windows 100% utau #robot #shinyusha #mechanical girl llc #ai voice #deepvocal #replivoice #bday #vocal synth #vocal synthesizers #vocal synths #vocalsynth #vocalsynths #october #oct 12

[cosmindart]

WavSEED Flavors

I may be biased but Ecume and Ripple are my fav VBs of his. I also love Tsunami but it's hard to have it sound right imo u_u

WavSEED Ecume (Soft and Gentle Japanese VCV)

WavSEED Tide (Energetic and Jumpy Japanese VCV)

WavSEED Tsunami (Raspy and Textured Japanese VCV)

WavSEED Ripple (Clear and versatile English Arpasing)

WavSEED Casscade (Semi-soft English VCCV)

Audio credits and his 6th voice (non-UTAU) can be found on his SC

#utau #utauloid #wavseed #wess lewis #long post #Im mad i cant change the audio player's colors to match the icons

[shimmerloid-ai]

Preliminary Considerations - Which Vocal Synthesizer Software is Right for You? - Free Softwares

Although this blog puts a major emphasis on the VOCALOID 4 editor, it, or VOCALOID in general, is not the only vocal synthesizer that exists. There are tons of other software that have the same function and a variety of different voicebanks, with some being cheaper and of higher quality than VOCALOID, or even free! That’s right, there are quite a few free vocal synthesizers out there (however the lack of frills may come at the expense of some missing features or difficulty of usage), which I recommend trying out before pouring your hard-earned savings on a program that you may not even use. What if you learn that you do not enjoy tuning or do not have the time to use the software? It would be a huge waste of money that could be invested in other stuff, such as basic necessities (GOOD FOOD) or other leisurely items, like video games, clothing from your favourite bands, art supplies, or merchandise. In addition, there has been a rise of a lot of smaller companies coming out with vocal synthesizers with incredible UIs that not only look appealing but are easy to navigate, and voicebanks that sound far too human and advanced than hATsUnE mIKU (don’t worry, I love Miku with all my heart, I am just trying to prove a point here). There are also some really sick features that you may not find in the franchises with bigger names.

In this post, I will be describing the features of different free vocal synthesizers and their advantages and disadvantages so you can find the one that meets your vocalo-p needs. Please note, I do not own all of these synthesizers, some of these are from reviews on Reddit and VocaVerse Network. In addition, some cons like lag could just be a me problem and better computers may not experience such issues. Also , I will not be covering every single singing synthesizer in existence, just the well known ones and those with proper UIs because there are so many. I am omitting NEUTRINO because it does not have a UI despite having such high-quality vocals, along with ALTER/EGO, as it does not have a piano roll.

UTAU

(Song: Meltdown by iroha(sasaki); UST: Tanjiro Taidana)

UTAU was designed to be the free sister software to VOCALOID. Not only can you use it without spending a cent, but it allows you to make your own voicebank as well! There are tons of popular voicebanks out there, including the Vipperloids, Gahata Meiji, Kohaku Merry, Matsudappoiyo, Denatsu Sora, Shuu Mawaine, and my personal favourite, SUZU.

Pros: 

Almost every single voicebank is free to download

Different types of voicebanks (CV, VCV, CCVC; Monopitch vs. Multipitch; Power, Weak, Soft, Whisper, Growl, Screamo; tons of languages)

Can make your own voicebank right in the software

Pitch bending on the piano roll instead of a parameter box!

Variety of job plugins to make usage easier

Credited for its growl and vibrato handling

Cons:

EXTREMELY dated, UTAU has not been updated since 2013

Not friendly for beginners, especially due to its old UI

Need to change your system's locale, and installing voicebanks can be frustrating

Most voicebanks (namely Japanese) can only read Hiragana phonemes and not Romaji ones; but job plug-ins can fix this issue

Open Utau

(Song: The Lost One's Weeping by neru; UST: Tanjiro Taidana)

If UTAU is the sister software to VOCALOID, then Open Utau is the younger sibling to normal UTAU. Open Utau is an open-sourced vocal synthesizer on GitHub with every feature in the original software while being easier to use.

Pros:

Dark mode with a sleek, easy-to-navigate UI!

Pitchbend with a click of a button; piano roll tuning is still consistent

Splice tool; useful for note-bending

No need to switch locale to Japanese

Easier to get the hang of

Frequent updates

Can use VSQXs and svps. without needing to convert them into USTs

Cons:

No Defoko…

Choppier and buggier than classic UTAU

Slow with rendering wav. files and launching the software

Phonemizers are tricky to work with, you don’t always get the same output as the same phonemizers in normal UTAU

External resamplers can cause overheating and slow down the software

Tuning is more dependent on job plugins than the original UTAU

Many users claim that otoing is easier in classic UTAU

SynthesizerV Studio Editor R1

(Song: Tengaku by Yuuyu; VSQx by Adam Edmond)

This preliminary edition of SynthesizerV was a major breakthrough for the vocal synth community when it was first released. With its realistic-sounding voicebanks and minimalistic aesthetic, this software has changed the game by a landslide for synth users. Although it's quite limited, R1 was an amazing start for what will become a godly program in the future. Pros:

Pitch bending on the piano roll and in the parameter box (very smooth, I experienced no lag when using it nor did I have to make pitch points or pause while editing the parameters)!

Voicebanks sound quite human

MIND BLOWING GLOTTAL EFFECTS (nine different growls, two screams, and a vocal fry that do not sound robotic!)!

Really simple UI, easy to pick up, great for beginners!

Cons:

Outdated; is no longer being updated by Dreamtonics

Needs a recording license for commercial use (though I highly doubt it is still being upheld)

Only four voicebanks are available; Eleanor Forte, Yamine Renri, GENBU, and AiKO - who is paid and an outdated version of her R2 voicebank (R2 versions of the same voicebanks sound much cleaner and realistic)

A little too minimalistic; aside from the addition of glottal effects and the typical pitch deviation, loudness, tension, breathiness, voicing, gender, and vibrato parameters, there is not all that much you can do in this edition of the editor

SynthesizerV Studio Basic

(Song: Antibeat by Deco* 27; UST: Mayu Sama Desu)

Also known as SynthV R2, this is the free edition of the software that is currently being updated, despite having fewer features than its complete, paid version. 

Pros:

Ready to play with as soon as it is installed

Twenty-five free voicebanks; sixteen Japanese, seven English, and two Chinese; all with unique sounds

AI voicebanks!

Instant mode; allows you to automatically tune the pitch of an entire track with the press of a button, although it may make the voice sound too pitchy

Waveform that allows you to see the volume and pronunciation of certain notes

Can use paid voicebanks in the free editor!

Just as easy to figure out as SynthV R1!

Cons:

Can only have a maximum of three vocal tracks in a single svp. file

Pitch bending is a lot more finicky compared to SynthV R1

Lite voicebanks sound mono-pitch

Lacks a ton of features that are available in SynthesizerV Pro; scripts, auto-pitch tuning, rap vocals, cross-lingual synthesis, vocal modes, alternate phoneme choices, and many other features are not included in the basic edition (even paid voicebanks can not use cross-lingual synthesis, vocal modes, etc)

The glottal effects parameter that was in SynthV R1 is sadly not included in both the Basic and Pro editions of the current program

VoiSona

(Song: iNSaNiTY by Circus-P; VSQX: Cirty_09)

Previously named “CeVIO Pro”, VoiSona is a vocal synth that uses AI technology to create beautiful vocals with characters that originated from a variety of other vocal synthesizers (such as VOCALOID!) and are created with the recordings of talented singers and voice actors. CeVIO project has also launched a trial speech vocal synthesizer called “VoiSona Talk” for their first anniversary.

Pros:

Users get Chis-A’s full voicebank upon downloading the synthesizer!

The program itself is entirely free to download

AI technology makes tuning easier

Piano roll pitch-bending

Has some features that are missing in its sister software, CeVIO AI

The “husky” parameter is great for making whispers

Can be used as a VST plugin in most DAWs or a standalone editor

Cons:

All other voicebanks are paid; either you purchase the entire voicebank once, or get a subscription to use all of them

HEAVY LAG; the program is quite slow with processing commands

Free-hand pitch-bending is not as easy to perform compared to UTAU or SynthesizerV; can be quite sensitve and the AI may not always yield the desired result

DeepVocal

(Song: New Darling by MARETU; UST: Mimisan15)

The successor to the Sharpkey Galaxy software, this vocal synthesizer was designed for Chinese voicebanks. Its UI is a combination of VOCALOID4 and UTAU, giving it a sense of comfort and familiarity. Speaking of which, you can create your own voicebank in DeepVocal as you can in UTAU and OpenUtau, and there are some pre-made voicebanks of popular UTAUs, including Namine Ritsu, Inari Akane, and Kuro Bousuka. In addition, there is also a Kiana voicebank commissioned by MiHOYO and based on the protagonist of Gun Girls Z and Honkai Impact 3rd!

Pros:

Ready to use as soon as its out of the box

Great engine for Chinese voicebanks

Can create your own voicebank

Runs smoothly

Has all of the necessary parameters needed to create songs and covers

Cons:

Voicebanks can be kind of shaky, choppy, and more sensitive to pitch changes compared to other engines like UTAU and VOCALOID

Pitch bending can be quite clunky

Voicebanks may have difficulty reading certain phenomes from converted USTs; you may need to edit them if you don’t want lyrics being read as “a” or “ra”

These were all of the major free softwares I found, but if I come across another vocal synthesizer in the future, even if it is not talked about in the vocal synth community much, I may make a post about it.

I know there are a ton of cons I found for much of the vocal synths on this list and they sound like nitpicks on my part, but as I stated at the start of this post, some of these issues could be a Shimmer Thing™ and they may not arise for you when using these softwares. I won't be surprised if you read through this post and are now feeling thrown off by the various features and pros and cons of these programs, so here's my two cents on what I think beginners should go for:

If you like realistic voicebanks and want a very simple software to start with, get either SynthesizerV Editot (R1) or SynthesizerV Studio Basic (R2). If you would like to experience them (spicy) glottal effects and very kind pitchbending (like it does not make you want to bash your head against the wall because Renri won't cooperate) along with unlimited vocal tracks, then try out R1, and if you want more features, voicebanks, and continous updates, go for R2. Or even better, try out both and decide which one suits your interests better.

If you have a preference for robotic voicebanks, would like a variety of vocals to play with, and find plug-ins interesting, then UTAU may be for you, especially if you want VOCALOID but you can not afford it at the moment. Although I shitted more on Open Utau than I did on regular UTAU, I recommend the former over the latter as it is still being updated and the UI is signifcantly easier to navigate, along with its phenomenal pitchbending function.

Finally, please take my words with a grain of salt. If you like the voicebanks or are interested in a specific software, or discover one that is even better than any of the listed vocal synthesizers, by all means, go for it! This is just a surface guide by an idiot who spends most of their time trying to make Fukase not sound like a computer dying, and I have not used any of these softwares as much as I have messed with VOCALOID. Plus, my computer is an absolute bitch, so you guys will probably have much better luck than me.

I hope this guide was of use and provided a better insight on the various engines out there. My next post will compare different paid vocal synthesizers, including CeVIO AI, Piapro Studio, and of course, the various VOCALOID softwares. Don't worry, I'll get to the actual tutorial bit very soon.

Also, feel free to ask any questions about vocal synthesizers, or... literally anything! I'm practically starved for asks-

Thanks for reading!

#long post #vocal synth #vocalop #utau #synthesizer v #vsynth #open utau #synthv #deepvocal #voisona #chis a #kasane teto #eleanor forte #tanjiro taidana #vocal synthesizers #vocaloid #vocaloid resource #i know this is long im sorry for wasting your time

[splashsnowstorm]

lineart for the official art of my UTAU, Karin! they have a vcv japanese voicebank releasing soon, so this is gonna be the art for the voicebank!

info about karin can be found at: https://karinvoice.weebly.com/

#utau #vocaloid #art #digital art #lineart #drawing #vcv #voicebank #utau voicebank #utauloid

[scottei-en]

UTAU Spotlight: Milk

Milk’s manager and voice provider is Xepheris, and the official art is by Matsuda_Toki. 

Milk is non binary and uses they/them pronouns. They have a kuudere personality type and can seem quite cold. But they are a kind person who wants to make people happy with music! Aside for music and modeling, they work part time at a library cafe.

They have two voice banks! The first is a 6 pitch Japanese VCV. It has extras including glottal stops, end breaths, L's, breath files and end + beginning vocal fry in every pitch. The second is a 6 pitch Arpasing English bank. It has extras including glottal stops, end breaths, inhale endings, vocal fry, dx strings, zh strings + supplemental strings and breath files. There are also five BETA appends that are available for using/testing! You can find the files from @/Milk_UTAU on twitter.

My Opinion: 

I’m always happy to see non binary utau’s! Their designs are really fun and I enjoy making fanart of them. Their voice is very nice too. I’m a sucker for utau’s with vocal fry and breath files.

#utau spotlight #milk utau #utau #utauloid

[utau-signalboosts]

Righto!

My, what a cute design...

Illustration by t0bey on Tumblr

Sibella (シベラ) is an UTAU created by Canadian user NegaiUta (or muni-is-never-ready, as shown in this ask w). She is meant to be a bilingual UTAU, having both a VCV Japanese and Arpaising English voicebank within her directories. They are meant to be used interchangeably. Her voice type seems to depend on which voicebank is being talked about. Her Japanese voicebank seems to have less power and a bashful tone, and therefore be quieter than her English voicebank. Her English voicebank seems to be louder and more out there, if you know what I happen to mean. Either way, I’m impressed at how I was able to understand her English voicebank. (@The person asking for black UTAUs, here’s one you can use!)

As stated earlier, Sibella moved to Japan to study abroad. She is 19, and has a huge interest in both Lolita fashion and music. Here, don’t worry- I won’t retype everything w She’s also very passionate for the things she loves, and can go “over the top” with those things. How cute!

Alright, here’s the VocaDB link! Thank you for your submission!

#UTAU #UTAUloid #Submission #self-submission #Sibella #Canada #シベラ #VCV Japanese #Japanese #VCV #black #muni-is-never-ready #NegaiUta #Arpaising #Arpaising English #English #female

[utauarchive]

Utane Uta / Defoko

Name: Utane Uta (唄音ウタ) Nickname: Defoko ( デフォ子) Gender: Female Sexuality: N/A Pronouns: She/Her Age: N/A Birthday: February 5th Height: N/A Weight: N/A

Item: Rocket-propelled grenade Likes: Rice Dislikes: Daruma dolls

About: Uta is the default voice for the UTAU program. She is the first ever UTAU to be publicly released. Her voice is generated using the text-to-speech software AquesTalk, and therefore does not have a human voice provider. Her real name is Utane Uta, but she got the nickname Defoko, which is a shortened version of “Default Child” ( デフォルト子).

Languages: Japanese Voicebanks: Utane Uta CV,  Utane Uta VCV Release Date: March 2008

Creator: AmeyaP ( 飴屋P) | Twitter Voice Provider: AquesTalk Female Voice 1 (AquesTalk 女声1) Character Designer: Kazama (かざま) | Blog Illustrator: derenta (れんた) | Twitter

Sample Video: untitled | Guest ft. Utane Uta, x0o0x_

#UTAU #Utane Uta #Defoko #female #Japanese #CV #VCV #monopitch #AmeyaP #AquesTalk Female Voice 1 #Kazama #derenta #feminine voice #purple hair #short hair #purple eyes

[mystsaphyr]

hello! fellow aiko fan here

when will the english vcv version of slipstream come out?

Hi! I’m currently working on Arpasing style English actually. And these banks won’t be named “Slipstream” - that was named as such due to it being the final bank recorded on my old mic (I wanted it to have a kind of transitional or in-between sounding name, if that makes any sense)

I am aiming for my next English and Japanese releases to coincide with Aiko’s 15th anniversary this July!

#ask #aiko kikyuune #kikyuune aiko #utau

[alilrainboo2030]

Character.txt/Readme.txt file for UTAU🎵

This is a suggestion for a character.txt file that should be created in the voicebank folder. The name in the file will appear on the UTAU main screen, below the icon. The author's name will appear in the spec box. 🎶

For my Reclist or Phonic Type, I called or the Japanese "Robotic" is CV, "Natural" is VCV or CVVC, but English VCCV or Arpasing is already there.🎙🎼

(This right below is my file ideas for you guys to do UTAU.) Here you go! ⤵️ "Copy"&"Paste"

__________________________________________

UTAU PROGRAM

OTO/Voice by:

Software:

Language:

Reclist/Phonic Type:

Vocal/Pitch Range:

Illustrated by:

Android Term:

Voice Type/Style:

Model Code:

Formats:

VB Release Date:

___________________________________________

#utau #otoing #readme.txt #character.txt

[astria-utau]

Arianwen Lloyd

Basic Information

Name: Arianwen Lloyd

Gender: Demigirl

Pronouns: She / They

Species: Albino Raccoon

Age: Adult

Height: 5ft / 152cm

Weight: 120lbs / 54kg

Nationality: Welsh

Sexuality: Demisexual Biromantic

Relationship: Taken by Ken Yanaki

Children: Seren Yanaki-Lloyd (Future)

Personality: Shy, Friendly, Short-fused, Playful, Curious

Likes: Flowers, Autumn, Sleeping, Spicy Food, Forests

Dislikes: Swimming, Seafood, Hot Weather

Character Item: Chicken Fajita / Pink teddy bear

Languages: Japanese, English, Spanish

⊱ ────── {.⋅ ♫ ⋅.} ───── ⊰

Technical Information

Voice Provider: Astrialogical

Manager: Astrialogical

VB Type: CV, CVVC, VCV, VCCV, CV-C

Timbre: Gentle, Female, Young Adult

Recording Application: Oremo

Microphone: USB Blue Yeti

Original Release: 15th February 2021

Created: 14th February 2017 ⊱ ────── {.⋅ ♫ ⋅.} ───── ⊰

Trivia

​Her name was originally Ryoko Mi but changed to a Welsh name to match her nationality

She lives in a big treehouse with her partner

She can morph into a full raccoon, especially when scared

She is a heavy sleeper, especially during winter

VOICEBANKS || GALLERY || TERMS OF USE

#utau #utau oc #utauloid #utau voicebank #vocal synth #arianwen lloyd #albino raccoon #oc #original character

[tedrithornetunes]

Free Music Resources Masterlist

Notation

MuseScore

Free and open source.

Conventional notation.

Decent quality “instruments” that produce MIDI-based sound.

No dynamics or filters--any mixing requires separating the notation of each instrument into individual files, then exporting recordings of each one.

Might be able to send MIDI to other programs? Haven’t tried this yet.

LilyPond

Free and open source.

Both conventional and non-conventional notation (such as ClaireNote SN).

Very flexible text-based interface.

DAWs

Audacity

Free and open source.

Basically functions like Adobe Audition, but with fewer features.

Rosegarden

Free and open source.

Easy to learn and use.

Excellent for working with MIDI.

LINUX only!

Ocenaudio

Free, closed-source.

Pretty barebones but may work better on newer systems.

GarageBand

Free, closed-source.

May come pre-installed with your system.

Made for Mac OS/iOS and works best on those systems.

Many free instrument presets.

Reaper

Free-ish (will nag you to pay after trial finishes but you don’t actually have to).

Powerful and easy to use.

Familiar interface for people who have used other DAWs.

Works on both Windows and Mac OS.

LOTS of others! Every DAW has its own features and quirks, so it’s reccomended to do some research and find the one that best suits your particular needs and workflow!

Tracking

MilkyTracker

Free and open source.

A spiritual successor to the popular 1992 DOS tracker, Fasttracker II.

Users create custom instruments by using the built-in wave generator, drawing waveforms, or importing compatible sound files.

Very flexible volume envelopes for instruments.

Standard tracker effects with clear documentation.

No filters and limited note-by-note tweaking of things like panning.

Unlike the other trackers on this list, MilkyTracker does not emulate a specific video game console and cannot produce tracks compatible with video game sound cards.

DefleMask

Free, closed-source.

Very faithful emulation software for producing retro video game tracks

Actually compatible with the systems’ hardware.

Works for Sega Genesis, Gameboy, NES, Sega Master System, Commodore 64, Arcade, and NEC PC Engine.

Probably the most widely used tracker, with decent documentation and active forums.

FamiTracker

Free and open source.

NES emulation with all soundcard extensions.

Faithful enough that some of the bugs from the original system are reproduced.

No info on if the tracks produced are compatible with NES hardware.

Sparse but clear documentation.

Misc

LoopMIDI

Free, closed-source.

Can be used to send MIDI signals between Ableton Live 10 and VCV Rack 1.x on a single computer (see posted tutorial).

UTAU

Free, closed-source.

Generates Vocaloids-style vocals using presets or your own voice recordings.

Very hard to set up due to language barriers (Japanese).

Forums are very slow/out of date, little-to-no support.

VCV Rack

Free with optional paid modules.

Very complex and realistic digital synth with tons of modules to play with.

Freesound.com

Archive of user-submitted sounds available to download.

Always free but use restrictions may apply (such as No Commercial Use).

Sound quality varies quite a bit and search function is not great.

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