| Software | Description | OS | License | File Date | Comments | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro Tools v12.5 | Pro Tools is an advanced audio and music production platform. | Mac | Demo | 2016-04-04 | 0 | 70db |
| Ableton Live v9.6.2b5 | Compose, record, remix, improvise and edit your musical ideas. Works with the Ableton Push Controller [Hosts VST Plugins] | Mac | Demo | 2016-07-04 | 0 | 65db |
| Liquid Notes | This is a music creation app that simplifies chords, scales, and harmonic movement. | Mac | Demo | 2014-06-09 | 0 | 60db |
| Ableton Suite 8.4.1 | Gives you all of the features in Live 8 plus SOUND, with a new Library packed with beautiful new sounds and a wealth of useful resources. [Hosts VST Plugins] | Mac | Demo | 2013-04-22 | 0 | 60db |
| n-Track Studio for Mac v8.0 | Multi-track recording software with support for realtime effects. [Hosts AU/VST Plugins] | Mac | Demo | 2014-04-28 | 1 | 60db |
| Audacity v2.1.2 | Audacity is a Cross-platform full featured multi-track sound editor. | Mac | Free | 2016-05-02 | 7 | 55db |
| Studio One v3.2.2 | Music creation and production application that makes audio recording, MIDI sequencing, and audio mastering simple right out of the box, yet provides a wealth of professional features. [Hosts VST Plugins] | Mac | Demo | 2016-06-06 | 2 | 55db |
| Mixbus v2.5 | Digital Audio Workstation with 'True Analog Mixing' [Hosts AU] | Mac | Demo | 2014-05-01 | 0 | 55db |
| Bitwig Studio 1.3.11 | Cross-platform music production software tweaked for live performance. | Mac | Demo | 2016-07-04 | 0 | 55db |
| Reaper 5.03 | Record, arrange, edit, mix and render audio. [Hosts VST Plugins] | Mac | Demo | 2015-10-05 | 2 | 55db |
| Audio Evolution v5.3.1 | Easy to understand software for recording, editing and mixing audio and MIDI. Ideal for the beginner, but powerful enough for more advanced users. [Hosts AU/VST] | Mac | Demo | 2012-06-05 | 0 | 55db |
| GarageBand 10.1.1 | GarageBand for Mac is a digital audio workstation (DAW) and music sequencer, with guitar amp and effects modeling and other added features. | Mac | Paid | 2016-05-02 | 0 | 55db |
| Logic Pro X v10.0.7 | Logic Pro is part of Logic Studio, a comprehensive software package that delivers everything a musician needs to write, record, edit, mix, and perform in the studio and on the stage. [Hosts AU Plugins & Effects] | Mac | Paid | 2014-05-15 | 1 | 55db |
| MultitrackStudio 8.3 | MultitrackStudio is an multitrack mixer/recorder that can host VST plugins. [Host] | Mac | Demo | 2016-07-04 | 0 | 55db |
| Sound Sculptor II 2.4.4 | Multitrack sound editor with effects | Mac | Shareware | 2002-01-04 | 42 | 55db |
| Tracktion T7 | Clean, clutter-free audio/MIDI workstation. | Mac | Demo | 2016-03-07 | 0 | 55db |
| Audacity v1.0.0 | Free cross-platform multi-track sound editor. | Mac | Free | 2002-12-22 | 10 | 55db |
| XO Wave v1.0.3 | Digital Audio and CD Mastering Workstation | Mac | Shareware | 2008-01-30 | 2 | 55db |
| Ardour v4 | Record, edit and mix multitrack audio. [Hosts VST Plugins] | Mac | Shareware | 2015-04-16 | 2 | 55db |
| BIAS Deck 3.5 | Professional multitrack digital audio workstation. | Mac | Demo | 2004-03-12 | 1 | 55db |
| iKlax Player v3.1 | Plays multi-track iKlax audio format files. | Mac | Freeware | 2009-03-11 | 0 | 55db |
| Propellerhead Record 1.5.1 | Combines 'effortless recording' and a 'stunning software mixer console' with a 'limitless rack of audio processing gear that builds itself or can be infinitely customized' | Mac | Demo | 2013-01-17 | 0 | 55db |
| MixPad v4.02 | MixPad is a program that lets you import audio or record multiple tracks, then mix tracks for your music projects. | Mac | Demo | 2016-03-04 | 0 | 50db |
| Swar Studio 2.0.2 | Swar Studio is a DAW with effects and virtual instruments designed for making India/Bollywood music. [Host] | Mac | Paid | 2014-03-10 | 0 | 50db |
| Metacorder v1.0 | Open Architecture Mac OSX Based Field Recorder | Mac | Demo | 2004-11-10 | 0 | 50db |
| Traverso v0.49.2 | Multitrack audio recorder and editor. | Mac | Free | 2009-08-16 | 0 | 50db |
| Jasmine v1.7.4 | Multi-track recorder/editor/mixer. | Mac | Demo | 2004-03-01 | 7 | 50db |
| Adobe Audition CS6 | Adobe Audition is an audio editing platform that allows mixing, editing and effects processing. | Mac | Demo | 2012-05-11 | 0 | 50db |
| Sound Sculptor Pro 3.0.2 | Two programs in one: a stereo sound editor and a multitrack recording studio with real time effects. | Mac | Demo | 2012-06-10 | 0 | 50db |
| Boom Recorder v8.2.3 | Multi-track field recorder. | Mac | Shareware | 2011-08-15 | 0 | 50db |
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- Logic Pro X turns your Mac into a professional recording studio able to handle even the most demanding projects. Capture your compositions and performances — from tracking a live band to a solo software-instrument session — and flow them into your songs.
- I have a Mac Powerbook G4, with Garage Band. I dont really like the program for recording so i use a Tascam DP-01. I really enjoy the Tascam but Im looking for a quality, easy to use software program to give me a more 'professional sound' and the enhanced manageability of recording on a computer.