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- Ableton
Ableton makes software for creating, producing, and performing music. The flagship product, Live, has introduced a new approach to making music with computers on stage and in the studio that some call revolutionary.
- Adobe
Makers of a number of multimedia applications, including Audition, a recording/mixing/mastering suite for Windows.
- Antares Audio Technologies
Developer of innovative DSP-based audio hardware and software products.
- Apple
Creators of the Mac OS and a number of multimedia applications, including Logic and Garageband music recording software for Mac OS X.
- ARTURIA
ARTURIA specializes in the development of music software for both the professional and amateur musician.
- BIAS
Makers of a number of audio software tools, including Peak, an audio editing/processing/mastering suite, and SoundSoap Pro sound restoration suite.
- Big Fish Audio
Industry leading manufacturer and distributor of professional sound libraries and software instruments.
- Cakewalk
Developers of powerful applications for music creation and recording, notably SONAR.
- Celemony
Makers of Melodyne, a tool for pitch shifting, time stretching, and more.
- Digidesign
An industry leader in digital audio production and creators of the Pro Tools family of products, including Pro Tools|LE and Pro Tools M-Powered, and Pro Tools H|D.
- Digital 1 DJ
Developers of the PCDJ software applications, including Reflex.
- EastWest
Distributor for a number of developers, focusing mainly on professional software instruments based on their award-winning sound libraries.
- E-MU Systems
Leading developer of digital audio software and hardware, including popular software instruments and samplers.
- FXpansion
Independent music software developer and creator of the BFD Premium Acoustic Drum Module range of software instruments.
- IK Multimedia
International music software company with a wide range of products, notably AmpliTube guitar amp and effects modeling software.
- Innovative Music Systems
Makers of IntelliScore, an audio-to-MIDI converter for live performance, making multi-track MIDI files, transcribing music, and finding chord names from multi-instrument CD, WAVE, MP3, and WMA files.
- Korg
Manufacturers of a number of musical products, including synthesizers, digital recording equipment, and stellar software recreations of their best selling hardware synths.
- Logic Pro Help
A Logic Pro forum with a community of almost 9,000 users, file sharing capacity for Logic Pro settings, icons and templates.
- M-Audio
Developer of a number of tools for computer-centric musicians and audio professionals, including the ProSessions Series of professional sound libraries.
- Magix
Makers of the Samplitude and Sequoia family of music production programs.
- Mackie
Manufacturers of a number of hardware and software products for musicians, including Tracktion recording/editing suite.
- Modartt
Develops and provides software, hardware and consulting services for artistic and technological applications. Leaders of innovative piano software, including Pianoteq, the award-winning physically modeled piano.
- MOTU
Developer of music software and audio recording technology for personal computers, including Digital Performer, an integrated MIDI and audio sequencer, and a number of sample-based virtual instruments.
- Native Instruments
An industry leader in the field of software instruments and computer-based audio production technology, including the KORE Universal Sound Platform and Guitar Rig guitar and bass amp and effect modeling software.
- Notation Software, Inc.
Developers of music software for everyday musicians who arrange, edit, and compose music. Notation Musician converts MIDI files to sheed music, which can then be edited, and Notation Composer is for further arranging, editing, and composing your own music.
- PG Music
Developer of computer software for composing, arranging, performing, recording, and editing music for the professional musician, including the Band-in-a-Box programs.
- Propellerhead
Leading maker of software musical instruments, including Reason and ReCycle.
- RolloSONIC
Creators of RolloSONIC mouse-guided, fully modular sound synthesis system for Windows.
- Serato Audio Research
New Zealand-based developer of audio software including Pitch 'n Time Pro time and pitch shifting software and Scratch LIVE hardware and software solution for DJs.
- Sonoma Wire Works
Makers of RiffWorks guitar recording and online collaboration software and RiffWorld.com song posting community.
- Sony Media Software
Site for Sony Corporation's media software division, producers of the ACID family of music creation tools and the Sound Forge family of audio editing software.
- Spectrasonics
Leading developer of world-class sampled sound libraries and software instruments, including Stylus RMX Realtime Groove Module.
- Steinberg Media Technologies
Developer of advanced music and media production products for musicians and producers, including the Cubase family of music production software and the WaveLab family of audio editing programs.
- Synthogy
Developer of the Ivory software instrument.
- Tanager AudioWorks
Developers of leading tools for songwriters and performing musicians, including SongFrame Songwriter's Toolkit, the Chirp virtual MIDI controller, and Chorducopia guitar chord library software.
- TASCAM
Division of TEAC Corporation dedicated to creating innovative hardware and software products for capturing creativity in the field of music and audio, including the GigStudio software sampler.
- Vir2 Instruments
Developer of premium virtual instruments for musicians, producers and composers.
- Waves
Leading provider of DSP solutions for audio professionals.
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