Audio Software reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 194 Reddit reviews across 39 subreddits and 48 posts to rank the best Audio Software brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/podcasting, r/audiodrama, r/audioengineering, r/Metalcore, r/screaming. Top-rated brands include Audacity (4.1/5), Reaper (4.4/5), Adobe (4.2/5).
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Reviews194
Subreddits39
Posts48
Brands75
Products58
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#1
Audacity
4.1
(29)
"Audacity"
"We’ve made our whole show with Audacity and for a free tool it does just as much as we need."
"Audacity is great for recording audio separately before creating videos."
"Definitely use Audacity"
"Audacity is free, easy to use, and has many tutorials available."
"Free with no nagging for premium."
"Audacity is nice and free."
"A great starter program that's free, helpful help section & pretty easy to learn to navigate & use."
"I use free Audacity."
"Audacity is free."
#2
Reaper
4.4
(27)
"There are plenty! We'd recommend checking out Reaper, Ableton Live, Cubase, Pro Tools and Studio One."
"Reaper offers great customization options and an enjoyable workflow."
"Reaper is probably the gold standard of free programs. Even the paid version is still cheap. Hella easy to learn."
"Reaper is the only correct answer to all audio questions."
"Reaper is probably the best for entry-level stuff."
"I've been running Reaper for years. Tons of tutorials and free plug-ins. I use it for mastering too with some paid plugins."
"Reaper is probably the most popular."
"It's the most cost-effective DAW for professional sound and is so goddamn great."
"Reaper if PC."
"Reaper is a great DAW for music production, especially with the help of tutorials."
#3
Adobe
4.2
(12)
"It has some additional features and quality of life enhancements that make things easier on my workflow."
"Great software for audio editing."
"Both are excellent."
"Nothing really comes close for me."
"I get the Adobe suite free through my school so I can use Adobe dc OCR function and convert everything to readable text."
"Adobe has just launched an AI based sound restoration tool that is pretty good and focused on podcasters."
"Adobe audio enhancer"
"It's expensive, but I prefer Adobe Audition's interface for editing."
"Another alternative for managing files."
"Adobe Audition has an audio sync functionality which works well."
#4
Apple
4.3
(8)
"Logic is powerful and I would never go back to Reaper."
"It's a really powerful DAW for the price."
"Logic is nice too, in the Apple world, but I feel is a bit more fitting for music."
"SM58 -> Zoom R32 -> Logic Pro X."
"GarageBand is quite powerful and a good segue into Logic."
"I’m very partial to GarageBand because I’m a Mac guy."
"GarageBand is nice for doing music."
"If you're on a Mac machine, it might possibly be worth biting the bullet and paying for Logic Pro."
#5
FL Studio
4.2
(6)
"FL Studio is highly recommended for paid software."
"FL Studio is usually considered beginner friendly."
"If you want a clean or grimy trap sound use fl or logic... use ableton or fl studio."
"FL Studio is a good option but not my main choice."
"FL Studio is easier to use from what I heard."
"This has to be one of the first times I've heard the term DAW. Thanks. I'm gonna look more into FL Studios."
#6
Cakewalk
4.2
(5)
"The full professional suite of Cakewalk Sonar is now free at Bandlab."
"Cakewalk is just as powerful and versatile as Cubase and is 100% free."
"Cakewalk is just as powerful and versatile as Cubase and is 100% free."
"Cakewalk is a powerful free software for music creation."
"Cakewalk is a free DAW for Windows only."
#7
Ardour
4.3
(4)
"Stand out packages are: Ardour: a DAW."
"Ardour is a solid open-source alternative to big DAWs."
"Ardour is available for Linux, Mac, or Windows."
"You can route Zyn's audio to Ardour and then mix stuff in there."
#8
iZotope
4.3
(4)
"Izotope RX is the best for anything audio."
"On a more technical side you can try Izotope RX."
"RX10 leans more towards audio restoration on the spectral side."
"The 'Dialogue Isolate' feature separates spoken dialogue from background noise effectively."
#9
Ableton
4.3
(4)
"Ableton is highly recommended if you're willing to invest more money."
"Ableton is my main DAW now because of how it looks and is slightly faster than Pro Tools and FL Studio."
"Ableton Live Lite is a great option for learning music production at a low cost."
"Ableton Live Intro is affordable and a good starting point for beginners."
#10
Pro Tools
4.0
(4)
"Pro Tools is the best of all of them from my own usage. It has very advanced features, and can be a bit more costly, but ultimately scales from small to large."
"Pro Tools is solid but I prefer Ableton for its speed."
"I LOVE editing in PT."
"If you can learn it and handle their subscription model, it works perfectly fine."
#11
Qlab
5.0
(3)
"QLab is powerful and flexible, making it worth the learning curve."
"Qlab is what you looking for. For both the experienced and inexperienced."
"QLab is the standard for Mac and is free for stereo audio."
#12
Hindenburg
4.7
(3)
"I love Hindenburg Pro."
"If paid, I'm a big fan of Hindenburg Pro."
"I’ll try Hindenburg pro."
#13
Praat
4.7
(3)
"Praat is an excellent tool for phonetic analysis."
"Praat is excellent for analyzing spectrograms."
"Two programs I recall using are Praat and TF32."
#14
Blackmagic Design
4.3
(3)
"Davinci Resolve voice isolation is surprisingly great."
"Silverlight is free and part of DaVinci resolve. It’s very powerful and has some great features that are often overlooked."
"Davinci Resolve is a free video editor with a paid Studio version."
#15
MediaMonkey
3.7
(3)
"MediaMonkey is a great media player."
"Http://www.mediamonkey.com/"
"Eventually suffered from the same slow bloating like iTunes did with so many extras and long file scan."
#16
Cubase
3.3
(3)
"Cubase is one of the industry standards and far more user-friendly than ProTools."
"Cubase is one of the industry standards and far more user-friendly than ProTools."
"Cubase and AVID are over $500 and for a podcaster I don't know if its worth breaking the bank."
#17
foobar2000
5.0
(2)
"Instantaneous start up and scan, and with some patience you can build it exactly how you want a music manager to be."
"Foobar2000 offers excellent customization options."
#18
LMMS
3.3
(3)
"LMMS is easy to learn and a good choice for music production."
"Stand out packages are: LMMS: all-in-one pattern based m."
"LMMS works pretty well and it's easy to use, but it is glitchy."
#19
Audio-Technica
5.0
(2)
"I recommend upgrading to this mic once you've saved up."
"It's the best mic I've bought for under a hundred bucks."
#20
Twisted Wave
4.5
(2)
"It's easy to use and inexpensive. It does all of the basic sorts of editing you need to record and deliver VO."
"Try Voice Recorder then edit it in Twisted Wave?"
#21
OBS Studio
4.5
(2)
"OBS Studio is great for recording videos without needing face synchronization."
"I use Open Broadcaster Software to record screencasts. It's free."
#22
Shure
4.5
(2)
"For a more professional setup, you could go for a Shure SM7B ($400) and a Cloudlifter CL-1 ($150)."
"For cheap, you could go with a Shure SM58 ($100). It's the most popular live microphone in the world."
#23
Focusrite
4.5
(2)
"Works well with my setup."
"A good, affordable choice would be the Focusrite Scarlett Solo ($130)."
#24
Krisp
4.5
(2)
"Krisp AI Noise Remover makes any mic sound better, even with excessive white noise."
"Krisp is a downloadable software with a free trial that automatically reduces background noise."
#25
MixPad
4.0
(2)
"MixPad has a look and feel very similar to Adobe Audition, but just a much simpler feature set."
"MixPad which is free for non-commercial use. Honestly you could do serious work pretty quickly with that."
#26
OcenAudio
4.0
(2)
"Ocenaudio is simple and intuitive, with super nice visuals and runs super smoothly."
"OcenAudio is a good free editor."
#27
Moises.ai
3.5
(2)
"Moises.ai."
"In some songs it lowers the volume."
#28
Adobe Audition
3.0
(2)
"I tried reaper and adobe audition with this mic and found out there is less noise when i record with adobe."
"Adobe Audition is locked behind an Adobe CC subscription."
#29
Realtek
3.0
(2)
"The installation process was a bit ambiguous, but it ultimately worked."
"The download via WinStore did not work."
#30
Adobe Audio Enhancer
5.0
(1)
"This thing is amazing https://podcast.adobe.com/enhance"
#31
iZotope RX Suite
5.0
(1)
"Izotope Rx suite."
#32
Moon Reader
5.0
(1)
"I use the paid (like $5) Moon reader+ mobile app with ivona voices. Excellent."
#33
Ivona
5.0
(1)
"The good voices (Amy) are free with the mobile app. Totally worth it."
#34
Resolve
5.0
(1)
"Both are excellent"
#35
Tin HiFi
5.0
(1)
"I no longer have noise issues."
#36
Krotos
5.0
(1)
"Krotos Studio is a great tool for sound design, especially for ambiences."
#37
Plogue
5.0
(1)
"Easily use soundfonts with Plogue Sforzando."
#38
Sudotack
5.0
(1)
"My setup is comparable or even better than RTX voice."
#39
NVIDIA
5.0
(1)
"NVIDIA RTX Voice effectively reduces background noise, making it ideal for noisy environments."
#40
Open-source software
5.0
(1)
"RNNoise is an excellent alternative to RTX Voice, providing system-wide noise suppression."
#41
Image-Line
5.0
(1)
"FL Studio is an excellent digital audio workstation for music production."
#42
Waves
5.0
(1)
"It does what you want and is on sale right now for 35 bucks."
#43
Gigabyte
5.0
(1)
"After installing the drivers from the Gigabyte website, the Realtek application appeared in the start menu."
#44
Dolby
5.0
(1)
"I would concur with previous poster."
#45
Superior Drummer
5.0
(1)
"Incredibly realistic drum sounds and full flexibility to create original rhythms."
#46
Tim Kulig
5.0
(1)
"All his music is creative commons as long as you credit it, and he’s got a really wide variety of high-quality stuff."
#47
Soundly
5.0
(1)
"I highly recommend Soundly. You can pay a monthly subscription fee to access their huge library of sounds."
#48
Multiplay
5.0
(1)
"Multiplay is a free equivalent for PC."
#49
Show Cue System
5.0
(1)
"It is intuitive and moves forward through the show."
#50
Noteblock Studio
5.0
(1)
"Try using Noteblock Studio to experiment and learn making music."
#51
MyNoise
5.0
(1)
"Has everything you're looking for. There's an app too if you don't want to run it on a PC."
#52
OpenMPT
5.0
(1)
"OpenMPT is an excellent tool for music production."
#53
Moon Reader+
5.0
(1)
"I use the paid (like $5) Moon reader+ mobile app with ivona voices. Excellent."
#54
Media Monkey
5.0
(1)
"Currently managing over 10,000 files and it lets me sort and display them pretty much any way I want."
#55
Pure Data
5.0
(1)
"I highly recommend Pure Data as an open source version of Max/MSP."
#56
Tabletop Audio
4.0
(1)
"Have you tried this https://tabletopaudio.com/ the age of steam may work."
#57
MusicBee
4.0
(1)
"Download a nice piece of freeware like Musicbee and check if plays without crashes."
#58
NVIDIA Broadcast
4.0
(1)
"Nvidia broadcast maybe if you have an rtx gpu?"
#59
J.River Media Center
4.0
(1)
"J. River Media Center."
#60
QuickTime Player
4.0
(1)
"Quicktime player has pretty deadly one built in."
#61
TF32
4.0
(1)
"Two programs I recall using are Praat and TF32."
#62
Telestream
4.0
(1)
"Screenflow"
#63
Jack
4.0
(1)
"Jack OSX and Soundflower into Logic (maybe Garage Band) and process your audio there."
#64
Boom
4.0
(1)
"Boom 3D."
#65
Moises
4.0
(1)
"There's a web app called Moises that uses AI to isolate tracks from a recording, including vocals; I’ve never tried it for isolating spoken word from background noise, but it’s worth a shot?"
#66
Nvidia RTX Voice
4.0
(1)
"Nvidia graphics cards can run 'RTX Voice' which has a AI noise reduction function."
#67
Ableton Live
4.0
(1)
"Your two other main options would be Ableton Live and Logic (Mac only)."
#68
Basehead
4.0
(1)
"Bsaehead is another which I've used and liked."
#69
Kindle
4.0
(1)
"The kindle plugin voices aren't bad and free."
#70
Clarity
4.0
(1)
"Clarity VX is pretty effective & easy to use."
#71
Phone
4.0
(1)
"You can use your phone as a USB mic and record with Audacity."
#72
Renoise
4.0
(1)
"Renoise works really smoothly on the linux platform. I'd purchase it if I were serious about making music."
#73
Rosegarden
4.0
(1)
"Rosegarden is effective for controlling Zynaddsubfx."
#74
Propellerhead
4.0
(1)
"I enjoy Reason Essentials for its ease of use and visual metaphor."
#75
Cockos
4.0
(1)
"Reaper is very good and it’s 'free' as long as you’re still trying it out."
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