Free Recording Software
Free Recording Software
Turn your computer into a complete recording studio – for nothing. Amazingly, some very good music recording software is available free to download. We have hand-picked the best free recordingsoftware for you. As always, Software4free recommends software that is 100% free. By far the best program is Audacity. For Mac owners there is the highly praised, nearly free GarageBand. To download the free recording software we recommended, simply click the “download” buttons below.
Audacity
Audacity is a powerful free audio editor. You can record sounds, play sounds, import and export WAV, AIFF, Ogg Vorbis, and MP3 files, and more. Use it to edit your sounds in the studio using Cut, Copy and Paste (with unlimited Undo), mix tracks together, or apply effects to your music recordings. It also has a built-in amplitude envelope editor, a customizable spectrogram mode and a frequency analysis window for audio analysis applications. Built-in effects include Echo, Change Tempo, and Noise Removal, and it also supports VST plug-in effects. Audacity works on actual audio only, and has no midi support.
Kristal
Kristal is a free multi-track music recording software package. ASIO and VST FX support,16 audio track limit.
- 16 audio tracks
- 32 Bit floating point audio engine
- 44.1 to 192 kHz sample rate
- 3-band parametric EQ
- 2 VST insert slots per channel
- 3 VST master effect slots
- ASIO low latency audio driver support
- 4 KRISTAL PlugIn slots
You can connect your mic/guitar and play thru KRISTAL using VST effects in realtime. No midi support.
The Kristal studio recording package is highly popular; check out the KRISTAL User Forum where users meet to discuss all KRISTAL-related stuff.
LMMS Multimedia Studio 
LMMS Multimedia Studio is a free, modern audio program, similar to Fruity Loops Studio®, which allows you to create melodies and beats, synthesize and mix sounds and arrange samples.LMMS has a slick interface which includes a Song-Editor; a Beat & Bassline Editor; Piano-Roll view; 64 channel FX mixer and track-based automation. It is compatible SoundFont2, VST, LADSPA, GUS Patches, MIDI and FLP (Fruityloops® Project) files.
Freecorder
FreeCorder
- Records what you hear from your speakers.
- Saves recordings as MP3 files.
- You can also record from the microphone or line-in inputs on your PC.
On the website you can see a video of Freecorder in action.
The GarageDoor is an excellent site about HOME RECORDING for users of both Mac and PC software. It is full of tips about live recording, effects, loops, finding free loops, etc.
Check it out:
Home Gear Loops Instruments Live recording Editing & Mixing
FREE Hi-Q Recorder 
FREE Hi-Q Recorder records streaming audio, Internet radio, webcasts, music, meetings, classes, DVD sound, convert LP’s, records, tapes and a lot more. It outputs any sound source directly to MP3. The MP3 quality can be adjusted by selecting the Bitrate and stereo or mono. Hi-Q Recorder can also be used as a universal audio or video sound file converter.
The MP3-only format makes it of limited value for serious recording, but ideal for podcasting and for use with iPods and other portable MP3 players.
Like all Software4free.org‘s recommendations, Hi-Q Recorder is 100% free and has no time limits on recording. There is an upgrade available for high end recording for US $29.95
Quartz Audio Master 
Quartz Audio Master is a free 4 audio track software programme with a 16 track midi sequencer. Only has delay, reverb, phaser and chorus but supports Quartz plug-ins. You can purchase more audio tracks and it has excellent guides to learn how to use the software.
Anvil Studio
Anvil Studio is a multi-track audio and midi recording program with support for loops, lyrics and sheet music. It has only a basic interface and is best for midi recording and editing (unlimited tracks), as you only get a one minute audio track with the freeware version. Upgrade to eight audio tracks for $19.