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24 alternatives to Ableton: Making Music
A book of creative strategies for electronic music producers
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Ableton: Making Music launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Explore the fundamentals of music
2017 · learningmusic.ableton.com · its alternatives →
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#MusicTech▲69Data science, music discovery, and lots of fun use-cases!
2015 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →
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The joy, physics and business of making music
2015 · its alternatives →
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Hidden Layer▲119Interviews with musicians about their creative processes
2017 · hiddenlayer.co · its alternatives →
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Exploring the connection between music and the human brain
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Get started making music
2019 · learningmusic.ableton.com · its alternatives →
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A glimpse inside the minds of highly creative people
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Audio Kit▲96Open-source audio synthesis, processing & analysis platform.
2014 · audiokit.io · its alternatives →
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A history of how music is made
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Musicon▲73An interactive music-making machine for children
2017 · musiconclub.com · its alternatives →
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Essays and conversations about music and technology
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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