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24 alternatives to Alda

A programming language for musicians

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Alda launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Musikcube▲107

   A fully functional terminal-based music player

   2017 · musikcube.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Huzza▲101

   A live-streaming platform for musicians

   2015 · huzza.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   KRFT 1.5.0▲110

   A modular instrument for music production

   2017 · studioamplify.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Platform▲106

   A desk for musicians

   2017 · output.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Capo▲85

   A new way to analyze and learn to play music

   2014 · supermegaultragroovy.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   ARIIA▲149

   A gestural-based music player for listening on the road

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   MTME▲102

   A new way to discover music

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Plink▲227

   A multiplayer music experience

   2014 · dinahmoelabs.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Artist Hunt▲108

   An intuitive way to discover music

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Musicon▲73

    An interactive music-making machine for children

    2017 · musiconclub.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    SoundBetter▲152

    Marketplace for musicians and music production professionals

    2014 · soundbetter.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Spring▲63

    A rhythm based music app for exercise

    2014 · springmoves.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Octave▲191

    A free library of UI sounds for your apps

    2014 · raisedbeaches.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Bandcamp▲95

    Publishing platform for musicians

    2015 · bandcamp.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Timber▲118

    Open source material design music player

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Wavepot▲147

    Code to make music

    2014 · wavepot.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Musio▲72

    A new take on the iOS music player

    2013 · musioapp.co · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Auxy 2.0▲98

    A music studio in your pocket

    2016 · auxy.co · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Generating Music with AI (ALYSIA) // AI Guild Podcast Episode #8▲60

    A look into songwriting with an AI

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Timbre▲78

    The simple way to find live music

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Polyhymnia▲2

    A live programming language for composing music

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    VOX (iOS)▲84

    All your music in one player

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Flat for Education▲8

    Music learning app from theory to composition

    2017 · flat.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Wave▲73

    A fast, minimalistic gesture-based music player app

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →