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24 alternatives to An open source music grid you can play around and create short music

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. An open source music grid you can play around and create short music launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Musikcube▲107

   A fully functional terminal-based music player

   2017 · musikcube.com · its alternatives →

2. 2OS
   Open-Source Music Streams Made with Loops and Randomness▲9

   2020 · celody.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Octave▲191

   A free library of UI sounds for your apps

   2014 · raisedbeaches.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Timber▲118

   Open source material design music player

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   KRFT 1.5.0▲110

   A modular instrument for music production

   2017 · studioamplify.com · its alternatives →

6. 6CM
   Customizable music loops for videos, games, podcasts▲8

   2019 · studio.awsm.st · its alternatives →

7. 7SG
   SoundCloud Grid▲5

   2014 · joncordeiro.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Musicon▲73

   An interactive music-making machine for children

   2017 · musiconclub.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Shortwave▲7

   A collaborative musical platform designed for live events

   2016 · shortwave.xyz · its alternatives →

10. 10WA
    (Web App) Simple Melody Loop Maker▲5

    2024 · lab.aizastudio.com · its alternatives →

11. 11CT
    Compose Together - Real Time Jam Sessions▲5

    2012 · compose.tranzient.info · its alternatives →

12. 12SD
    Simple DAW-Like Beat Maker Using React+WebAudio▲5

    2016 · mixerjs.staging-samlau.us · its alternatives →

13. 13TD
    TextToSample – Desktop App to generate audio with MusicGen locally▲8

    2023 · samplab.com · its alternatives →

14. 14DS
    deepsing – See music – create machine generated visual stories of songs▲7

    2020 · deepsing.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Tone.js▲7

    A framework for creating interactive music in the browser

    2017 · tonejs.github.io · its alternatives →

16. 16UM
    Ultimate mashup Web-based music player (Last.FM API)▲9

    2014 · thepara.de · its alternatives →

17. 17AW
    A web app for creating and sharing playlists instantly▲5

    2012 · choruzz.com · its alternatives →

18. 18MC
    Modmusicgen.com – generating piano music from tracker music▲6

    2021 · modmusicgen.com · its alternatives →

19. 19JC
    Jukebox – Collaborative music player▲5

    2016 · jukebox.today · its alternatives →

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    Jazzari▲7

    A programmable band in your browser

    2017 · jackschaedler.github.io · its alternatives →

21. 21BA
    BandFu, an experimental audio playground▲5

    2013 · bandfu.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Helio Workstation▲5

    A modern music creation tool. Absolutely FREE.

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23GP
    Generate piano songs and sheet music with Music Transformer▲9

    2020 · deepsoundsai.com · its alternatives →

24. 24AE
    An experimental music player built with ReactJS+MobX+Premiere▲8

    2017 · premiere-player.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

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