1. eJay Virtual Music Studio 
Virtual Music Studio is the culmination of over 3 years invested in bringing you the best sounding music technology possible. VMS includes professionally produced samples spanning all popular musical styles; Dance, R&B, HipHop, Trance, Techno, Electro, Ambient and many more. Fully expandable, VMS brings you remarkable real-time synthesizer technology featuring five superb virtual instruments and seven classic effects units. Clarity of sound and an intuitive interface makes VMS a self contained musical powerhouse.
2. FL Studio 
FL Studio is one of the world’s most popular and exciting music production systems. Everything you need in one package to compose, arrange, record, edit, mix and master professional quality music.
Image-Line have developed FL Studio for over 12 years now and we know music software. Compatibility, connectivity and open standards are the life-blood of producer/musicians. FL Studio will play any sample file (WAV), run plugins (software synthesizers, VSTi & DXi) or MIDI instruments. You will be creating WAV, MP3, OGG or MIDI songs, beats or loops only minutes after launching it.
3. Atomix MP3
AtomixMP3 is the ancestor of VirtualDJ, and even though development for this product has been stopped since 2003, many users still use it for two reasons:
First, it was designed to run on i486 computers at 400MHz and 64Mb of RAM, so any computer that’s still alive today should be able to run it without a glitch.
Second, for more than 10 years, we are still to hear someone report a bug or a crash on it.
Of course, its features are a little light compared to the evolution of its big brother VirtualDJ PRO. But if you don’t need the new features, and wants something stable and light, then AtomixMP3 is for you.
AtomixMP3 has a standard two deck player with play/pause/stop/cue buttons, pitch control, a mixer with 3 band equalizers with kills, volume control, gain, crossfader. It computes BPM automatically on the fly, can beat match automatically or provide a visual aid to manual beat matching, has an automatic pitch matching and level matching. It has audio effects, smart loops, mater tempo, recording, visual effects. You can use it with one or two sound cards, with multi-output sound cards, or split the stereo.
4. GoldWave
GoldWave is a highly rated, professional digital audio editor. It’s fully loaded to do everything from the simplest recording and editing to the most sophisticated audio processing, restoration, enhancements, and conversions. It is easy to learn and use, so get started now by downloading the free, fully functional evaluation version!
5. mp3DirectCut – fast mpeg audio editing
mp3DirectCut is a fast and extensive audio editor and recorder for compressed mp3. You can directly cut, copy, paste or change the volume with no need to decompress your files for audio editing. This saves encoding time and preserves the original quality, because nothing will be re-encoded. The built in recorder creates mp3 on the fly from your audio input. Using Cue sheets, pause detection or Auto cue you can easily divide long files.
6. Sound Forge Audio Studio 10
Sound Forge™ Audio Studio software is the easiest way to record, edit, encode, and master audio on your home computer. Record almost anything. Expertly edit recordings to balance sound levels, trim unwanted sections, or synchronize audio with video. Restore old vinyl and cassette recordings. Share songs on CD, PSP® and iPod®.
7. REAPER 3.76
Edit multiple MIDI items or tracks together in a single editor. Customize how the MIDI editor shows you looped items, tempo changes, even synchronize the editor contents with the arrange view so everything stays lined up with the project as you move windows around. Edit MIDI inline in the arrange view. Add MIDI track controls to any track, in front of sends, or anywhere else. Explode MIDI items by channel or pitch. Improved MIDI import and export, hardware MIDI timing calibration, full sysex support, and tons of other improvements.
8. MP3Gain
MP3Gain analyzes and adjusts mp3 files so that they have the same volume.
MP3Gain does not just do peak normalization, as many normalizers do. Instead, it does some statistical analysis to determine how loud the file actually sounds to the human ear.
Also, the changes MP3Gain makes are completely lossless. There is no quality lost in the change because the program adjusts the mp3 file directly, without decoding and re-encoding.
9. ACID Music Studio 8 Overview
With ACID Music Studio you can easily create custom soundtracks for your video projects created in Vegas Movie Studio HD software or other applications. Easily add sound effects, music, or record a voiceover track.
If you’re serious about making music, ACID Music Studio is the perfect tool for original song creation, audio recording, MIDI production, studio-quality mixing, and effects processing. Share your songs any way you want – burn CDs, upload to the Web, or export to MP3 for portable devices such as the PSP® or iPod®. With built-in tutorials to guide you, you’ll be composing, remixing, and mastering like a pro in no time.
