Audio editor comparison
other open source programs
| name | platforms | toolkit | written in | audio? | MIDI? | score editor? | transport | notes |
| Ardour | Linux, Mac | GTK | C++ | y | not yet | n | JACK | professional feature set, complex |
| Audacity | Linux, Mac, Win | wxWidgets | C, C++ | y | n | n | classic audio editor | |
| Jokosher | Linux | GTK | Python | y | n | n | GStreamer | fairly easy to use, basic feature set |
| LMMS | Linux, Mac, Win | Qt | C++ | n | y | n | JACK, ALSA | |
| Qtractor | Linux | Qt | C++ | y | y | n | JACK, ALSA | |
| Rosegarden | Linux | Qt | C++ | y | y | y | JACK |
feature comparison
project
| Fillmore | Jokosher | GarageBand | |
| user-selectable sample rate | ✔ | - |
timeline
| Fillmore | Jokosher | GarageBand | |
| display audio waveforms | ✔ | ✔ | |
| rectangle selection | - | ✔ | |
| snap to clip edges | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| snap to grid | - | ✔ | |
| drag clips between tracks | - | ✔ | |
| trim clip beginning/end | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| split clip | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| join clips | - | ✔ | |
| loop clip | - | ✔ | |
| rename track | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| reorder tracks | ✔ | ✔ | |
| specify track icon | ✔ | ✔ | |
| undo | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| redo | ✔ | ✔ | |
| freeze/lock track | - | ✔ | |
| master track | - | - | ✔ |
| jump to time position | - | ✔ |
ruler
| Fillmore | Jokosher | GarageBand | |
| display bars/beats | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| display minutes/seconds | ✔ | ✔ | |
| cycle region | - | ✔ | |
| divide songs into sections | - | ✔ |
playback
| Fillmore | Jokosher | GarageBand | |
| mute/solo tracks | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| pre-fader level meter | ✔ | - | - |
| post-fader level meter | ✔ | ✔ | |
| clipping indicator | - | ✔ | |
| software instruments | - | ✔ |
mixing
| Fillmore | Jokosher | GarageBand | |
| adjust track volume | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| master volume | - | ✔ | ✔ |
| pan track | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| volume automation | ✔ | ✔ | |
| parameter automation | - | ✔ | |
| ducking | - | ✔ |
recording
| Fillmore | Jokosher | GarageBand | |
| metronome | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| count in | - | ✔ | |
| input monitoring | ✔ | ||
| multitrack recording | ✔ | ✔ | |
| multiple takes | - | ✔ | |
| guitar tuner | - | ✔ | |
| external MIDI input | - | ✔ | |
| onscreen keyboard | - | ✔ |
audio editing
| GarageBand | |
| transpose pitch | ✔ |
| pitch correction | ✔ |
| quantize timing | ✔ |
MIDI editing
| GarageBand | |
| piano roll | ✔ |
| transpose pitch for clip | ✔ |
| quantize timing | ✔ |
| score editor | ✔ |
effects
| Jokosher | GarageBand | |
| built-in effects (e.g. reverb, eq) | - | ✔ |
| LADSPA effects | ✔ | - |
| Audio Units | - | ✔ |
| guitar amp simulation | - | ✔ |
| stompbox simulation | - | ✔ |
loops/samples
| GarageBand | |
| prerecorded loop library | ✔ |
| prerecorded sound effects | ✔ |
| loops match project key/tempo | ✔ |
exporting
| Fillmore | Jokosher | GarageBand | |
| export to disk | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| select codec | ✔ | ||
| select bit rate | ✔ |
other
| Jokosher | GarageBand | |
| multiple languages | ✔ | ✔ |
| plugins | ✔ | - |
| movie track | - | ✔ |
| podcast features | - | ✔ |
| virtual band | - | ✔ |
| guitar/piano lessons | - | ✔ |