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Web-based Music Apps

I curated this list of (mostly) free web-based music apps to support creative music making in physical, hybrid, and online settings. These apps are accessible online including with mobile devices and chromebooks.

Take a look at my other curated resources for music education.

Contents

Synths

Sampling

Drums and Beatmaking

DJing

  • Google Doodle DJ: 44th Anniversary of the Birth of Hip Hop
    • google doodle that lets you crossfade and scratch with two vitual turntables
  • YouTube DJ
    • Youtube DJ is a free online music mixer app. It allows you to make beats and mashups of Youtube videos.
  • YouDJ
    • YouDJ is a free online DJing app allowing you to load YouTube Videos into virtual turntables to mix between.
  • Beatport DJ
    • An online DJing app that integrates with the Beatport music library. Has a free trial but requires a Beatport Link account.

Instruments & Creation Tools

Accompaniment & Chord Progression Generators

Visual Performance Tools

Notation

Analysis

  • Funklet
    • Famous drum patterns with visualizations that you can play and edit in the browser
  • Lightnote
    • Western European Art Music-based Music Theory lessons

Musical Collaboration

DAWs

There are so many DAWs that I have a dedicated DAWs Resource Page

Listening

  • Radio Garden
    • Find radio stations live anywhere in the world with an interactive globe.