There are many, many interesting software tools to help aspiring musicians write, play, or practice music, to name only a few applications. Some are free and/or open-source, while some are licensed.
In this area, I will discuss tools which I use in relation to music.
- Audacity, (free) for creating or manipulating sound files
- DLC Builder, (free) for converting Editor-on-Fire projects into Rocksmith downloadable content
- Editor-on-Fire, (free) for assembling sound files and scores into Frets-on-Fire, Guitar Hero, or Rocksmith projects
- GoPlayAlong, (licensable) to help synchronize a music file with musical scores
- Guitar Pro, (licensable) a musical score editor
- Rocksmith, (licensable) a game to help learn guitar or bass
- TuxGuitar, (free) a musical score editor