Renoise

Renoise: A reliable audio editor and recorder that suits ever users needs

Renoise comes with a lot of features for helping you record, edit, compose and render audio tracks. It also sports a wide array of audio processors, effects, plug-ins, and many other functions.

On the interface side, it might seem a bit overwhelming for less experienced users but the application comes with a help menu so you can get into it as quickly as possible.

What the application does, it helps you transform sounds into songs thanks to its pattern editor function. You can view details related to the songs, like the notes and octaves, instrument numbers, volume, panning, effects, and delay columns. It also has a drag and drops feature that lets you move note data from one pattern track to another.

Other features it sports are Audio recording tools, a built-in sampler, and a graphical automation enveloper to control the parameters.
Renoise comes with many native effects and also supports plug-ins, like VST, AudioUnits, and LADSPA. The effects can be found by name (e.g. reverb, delay, filters, compressors, EQ, distortion), and you and drag and drop them into the dedicated window in order to activate them.

The application can detect playback errors and replace the notes directly on the desired lines, while also allowing users to connect and sync multiple apps to run them side by side.

All in all, Renoise is a very reliable Audio Editor and Recorder, though, the interface needs a bit of improvement that will help users perform more quickly without needing to waste time with a bunch of tutorials.