This repository is a curated list of open-source tools for audio development, targeting researchers, engineers, and power users in machine learning, music technology, and audio signal processing. It provides a comprehensive catalog of libraries, frameworks, and applications for tasks ranging from audio generation and synthesis to analysis, recognition, and spatial audio processing, aiming to streamline development and foster innovation in the field.

How It Works

The project categorizes a vast array of audio development tools into distinct domains such as Machine Learning, Audio Generation, Audio Signal Processing, Sound Synthesis, Game Audio, Digital Audio Workstations, Spatial Audio, Web Audio Processing, Music Information Retrieval, Music Generation, Speech Recognition, Speech Synthesis, and Singing Voice Synthesis. Each entry includes a brief description, often linking to the project's repository or documentation, facilitating discovery and evaluation of relevant software.

Quick Start & Requirements

This is a curated list, not a runnable application. Each tool within the list has its own installation and usage requirements, which are detailed in their respective project repositories.

Highlighted Details

• Extensive coverage of ML-based audio techniques, including differentiable DSP (DDSP), neural synthesis, and source separation.
• Broad inclusion of tools for music generation, from text-to-audio models like AudioLDM and Bark to symbolic music generation libraries.
• Comprehensive sections on speech processing, covering state-of-the-art ASR (Whisper, Kaldi) and TTS (VITS, FastSpeech 2) systems.
• Detailed listings for spatial audio, web audio processing, and game audio development tools.

Maintenance & Community

This is a community-driven curated list. Maintenance and community activity vary significantly for each individual tool listed. Links to community resources (e.g., Discord, GitHub) are typically found within the linked project repositories.

Licensing & Compatibility

Licenses vary widely across the listed tools, ranging from permissive MIT and BSD licenses to more restrictive GPL variants (e.g., AGPLv3 for Essentia). Users must consult the specific license of each tool for compatibility and usage restrictions, particularly for commercial applications.

Limitations & Caveats

As a curated list, this repository does not provide direct functionality. The quality, maintenance status, and ease of use of individual tools can vary greatly, requiring users to perform their own due diligence on each listed project.