An extensive list of websites that I find incredibly useful for music composition, production, and learning. Whether you're into synthesizers, drum machines, music theory, or just looking for some inspiration, there's something here for everyone. Feel free to explore, share your favorites, and add any gems you think are missing !
I wasn't sure whether to post this in the Music or General Discussion section since it's focused on music production but also serves as a general resource list. I chose General Discussion in the end.
Enjoy it !
List of Websites:
Euclidean Rhythm Composer (Web)
PolyRhythm. Interactive exploration of rhythm.
Archive of Synthesizer Manuals (Internet Archive)
How Do Synthesizers Work? (Explain that Stuff)
Helm by Matt Tytel.
Music Theory Lessons (LightNote) Basic music lessons.
The Infinite Drum Machine.
Audiotool. Make Music Online In Your Browser.
Harmony Explained. Progress Towards A Scientific Theory of Music.
106.js A Roland Juno-106 Emulation with MIDI support in Chrome.
Chords & Scales Reference.
Web Archive of Audio Utilities.
10 Tips for Creating More Realistic MIDI Music (Soundfly)
Audio Levels (Transom)
MIDI Maker allows you to create simple monophonic MIDI files.
Open Music Library
Modular Quick Tip Sidechain Compression.
Sampling as Instrumentation. How Recorded Noise Found Its Way into Music (SoundFly)
Surge Synthesizer (Synthtopia)
The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive.
Ableton Live 10 Beginner Course (YouTube)
Internet Archive Software Collection.
The Rational Keyboard.
Patatap. Experimental Sound and Animation Web Site.
The Audio Producer's Guide To Loudness (Transom)
iO-808 Emulation of a Roland TR-808 Drum Machine.
Sonic Visualiser. Viewing and analysing the contents of music audio files.
Viktor NV-1 Web Synthesizer.
RC-455 WebAudio Synthesizer.
AngularJS Polyphonic Synthesizer (Web)
Leshy SFMaker. Sound Effect Generator.
jsfxr Web sound effects generator.
Yamaha's DX7 FM Synthesizer.
Musical Chord Progression Arpeggiator.
Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People.
Frequency Map.
Roland Juno-106.
WDS-1. Web Drum Sequencer.
Audio Test File Generator.
TR-101 Drum Synth/Sequencer.
SongSprouter. Algorithmic music composition app.
Muzoti. Algorithmic Music With Web Audio/Midi.
Chords & Scales Reference.
Tonehack. Chrome Synthesizer Experiment.
Melodique. Algorithmic Melodic Phrase Generator.
Sodaphonic Audio Editor.
Acid Machine.
Web-Based Molecular Music Box Generator.
NASA Audio and Ringtones.
Bosca Ceoil. Retro Music Maker.
The Audio Producer's Guide To Loudness (Transom)
Binaural Beat Generator.
Seeded Procedural Music Generator (CodePen)
Tone Generator. Generate Pure Tones of Any Frequency.
"Sekaiju" Open Source MIDI Sequencer/Editor Software.
"Audibilization" and Visualization of Sorting Algorithms.
Fragment. The Collaborative Spectral Synthesizer.
Basic Music Theory. A Music Theory Reference Site.
The Recording Manual. A guide for the home recording artist.
The Ultimate Guide to Drum Programming (EDMProd)
8 Ways the Roland 808 Drum Machine Changed Pop Music (Rolling Stone)
What is a Decibel, Anyway?
WebSynths. The Browser-Based Microtonal MIDI Instrument.
How to Copyright Your Songs? (YouTube)
Crafting Loud Mixes That Sound Great (SOS)
Computoser. Unique, Computer-Generated Music.
SunVox. A small, fast and powerful modular synthesizer with pattern-based sequencer.
Oscilloscope!. A software music oscilloscope.
Ableton Live Code (Really Useful Plugins)
Synth Terminology And Basics for Beginners (Ask Audio)
Limiting vs Compression in Mixing Explained (YouTube)
Rave Generator VST (Win) (Blogosaur)
DJs of the Future Don't Spin RecordsāThey Write Code (WIRED)
A Beginner's Guide to the Synth (Gizmodo)
Metronome Online.
Giada. Hardcore Loop Machine.
Loudness Penalty Analyzer.
Music Tool Kit.
Smasher (SourceForge)
How to Create Headroom.
Surge Synthesizer (GitHub)
Six Different Problem Frequencies and How to Spot Them (Tuts+)
On-Line Drum Machine.
Hydrogen. An advanced drum machine.
Compression Made Easy (Sound-On-Sound)
Eight DIY Analogue Synthesizers You Can Build At Home (Vinyl Factory)
"The Largest Classical Music Resource for MIDI Files"
Music Calculator With Tables for BPM, Hertz, Keyboard Notes Conversions and Q Factor.
WolframTones. Generate a Composition.
Silk. Interactive Generative Art.
Singing Bowls. Relaxing Meditation Soundscape Generator.
Drumbit.
Interactive Circle Of Fifths.
Visual Guitar. Guitar scales, chords, arpeggios, sound and light.
ToneHack. Synth with wave drawing.
Steganography 20. Generate Melody from Text.
LabChirp. Versatile Sound Effects Generator.
Guitar Chords Finder.
Audio AI. Isolating vocals from stereo music.
Sympathetic Synthesizer System Mk 1.
How to Hide Data in Audio Files.
Paul's Extreme Sound Stretch.
Canorus (Sourceforge) Cross-platform music score editor.
OpenSong. Created to manage lyrics, chords, lead sheets.
SoundHack. Tools for electronic music and audio engineering.
Hooktheory. On-line music application.
Song Maker (Chrome Music Lab)
WebModular. Modular Synthesizer written in HTML5+Javascript.
Tonespace 2.0 Chorder. Chord generator and visualizer.
Wavec. Play real hardware synthesizers through your web browser.
Zupiter. Web-Based Modular Synthesizer.
The Rational Keyboard.
Morse Code Tools.
The Audio Producer's Guide To Loudness.
Sonant. Generative music based on random walks.
Binaural Beat Generator (Online Tone Generator)
High Quality Midi Site.
Efflux. Web application, allowing one to create music within their browser.
Virtual Drum Machine.
Beep.js. Synthesizer in the Browser.
WASYN-1. Web Audio Synth.
Music Theory Cheat Sheet.
Castrati: The Lost Voices of Opera
Cloning the Elektron Workflow
Free Synthesizer Sample Packs Created by Danny Wolfer.
A Pentatonic Step Sequencer.
Circle of fifths with piano chords, guitar chords and harmonization.
Big free VST resources and more.
Some good quality Groovebox samples.
I wasn't sure whether to post this in the Music or General Discussion section since it's focused on music production but also serves as a general resource list. I chose General Discussion in the end.
Enjoy it !
List of Websites:
Euclidean Rhythm Composer (Web)
PolyRhythm. Interactive exploration of rhythm.
Archive of Synthesizer Manuals (Internet Archive)
How Do Synthesizers Work? (Explain that Stuff)
Helm by Matt Tytel.
Music Theory Lessons (LightNote) Basic music lessons.
The Infinite Drum Machine.
Audiotool. Make Music Online In Your Browser.
Harmony Explained. Progress Towards A Scientific Theory of Music.
106.js A Roland Juno-106 Emulation with MIDI support in Chrome.
Chords & Scales Reference.
Web Archive of Audio Utilities.
10 Tips for Creating More Realistic MIDI Music (Soundfly)
Audio Levels (Transom)
MIDI Maker allows you to create simple monophonic MIDI files.
Open Music Library
Modular Quick Tip Sidechain Compression.
Sampling as Instrumentation. How Recorded Noise Found Its Way into Music (SoundFly)
Surge Synthesizer (Synthtopia)
The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive.
Ableton Live 10 Beginner Course (YouTube)
Internet Archive Software Collection.
The Rational Keyboard.
Patatap. Experimental Sound and Animation Web Site.
The Audio Producer's Guide To Loudness (Transom)
iO-808 Emulation of a Roland TR-808 Drum Machine.
Sonic Visualiser. Viewing and analysing the contents of music audio files.
Viktor NV-1 Web Synthesizer.
RC-455 WebAudio Synthesizer.
AngularJS Polyphonic Synthesizer (Web)
Leshy SFMaker. Sound Effect Generator.
jsfxr Web sound effects generator.
Yamaha's DX7 FM Synthesizer.
Musical Chord Progression Arpeggiator.
Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People.
Frequency Map.
Roland Juno-106.
WDS-1. Web Drum Sequencer.
Audio Test File Generator.
TR-101 Drum Synth/Sequencer.
SongSprouter. Algorithmic music composition app.
Muzoti. Algorithmic Music With Web Audio/Midi.
Chords & Scales Reference.
Tonehack. Chrome Synthesizer Experiment.
Melodique. Algorithmic Melodic Phrase Generator.
Sodaphonic Audio Editor.
Acid Machine.
Web-Based Molecular Music Box Generator.
NASA Audio and Ringtones.
Bosca Ceoil. Retro Music Maker.
The Audio Producer's Guide To Loudness (Transom)
Binaural Beat Generator.
Seeded Procedural Music Generator (CodePen)
Tone Generator. Generate Pure Tones of Any Frequency.
"Sekaiju" Open Source MIDI Sequencer/Editor Software.
"Audibilization" and Visualization of Sorting Algorithms.
Fragment. The Collaborative Spectral Synthesizer.
Basic Music Theory. A Music Theory Reference Site.
The Recording Manual. A guide for the home recording artist.
The Ultimate Guide to Drum Programming (EDMProd)
8 Ways the Roland 808 Drum Machine Changed Pop Music (Rolling Stone)
What is a Decibel, Anyway?
WebSynths. The Browser-Based Microtonal MIDI Instrument.
How to Copyright Your Songs? (YouTube)
Crafting Loud Mixes That Sound Great (SOS)
Computoser. Unique, Computer-Generated Music.
SunVox. A small, fast and powerful modular synthesizer with pattern-based sequencer.
Oscilloscope!. A software music oscilloscope.
Ableton Live Code (Really Useful Plugins)
Synth Terminology And Basics for Beginners (Ask Audio)
Limiting vs Compression in Mixing Explained (YouTube)
Rave Generator VST (Win) (Blogosaur)
DJs of the Future Don't Spin RecordsāThey Write Code (WIRED)
A Beginner's Guide to the Synth (Gizmodo)
Metronome Online.
Giada. Hardcore Loop Machine.
Loudness Penalty Analyzer.
Music Tool Kit.
Smasher (SourceForge)
How to Create Headroom.
Surge Synthesizer (GitHub)
Six Different Problem Frequencies and How to Spot Them (Tuts+)
On-Line Drum Machine.
Hydrogen. An advanced drum machine.
Compression Made Easy (Sound-On-Sound)
Eight DIY Analogue Synthesizers You Can Build At Home (Vinyl Factory)
"The Largest Classical Music Resource for MIDI Files"
Music Calculator With Tables for BPM, Hertz, Keyboard Notes Conversions and Q Factor.
WolframTones. Generate a Composition.
Silk. Interactive Generative Art.
Singing Bowls. Relaxing Meditation Soundscape Generator.
Drumbit.
Interactive Circle Of Fifths.
Visual Guitar. Guitar scales, chords, arpeggios, sound and light.
ToneHack. Synth with wave drawing.
Steganography 20. Generate Melody from Text.
LabChirp. Versatile Sound Effects Generator.
Guitar Chords Finder.
Audio AI. Isolating vocals from stereo music.
Sympathetic Synthesizer System Mk 1.
How to Hide Data in Audio Files.
Paul's Extreme Sound Stretch.
Canorus (Sourceforge) Cross-platform music score editor.
OpenSong. Created to manage lyrics, chords, lead sheets.
SoundHack. Tools for electronic music and audio engineering.
Hooktheory. On-line music application.
Song Maker (Chrome Music Lab)
WebModular. Modular Synthesizer written in HTML5+Javascript.
Tonespace 2.0 Chorder. Chord generator and visualizer.
Wavec. Play real hardware synthesizers through your web browser.
Zupiter. Web-Based Modular Synthesizer.
The Rational Keyboard.
Morse Code Tools.
The Audio Producer's Guide To Loudness.
Sonant. Generative music based on random walks.
Binaural Beat Generator (Online Tone Generator)
High Quality Midi Site.
Efflux. Web application, allowing one to create music within their browser.
Virtual Drum Machine.
Beep.js. Synthesizer in the Browser.
WASYN-1. Web Audio Synth.
Music Theory Cheat Sheet.
Castrati: The Lost Voices of Opera
Cloning the Elektron Workflow
Free Synthesizer Sample Packs Created by Danny Wolfer.
A Pentatonic Step Sequencer.
Circle of fifths with piano chords, guitar chords and harmonization.
Big free VST resources and more.
Some good quality Groovebox samples.