Producer Tools
Free and open-source tools hip-hop producers and artists can actually use: stem splitters, synths, MIDI helpers, local AI song generators, and a full free DAW.
Ableton MCP
Connect Ableton Live to Claude, or another MCP client, so you can build tracks, write MIDI, load instruments, and control playback with a prompt.
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ACE-Step 1.5
A local, open-source music generator that can turn a text prompt and lyrics into a full song on your own computer.
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YuE2
An open model that turns lyrics and a style prompt into a full song, with an editable melody-and-chord plan first. YuE2 is the current version of the official YuE repository. The original YuE is kept on a separate branch.
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Ultimate Vocal Remover
A desktop app that uses neural-network models to pull vocals, instrumentals, and other stems out of a finished mix, on your own machine.
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Basic Pitch
A lightweight audio-to-MIDI converter from Spotify's Audio Intelligence Lab. Give it a recording of an instrument or a vocal melody, and it writes a MIDI file, including pitch bends.
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Matchering
An open-source reference mastering tool. You give it your mix and a reference track, and it matches loudness, tone, peak level, and stereo width to that reference.
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Surge XT
A free, open-source hybrid synthesizer you can load in a DAW as a plugin, or use as a standalone instrument.
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Demucs
A command-line model that splits a song into stems — typically drums, bass, vocals, and the rest of the accompaniment.
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LMMS
A free, open-source digital audio workstation for writing beats, playing instruments, arranging songs, and mixing, on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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Audacity
A free, open-source editor and recorder for audio, used for tracking vocals, cleaning recordings, cutting samples, and converting formats.
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