ICST Kompositionsstudio Software

Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology / (ICST) Zurich University of the Arts


List of Software on the ICST Mac Pro:

Audio - Analyse:

  • RX-7 iZotope
  • Acousmographe
  • EAnalysis
  • iSpectrum
  • iZotope
  • Melodyne 4
  • Praat
  • Sonic Visualiser
  • SPEAR

Ambisonics:

  • Audio Brewers Plugins
  • ATK Ambisonics Tool Kit (Plugins)
  • Ambisonics Externals for Max (ICST)
  • Ambi Head (B-format to Binaural converter)
  • ambiX plugin suite v.0.2.7
  • BlueRipple (free plugins)
  • FB360 Spatial Workstation 
  • Harpex-B
  • Panoramix-Ircam
  • Soundfield Limited
  • Sound Particles U
  • Sound Trajectory
  • Spat Revolution Flux
  • Spat for Max
  • mcfx v0.5.5 – multichannel audio plug-in suite
  • IEM Plugin suite
  • ICST Ambisonics Plugins

Audio-Tools:

  • Audio Hijack
  • Dante Controller
  • Dante Via
  • Dante Virtual Soundcard
  • JackPilot
  • Qjackctl.app
  • Loopback
  • Ravenna

Audio-Instruments:

  • Native Instruments

DAW:

  • Ableton Live 12 Suite 
  • Adobe Audition CC
  • Ardour8.0
  • Audacity
  • Logic Pro
  • REAPER (newest)

Audio-Programming:

  • Cabbage
  • Csound
  • CsoundQt-d-py-cs6
  • Faust
  • Grace
  • Max 8.0.1
  • Pd-0.49-1-Vanille
  • Processing
  • Plogue Bidule 0.9759
  • SuperCollider

Audio-Editor:

  • GRM-Player
  • GRM Tools Complete 
  • HourGlass
  • iZotope RX 7 Audio Editor
  • SoundGrain
  • SoundHack
  • TwistedWave 1.2

Audio-Plugins:

  • ambiX
  • audio brewers
  • FabFilter-Bundle
  • Flux-Session
  • GRM Tools 
  • Harpex
  • IEM
  • Melodyne
  • PaulStretch
  • SIR 2 Audiotools
  • RX-7
  • FabFilters
  • Two Big Ears FB360 Spatialiser
  • ToscA
  • UdeM SpatGris
  • Waves Mercury
  • ICST Ambisonics Plugins
  • ZOOM MS-Decoder

IRCAM-Bundle:

  • ADMIX
  • ANGUS
  • ANTESCOFO
  • AUDIOSCULPT
  • CATART STANDALONE
  • CLEESE
  • DAVID
  • DIPHONE STUDIO 4.2
  • FORUM MAX APPS
  • GESTURE & SOUND
  • MAX SOUND BOX
  • MODALYS
  • MUBU
  • MUSIQUE LAB 2
  • NAJO MODULAR INTERFACE 2
  • OMAX
  • OPENMUSIC
  • ORCHIDS
  • PANORAMIX
  • SPAT
  • SUPERVP FOR MAX
  • SUPERVP TRAX
  • TOSCA

Notation:

  • Finale 25.0
  • Sibelius
  • INScore-1.21
  • JMSL 
  • MuseScore
  • NoteAbilityPro
  • OM-6.14-macOS
  • PWGL
  • Scala

OSC-Tools:

  • IanniX
  • INScore-1.21
  • ToscA

DAW

Here at ICST, the staff uses Reaper and Ardour 7 We recommend you do so as well, especially if you want to work with ambisonics or multi-channel audio in general.


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