Open Source Android Music Composition Apps

MuseScore is a free and open-source music notation software designed for composers, arrangers, educators, and musicians of all levels. It allows users to write, edit, and print professional-quality sheet music with no limitations or subscription fees. MuseScore Studio supports a wide range of instruments and ensembles, from solo piano and guitar to full orchestras and choirs. The software is easy to learn while still offering powerful tools for advanced notation and score layout. With support for MIDI input and formats like MusicXML and MIDI, MuseScore integrates smoothly with other music software and workflows. Built by a global open-source community, MuseScore continues to evolve through active development and community contributions. Support MuseScore at http://musescore.org/en/donate

FamiStudio is a free, open-source music editor designed for creating chiptune music for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Famicom. It combines a modern digital audio workstation interface with authentic 8-bit sound synthesis. Its piano roll editor allows musicians to compose melodies and arrangements without traditional tracker commands. Users can create custom instruments, modify sound envelopes, and incorporate DPCM samples into compositions. The software supports multiple NES audio expansion chips, enabling a wider variety of retro sound effects and musical textures. It includes MIDI input, compatibility with FamiTracker projects, and several audio and game-compatible export formats. Available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android, FamiStudio serves chiptune composers, retro game developers, and NES homebrew enthusiasts.

A unique desktop music composing application for PC/Mac/Linux/Android with a tracker style interface and a simple modular Java plugin based design allowing rapid improvement and endless expansion.

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This android application is aiming to create 'nice' harmonized melodies and to produce digital partitions in lilypond format. Heavy Random Signal processing and expert system coding embedded.

Very Powerfull Crossplatform [Advanced] Music Note Editor [STILL PLANING,DONT DOWNLOAD IT] Qt based project Strong plugin system that can dynamicly connect to all types of application using specified drivers,even JS plugins. Strong editor host provided and shared with all plugins. Allow to import or export files and sounds to all type of music files using dynamic plugins,basically added GuitarPro,... Allow users to use multiple output and input devices such as Internal MIDI System,ISDB Instrument Sound Database,DirectX MIDI IO,... Provides a powerfull API for plugins and other devices to use. Includes over 50 usefull internal plugin. Internal amplifier known as RoNOTE/Amplifier project that can import to other applications. RoNOTE has its special proccess models that speedup the application very much. Thanks...

This is Roundware V1. For V2, please see GitHub repository: https://github.com/hburgund/roundware-server Roundware is a client/server pair for creating participatory location-sensitive audio experiences. It was initially developed for the sound art installation ROUND, by Halsey Burgund, exhibited at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Development for version 2 has been handled privately for a variety of reasons, but will be released soon! Please contact us if you need code sooner.