

You might be surprised at the quality that's to be found here. It's not your only option though, and we've rounded up four other excellent music-making tools here so you can choose the right one for you. The best free music-making software is Apple Garageband, which is the perfect introduction to music production and provides a clear path to Apple's pro-level DAW. That said, there is an impressive selection of free music-making software out there that will serve as a great introduction to what's possible without putting a strain on your pocket. "When you put a record on the turntable and you hear the noise- kshht-and then suddenly you dive into this beautiful sound of a record.Programs designed to help with the music creation process can be outrageously expensive, but they are the sort of tools that people use to make a living.

“Even in a digital world, this hasn't lost the magic," Kaps says. He says that the appeal will always be there. It might be a long delay, but Kaps isn’t worried about it. The company says it plans to ship the first run of units in December 2020. The Phonocut is available for preorder today, though it will still be some time before it is released. It will never replace streaming or anything, but it will inspire people to create real beautiful, tangible pieces of music again.” “We really want to change the world of the music industry and offer a new option. For Kaps, there’s an undeniable appeal to a physical product. That same love for analog technology has steered the creation of the Phonocut. In 2008, Kaps cofounded the Impossible Project, an ultimately successful effort to revive Polaroid film after the legacy US company discontinued its film production. That's the same emotion that we dream of this machine bringing for others.” He compares cutting a custom record to assembling a mixtape: “It was the idea of making it and then taping it in real time and giving it to someone. “When people are making these records, it's about the meaning of them, the emotional process,” KamranV says. (They’re still sorting out all the internals, so the specs could fluctuate a bit before final release.) The mechanics were created in partnership with a team of inventors and technicians, including Swiss lathe aficionado Flo Kaufman and audio engineer (and analog resurrection veteran) KamranV. It’s housed in a sturdy metal box that measures about a foot wide by a foot and a half long. The Phonocut unit itself is about the size of regular home turntable.
