SOFTWARE
I will list here the computer programs and telephone applications that I'm using.
Music & Video
- Fre:ac ~ a free audio converter and CD ripper
- Mp3tag ~ universal mp3- and FLAC-files tags editor
- MediaHuman ~ multimedia software for everyday use
- MediaMonkey ~ media player - I'm using it on Android telephone and tablet, plan to use it for a PC-jukebox.
- VLC media player ~ free media player for different platforms (Android, Linux, Windows etc.)
Office
- OpenOffice ~ free office software
- Box.com ~ a very good solution for backups and files sharing; cloud storage, collaboration and e-signatures
Web
- CoreFTP ~ free FTP client
software for Windows
- Notepad++ ~ a free source code editor and Notepad replacement
- RDR.to ~ free URL redirection
- WonderCMS ~ a very small CMS
(I'm using it for this website)
- JustBeamIt.com ~ easy file transfer
Artificial Intelligence
- ChatGPT ~ AI chatbot for everyday use
- Claude.AI ~ AI assistant by Anthropic, designed to assist with creative tasks like drafting websites, graphics, documents, and code collaboratively.
AI Music Tools
- Suno.com ~ generates full songs with vocals + instruments from a text prompt. Latest v5 model. Great for creating a backing track to jam over.
- Udio.com ~ strong on instrumentals, layering, and production detail. Paid users get stem downloads (drums, bass, etc. separately) — very useful for musicians.
- Aiva.AI ~ AI best for structured compositions with control over tempo, arrangement, instrumentation. Good if you want something more composed.
- Soundraw.io ~ lets you customize tempo, mood, genre, and arrangement. Good for generating loops.
- Mubert.com ~ mood/genre-based, generates continuous streaming-style tracks. Good for background jamming.
- Beatoven.ai ~ mood and tempo focused, good for consistent backing tracks.
- Loudly ~ clean audio quality, multiple track variations per genre.