• Smashing Pumpkins New “Album”. – The 44 track behemoth will be recorded and released track-by-track onto the official Pumpkins site, with the guys being around four or so tracks into the project that started earlier this year. Weather or not your a fan of Billy Corgan, that is a lot of free music
  • PowerTab Editor 1.7 build 80. – “Power Tab Editor may easily become the veteran fretter’s best friend. This feature-packed program lets you plot music onto digital tablature for exporting, burning, or playing MIDI files. The features are staggering–11 toolbars, 47 tips, and a max of seven guitars or basses per song are just the beginning. Deluxe tabbing capabilities let you adjust octaves and phrasing, and place an onslaught of markings, such as slides, bends, and vibratos”. (Originally appeared 2006 but still available today, we think it still counts)
  • Aero Drum. – A rythym based drums game/app, Just follow the dots to play snare, cymbal and bass drum and try to beat the scores. Super life wasting addictiveness that we think is less annoying than tap-tap revenge and a whole $9.99 cheaper than the RockBand app that came out earlier this year at, well, $9.99.
  • ACID Xpress. – Exclusively at ACIDplanet.com and ideal for beginners, you can download this free version of ACID software. It’s easy to create original music-even if you’re new to loop-based music software. Download and install ACID Xpress and the free music loop pack. When you’re ready for more, choose from over 100 Loops & Samples titles.
  • MagicScore Maestro. – Recommended for students in the schools of whats considered classical music. MagicScore Maestro is a  professional music notation software, offering the most advanced capabilities for working with music. It lets you precisely tune up the notes’ sounds and their timing features, process the effects and the dynamics. In this program, you may use both general and extended sets of musical symbols and as well create your own symbols and more.