The Beat Will Go On: Your Ultimate Guide to the Best Free Music-Making Sites Online

You don’t need a multi-million-dollar mixing console, a soundproofed studio in Los Angeles, or a bank account weeping under the weight of plugin licenses to make great music anymore. Today, the world of music production has thrown open its doors, moving out of elite brick-and-mortar studios and straight into your web browser.

Whether you’re a bedroom producer cooking up trap beats at 2:00 AM, an indie singer-songwriter wanting to lay down a demo without dealing with clunky software, or a complete beginner who doesn’t know a chord progression from a chord of wood, free browser-based digital audio workstations (DAWs) are changing the game.