Ignite - Free Music Creation Software By AIR Music Technology

AIR Music Technology has released Ignite, a completely free music creation application which is designed for easy integration with M-Audio keyboards.

It’s not another DAW with complicated controls or engineering-centric workflow. In fact, it’s not a DAW at all. At the heart of Ignite is its non-linear Arranger, which replaces the traditional timeline and tracks-and lanes format.

Ignite is available for free download via AIR Music Technology’s website (826MB download size, 32-bit & 64-bit standalone application for Windows & Mac).

The program is designed for instant integration with current M-Audio MIDI keyboards (including the Venom synthesizer), but it can be used with any other MIDI controller. I’ve tested it on my laptop with a virtual MIDI keyboard, and it worked without any issues.

Although it can hardly be used to create complete tracks, I think that Ignite is a great tool for experimenting with music ideas before taking them to your main DAW.

It’s very easy to create and edit loops with it and it also comes with a cool arpeggiator and chord generators. Just the sort of app I’d like to have on my app when I’m travelling and feel like having a little jam.

Ignite includes 275 instruments from AIR Music Technology’s high quality instrument libraries, as well as a set of built-in effects. The projects can be exported as WAV files and MIDI data.