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Guitar Alchemist 1.0 User rating:   (8 votes)  Explore scales (Major, melodic/harmonic minor, and more) and their modes and find which chords you can play over - Explore chords (Ability to filter them : major/minor/dominant/special, b5, #5, b9, #9, #11, b13 ) and find which scales you can play over - Find simple chord harmonizations - Display the scale patterns directly on the fingerboard and on the staff at the same time (Condensed/extended handshapes) - Choose the chord voicings difficulty you want - Find the exact sound you're looking for : filter the chord voicings by inversion or highest note, sort them by fret, inversion, difficulty, number of open/muted strings, number of finger used, brightness or contrast - Customize the fingerboard (Left handed, texture) and the theme of the application Download Here

Advanced FretPro For learning the notes on the guitar, I like the feel of learning on what looks like a real guitar neck.  You can pick all the frets or isolate certain ones and slowly learn the fretboard little by little and not be overwhelmed. User rating:   (5 votes)  Advanced FretPro a guitar fretboard training software. Advanced FretPro also contains a huge library of scales and chords which are displayed on a graphical fretboard showing not only the position but also the notes that are used in the scale or chord. The program features a game mode where you are presented with a fretboard and have to correctly name the highlighted fret positions. You can choose which frets and strings to test. Practice against the clock and keep a note of your average note recognition time. Download Here

	Audio Phonics User rating:   (26 votes)  AP Tuner is a full feature chromatic tuner for your PC. The tuner is responsive and accurate (~0.1 cents). The detection algorithm has been improved to better find low and inharmonic notes. The tuning system is fully customizable with a custom temperaments and stretch tables, as well as adjusting Middle A. Finally, a new "harmonic graph" window has been added to assist in visualizing harmonic content over time. Download Here
	Power Tab Editor User rating:   (19 votes)  Power Tab Editor is a tablature-authoring tool for Windows. It allows for the creation of tablature scores that can be printed out and played back via MIDI. Features standard music notation and symbols as well as all of the popular tablature symbols. Can import MIDI tracks, and can export to ASCII Text, HTML and MIDI format 1 files. Version 1.7 build 80 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes. Download Here
	Weird Metronome User rating:   There's not much weird about this virtual metronome; in fact, we really like its flexibility. An attactive design scheme is not Weird Metronome's forte. While many competing programs resemble their real-world counterparts, this one follows the standard gray-box motif with drop-down menus. You can choose from a straight metronome beat or a specific number of beats per measure, but it's the custom option we especially dig. This feature allows you to set up your own specific scheme with a huge load of percussion instruments, of which nine can be used at once. After you've come up with a beat pattern you really like, you can easily save it for quick access later. A handy slider also makes it easy to set the beats per minute from four to 1,000. Finally, you can toggle the visual display on or off. This freebie is unlikely to disappoint drummers and other musicians seeking a timing watchdog. Download Here
	Free Jazz & Blues Theory Resources This is a site that offers resources for the guitar.  Many free books on the theory behind playing and many other offerings.  It is worth a look! Go to the Resources

	JetAudio Basic "This jukebox hits all the right notes" (CNET) I my opinion,  The best media player hands down!  User rating:   (622 votes)  JetAudio is integrated multimedia software made up of a single compact rack. Not only does it play various music and video files, it also has features such as CD burning, recording, and conversion to other file formats. You can create your own Internet broadcast by using JetCast, provided with JetAudio, and you can play all major file formats, including WAV, MP3, MP3Pro, OGG, WMA, MPEG, AVI, WMV, MIDI, RM, and video and audio CD tracks. Convert among audio file formats, and record analog audio to various formats.tag editing for MP3, OGG, and WMA files; sound effects including wide, reverb, and x-bass; multichannel sound output; speed control of audio playback; cross-fading for a smooth transition between two songs; a skinnable user interface; and synchronized lyrics display (karaoke) for MIDI and MP3 files.supports for video conversion for iAUDIO U3, supports ts,tp file extension, and includes video format converter to AVI. Download Here
	Audacity It is a decent download but it does not have all the bells and whistles that the pay ones do.  Does not support ASIO drivers and does not have auto punch in and out.  But for free, it is still worth a look!  User rating:   (263 votes)  This editor can record and play sounds and import and export WAV, AIFF, MP3, and OGG files. Edit your sounds using cut, copy, and paste features (with unlimited undo functionality), mix tracks, or apply effects to your recordings. The program also has a built-in amplitude-envelope editor, a customizable spectrogram mode, and a frequency-analysis window for audio-analysis applications. Built-in effects include bass boost, wah wah, and noise removal, and the program also supports VST plug-in effects. Download Here
	CDex User rating:   (389 votes)  CDex is an application that records audio tracks from CDs and saves them to a disk as regular WAV files or as encoded sound files. This program features an MP3 decoder (MPEG 1/2/3-based) and a new LAME encoder, and has built-in support to generate OGG Vorbis files. CDex is available in English, German, Italian, and Spanish. This latest release includes better support of USB drives when using Native NT SCSI library option and various bug fixes. Download Here
	Kristal Audio Engine 16 audio tracks 32 Bit floating point audio engine 44.1 to 192 kHz sample rate 3-band parametric EQ & 2 VST insert slots per channel 3 VST master effect slots ASIO low latency audio driver support 4 KRISTAL Plug-In slots Download Here

	AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition It doesn't slow down your computer like most known anti-virus scanners do.  This helps out computer speed thus freeing up more resources for your applications. User rating:   (4,946 votes)  AVG Free Edition is the well-known antivirus protection tool. AVG Free is available free of charge to home users for the life of the product. Rapid virus database updates are available for the lifetime of the product, thereby providing the high level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers. AVG Free is easy to use and will not slow your system down (low system resource requirements). Highlights include automatic update functionality, the AVG Resident Shield, which provides real-time protection as files are opened and programs are run, free Virus Database Updates for the lifetime of the product, and AVG Virus Vault for safe handling of infected files Download Here
	Zip Reader   User rating:   (out of 57 votes)  ZIP Reader is a free Windows utility that allows users to open files that have been compressed using SecureZIP or PKZIP--or any other ZIP product. ZIP Reader decrypts Secure ZIP files created by any PKWARE product, regardless of hardware platform. That means Windows users can access files encrypted and compressed on Windows, UNIX, Linux, iSeries, and zSeries systems. Simple to use with a slick auto launch feature--just double click on a ZIP file or drag-and-drop the ZIP file to the ZIP Reader icon. The file unzips automatically Download Here
	Spybot   Anti-Spyware The thing I like about this one is it has a immunize function.  It kills spyware before it can get into your computer. User rating:  (out of 3153 votes)  Spybot - Search & Destroy can detect and remove a multitude of adware files and modules from your computer. Spybot also can clean program and Web-usage tracks from your system, which is especially useful if you share your computer. Modules chosen for removal can be sent directly to the included file shredder, ensuring complete elimination from your system. For advanced users, it allows you to fix Registry inconsistencies related to adware and to malicious program installations. The handy online-update feature ensures that Spybot always has the most current and complete listings of adware, dialers, and other uninvited system residents. Download Here
	Screen Print & Capture 32 I use this program a lot!  All The screenshots in the scales pages were done with this program.  It worked better than photoshop for this type of application with less file size and a clearer image. User rating:   (out of 427 votes)  Allows you to print the full desktop, active window, predefined area, or user-selected area of the screen with a single key press. You can add user-defined headers and footers with date and time stamps, resize the printed image, convert to grayscale or negative image, and fade or resize the image to reduce toner or ink usage. You can capture screen images and save them to a user-selected local or network folder in either GIF, BMP, JPEG, or PNG formats with user-configurable file naming. You can use it to capture an area of the screen to your clipboard and paste it directly into your documents. Screen Print & Capture 32 can be set up to be completely transparent to the end user. Download Here