For music production, I have ten programs that are indispensable:
Band-in-a-BoxSONAR (DAW)
Adobe Audition (stereo effects and editing)
Encore (music notation and leadsheets)
Ozone by Izotope (mastering)
Transcribe by
www.seventhstring.comCD Architect (CD burning)
Tap Tempo (determine beats per minute) free, by
www.analogx.com [a real gem!]PianoTeq (to use my desktop piano when BIAB is not playing)
V-Control Pro 2 (remote control of the studio PC using iPad or iPhone)