For music production, I have ten programs that are indispensable:

Band-in-a-Box
SONAR (DAW)
Adobe Audition (stereo effects and editing)
Encore (music notation and leadsheets)
Ozone by Izotope (mastering)
Transcribe by www.seventhstring.com
CD 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)


BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.