My most recommended method for beginners has always been PD (https://puredata.info/) combined with The Theory and Technique of Electronic Music: (https://msp.ucsd.edu/techniques/latest/book.pdf) and this book (https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262014410/designing-sound/). Eli's tutorials on SuperCollider are also very helpful: https://www.youtube.com/@elifieldsteel Of course, my project Glicol can also be helpful for... - Source: Hacker News / 30 days ago

For node based workflows, check out Max or Pure Data. https://cycling74.com/products/max https://puredata.info/. - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago

Tools like Ossia Score, Chataigne and PureData (pd) can also help a ton in building interactive art and triggering other A/V software. Source: about 1 year ago

WebPd is a highly modular compiler for audio programming language Pure Data allowing to run .pd patches on web pages. It converts the audio graph and processing objects from a patch into plain human-readable JavaScript or WebAssembly which can then be integrated directly into any web application. Source: about 1 year ago

You might also be interested in the very different Pure Data (http://puredata.info/) environment, which is also free and open-source. It uses a visual programming approach, which many people like but if you are already a programmer it might seem inconvenient in comparison. Source: over 1 year ago

If you are okay with spending money I would HIGHLY suggest reFX Nexus with the "edm" and "future house" packs (this is basically the only thing I use personally). Source: almost 2 years ago

Ya it’s right here all you have to do is click buy now 💀https://refx.com/nexus/. Source: about 2 years ago

I noticed nobody said Nexus yet - so here you go. Source: over 2 years ago

The whole package has to fit, so we could recommend something like "just get Nexus 4 and the expansions you think would work and be done with it" but then you're also still mostly sifting through presets, albeit more polished ones. Stock plugins tend to have to appeal to a large audience, which is why you get something from everything instead of exactly the stuff you need. Source: over 2 years ago

Nexus 4 has the same issue w.r.t. size: https://refx.com/nexus/ . 26 GB for the base, 200 for all the expansions, not to mention the cost of each. Source: over 2 years ago