PC/Wintel Shareware/Freeware Software links:

General interest / news:

• News on computer and media industries and related technology
• Collection of open source software projects

Multi-purpose programs:

• CSound
• Composers' Desktop Project - extensive software tools for Windows
• KeyKit: an open source programming language and graphical user interface for realtime algorithmic MIDI processing

Audio editing applications:

• Audacity

Spectral Processing applications:

• Spectral Modeling Synthesis

Granular applications:

Plugins:

• Directory of freeware, shareware, and commercial VST plug-ins

Graphics / Animation applications:

• Blender : open source 3D graphics software
  POVRay

Utilities:

• Useful calculators for audio applications

Directories of Windows shareware

• Freeware and shareware tools for Windows
• Audio software demos and shareware for Windows