Have you always fancied yourself as the next Rick Rubin, Timbaland or Steve Albini, but never had the money to buy expensive music programs? We’ve found 7 free online tools that could help you become the next big thing in music production.

Hob Nox

Produce your own electronic music with the Hobnox Audiotool. All in your browser.

Splice

Splice gives anyone, anywhere the ability to collaborate on music right through a web browser. You can upload or record sounds, make songs, listen to other user’s songs, make remixes, make friends and a whole lot more.
http://www.splicemusic.com/makemusic/intro/

Indaba Music

Indaba Music is an international community of musicians, music professionals, and fans exploring the creative possibilities of making music with people in different places.

It makes finding other people, and working on recording, mixing, or mastering projects easier. For fans, Indaba provides unprecedented access to artists and to the creative process.

BBC Virtual Sequencer

The BBC’s own virtual studio where you can create music loops.

YourSpins

YourSpins is a new kind of music community for fans who want to immerse themselves in world of remixes. Within YourSpins, you’ll be able to share your mixes of top songs with others, rate and comment on other mixes - and chat, mail and IM other people too.

(This is best used by people who don’t really have the time to create their own loops and sounds. Not very advanced, but fun to play with for a few minutes.)

Jam Studio

JamStudio.com allows users to mix different instruments (guitars, drums, bass, etc.) with simple clicks to create music. Created music tracks can be save as MP3s or saved online on the site.

Jamglue

Jamglue is a thriving online community for creating and personalizing audio. We let you upload and record music, remix it online, and share your hot mixes with everyone.