For listening
MP3 Player: WinAmp,
fav plugins: SidAmp v1.33 for playing Commodore 64 SID tunes (High Voltage Sid Collection);
fav skins: QUAD 33 Series Skin v1.0 & NUCLEO N-Log v2G BioSkin®)

CD Grabber: Exact Audio Copy (EAC), works with freedb.org
use EAC with LAME MP3 coded

For composing
Audio editor: CoolEdit2000 or Audacity
Synth/tracker/sequencer: Jeskola Buzz