Synthesizers.com has introduced a free new Windows app designed to help you design modular synths using the company’s modules:

SynthInvent is a free program that allows you to experiment with synthesizer system configurations by simply dragging and dropping modules into cabinets. Systems can be saved and shared, exported to a spreadsheet, or made into a web page.

Useful – but I’d rather see some them come out with some exciting new modules.

Features

• Easy to learn and fun to use
• Select from any style of cabinet, up to 9 per system
• Drag and drop modules into cabinets effortlessly
• Add controllers, patch cords, etc.
• View front or back of cabinets
• Show modules as pictures or as function text
• Automatically totals price as you add/remove products
• Automatically adds power components if desired
• Calculates power supply and consumption
• Save and recall system configurations
• Start with a standard system or create your own from scratch
• Produces a complete product listing with pricing and shipping weight
• Creates a web page (HTML) of your custom system
• Exports product listing to a spreadsheet program

System Requirements

• The current version of SynthInvent runs on a Windows PC running XP
• SynthInvent will probably run on Vista, 98, ME, 2000 also
• Your monitor must be at least 1024 pixels wide
• A mouse or other pointing device
• Microsoft .Net framework V2 (Already on many modern Windows computers)
• 2 MB hard disk space