A software synthesizer, also sometimes known as a virtual synth, is a computer program designed to create and control a variety of sounds. The concept of the modern synthesizer was defined by Robert Moog in the mid to late 1960\’s, but software synthesizers did not become popular until the late 1990\’s.
Here are the most recent posts at Synthtopia about software synthesizers.
Warsaw Wave’s Revolt Patchable Synth combines configurable oscillators, flexible modulation routing, and extensive randomization in a software instrument designed for hands-on sound design.… Read More Warsaw Wave Releases Revolt Patchable Synth for Windows, Mac, and Linux
Voidscan Parasite is an experimental FM synthesizer plugin built around three-operator synthesis, extensive modulation and deliberately degraded sound processing.… Read More Voidscan Introduces Parasite Experimental FM Synthesizer
Magical FDS Plug is a free and open source software synthesizer plug-in that reproduces the sound of the Nintendo FDS sound chip.… Read More Free Software Synth Recreates Nintendo FDS Chiptune Sound
The idea behind Grainsmith Field was to make granular approachable, so it sounds great, and you can play it without digging through menus.… Read More New Granular Synthesizer For iPad/iPhone, Grainsmith Field
Melino features six “vintage style” virtual instruments: Melloflute, Melloviolin, Xylophone, Vintage EP, W-200, and Home Piano.… Read More New Soft Synth, Melino, Features 6 ‘Vintage’ Virtual Instruments
Gforce Software has introduced Halogen FM, a new software synthesizer for Mac & Windows that they say turns FM synth programming into play. … Read More New Software Synth, Halogen FM, Promises To Turn FM Synth Programming Into Play
GrainScaper is a new granular synthesis software synth, for Mac & Windows, that offers precise control over pitch, timing, density, and more.… Read More Sample Logic Intros GrainScaper Granular Synthesizer
Full Bucket Music says that The Broken Mini is not Beta tested. Some knobs and keys may be missing. Use at your own risk… Read More Free Synth For Mac & Windows – The Broken Mini
Vintage is a traditional subtractive synth, featuring two oscillators and dual multi-mode filters.… Read More Behringer Intros Free Software Synthesizer, ‘Vintage’
Many synthesists had noted similarities between the two designs.… Read More Behringer Vintage Soft Synth Not An Official Copy Of Tone2 Saurus
