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.
Synthgeek has released SG-Modutron Mini, a free software synthesizer for Windows that based on “virtual circuit-bending”. Synthgeek explains: The initial idea started out as an attempt at making a bass synth version of the APC synth. It turned out to be impossible to get it to track pitch at all, so more experimentation ensued, and… Read More Free Synth For Windows Features “Virtual Circuit Bending”
Image Line Software has released a beta version of Drumaxx – a new percussion modeling instrument that gives you control over physically modeled drums that can be routed to independent outputs for external effects processing.
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=35A5035F4E77DED9 This video tutorial series looks at synthesis with Camel Audio Alchemy. BT has described Alchemy as “the best synth I have ever used in my entire life. Hard or soft synth, the most elegant, animated, beautiful, evocative synthesizer ever made.”
An experiment with the Tone Matrix synthesizer, an addictive online synthesizer. via benjiwaa
NAMM: Sonic State caught up with GForce to discuss Imposcar 2.
2010 NAMM Show: Arturia is now shipping Prophet-V version 2. Here’s what they have to say about Prophet-V v2.0: We have taken the first and the last synthesizers created by Sequential Circuits and brought them to you in an easy to use software instrument format. As with all other soft synths created by Arturia, we… Read More Arturia Intros Prophet V v2.0
Sound Blocker has introduced iMoog, a free software synthesizer for Kontakt 4 based on sounds of the Moog Minimoog Voyager. Download at the Sound Blocker site.
u-he ACE Tutoria: Patch Cables 101 was uploaded by: newechoproductions
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Free Music Software: Minimalfabrik’s Deep Throat is a free Windows-only software synth. The developers don’t provide any audio demos, so Windows users are just going to have to try Deep Throat to find out what it sound like. Download from the Minimalfabrik VST page.
Mark Mosher from Modulate This! has a nice holiday gift for Harmless users: Rather than send a greeting card to you all with a yearly letter ;^) – I spent some time yesterday and today making some presets for you with the fabulous new Harmless virtual synth. FYI – I updated my previous post on… Read More Free Patch Library For Harmless Synthesizer
