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.
“Sonic Fiction” – New Kore-Powered Instrument from Native Instruments was uploaded by: NativeInstruments
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Free Music Software: miniSoftMusik’s FEM 1 is a free FM synthesizer for Windows. Download from the miniSoftMusik site. via Making-Music
There’s an early review of Berna – the virtual studio app that recreates a 50’s electronic music lab – at Waveformless. They say there’s a lot to like in Berna: The flexibility of the matrix and the vast array of unusual sound manipulators will be a breath of fresh air to those burned out on… Read More Gleetchplug Berna Review
Free Music Software: Artifake Labs have released the RedTron_400, a software version of the Mellotron M400.
Lucas Xie has released ganK the Synthesizer, a free synthesizer instrument for Windows. ganK the Synthesizer is a free soft synth developed by Lucas. It is presented in both VSTi format and Windows standalone application. ganK is an additive/substractive synth with 3 oscillators , a moog filter, a lfo, effects like an 8-band eq and… Read More Free Virtual Synthesizer For Windows
Here’s an example of free music software that doesn’t play it safe. _02.circles is a Windows software synthesizer that features a user interface inspired by Wassily Kandinsky‘s abstract painting Einige Kreise: This plugin opens an intuitive access to sound construction, modification, modulation, live performance tweaking, etc. being an interactive painting and thus a form of… Read More Free Synthesizer VST Features Abstract User Interface Inspired By Wassily Kandinsky
Free Music Software: The Venom VB-303 is a pattern-based acid bassline synthesizer for Windows inspired by the Roland TB-303. Venom VB-303 is actively under development, but is still in beta. Download links are available at the KVR forum.
Free Music Software: Hotelsinus Sound Design has released version 0.23 of TonesynthDS, a free software synth for the Nintendo DS. TonesynthDS combines matrix sequencing with a simple synthesizer. Features: 16×16 pattern editor (16 accord, 16 tone (the scale is selectable), first line is always the C3). 16 different pattern stock. Different volume setting possibility for… Read More Free Matrix Synth For The Nintendo DS
Free Music Software: de la Mancha has released FMMF, a 4 operator FM (Frequency Modulation) synthesizer plug-in for Windows, written as an entry into the KVR Developer Challenge 2009. FMMF features 4 Operator FM Synthesis instrument with 17 FM algorithms 11 different waveforms per operator, with note sync option 7 Multi-segment Envelopes (up to 32… Read More Free FM Synthesizer For Windows
Modartt has released Pianoteq Pro – the advanced version of Pianoteq. Its major feature over Pianoteq is per note adjustment for physical parameters. Features: Note per note adjustment for 22 physical parameters: detune, unison width, direct sound duration, hammer hardness piano, hammer hardness mezzo, hammer hardness forte, spectrum profile, hammer noise, strike point, pickup symmetry,… Read More Pianoteq Pro Lets You Create The Ultimate Virtual Piano
