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.
This short tutorial shows how to make nice house / electro bass sound with Novation V-Station VST Instrument. It’s high layer bass sound – you can layer it with some subbass. Notice how FM Level Knob can dramatically change the sound. Also Oscillator 2 has volume set to 0 but still it affects an output… Read More Make A Novation V-Station House Bass Sound
Expert Sleepers has released Oomingmak, a new plug-in for Mac OS X (AU/VST) and Windows (VST). Oomingmak is a pitch- and envelope-tracking (re)synthesis effect. Or, to put it another way, if you feed a sound source (e.g. a guitar) into Oomingmak it will come out sounding like you’re playing an analogue monosynth. Or maybe something… Read More Oomingmak Turns Any Sound Source Into A Synthesizer
There’s a lot of discussion on a recent post about Prosoniq discontinuing Windows development because of piracy. Some people think there are just more Mac pro musicians, while others think that Prosoniq’s pricing is just too high for the PC platform. Here’s another reason that companies like Prosoniq may be abandoning Windows, though: there’s a… Read More NekroBat LaborOsc, A Free Software Synth For Windows
Synplant Showcase was uploaded by: malstrom72
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Kara Moon has a nice collection of free Windows software synthesizers, incluging Sartre XT, above, a 2 OSC (each VCO can produce 6 diff waveforms similatneously). Each VCO has its own VCF/Filt Aenv/Amp Env/LFO and a global Mod section. Also available are Nietzsche – a 2 oscillator synth; Voltaire – a simple bassline synth; and… Read More More Free Windows Software Synths
The Dreammachine is a self-running Windows software synthesizer which can be used to create complex athmospheres and soundscapes for live performances. The concept of the Dreammachine is based on very slow running LFO being used for wavesequencing and sound modulations. Thus, realtime editing is not as one might expect it – this is a machine… Read More The Dreammachine Creates Ambient Soundscapes
D16 has introduced Nithonat – a vintage-style virtual drum machine. While the picture above may have you thinking that it’s an awesome new piece of gear – it’s just another example of companies using awesome-looking 3D images to get you hyped about a piece of software. Here are the details on Nithonat: Nithonat is a… Read More Nithonat Virtual Vintage Drum Machine
Vocoder & Synthesizer YUDO SV-5 for iPhone was uploaded by: yudoinc
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TempoRubato has released NLog (App Store link) – a subtractive synth for the iPhone. Description: Substractive sound algorithm with classic analog waveforms. Professional 44.1 kHz Stereo CD quality with internal high performance realtime floating point engine. Details below. If you’ve used NLog, leave a comment with your thoughts on it!
SILVER BOX – TB-303 Emulation for Reason V4 was uploaded by: shultzroolz
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