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.
Image Line Software has released FL Studio 8, the latest version of their digital audio workstation. FL Studio 8 offers an improved interface, sound engine, revised mixer, the addition of pattern clips to the playlist, new multilink MIDI learn system, a suite of new plug-ins and updates to many others. Here are the details:
Rmp2 nearly ready for release was uploaded by: ianweb123
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Earlier today we had images of a Roland 808 on an iPhone and asked if it was legit. The consensus in the comments was that the iPhone 808 was bogus. iPhone Synth, though is real and available for download. Here’s a video of it in action: The synth uses the iPhone’s accelerometer to change the… Read More A Real iPhone Synthesizer
Ableton Live Operator Electronic Synth Bass Tutorial part 1 was uploaded by: nednednerb
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PowerFX has announced the release of Grand Colour, a new virtual instrument piano library from Colour Sonics. The library has been split up into individual downloads of particular pianos with each download including patches for Kontakt 1, 2.1 and HALion. The acoustic pianos consist of the Bösendorfer 290, the Steinway D, the Baldwin Vertical and… Read More PowerFX Releases New Piano Virtual Instrument
SonicProjects has released version 2.0 of its Oberheim OB-X clone, which is ready for shipping. The update brings a completely new GUI, new envelopes, enhanced analog approximations and a lot of new sounds. Note to SonicProjects: those gorgeous 3-D renderings of software synths makes us lust for real hardware synths, not virtual synths.
VirSyn has announced the release of Poseidon 1.1. Features: Key trigger modes for envelopes: normal, reset and single 64 new presets (only available in the sales version) Bugfixes: Intel based Macs: Problem with Multiprocessor fixed Ableton Live: crashes on MIDI program change Effect settings didn’t reload correctly with some hosts Menu texts showed up very… Read More VirSyn Releases Poseidon 1.1 Software Synthesizer
Sinevibes has released Critical Mass, a sound library for Native Instruments Massive software synthesizer. Critical Mass takes advantage of Massive’s flexible sound engine and elaborate modulation possibilities. This collection delivers fresh and innovative sounds that only Massive is capable of: from dense, delicious basses, synths and motion sequences to lush cosmic pads, lively drum and… Read More Sinevibes Releases Critical Mass for NI’s Massive Software Synthesizer
VirSyn has updated Tera to version 3.2, adding support for Intel Macs. Features Universal Binaries for Intel-based Macs. VST 2.4 compatibility. New voice allocation gives about 30 % performance improvement Sample key / loop range imported on sample load. Bugfixes Ableton Live 6: fixed crash on loading VST version. Cubase 4: Mouse pointer offset fixed.… Read More VirSyn Tera Update Adds Universal Binary Support
Native Instruments today announced ABSYNTH 4, the fourth generation of its award-winning semi-modular software synthesizer that is renowned for its unique evolving sounds and textures. The new version offers extended sound design and performance capabilities through a new customizable signal flow; additional oscillator, waveform and envelope features; and a completely revised modulation concept. Numerous usability… Read More Native Instruments Intros Absynth 4
