Synthesizer
See an almost complete list of currently available software synthesizers and
samplers on the market.
| Device | Image | Rating | Description | Platform | Keywords |
| n/a | This is an emulator of the legendary Roland TB-303 bassline sound. The program calculates an audio file according to given parameters. |
TB 303 |
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| n/a | Automatic ambience, synthesis, and more from Double Muffled Dolphin. | ||||
| n/a | AUBE (pronounced 'obey') is a system for realtime sound generation and processing. AUBE can process audio in real time, the user set up arbitrary configuration of sound sequencers, generators and effects modules, through which sound is generated, filtered, recorded etc. There is also support for loaded samples which can be sequenced (like a tracker) and edited. |
Realtime Sound Processing, |
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| n/a | aRts is the newest incarnation of KSynth.It simulates a complete "modular analog synthesizer" on your - digital - computer. Create sounds & music using small modules like oscillators for creating waveforms, various filters, modules for playing data on your speakers, mixers, faders,... You can build your complete setup with the GUI of the system, using the modules - generators, effects and output - connected to each other. |
Linux |
Modular Synthesizer, Analog Realtime Synthesizer |
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| n/a | Arp-X8 is an eight-layer arpeggiator. This program starts with the basic concept of the arpeggiators found in classic instruments like the Roland Jupiter 8 and Arp Quadra, adds a vast array of controls, and then multiplies it all by 8. | Windows |
Arpeggiator |
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| x | n/a | AudioMulch is an interactive musicians environment for Pentium and Pentium II computers running Windows 95/98 and Windows NT. |
Windows |
Software Synthesizer, |
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Analog Box |
x | n/a | A modular software synthesizer with visual drag-and-drop block diagram style interface. |
Windows |
Modular Synthesizer |
| Audio Architect | x | n/a | A modular software synthesizer which uses a patch-board analogue synthesiser interface. |
Windows |
Modular Synthesizer |
| Audio Compositor | x | n/a | A Software for realizing music scores as digital audio, typically used to render a MIDI file to a WAV file. |
Windows |
Midi To Wave |
| AudioSim | x | n/a | A virtual analog synthesizer for the SoundBlaster or Gravis UltraSound (DOS). |
DOS/Windows |
Software Synthesizer, |
| AXS | x | ***** | A realtime software synthesizer for the PC with integrated sampler, effect unit and a tracker-style sequencer. |
DOS/Windows |
Analog Realtime Synthesizer |
| CPS | x | n/a | CPS is a realtime audio & MIDI environment, for processing & generating realtime audio and MIDI. It has more than 300 build-in objects available (filters, delays, effects, LFO's, etc.. including joystick, serialport, decoding mp3, directSound&ASIO output, etc) and more than 150 macro's. The CPS engine can be used inside your own program (C++/Java/Director/Shockwave), and you can write plugins for CPS to write your own processing and use VST-instruments/plugins inside your patch.. |
Windows | Software Synthesizer, VST |
| Dream Station | x | n/a | A Music synthesizer and tracker software combined into one interface with MIDI support. It provides a virtual analog synth, wavetable synth, sequencer, mixer and effect processors. |
Windows |
Software Synthesizer, |
| n/a | A realtime software sampler for Linux |
Linux |
Realtime |
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| FlexiMusic Generator | x | Generate musical, non-musical unique sounds. Define your own instrument choosing various generator types and parameters of sound sources. Add multiple effects to it. |
Windows |
Generator, Effects, sound source. |
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| FX2 | x | n/a | A digital sound effects processor and virtual synthesiser which lets you combine, transform and generate sounds in real-time. |
Windows |
Realtime Synthesizer |
| FlexiMusic Wave Editor | x | Create, record, edit, Generate, draw, add effects on audio wave files. |
Windows |
Audio Wave Editor and effects |
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| Generator | x | ***** | A modular synthesizer and effects processor which offers a variety of sounds covering FM and Analog synthesis to Waveshaping and Resonator Models. |
Windows | Modular Synthesizer |
| JayTrax | x | n/a | Combines the sound reproduction of synthesizers and the composing tools of a modern tracker into one program. |
Windows | Synthesizer, Composer |
| Mellosoftron | x | n/a | A low latency, fully programmable virtual sampler, controlled with MIDI. |
Windows | Virtual Sampler |
| Model E | x | n/a | Steinbergs Model E Virtual Analog Synth. |
Windows | Software Synthesizer, VST |
| Probe | x | n/a | A complete virtual analog studio with real-time synthesizer, sequencer, effects, arpeggiator and vocoder. |
Windows | Realtime Synthesizer, Sequencer, Vocoder |
| Reaktor | x | ***** | A modular synthesizer, sampler and effects software package. |
Windows | Modular Audio Package |
| Reality | x | n/a | A professional software synthesizer and sampler. |
Windows | Realtime Synthesizer and Sampler |
| Rebirth RB-338 | x | ***** | Two silver synths and two venerable drum machines. Four pieces of classic music hardware reincarnated as software. All the quirks and subtle qualities of analog synths, coupled with the convenience of modern computers. Yet with that unmistakable analog sound. |
Windows | Realtime Synthesizer and Drums |
| Retro AS-1 | x | n/a | A real-time programmable multitimbral analog synthesizer |
Windows | Realtime Synthesizer |
| Rramm Drrumm | x | n/a | A dedicated tool for playing drum (and any other one-shot stereo samples) via MIDI input. |
Windows | Drum Machine |
| Signum 1100 DX | x | n/a | A professional software sampler that emulates the Akai S1100 |
Windows | Software Sampler |
| Sondius XG SoftSynthesizer | x | n/a | A real-time XG software synthesizer that uses Yamaha VL Physical Modeling Synthesis technology. |
Windows | Realtime Synthesizer |
| Soundplant | x | n/a | Real-time, Computer keyboard controlled software sampler. |
Windows | Software Sampler |
| SurReal | x | n/a | Professional software synthesizer and sampler. |
Windows | Software Synthesizer and Sampler |
| SynC Modular | x | n/a | A modular software synthesizer |
Windows | Modular Synthesizer |
| SynthEdit | x | n/a | A modular software analog synthesizer that allows you to create complex synthesis engines that can work in real-time or off-line. |
Windows | Modular Synthesizer |
| n/a | The Synthesis Toolkit (STK) is a set of audio signal processing C++ classes and instruments for music synthesis. |
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Source Code |
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| SpaceStation | x | n/a | Space Station Pro is a realtime software sampler. More info coming soon! |
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| TB2000 | x | n/a | Virtual pattern synthesizer inspired by the Roland TB303. |
Windows | Realtime Synthesizer , Drums, Sequencer |
| Timbrewolf | x | n/a | A virtual analogue mono-phonic synthesizer and sequencer |
Windows | Software Synthesizer, Sequencer |
| Transformator | x | n/a | A modular sampler and effects processor |
Windows | Sampler |
| TS-404 | x | n/a | A virtual analogue multitimbral synthesizer that uses DirectX. |
Windows | Realtime Synthesizer |
| Unity DS-1 | x | n/a | A real-time programmable multi-timbral digital sampling software package. |
Windows | Modular Audio Package |
| VAZ+ | x | n/a | Real-time software equivalent of an analogue synthesizer. |
Windows | Realtime Synthesizer |
| VAZ Modular | x | n/a | A Real-time modular synthesizer/sampler software. |
Windows | Modular Synthesizer |
| Virtual Sampler | x | n/a | MIDI controlable software sampler that exploits popular sound card capabilities. |
Windows | Modular Synthesizer |
| Visual Orchestra | x | n/a | A graphical design environment based around the Csound audio processing language |
Windows | Audio Processing Package, CSound |
| WaveWarp | x | n/a | Full-featured, object-oriented, real-time audio effects processing software package |
Windows | Audio Processing Package |
| WinGroove | x | n/a | A real-time MIDI software wavetable synthesizer. |
Windows | Realtime Synthesizer, Wavetable |
| n/a | Windrum is a drum machine for Windows95. It also has minor support for generating TB-303 like sounds. It requires DirectX to run. |
Windows95 |
Drum Machine, TB 303, DirectX |
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| n/a | A software synthesizer in Java with poor sound quality(Java can only play 8khz µ-law audio), with Java Source. They also have a vocoder with C source code. |
Java |
Software Synthesizer, Vocoder, Java |
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