Korg Kaossilator Now Available For Android
The iKaossilator app for iOS became an enormous hit when it was released in 2011, and now it’s available as an Android app.… Read More Korg Kaossilator Now Available For Android
Tag: software synthesizer
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.
Percussa Intros Synthor Modular Synthesis System (Knobcon 2016)
At Knobcon 2016, Synthtopia talked with Percussa’s Bert Schiettecatte, who gave us an overview of their new Synthor Modular Synthesis System.… Read More Percussa Intros Synthor Modular Synthesis System (Knobcon 2016)
Linear Display Intros Ephemere Glitch Percussion Synthesizer
The sounds are generated using FM synthesis and can be further sculpted using a multi mode filter and two simple yet flexible envelope generators.… Read More Linear Display Intros Ephemere Glitch Percussion Synthesizer
Ruismaker FM – A New FM Drum Synth For iOS
Developer Bram Bos has released Ruismaker FM, a new FM drum synth app for iOS, from the creator of Ruismaker. Ruismaker FM’s flexible synthesis engine lets you create anything from snare drums, kickd rums and spacy toms to weird and unconventional percussive sounds and effects. Ruismaker FM is an AU, so it works inside your sequencer… Read More Ruismaker FM – A New FM Drum Synth For iOS
PPG Phonem Synthesizer Now Available For iPad
Wolfgang Palm has released PPG Phonem for iPad – a software synthesizer designed for expressive vocal synthesis.… Read More PPG Phonem Synthesizer Now Available For iPad
New Virtual Instrument, AdLibXRom, Features Sound Of 90’s Soundcards
SampleScience has introduced AdLibXRom, a sample-based instrument, featuring the sound of the AdLib sound card. The AdLib soundcard, widely used in 90’s PCs, had a synthesis chip build by Yamaha. This chip was the YM3812, a FM and additive synthesizer which had up to 9 channels of digitally produced sound.
Interview With Absynth Creator Brian Clevinger
The latest episode of the Art + Music + Technology podcast features an interview with Absynth creator Brian Clevinger. Host Darwin Grosse talks with Clevinger about his background, the creation of Absynth and his current research. Absynth is a semi-modular software synthesizer that combines a variety of approaches to synthesis with extensive modulation options and powerful… Read More Interview With Absynth Creator Brian Clevinger
Softube Modular Virtual Eurorack Modular Synthesizer Now Available
Softube has announced that Modular – their software Eurorack modular synthesizer – is now available for OS X & Windows. Modular is a expandable software modular system, designed to emulate a hardware Eurorack modular synthesizer. Softube combined their talents with those of Eurorack inventor Doepfer and other Euro manufacturers to develop emulations of the original… Read More Softube Modular Virtual Eurorack Modular Synthesizer Now Available
Sugar Bytes Intros Factory Synthesizer
Sugar Bytes has introduced Factory – a new software polysynth for Mac & Windows.
New Drum Plugin Based On Roland TR-606
Monade Sounds has introduced Pure606, a sample-based emulation of the Roland TR-606 drum machine. Pure606 is based on a 24-bit sample set, recorded straight from a TR-606. The sounds have also been sampled using various samplers (Akai MPC60, E-mu SP-1200), and recorded through vintage tube amps and tape recorders. The result is, in addition to the clean 606… Read More New Drum Plugin Based On Roland TR-606
