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.
A few weeks ago, developer Christian Bacaj introduced Electric Piano Synthesizer – a piano modeling synth for the iPad. While it had an impressive feature list, MIDI was missing in action. We and a lot of readers wondered “Where’s the MIDI?” Here’s the MIDI – Bacaj has announced Electric Piano Synthesizer 1.1: Update v1.1 should… Read More Electric Piano Synthesizer Adds CoreMIDI Support
What i do when i’m alone in the office (iPad and PureData miniJam) was uploaded by: josuepalma
Duration: 194
Rating: 
… Read More GarageBand For iPad vs PureData + WiFi MIDI
This is a video review, via Dischord, of VirSyn Addictive Synth – a new iPad software synthesizer: The depth of this synthesizer is both taunting and inviting. With so many morph and modulation options there is a lot of fun to be had. The bottom line? Addictive Synth is addictive as advertised. Addictive Synth is $5.99 in… Read More Addictive Synth For iPad Review
Developer Benjamin ‘BeRo’ Rosseaux has released Picatune 2, a free synthesizer / sequencer hybrid for Windows. Features: Many different oscillator waveforms, filters, distortions and a lot of other stuff. Freeform sampleexact modulaton patternbased envelopes (the main reason why Picatune2 may use slightly more CPU time than other comparable synths)< . Modular operator-based (like .werkkzeug). S3M/IT-like effect… Read More Free Synth Sequencer For Windows, Picatune 2
PDP Innovation ApS has introduced midiPhon – a mobile modular synth for iOS. midiPhone is designed to let you build synthesizers using different modules. Modules can be added / removed and connected to each other in any order. This allows each module’s parameters to be controlled by the output of other modules. When your synthesizer… Read More New Modular Synthesizer For iOS – midiPhon
Amitech has cut the price on iSynthesizer Pro (App Store link) down to free. iSynthesizer Pro is a monophonic virtual analog synth that, according to the developer, is designed for live performance.
Horizon synthesizer for the iPad is no longer. It’s been renamed Sunrizer. Whatever you call it, though, it’s still one of the tastiest synths on the iPad menu. Here’s what’s new in version 1.1 of Sunrizer: The application name has been changed due to name conflict with existing VST plugin. Comb filter instability fixed Biquad… Read More Horizon Synthesizer For The iPad Is Dead. Long Live Sunrizer!
Cakewalk has announced plans for Z3TA+ 2, an update to their waveshaping software synth: With a redesigned user interface, deeper editing controls, new effects, and superior sound quality, Z3TA+ 2 builds on the legendary reputation of its predecessor. Of course Z3TA+ 2 would not be complete without a new collection of sounds so we retained… Read More Cakewalk Z3TA+ 2 Sneak Preview
impOSCar2 Friends was uploaded by: GForceSoftwareTV
Duration: 204
Rating: … Read More impOSCar2 Now Available & It ‘Still Screams Like A Bastard’
Jasmine Lee has released a free monosynth for the iPad – Core Synth HD. While it’s free and has a lot of features – no mention is made of MIDI support, at this time. Features: Pitch Wheel 2 Octave keyboard Keys light up in different colors when pressed Oscillator Module Dual overlapping oscillators Four wave… Read More Free Monosynth For iPad – Core Synth HD
