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.
iPhone Music Software: MendelSynth (App Store link) is a sound effect synthesizer that’s designed to be a “fun exploration and discovery tool.” MendelSynth is based on a genetic algorithm — sounds are synthesized from simulated genomes. New sounds are made from old by mutating and cross breeding their genomes. In the interface, genomes are represented… Read More New iPhone Synthesizer Lets You ‘Evolve’ Sounds
Free Windows Music Software: Athmonova2 is free virtual analog synthesizer instrument for Windows. Features Include: 1 OSC with saw/tri/pwm + 1 Subosc in different Modis, 1 Noise OSC. Multi-mode filter (LP/HP/BP/Formant). LFO with different routings. 4x ADS/r Filter/Lfo/Mod/Envelope. Effects: Overdrive/Distortion, Pingpong Delay, Stereo Widener. Athmonova2 is available now as a free VST for Windows. If… Read More Free Synth For Windows, Athmonova2
What’s on Chris Carter’s iPad? This image, via Throbbing Gristle’s Chris Carter, is titled simply SynthiPAD (a “work in progress”.) Think you can guess what this is going to be?
Free Windows Music Software: Rez is a free Windows virtual analog monosynth, with a resonant low pass filter that is capable of a wide range of sounds. Features: Phrase arpeggiator. Sub oscillator. Detune (modulatable via aftertouch). Highly resonant low pass filter. Pulse width modulation. Overdrive. Dual Delay. Phaser (with velocity modulation). 3 LFOs. Host BPM… Read More Free Windows Software Synthesizer, Rez
Brian Trifon is back with another electronic music production tutorial, this time focusing on synthesis with Native Instruments Massive synthesizer.
[blip.tv ?posts_id=3541477&dest=-1] Synth School takes a look at synthesizer filters, including filter types, filter slope, filter resonance, filter cutoff, filter modulations and more. See the Synth School site for more information and the software mentioned.
iPad Music Software: Jordan Rudess does a quick sneak preview of the upcoming Jordantron – a new iPad virtual instrument, based on Ellatron, that features Ruddess’ sounds. According to Omenie, creators of Ellatron: The core sound generation is the Ellatron engine, and the same ‘Toblerone’ rotating keyboards have been retained – for now … Inside… Read More Jordantron – The New iPad Synth By Jordan Rudess
Free Windows Music Software: This is a demo of Synthemor, a free modular synthesizer for Windows. Features: Two oscillators Two filters and one more assignable One assignable sequencer One assignable ADSR Two assignable LFOs Chorus and Delay Portamento 25 Presets
Free Windows Music Software: miniSoftMusik has released a freeware additive synthesizer for Windows, Extractor.
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