Software synthesizer
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A software synthesizer, also known as a softsynth or virtual instrument is a computer program for digital audio generation. It works like a common synthesizer, but is realized entirely in software. A software synthesizer will typically respond to MIDI calls like a normal synthesizer module.
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Types of software synthesizer
Software synthesizers can run as stand-alone applications or as plugins within other applications.There are various audio plugin formats that allow implementation of software synthesizers including:
- VST cross platform
- DirectSound, part of DirectX, Windows only
- DSSI based on LADSPA Linux only
- MESS based on the MusE sequencer but not limited to it, Linux only
- Audio Units Mac only
- RTAS, based on Pro Tools, Mac and Windows
- TDM
- MAS, based on Digital Performer, Mac and Windows
- ReWire created by Propellerhead Software, Mac and Windows
- Nyquist for Audacity, cross platform
- Windows audio components Windows only
Popular software synthesizers
- Absynth
- [Adventus VSTi]
- [Albino]
- [Blue]
- [Cameleon5000 Additive Morphing VSTi]
- ChucK (a strongly-timed, concurrent, and on-the-fly audio programming language)
- Click MusicalKEYS freeware software sythesizer
- [Crow Vintage Strings]
- Crystal
- Csound (A programming language that allows synthesis of scores)
- Cubase
- FL Studio
- [FluidSynth] - previously known as IIWU Synth
- FM7 (Yamaha DX7 emulator)
- [GURU]
- HammerHead Rhythm Station
- [Hydra]
- [impOSCar] (OSC OSCar emulator)
- Lounge Lizard - Electric Piano (Based on physical modelling)
- [lmms]
- Max/MSP (modular synth)
- [µTonic]
- M-Tron (Mellotron emulator)
- Moog Modular V (Moog modular emulator)
- MusE
- [M42 Nebula-M51 Galaxy]
- Nyquist (sound synthesis and music composition in a LISP interpreter)
- [Octopus]
- [Oddity] (ARP Instruments Odyssey emulator)
- Orion Platinum (Music Production Software with instruments and effects)
- [NOVUZEIT Innovative Synths]
- Pure Data (modular synth, free open source)
- [Ravity]
- Reaktor
- Reason
- ReBirth (Roland TR-808/TR-909/TB-303 emulator)
- Rosegarden
- SawStudio
- [String Theory]
- Super Collider (programming language for building own synths)
- SynFactory
- Synful
- Synth1 (free - modelled after Clavia Nordlead 2 synthesizer)
- SynthEdit (shareware - modular synthesiser for Windows)
- Tassman - Sound Synthesis Studio (based on physical modelling)
- TiMidity++
- Toxic 2 - FM Synth
- [Zebra 2]
- z3ta+
- Vanguard
- [WHITE CROW]
- Zero Vector
- ZynAddSubFX
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