#software synthesizer

[neapolitanhusky]

Guuueesss who got his grubby paws on a copy of ReBirth RB-338? AAAAND got it working in Windows 8.1?!

YEAH BITCHES, I DID.

... granted it probably isn’t that amazing, especially since it’s an old-ass software synth and there are far better and more accurate recreations of the TB-303 and TR-808 and TR-909 these days. But hey! It’s a piece of electronic music software history. And I’m learning its ropes and making shitty 90′s Acid Techno in it. Go me.

[mike-avance]

Synapse Audio – The Legend

Bass analog sound.

[mike-avance]

How to Create a Track With Synth1

Synth1 is a well known, freeware software synthesizer, which is famous about its minimal system requirements ... there are thousands of presets on the internet, and it has a large user base.

What You'll Be Creating

[mike-avance]

A short tutorial using the XILS 3 software synthesizer.

— Marco Scherer in Beat Magazin # 111 (03/2015), Page 41

[indoorplantstore-blog]

Synplant Garden Running several instances of the Sonic Charge Synplant plug-in. Interesting little experiment to see how automation draws controlling the cellular synthesis data parameters. Giving you wildly organic free flowing sound effects. Likes: 13 Viewed: 4265 Watch Original Here

[uniquesquared]

Dave Smith On Why Hardware Synths Still Matter – ‘Fun Is Extremely Important!’

Will true hardware synthesizers become a thing of the past now that we have hundreds, if not thousands of virtual synthesizers at our fingertips?  Granted, not having to plug and unplug cables from several different pieces of hardware is nice, and not having to spend thousands of dollars and antique pieces of equipment that can break at any given time is also nice – but is there something that separates a physical synth from a virtual one? Dave Smith recently shares his view on why “hardware synths still matter”.  His first point has to do with the layout and interface of most virtual synthesizers.  Knobs, buttons, and other functions simply cannot be spaced and laid out in a way that makes sense.  Adding a goofy looking mouse and QWERTY keyboard also detracts from how a synthesizer is supposed to be used.  Obviously, he’s biased – but he makes a good point that even though hardware synths are subject to physical abuse and deterioration, they don’t get left behind in constant operating system updates that inevitably wreak havoc on outdated synth software. The resurgence of hardware synthesizer is akin to the resurgence of vinyl records.  Although the functional aspect of them peaked long ago, the interest for them appears to be growing.  So which is better, a hardware synth or a software synth? http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2012/10/18/dave-smith-on-why-hardware-synths-still-matter-fun-is-extremely-important/