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Synthesizer

Qwertone – simple music synthesizer app

November 8, 2025 Steve Emms Software

Qwertone is a simple music synthesizer app (like a toy-piano), but based on usual qwerty-keyboard for input.

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padthv1 is an old-school polyphonic additive synthesizer

April 10, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

padthv1 is an old-school polyphonic additive synthesizer with stereo fx.

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Dexed is a multi format plugin synth

April 9, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

Dexed is a multi platform, multi format plugin synth that is closely modeled on the Yamaha DX7. It’s also a midi cartridge librarian/manager.

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Borg ER-3 is a portable audio synthesizer

April 9, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

Borg ER-3 is a fixed-state modular synthesizer using Frequency, Amplitude, Resolution, and Transformation (FART) oscillators.

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synthv1 is an old-school polyphonic synthesizer

April 7, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

synthv1 is an old-school all-digital 4-oscillator subtractive polyphonic synthesizer with stereo fx.

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Bristol – synthesiser emulations

October 22, 2023 Steve Emms Multimedia

Bristol is an emulation package for a number of different ‘classic’ synthesisers including additive and subtractive and a few organs.

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SunVox – fast and powerful modular synthesizer with pattern-based sequencer

October 22, 2023 Steve Emms Multimedia

SunVox is a small, fast and powerful modular synthesizer with pattern-based sequencer. A tool for those people who like to compose music.

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AlsaModularSynth – realtime modular synthesizer and effect processor

October 22, 2023 Steve Emms Multimedia

AlsaModularSynth is a free and open source realtime modular synthesizer and effect processor with support for LADSPA and JACK.

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Helm – polyphonic synth with lots of modulation

October 22, 2023 Steve Emms Multimedia

Helm is a software synthesizer. Helm is released as a standalone synthesizer or as an LV2, VST, VST3 or AU plugin.

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Odin2 – VST3, CLAP, AU and LV2 synthesizer plugin

October 22, 2023 Steve Emms Multimedia

Odin2 is a VST3, CLAP, AU and LV2 synthesizer plugin. Odin2 is free and open source software written in C++.

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Cardinal – virtual modular synthesizer plugin

October 22, 2023 Steve Emms Multimedia

Cardinal is a virtual modular synthesizer plugin, available as CLAP, LV2, VST2 and VST3 audio plugin.

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DIN Is Noise – sound synthesizer and musical instrument

October 22, 2023 Steve Emms Multimedia

DIN Is Noise is an open source sound synthesizer and musical instrument. It’s a standalone application.

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amSynth – software synth with a classic subtractive synthesizer topology

October 22, 2023 Steve Emms Multimedia

amSynth is a two oscillator, real-time analogue modelling software synthesizer. Its operation is similar to Moog Minimoog and Roland Juno-60.

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Yoshimi – MIDI software synthesizer

October 22, 2023 Steve Emms Multimedia

Yoshimi is a sophisticated, algorithmic MIDI software synthesizer for Linux, a fork of ZynAddSubFX.

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VCV Rack – modular synthesizer

October 22, 2023 Steve Emms Multimedia

VCV Rack is a Eurorack modular synthesizer simulator. This is free and open source software although there are proprietary plugins.

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FluidSynth – a SoundFont synthesizer

October 22, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

FluidSynth is a console based real-time software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications.

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ZynAddSubFX – fully featured open source software synthesizer

October 22, 2023 Steve Emms Multimedia

ZynAddSubFX is a powerful real-time, software synthesizer with many features, including polyphony, multi-timbral and microtonal capabilities.

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Surge XT – virtual synthesizer

June 10, 2022 Luke Baker Multimedia, Reviews, Software

Surge XT is a hybrid polyphonic synthesizer which supports MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) and runs as an LV2 plugin, or as a VST.

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