Synthesiser Software Suggestions?

**brianmalanson** · February 1st, 2001, 06:02 PM

Hey I'm looking for some FREE software to create Synthesiser-type music for background music for a Independant Film I'm producing.

I found this list, but I don't know whats good, what not? Any suggestions?

Acid WAV Advanced sound editor and synthesizer
Ambient automat Java Music Machine
Analog Box 1.58 Powerful sound design tool for creating Jambots
AnalogX SayIt 2.03 Generate custom computer synthesized speech
ArborRhythms Music Processor Synthezise - Generate - Edit Midi and Wave
Audio Compositor 4.1 MIDI-to-WAV renderer, MIDI-controlled sample player + patch editor
AudioMulch 0.9b5 Real-time interactive synth/dsp for: Electroacoustics, techno...
AXS 2.03+ Analogue Xpansion System: realtime software synthesizer
Beat Creator Drum synthesizer program
BOA Bassdrum 2.0 Bassdrum software synthesizer
BrainWave Generator 3.10 BrainWave Generator creates sounds with binaural beats
BUZZ 1.04 Hybrid tracker - synthesizer - generator - sequencer
BUZZ 1.1 update Hybrid tracker - synthesizer - generator - sequencer
Carley's Musical Keyboard Turn your keyboard into a musical instrument
cesSynth1 VST software synth
Chaosynth A software synthesiser that uses cellular automata and granular synthesis
Chaosynth A software synthesiser that uses cellular automata and granular synthesis
Coagula Light 1.4 Beta Industrial Strength Color-Note Organ
Computer Sounder v2.5 Computer Synthesizer: Use keyboard like a piano
crusherX-Live 1.53 Vapor real time synthesizer
Density Granular synthesis for Csound
DirectX 8.0 The Latest version of DirectX
d-lusion DrumStation v1.08 DrumStation is exactly what you need for creating great techno or dance grooves
Dream Station? Dream Station? is a new and versatile virtual workstation
DrumSynth 2.0 Recreate classic analogue drum sounds and invent new effects from tone and noise components
DYNAMO A collection of virtual instruments, synthesizers, rhythm machines..
eNeMiX TR909-Klone for PC
FlexiMusic Professional music producing, composing software for almost all purposes
FMHeaven FM VST synth
FruityLoops 2.7.2 Loop & Song creation tool
FX2 rev 10a Virtual synth and sound effects processor
GakStoar alpha 1.15 Free virtual analogue synth VST 2.0 plug-in
GakStoar delta 2.01 Comprehensive virtual analogue synth plug-in for Cubase VST
GakStoar delta 2.01 Comprehensive virtual analogue synth plug-in for Logic Audio 4.5 and n-track
GM Sounds New WAVmaker sound (un)packer and GM sounds
GranuLab 1.0 Realtime granular synthesizer and soundfile processor
Graoumf Tracker 2 Beta 16 Graoumf Tracker 2 is a soundtracker
GrooveMaker 2.0 Revolutionary loop-based remixing software and sound libraries
JAYTRAX 2.0 JAYTRAX, a revolution in sound synthesis, composition and on-line playback.
Jet-MIDI 1.1 COWON's Wavetable MIDI Synthesizer in "software only"
JoyPlug JoyPlug is a joystick-controlled filter for Buzz software
JX10 VST software synth
JX10 VST software synth
JX220 Free VST 2.0 compatible software synthesize
JXSynth VST 2.0 compatible software synthesizer
LoopAZoid 1.2 VST virtual drum sampler
MASS An absolutely beasty modular synth - Now real stable
Mercury-1 Virtual Analog VST Instrument
ModSyn Software synthesizer for Windows 95
MouSing v2.3 Create eerie "OOoooEEeeuuuu..." sounds with your mouse. Imitate the eerie tones of the theremin.
Muon Atom VST2.0 Synth Plug-in Virtual Analogue Synth plugin for Cubase VST or Logic Audio
Muon Tau Bass synth VST plug-in
Mysteron Monophonic VST software synth inspired by the Theremin
Neon Synthesizer VST instrument plug-in for Cubase VST
NovaStation XG/GM/GS Midi software wavetable synthesizer for sound cards Pentium
OnePingOnly beta 1 A VST virtual synth
Orangator v2.0b Orangator is a most universal sound generator that NEVER expires!
Orion 1.7 Complete studio with analogue, wavetable and sampling technology
Pro-52 Softsynth based on the famous Prophet-5
Probe 1.5 Virtual analog studio (Bassline, Minimoog?)
QUACK Sound Effects Studio 4.0.1 Lets you create your own original sound effects with an easy to use visual editor
Rainbow Synth 1.7 4 oscillators software synthesizer
Rainbow VST Synth 2.0 4 oscillators synth plugin for VST
Reaktor 2.3 Complete modular sound-design studio
Reality v1.56 Professional synthesizer and sampler software
Reason Analog synth, sampler, drum machine, ReCycle!-based loop player, mixer, effects, pattern sequencer, and more.
Rebirth RB-338 2.01 upgrade for Windows The 2.0.1 upgrade adds several new features and fixes several problems in ReBirth 2.0.
Rebirth RB-338 Demo 2.01 Software emulation of "TR-303s" and one "TR-808"
Retro AS-1 2.0.1 Pro quality analog software synthesizer
Retro AS-1 VST VST 2.0 plug-in version of the Retro AS-1 software synthesizer
Roagine VST instrument that generate percussive sounds
RSVP Retro Sounds Virtual Polysynth for win95/98 and AWE64 Soundcard
RubberDuck H30+ 2.10 Realtime software synthesizer dedicated to electronic dance music
Seq-303 v2.0.2.0 Analog sequencer emulator
SimSynth 2.7 Classic analog sounding soft synth
SMoRPhi 3.0 SMoRPhi is a software synthesizer
SoundForum Synthesizer 1.0 Standalone software synthesizer
Stomper Hyperion - the Drum Sound Synthesizer Create drum sounds such as 909 kicks and other Analog sounds
Storm 1.1 A virtual studio for music composition, both modular and in real time.
St-Sound ATARI ST Sound Emulator for PC
SurReal SurReal turns your Pentium computer into a professional synthesizer
SynC Modular 2.08.003 VST2 Fast, flexible and multitimbral realtime modular softsynth
Synthia Synthia is a digital copy of an analog synthesizer
synthigh.zip Analog Synthesizer
Tassman Demo Upgrade Upgrade for the Tassman soft synth demo
Tassman? 1.2.1 Demo State-of-the-art sound synthesis software
TB2000 1.0 Virtual bassline synth. inspired by the Roland Tb303
TBL A four-way monophonic VST synthesizer
TEXTURE 3.0 Generates musical information by stochastic means
TimbreWolf V3.0 Virtual analogue synthesizer/sequencer
TiMidity++ v2.10.2 TiMidity is a MIDI to WAVE converter and player (Full source code)
TS-404 V1.05 TS-404 is a virtual analogue, multitimbral synthesizer
Unity DS-1 2.0.1 Transforms your computer into a realtime programmable multitimbral digital sampling dream machine
VAZ Modular 2.1 the hardware equivalent of up to 16 modular synths, a sampler, sequencer, 16 Channel Mixer, various effects with plug-in support
VAZ+ 1.7 Realtime simulation of a 2 oscillator analogue synth
VirSyn Software Synthesizer Analog and digital modeling with a step-sequencer
Virtual Trumpet Play trumpet on your PC
VisOrc SAOL Edition Open Source GUI for MPEG4 Structured Audio
Visual Orangator Visual Orangator-continuation of Orangator,a great virtual synthesizer
Visual Orchestra 2.0 Use the VisOrc interface to make pro-quality electronic music with Csound on your Windows PC
WAVmaker III CD-quality MIDI rendering
WillowTALK 2.5 FREE Trial Your computer can talk to you
Yamaha S-YXG50 XG software synthesiser trial version

**Bradley Wilson** · February 1st, 2001, 10:34 PM

Do you have a MIDI synth you will be using?

Ralph Snart · February 4th, 2001, 03:22 AM

That is quite a list you have there young fella, seen one eat a rocking chair one time.

I opted for a Yamaha full size music keyboard psr160 about $100.00

It has Midi Plugs or standard 1\4 inch headphone jacks that I plug into my onboard sound card by way of an adapter.

Do not let the squeaky quality of the built in speakers throw you.

I can tell you how it works and what makes music sound good. Even wright fairly complex songs but have no natural musical talent for playing.

These things I am telling you for two reasons

1 I figured one more option would not be that much more confusing.

2 It is a different way of looking at a problem that you may be trying to overkill.

i said may. As i learned everything i needed to know in about a week were it another chunk of software to contend with i do not even want to think of how confused i would be at this point.

This may not pertain to your problem but I am happy with my learning curve if not my ability to actually play worth a darn.

Ralph

Ralph Snart · February 4th, 2001, 03:23 AM

That is quite a list you have there young fella, seen one eat a rocking chair one time.

I opted for a Yamaha full size music keyboard psr160 about $100.00

It has Midi Plugs or standard 1\4 inch headphone jacks that I plug into my onboard sound card by way of an adapter.

Do not let the squeaky quality of the built in speakers throw you.

I can tell you how it works and what makes music sound good. Even wright fairly complex songs but have no natural musical talent for playing.

These things I am telling you for two reasons

1 I figured one more option would not be that much more confusing.

2 It is a different way of looking at a problem that you may be trying to overkill.

i said may. As i learned everything i needed to know in about a week were it another chunk of software to contend with i do not even want to think of how confused i would be at this point.

This may not pertain to your problem but I am happy with my learning curve if not my ability to actually play worth a darn.

Ralph

**darthshawn** · February 6th, 2001, 05:01 PM

try one called anvil studio. very simple to use, and it's free mind you this does just do midi files. for better quality you would want something like cakewalk, but if you want that you will have to pay.

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