| 303
Tracker |
An Amiga
303 soft synth. Download and demos available. |
| Acid
Wav |
Win95/98/NT
sound editing & soft synthware from Polyhedric. Demo available. |
| Ambient
Automat |
Java based
software synthesis. Demo available. |
| ASM
Audio |
Win95/98
multitrack audio production using WAV files and plug ins. Currently in beta,
demo available. |
| Audio
Architect |
Analogue
type synthesiser and can output .WAV files. Currently at version 4.0, has received
good reviews, demo available. |
| Audio
Compositor |
MIDI-Wav
rendering program, software synth and patch editor currently at version 3.2,
demos and samples to download. Can use Kurzweil patches.Win95/98. |
| Audio
Mulch |
Real-time
audio processing and synthesis program for Win95/98 & NT. Beta version 0.7b6
available for download. |
| AudioSim
|
Virtual analogue
software synthesiser Demo and samples to download. Win 95/98. Dreamstation v1.0
due soon. |
| AXS
|
Software
synthesiser currently at version 2.02, lots of demos, samples and banks to download.
Win 95/98. |
| BackToBasics
|
O.R.I.Soft's
Macintosh sample triggering software with midi support, Win 95/98 version in
alpha. |
| Beatnik
Player |
Beatnik is
a soft synth browser plugin for Mac & Win95. Available for download. |
| Biodrummer
|
"The Organic
Rhythm Machine" A soft synth based rhythm program for Win95/98/NT. Demo to download.
|
| Coagula
|
"Industrial
Strength Colour-Note Organ". Win95/98 wave renderer that uses graphic input to
shape the audio output. "Lite" version available for download. |
| Csound
|
A computer
music language that can be programmed to render sound using any type of synthesis
process. |
| D-Soundpro
|
Sample editor/synth
& MIDI/SCSI manager for the Mac. Demo available for download. |
| Defractor
|
Digital synth
with sample generator for Win95/98 from NeuRoTiX
|
| Fruity
Loops |
Win95/98
loop generator with soft synth engine, configurable drum kits and playlist. |
| Generator
|
A real-time
modular software synthesiser Free demo available for download |
| Gigasampler
|
Nemesys present
a software polyphonic virtual sample playback synth for Win95 that supports samples
up to 2 GB in size. Also see the
Gigasampler Users Site for more info & support. |
| Grain
Wave 2 |
A real-time,
software synthesiser for Power Macintosh (PPC) computers. GrainWave will run
on the standard equipment that comes with any PPC. It does not require any additional
hardware. |
| Granulab
|
Real-time
granular synthesiser for Win32. Beta version available for download. |
| Invision
- Cybersound |
Real-time
software synthesis for the Mac. Runs on a variety of hardware configurations
from the Power Macs down to 68040 machines. Now available for Win95 as well.
|
| Jsyn
|
Using JSyn,
Java programmers can add sophisticated high fidelity audio synthesis to their
Java applets or applications |
| Koblo
- Vibra 9000 |
Midi controllable
mono soft synth for the PowerMac, written in Tokyo, a programming language developed
by Koblo to build software synths & drum machines etc. |
| Making
Waves |
PC software
that mixes up to 64 channels of (replaceable) samples mixed real-time or rendered
to a wave file. Demo available. |
| Mellosoftron
|
Turn your
Windows 95/NT PC into a live sampler and patch editor Shareware so download and
try it out |
| Metasynth
|
U&I Software
present their Macintosh based soft synth & sample playback package featuring
512 voices, sound morphing, granular synthesis, graphic based editing of filters
plus more. |
| Microsoft's
IMC Control |
Active-X
Interactive Music Control for Internet Explorer users. Great for web site builders
& surfers. Also Microsoft's software synthesiser also available free for those
without a GM synth. |
| Novastation
|
MMX MIDI
GM/XG Software Wavetable Synthesiser |
| ObjektSynth
|
A real-time,
multi-timbral, fast and powerful software synth for the BeOS. Free demo is available
for download |
| Orangator
|
Real-time
Win95 virtual analogue synth. |
| Rebirth
|
Probably
the most popular soft synth, now at version 2, 2 TB-303's an TR-808 and TR-909.
Demo available. Also see the Rebirth Song
Page, Dance Net's Rebirth RB-338
archive and the Acid Mother
Homepage. |
| Retro
AS-1 |
Retro AS-1
Analogue Synthesiser is a software synth for the PowerMac and for Win95 from
Bitheadz with fast real-time midi response, arpeggiator and more. Also Unity
DS-1, a full featured software sampler for PowerPC & Win95 |
| Rubber
Duck |
Rubber Duck
is a virtual bassline for Windows from D-Lusion
"Acid for the masses !" |
| Seer
System's Reality |
Reality is
capable of simultaneous polyphonic and multi-timbral performance of multiple
synthesis techniques, including PCM (sampling, wavetable), Subtractive (analogue),
FM, Waveguide, Physical Modelling, and Modal synthesis. Also Seer Systems have
other software wavetable synth upgrades for Sound Blaster 16 & AWE 32/64 cards.
|
| SFX
Machine |
Modular synthesis
and multi-effects plug-in for the Mac |
| Signum
1100 |
Software
sampler for Win95 DirectX-5. Signum 1100 is a software emulation of an Akai sampler
with full midi control. Beta version now available for download. |
| SimSynth
|
SimSynth
generates RIFF wave format files, (.WAV files), which can be played from a Windows
compatible wave device. Freeware version 1 available for download. |
| SMoRPhi
|
Shareware
Windows soft synth from Andre's
Mod Page Also a nice list of other shareware tools & synths including GB303
a software TB303 for the Gravis Ultrasound. |
| Sondius
XG Soft Synth |
Yamaha Announce
Software Synthesis Version of the VL Physical Modelling Synthesisers! |
| Stomper
- Drum Sound Synth |
Freeware
Windows software to produce T909-808 like waves. |
| Subsynth
|
SubSynth
is a freeware synthesiser program for Windows. It uses subtractive synthesis
- the method used by analogue synthesisers like Moogs and Roland TB303s. |
| SynC
Modular |
Using its
unique modular optimizing technology, the SynC Modular software synthesizer compares
in performance to non-modular softsynths. Do realtime multitimbral sequencing
with a modular softsynth! |
| SynthBuilder
|
Synthesis
music kit for Nextstep 3.2 platform running on 68K & X86 machines. |
| SynthEdit
|
Jeff McClintock
presents the beta version of his Windows soft synth. Uses DirectX and can operate
real-time on a fast PC or render to disk. |
| Texture
|
A Win95 midi
compositional/sequencing application that then renders its output through a software
synthesis engine. |
| Timbre
Wolf |
A combined
sound synthesiser and sequencer for Windows 95. With many of the features of
an analogue twin oscillator analogue mono-synth. |
| TiMidity
|
Freeware
Midi wave renderer available for Linux or FreeBSD with the VoxWare sound driver,
HP-UX with the HP network audio server, SunOS or Solaris with /dev/audio, DEC
OSF/1 with MMS support, Microsoft Windows NT or 95/98, MS-DOS & MacOS. |
| VAZ
- Virtual synth |
A soft virtual
analogue synth for Win95 from Software
Technology . |
| Virtual
Sound Canvas |
New release
of the Roland VSC88-ME software synth optimised for MMX computers from Edirol.
|
| Virtual
Waves |
Soft synthesis
software for Windows by Synoptic. Demo available. |
| Vocal
Writer |
Shareware
music & vocal synthesis software for the Power Mac. Not only playback & edit
GM midi files, but it will also sing your lyrics (85 voices to choose from) |
| WaveGen
for Windows |
Shareware
Windows PCM Wave generation software. Wave shaping algorithms including melodic
& harmonic control. Soundfont support. |
| WinGroove
|
Windows shareware
soft synth with 44.1Khz resolution and GM capability. Japanese & English language
option. |
| Yamaha
XG Homepage |
Yamaha's
range of soft synths and MIDIPlug for soft wavetable XG capability. |
