synthesis

Calf Studio Gear 0.90.0 released

Updated: Sat, 2017-11-04 21:28

The Calf team have just released a new version of their popular plugin suite.

padthv1

padthv1 (yes, lowercase) is an old-school polyphonic additive synthesizer based on the PADsynth algorithm by Paul Nasca, as a special variant of additive synthesis created by Qtractor author Rui Nuno Capela.

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Newtonator

The Newtonator is an LV2 soft synth that uses a unique algorithm based on simple ideas of velocity and acceleration to produce some unpredictable sounds.

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Unfa : Helm's deep

Updated: Thu, 2017-04-20 08:52

In this extensive video, Unfa uses Helm, the new light gun of the Linux Audio Synthesis arsenal, to compose a full drums+bass+melody track on the fly!

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Synthesizing a drumkit with ZynAddSubFX

Updated: Wed, 2017-02-01 08:33

unfa has published an extensive video tutorial on how to synthesize a kick drum, a snare drum, a hihat and a crash cymbal using the softsynth ZynAddSubFX.

You can also download the ZynAddSubFX patches and the Ardour 5 session.

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Unfa Vlog: Lessons in synthesis

Updated: Tue, 2016-11-15 12:43

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AMSynth sees new release

Updated: Thu, 2016-09-29 11:02

AMSynth version 1.7.0 has just been released. AMSynth is an open source realtime software synthesizer for Linux. Its operation is similar to analog Moog Minimoog and Roland Juno-60, which are considered classic synthesizers from the 1970s. It is available in various formats, including LV2 and DSSI plugins as well as JACK/ALSA standalone clients.

Changes in this release include -

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Vee One Suite 0.7.6 released

Updated: Mon, 2016-09-19 16:35

Days after his Qstuff* end of Summer'16 release frenzy, Rui Nuno Capela releases the Eleventh beta release of his Vee One Suite, version 0.7.6. This suite of plugins includes -

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Helm

Helm is a free, cross-platform, polyphonic synthesizer that runs on GNU/Linux, Mac, and Windows as a standalone program and as a LV2/VST/AU/AAX plugin. It sounds absolutely enormous, has a very distinct personality, and is generally very fun to use.

The release is in beta, but given a powerful enough machine to handle the very busy UI, it is remarkably stable.

Hear a very in-depth discovery of HELM on the Open Source Musician Podcast, complete with a tour of all the preset patches.