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- FLaNK Stack Weekly for 27 November 2023
- Helm by Matt Tytel
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Good stuff!
I started getting in to this at the start of the year. Already had an old, dusty MicroKORG and MIDI interface to use it as a controller, but recently splashed out on a bigger controller as the Korg's tiny keys were hurting me - plus, I wanted something bigger to get better at piano!
A couple of free soft synths I'd recommend are Surge XT, and Vital.
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what are some free, easy-to-use microtonal VSTs?
Surge (recently rebranded as Surge XT) is probably one of the most microtonal-friendly free synths out there.
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What synthesizer to buy
Surge XT. Sort of like Microfreak and Hydrasynth.
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Beginner - where to learn?
If you want more power, get https://surge-synthesizer.github.io/ . It covers a -lot- of ground and while I can't sing enough of its praises, it might still be pretty daunting.
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I am wanting to learn to code a virtual instrument synthesizer, where should I start?
See if you can get Surge to compile on your machine; then try to add an oscillator and a filter.
- Good free plugins that you have found
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Anyone know what this particular Synth sound is called? Or how I can recreate it? Very reminiscent of 90s hip hop
As for free options - Surge also has a 2-operator FM mode as a single oscillator.
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Jazz/funk softsynth for beginner
https://surge-synthesizer.github.io/ has a ladder filter, and by following the structure of a Minimoog, you can approximate the sounds fairly closely, but that means going off the beaten path of factory presets and building your own.
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What are some alternatives?
vital - Spectral warping wavetable synth
helm - Helm - a free polyphonic synth with lots of modulation
mt32-pi - 🎹🎶 A baremetal kernel that turns your Raspberry Pi 3 or later into a Roland MT-32 emulator and SoundFont synthesizer based on Circle, Munt, and FluidSynth.
iPlug2 - C++ Audio Plug-in Framework for desktop, mobile and web
BOops - Sound glitch effect sequencer LV2 plugin
Rack - The virtual Eurorack studio
zynthian-sys - System configuration scripts & files for Zynthian.
Upsurge - Multi-dimensional Swift math
OB-Xd - Virtual Analog Oberheim based synthesizer.
DISTRHO-Ports - Linux audio plugins and LV2 ports
string-machine - Digital model of electronic string ensemble instrument
JuceOPLVSTi - A VST instrument which emulates the Yamaha OPL sound chip used in PC sound cards from the 90s.