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Software synthesizer

Software synthesizers


A software synthesizer or virtual instrument is a computer program for digital audio generation. It works like a common synthesizer, but is realized entirely in software. A software synthesizer will typically respond to MIDI calls like a normal synthesizer module.

Types of software synthesizer

Software synthesizers can run as stand-alone applications or as plug-ins within other applications.

There are various audio plug-in formats that allow implementation of software synthesizers including:

  • VSTi cross platform
  • DirectX Windows only
  • DSSI based on LADSPA Linux only
  • Audio Units Mac only
  • RTAS
  • TDM
  • MAS
  • ReWire

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