| ALSA Modular Synth | outstanding softsynth fun from Dr. Matthias Nagorni | | | | | | |
| AUBE/Metadecks | is "...a system for realtime sound generation and processing" | | | | | | |
| Aeolus | Fons Adriaensen's fabulous pipe organ synthesizer | | | | | | |
| Amber | granular synthesis for Linux and MacOS | | | | | | |
| Ambient Automat | automatic ambience, synthesis, and more from Double Muffled Dolphin | | | | | | |
| Amuc | Amsterdam Music Composer | | | | | | |
| Audiality | David Olofson's "audio engine... designed for playing music and sound effects..." | | | | | | |
| BEAST/BSE | music composition and audio synthesis package with Gtk interface, from Tim Janik and Olaf Hoehmann | | | | | | |
| Beatrix | excellent organ softsynth from Fredrik Kilander | | | | | | |
| Boodler | Andrew Plotkin's "programmable soundscape tool" | | | | | | |
| CLAM | the outstanding "C++ Library for Audio and Music" | | | | | | |
| CLMS Manuals | useful on-line material for various SWSS languages, MIDI software and hardware, and synthesis met.. | | | | | | |
| COW | Cow Outputs Waves, "C++ classes handling graphs for amplitude and frequency and generating wavfil.. | | | | | | |
| Chionic | Linux sampling software from Juan Linietsky | | | | | | |
| ChucK | an audio programming language for realtime synthesis, composition, and performance, from Ge Wang .. | | | | | | |
| Cmix | is from http:silvertone.princeton.edu~paulPaul Lansky and the http:silvertone.princeton.eduwinham.. | | | | | | |
| Common LISP Music | comes from Bill Schottstaedt at http:ccrma-www.stanford.eduCCRMA | | | | | | |
| Common Music | Rick Taube's "truly general computer language for music composition" | | | | | | |
| Csound | Barry Vercoe's gift to the world of computer music and sound synthesis | | | | | | |
| Cumulus | real-time granular synthesis with MIDI control | | | | | | |
| Delfin | a realtime software sampler | | | | | | |
| Didgeridoo | "a voice controlled resonance instrument" from Stefan Nitschke, requires JACK and a microphone | | | | | | |
| Dissociated Studio | takes an audio file, segments it, computes a segment similarity matrix, and plays the piece, skip.. | | | | | | |
| E-Radium | sitting at level 0.61f | | | | | | |
| Elara | a very cool software synth from Steve Brookes | | | | | | |
| FAUST | Functional programming language for signal processing and synthesis | | | | | | LP |
| FMS | is Daniel Gruen's Frequency Module Synthesizer | | | | | | |
| Faust Online | Online Faust Compiler to write your own audio applications or plugins | | | | | | |
| FluidGUI | Ken Ellinwood adds a nice graphic interface to FluidSynth | | | | | | |
| FluidSynth | an outstanding Soundfont synthesizer (formerly known as iiwusynth) from Peter Hanappe and many ot.. | | | | | | |
| Fugue | music | | | | | | |
| GENPO | Stephen Merrony's neat "generic pipe organ" | | | | | | |
| General Music Composition/Analysis Packages | General Music Composition/Analysis Packages
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Software Sound Synthesis and Music Composition Packages | | | | | | |
| Haskore Computer Music System | is a collection of http:haskell.orgHaskell modules designed for creating musical structures in a .. | | | | | | |
| InSpect | sound analysisresynthesistransformation from Sylvain Marchand | | | | | | |
| Internet Synth | Henry Lowengard's contribution to sound on the Web (source available by request) | | | | | | |
| JASS | the Java Audio Synthesis System, from Kees van den Doel | | | | | | |
| JFugue | Dave Koelle's Java classes for music programming | | | | | | |
| JMSL | the most excellent Java Music Specification Language, from Nick Didkovsky and Phil Burk | | | | | | |
| JSampler | a Java-based front-end for the Linuxsampler engine | | | | | | |
| Javasynth | a "Java-based system for creating fully working modular audio systems, which are assembled with p.. | | | | | | |
| LMMS | it's the Linux MultiMedia Studio, "... a free alternative to popular programs like FruityLoops, C.. | | | | | | |
| LMUSeJ | Lindenmayer fractal music software from David Sharp, requires JDK1.3 | | | | | | |
| LegaSynth | a new softsynth from Juan Linietsky | | | | | | |
| Linuxsampler | it's the Linux sampler project, supports sample libraries in GIG, DLS, and Akai formats | | | | | | |
| Loris | sound modeling and morphing software from the CERL Sound Group | | | | | | |
| MARSYAS | software from George Tzanetakis for music analysis, retrieval, and synthesis for audio signals | | | | | | |
| MFFM VectorBass | a new software synthesizer from Matt Flax | | | | | | |
| MPEG-4 Structured Audio: Developer Tools | a page from John Lazzaro and John Wawrzynek, includes the indispensable <em>sfront<em> | | | | | | |
| MSS | is Mats Olsson's very nice Modular Software Synth | | | | | | |
| Mammut | advances to version 0.59 | | | | | | |
| Manuals And Other Documentation | Manuals And Other Documentation
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Software Sound Synthesis and Music Composition Packages | | | | | | |
| Mathi's Music Magic | real-time software synthesizer and audio processor; also available ftp:mustec.bgsu.edupublinuxmmm.. | | | | | | |
| Mondrian | music composition language from Peter Brinkmann | | | | | | |
| Mono | nice monophonic real-time synthesizer from Jarno Seppanen | | | | | | |
| Music4C | is from http:ems.music.uiuc.edu~beauchamJames Beauchamp at http:ems.music.uiuc.eduUIUC | | | | | | |
| MusicScript | "...an open-source music scripting language..." | | | | | | |
| MusicV-based Languages | MusicV-based Languages
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| Musica | "... aims at the creation of a complete Mathematica package for the exploration of the interconne.. | | | | | | |
| Mx44 | a realtime software synthesizer from Jens M. Andreasen | | | | | | |
| Nyquist for Linux | a patched version of the UNIX Nyquist source package by Roger Dannenberg | | | | | | |
| Octavian | software synthesizer pre-beta release now on-line | | | | | | |
| Om | Dave Robillard's "... modular synthesizer that runs under JACK and uses LADSPA andor DSSI plugins.. | | | | | | DS LP |
| OpenMusic | the famous software from http:www.ircam.frIRCAM now available in a version for Linux | | | | | | |
| OpenSoundWorld | Amar Chaudhary's "...scalable, extensible programming environment that allows sound designers and.. | | | | | | |
| PDa | "Puredata anywhere", a version for PDAs, prepared by G | | | | | | |
| PSIndustrializer | neat physical modeling synth with OpenGL graphics | | | | | | |
| Pd | Pure Data, a language from Miller Puckette | | | | | | LP |
| Pd-Page | documentation, research, and patches from Thomas Grill and Marius Schebella | | | | | | |
| Plugins: Q | very cool stuff from Dr. Albert Graef | | | | | | |
| ProteinMusic | converts DNA sequences to music, requires Java | | | | | | |
| QSampler | Rui Nuno Capela's Qt-based GUI for LinuxSampler | | | | | | |
| QSynth | Qt GUI Interface for FluidSynth | | | | | | |
| RTCmix | is a version of Cmix | | | | | | |
| RTSynth | an excellent realtime synthesizer for X | | | | | | |
| RTmix | performance tool geared towards persons interested in live and interactive electro-acoustic music | | | | | | |
| Radio Hard Disk | unique application from the MidiShare team | | | | | | |
| Radium | unique graphic music-making environment with similarities to module trackers and MIDI sequencers | | | | | | |
| Randomposer | an automatic-music composer from Stephan Beyer | | | | | | |
| SAOLsound | Paul Winkler's project "... to provide resources for Csound users interested in exploring SAOL" | | | | | | |
| SMS | comes from http:www.iua.upf.es~xserraXavier Serra | | | | | | |
| STK | Perry Cook's excellent Synthesis ToolKit | | | | | | |
| San Dysth | A realtime soft-synth written in Snd. | | | | | | LP |
| Sapphire | an audio synthesis language by Jim Finnis | | | | | | |
| Scripts: Music | routines for Common Music, MIDI and music scripts in Perl, by Drew Krause | | | | | | |
| Scripts: Sound | for Csound, PowerPV, and TrikTraks, from Drew Krause | | | | | | |
| Slat | "Sounds like a theremin", neat synth software from James Shuttlesworth | | | | | | |
| Snd-RT | realtime audio extensions for Snd | | | | | | LP |
| SndObj/pySndObj | Victor Lazzarini's "object-oriented cross-platform audio development tools and sample programs..... | | | | | | |
| Sonic Environment Generators | Sonic Environment Generators
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| SoundGrid | an interesting Java-based music application somewhat similar to Music Mouse | | | | | | |
| Sounds in SA | some SAOL-encoded music | | | | | | |
| Soundweave | cool looping mechanism to produce endlessly changing sound textures | | | | | | |
| Specimen | a MIDI-controllable audio sampler from Peter Bessman, now maintained by Eric Rzewnicki | | | | | | |
| Spectroscopic Toolkit | "64-bit phase oscillators for nanotonal synthesis", from Pieter Suurmond | | | | | | |
| Spiral Synth | very cool realtime software synthesizer | | | | | | |
| Spiral Synth Modular | modular software synth, roll your own synthesizer with its plugins | | | | | | LP |
| Spiral Synthesis | materials from Tracy Lind Petersen | | | | | | |
| SpiralLoops | a loop-based sampler with plugin support | | | | | | |
| Squeak | a Smalltalk-80 environment with built-in support for realtime sound synthesis | | | | | | |
| Subvert Audio | Niall Moody's "... music program designed to try and stimulate creativity in the user" | | | | | | |
| SuperCollider3 | James McCartney's famous realtime audio server and object-oriented sound synthesis language | | | | | | |
| Syncotron Bathysphere Sound Suite | interesting samplersequencer | | | | | | |
| TAPESTREA | "Techniques And Paradigms for Expressive Synthesis, Transformation, and Rendering of Environmenta.. | | | | | | |
| Tao | physical modelling synthesis language and GUI, from Mark Pearson | | | | | | |
| The Humdrum Toolkit | software tools for music analysis and research | | | | | | |
| The MusicKit | is being ported from NeXTStep to Linux | | | | | | |
| The PLUM Page | Tim Thompson's on-line list of programming languages used for music | | | | | | |
| The Pure Data Portal | excellent resource site for Pd users | | | | | | |
| Theo Verelst Additive Synthesis Program | an additive synthesis program, from Theo Verelst | | | | | | |
| Ultramaster Juno-6 | software emulation of the classic Roland analog synth | | | | | | |
| Varese | synthesiscomposition environment from Peter Hanappe | | | | | | |
| Virtual Sound | audio synthesis tools from Christos Dimitrakakis | | | | | | |
| WONDER | "Wave-field synthesis Of New Dimensions of Electronic music in Realtime", software from Marije Ba.. | | | | | | |
| Waveform Generators | Waveform Generators
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| XEMO | is a "...vision of an integrated composition environment for the analysis, notation and compositi.. | | | | | | |
| Xsynth | MIDI-controlled analog-style realtime synthesizer from Steve Brookes | | | | | | |
| Zerius Synth | software synthesizer with Java GUI | | | | | | |
| ZynAddSubFX | an impressive softsynth from Paul Nasca in Romania | | | | | | |
| aRts | the well-known sound server for KDE | | | | | | |
| amSynthe | very cool analog synth modelling from Nick Dowell | | | | | | |
| bristol | synth emulation package. | | | | | | |
| cmusic | cmusic is an acoustic compiler program | | | | | | |
| compo | is "a language allowing to describe in a natural way simple or complex musical structures" | | | | | | |
| fastbreeder | Dave Griffiths' neat "genetic progamming synth" | | | | | | |
| foo | scriptableinteractive non-realtime sound synthesis and audio processing environment, from Martin .. | | | | | | |
| footils | Frank Barknecht's treasure trove of programs, code, and utilities for Pd | | | | | | |
| gAlan | the very cool graphical audio language, originally from Tony Garnock-Jones and now maintained by .. | | | | | | |
| gsynth | "...an extensible, modular synthesizer...the interface and current codebase present a simple Rola.. | | | | | | |
| horgand | FM-synthesis organ, JACK-aware, with DSP effects and programmable accompaniment | | | | | | |
| jMax | MAX for Java, from IRCAM (Now available in beta for SGI machines) | | | | | | |
| jMax Tutorial | instructive documentation from Fabrice Medio | | | | | | |
| jMax-SDIF | imports SDIF files into a track of matrices, exports a track to SDIF; from Diemo Schwartz | | | | | | |
| jackMiniSynth | a minimal subtractive synth (with Moog filter) for JACK | | | | | | |
| jackOrgan | an ALSA sequencerJACK client for David Bartold's LADSPA plugin | | | | | | |
| jlooch | drones courtesy Brad Garton and Java, requires Phil Burk's JSyn | | | | | | |
| oa | GUI for synthesizing and experimenting with waveforms, from Cedric Roux | | | | | | |
| phazor | creates ambient textures by a very interesting use of the FFT | | | | | | |
| rt_lpc | real-time LPC analysissynthesisvisualization from the Princeton Soundlab | | | | | | |
| simsam | Christian Henz's new "simple sampleplayer" | | | | | | |
| sloop.splitter | "a realtime sound effect program...generates synthetic sounds from natural ones" | | | | | | |
| soundmosaic | "...constructs an approximation of one sound out of small pieces of other sounds", cool software .. | | | | | | |
| tapeutape | MIDI controllable sampler. | | | | | | |
| vOICe Sonification Applet | Peter Meijer's very cool synthesizer, requires a Java-capable browser | | | | | | |
| variations | algorithmic composition system developed by Bruce Jacob | | | | | | |
| wcnt | the "WAV Composer Not Toilet" is a non-realtime modular synthesis program | | | | | | |
| whitenoise | utility to turn your computer into a random noise generator | | | | | | |
| wigwamjam | "... grows sounds using your decisions to drive the evolution of genetically programmed synth fun.. | | | | | | |
| wx12Ton | utility for composing and analysing 12-tone rows, requires wxWindows | | | | | | |
| zyn | Port of ZynAddSubFX synth engines to LV2
LV2, Software Sound Synthesis and Music Composition Packages | | | | | | LV2 |
| zynjacku | JACK based, GTK (2.x) host for LV2 synths | | | | | | LV2 |
