Software Sound Synthesis & Music Composition Packages
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| ALSA Modular Synth | outstanding softsynth fun from Dr. Matthias Nagorni | 2009-12-26 | |||||||||
| AUBE/Metadecks | is "...a system for realtime sound generation and processing" | 2002-05-15 | |||||||||
| Aeolus | Fons Adriaensen's fabulous pipe organ synthesizer | 2008-09-24 |  |  |  | ||||||
| Aldrin | Midi tracker / sequencer by Leonard Ritter (paniq), modeled on Buzz | 2009-01-?? | | LP | |||||||
| Amber | granular synthesis for Linux and MacOS | 2006-11-04 | |||||||||
| Ambient Automat | automatic ambience, synthesis, and more from Double Muffled Dolphin | ||||||||||
| Amuc | Amsterdam Music Composer | 2008-08-24 | | ||||||||
| Audiality | David Olofson's "audio engine... designed for playing music and sound effects..." | 2004-01-10 | |||||||||
| Ayyi | modular audio production system | | |||||||||
| BEAST/BSE | music composition and audio synthesis package with Gtk interface, from Tim Janik and Olaf Hoehmann | 2006-12-28 | |||||||||
| Beatrix | excellent organ softsynth from Fredrik Kilander | 2004-11-28 | |||||||||
| Boodler | Andrew Plotkin's "programmable soundscape tool" | 2007-09-28 | |||||||||
| Buzztard | Midi tracker / sequencer | 2009-10-?? | | LP | |||||||
| CLAM | the outstanding "C++ Library for Audio and Music" | 2010-03-08 | | ||||||||
| CLMS Manuals | useful on-line material for various SWSS languages, MIDI software and hardware, and synthesis met.. |  | |||||||||
| COW | Cow Outputs Waves, generates sounds out of graphs for amplitude and frequency | 2005-06-29 | |||||||||
| Chionic | Linux sampling software from Juan Linietsky (reduz) | 2005-05-01 | |  | |||||||
| ChucK | an audio programming language for realtime synthesis, composition, and performance | 2008-07-16 | | ||||||||
| Cmix | computer music language designed to create and manipulate soundfiles | 1997-03-28 | |||||||||
| Common LISP Music | music synthesis and signal processing package in the Music V family | 2008-12-02 | |||||||||
| Common Music | Rick Taube's "truly general computer language for music composition" | 2007-01-09 | |||||||||
| Csound | Barry Vercoe's gift to the world of computer music and sound synthesis | 2008-09-23 | | | |||||||
| Cumulus | real-time granular synthesis with MIDI control | 2001-02-12 | |||||||||
| Delfin | a realtime software sampler | 2003-02-16 | | ||||||||
| 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 ... | 2001-07-03 | |||||||||
| Elara | a very cool software synth from Steve Brookes | 2001-03-04 | |||||||||
| FAUST | Functional programming language for signal processing and synthesis | | LP | ||||||||
| FMS | Daniel Gruen's Frequency Module Synthesizer | 2008-04-07 | |||||||||
| Faust Online | Online Faust Compiler to write your own audio applications or plugins | | |||||||||
| Faust2PD | makes it easy to use Faust DSPs with Pd | 2007-10-17 | |||||||||
| FluidSynth | an outstanding Soundfont synthesizer | 2009-04-12 | | | |  | LP | ||||
| Fugue | music and sound programming language by Roger Dannenberg | | |||||||||
| GENPO | Stephen Merrony's neat "generic pipe organ" | ||||||||||
| General Music Composition/Analysis Packages | General Music Composition/Analysis Packages * 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 | 2006-09-09 | |||||||||
| Ingen | modular synthesizer that runs under JACK and uses LADSPA andor DSSI plugins (formerly known as Om) | | | LP LV2 | |||||||
| 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 | 2007-04-03 | |||||||||
| JFugue | Dave Koelle's Java API for music programming | 2008-09-28 | |||||||||
| JMSL | Java API for music composition, interactive performance, and intelligent instrument design | 2008-05-06 | |||||||||
| 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.. | 2003-01-27 | |||||||||
| LMMS | Linux MultiMedia Studio, "a free alternative to popular programs like FruityLoops..." | 2008-10-31 | |||||||||
| LMUSeJ | Lindenmayer fractal music software from David Sharp | 2001-06-21 | |||||||||
| LegaSynth | a softsynth from Juan Linietsky | 2002-08-17 | | | |||||||
| Linuxsampler | Linux sampler project, supports sample libraries in GIG, DLS, and Akai formats | 2007-12-06 | | | |||||||
| Loris | sound modeling and morphing software from the CERL Sound Group | 2008-01-18 | |||||||||
| MARSYAS | software for music analysis, retrieval, and synthesis for audio signals | 2008-08-31 | |||||||||
| MFFM VectorBass | a new software synthesizer from Matt Flax | 2002-04-07 | |||||||||
| MPEG-4 Structured Audio: Developer Tools | a page from John Lazzaro and John Wawrzynek, includes the indispensable <em>sfront<em> | ||||||||||
| MSS | Mats Olsson's very nice Modular Software Synth | 2002-06-22 | |||||||||
| Mammut | non-intuitive sound transformation | 2007-08-11 | | ||||||||
| Manuals And Other Documentation | Manuals And Other Documentation * Software Sound Synthesis and Music Composition Packages | ||||||||||
| Mondrian | music composition language from Peter Brinkmann | | | ||||||||
| Mono | nice monophonic real-time synthesizer from Jarno Seppänen | 2000-04-14 | | ||||||||
| Music4C | Music Synthesis Program for the UNIX Environment | ||||||||||
| MusicScript | "...an open-source music scripting language..." | 2001-12-05 | |||||||||
| MusicV-based Languages | MusicV-based Languages * Software Sound Synthesis and Music Composition Packages | ||||||||||
| Musica | "... aims at the creation of a complete Mathematica package for the exploration of the interconne.. | ||||||||||
| Mx44 | a realtime software synthesizer very good for esoteric pads and ultra electric leads. | 2009-12-24 | | ||||||||
| Nyquist | a sound synthesis and composition language based on a Lisp syntax | 2008-01-26 | |||||||||
| Octavian | Modular realtime software synthesizer | 2005-02-09 | | | |||||||
| OpenMusic | a visual programming language based on CommonLisp / CLOS from IRCAM | 2007-10-30 | |||||||||
| OpenSoundWorld | scalable, extensible programming environment | 2005-05-27 | |||||||||
| PD/Q | a Q plugin for Pd | 2008-03-11 | |||||||||
| PDa | "Puredata anywhere", a version for PDAs, prepared by Günter Geiger | 2008-12-21 | |||||||||
| PSIndustrializer | neat physical modeling synth with OpenGL graphics | 2005-10-03 | |||||||||
| Pd-Page | documentation, research, and patches from Thomas Grill and Marius Schebella | ||||||||||
| ProteinMusic | converts DNA sequences to music, requires Java | 2005-11-28 | |||||||||
| Pure Data | Pure Data, a language from Miller Puckette | 2009-06-06 | | | LP | ||||||
| QSampler | Qt-based GUI for LinuxSampler | 2007-12-06 | |||||||||
| QSynth | Qt GUI Interface for FluidSynth | 2009-05-10 | |||||||||
| RTCmix | is a version of Cmix | 2005-09-20 | |||||||||
| RTSynth | an excellent realtime synthesizer for X | 2006-12-24 | | ||||||||
| RTmix | performance tool geared towards persons interested in live and interactive electro-acoustic music | 2007-05-22 | |||||||||
| Radio Hard Disk | unique application from the MidiShare team | | | ||||||||
| Radium | unique graphic music-making environment with similarities to module trackers and MIDI sequencers | 2004-04-15 | | ||||||||
| Randomposer | an automatic-music composer | 2000-08-01 | |||||||||
| SAOLsound | Paul Winkler's project "... to provide resources for Csound users interested in exploring SAOL" | ||||||||||
| SMS | Spectral Modeling Synthesis | 2008-11-15 | |||||||||
| STK | Perry Cook's excellent Synthesis ToolKit | 2007-12-07 | |||||||||
| San Dysth | A realtime soft-synth written in Snd. | 2008-03-06 | | | LP | ||||||
| Sapphire | an audio synthesis language by Jim Finnis | 1995-11-16 | |||||||||
| 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 | 2005-09-27 | | ||||||||
| Snd-RT | realtime audio extensions for Snd | 2008-08-17 | | | LP | ||||||
| SndObj/pySndObj | Victor Lazzarini's "object-oriented cross-platform audio development tools and sample programs..... | 2008-05-28 | |||||||||
| Sonic Environment Generators | Sonic Environment Generators * Software Sound Synthesis and Music Composition Packages | ||||||||||
| SoundGrid | an interesting Java-based music application somewhat similar to Music Mouse | 2003-02-21 | |||||||||
| Soundmosaic | constructs an approximation of one sound out of small pieces of other sounds | 2007-12-13 | |||||||||
| 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 | 2007-03-12 | | | |||||||
| Spectroscopic Toolkit | "64-bit phase oscillators for nanotonal synthesis", from Pieter Suurmond | 2004-10-18 | |||||||||
| 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 | 2008-02-01 | | | |||||||
| 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 | 2006-05-10 | |||||||||
| 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 | 2004-11-14 | |||||||||
| Ultramaster Juno-6 | software emulation of the classic Roland analog synth | 2006-06-16 | | ||||||||
| Varese | synthesiscomposition environment from Peter Hanappe | | | ||||||||
| Virtual Sound | audio synthesis tools from Christos Dimitrakakis | 2004-11-03 | |||||||||
| WONDER | Wave-field synthesis Of New Dimensions of Electronic music in Realtime | 2008-11-16 | |||||||||
| Waveform Generators | Waveform Generators * Software Sound Synthesis and Music Composition Packages | ||||||||||
| XEMO | is a "...vision of an integrated composition environment for the analysis, notation and compositi.. | | | ||||||||
| Xsynth | MIDI-controlled analog-style realtime synthesizer | 1999-08-06 | |||||||||
| Zerius Synth | software synthesizer with Java GUI | 1996-11-08 | |||||||||
| ZynAddSubFX | Impressive FLTK-based realtime softsynth with multiple synthesis algorithms and FX | 2009-07-16 | | | | DS | |||||
| aRts | the well-known sound server for KDE | 2001-09-02 | | | |||||||
| 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 | experimental genetic programming synthesiser | | |||||||||
| 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 | 2006-02-06 | |||||||||
| phazor | creates ambient textures by a very interesting use of the FFT | ||||||||||
| rt_lpc | real-time LPC analysissynthesisvisualization from the Princeton Soundlab | ||||||||||
| sfront | a translator that converts MP4-SA files into efficient C programs that generate audio for rendering, interactive and network applications | 2006-07-30 | |||||||||
| simsam | Christian Henz's new "simple sampleplayer" | | |||||||||
| sloop.splitter | "a realtime sound effect program...generates synthetic sounds from natural ones" | ||||||||||
| tapeutape | MIDI controllable sampler. | 2008-11-16 | | | | ||||||
| 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 | 2004-02-13 | |||||||||
| wigwamjam | "grows sounds using your decisions to drive the evolution of genetically programmed synth functions" | 2004-02-16 | | ||||||||
| wx12Ton | utility for composing and analysing 12-tone rows, requires wxWindows | ||||||||||
| zyn | Port of ZynAddSubFX synth engines to LV2 | ||||||||||
| zynjacku | JACK based, GTK (2.x) host for LV2 synths | 2009-01-21 | | | LV2 |
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