CLUSTER SYNTHESIZER-FILTERS-GENERATES · 10 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2022-06-14

Software synthesizer design tools

This cluster comprises software synthesizers and sound-design tools that let users generate and shape electronic tones via oscillators, filters, envelopes, and wavetables. Entries appear sporadically from March 2022 through April 2024, with the largest single-month count being two in April 2024. Traction leaders, each with 0 stars, are Borg ER-3, midistrum, and Odin2.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

MAR 2022: 1JUN 2022: 1SEP 2023: 1APR 2024: 2AUG 2026: 1SEP 2026: 3OCT 2026: 1
MAR 2022OCT 2026

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 3 hand-coded · 7 unlabelled

Operator · 2 hobby · 7 open source · 1 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 10 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01SQ8L87★3 days—hand-codedopen sourceSynthesizer plugin that emulates an Ensoniq SQ-80 for use in modern music software.
  2. 02acryl5080★23 days—Web app that generates acrylic enclosure designs for Eurorack modular synthesizer modules from user specifications.
  3. 03galdr0★8 daysliveopen sourceTerminal synthesizer that routes audio signals through modular unit generators with MIDI input.
  4. 04tempo-temp0★19 days—hand-codedhobbyEducational app that simulates an analog synthesizer, showing oscilloscope waveforms and a patchbay while producing audio for learners to explore sound.
  5. 05Borg ER-30★2 yrabandonedliveopen sourceModular synthesizer application that generates and shapes electronic tones through configurable oscillators, envelopes, and filters for sound design.
  6. 06Borg ER-00★2 yrabandonedliveopen sourceDesktop audio synthesizer that lets users draw oscillator waveforms and envelopes to design custom sounds and export them as WAV files.
  7. 07midistrum0★6 mostaleliveopen sourceAndroid app that turns the device into an omnichord-style strum instrument using MIDI, requiring an external synthesizer.
  8. 08Odin20★1 yrabandonedliveopen sourceStandalone synthesizer app that generates and shapes analog-style sounds using oscillators, filters, and effects for musicians.
  9. 09osirisedit0★4 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceA wavetable editor for creating and editing wavetables for the Osiris Eurorack synthesizer module.
  10. 10Borg ER-30★unknownlivehobbyDesktop synthesizer application that generates and shapes tones using modular oscillators and configurable filters for creating and exporting original electronic sounds.