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|[https://biptunia.com/?p=3949 Simple Microtonal Synth] | |[https://biptunia.com/?p=3990 Simple Microtonal Synth] (64-bit) | ||
[https://biptunia.com/?p=3949 Simple Microtonal Synth] (32-bit) | |||
|VST, virtual analog | |VST, virtual analog | ||
|Windows | |Windows. The easiest to use microtonal soft synth. Robust, good for beginners, but experienced users will likely dig it. | ||
|'''<span style="color: #008000;">Full-keyboard microtuning</span>''' | |'''<span style="color: #008000;">Full-keyboard microtuning</span>''' | ||
|.mts files (5378 included) | |.mts files (5378 included) | ||
Revision as of 16:52, 9 December 2018
A plugin is a software synthesizer which can be accessed within a DAW. Usually the plugin is loaded on a MIDI track.
Instrument plugins interface with your DAW through one of a handful of standards. Steinberg's VST is a standard supported by many DAWs. AudioUnit (AU) is widely supported on Mac computers. RTAS is used by ProTools. LV2 is an open-source plugin format commonly supported on Linux. Put simply, you should check your DAW's user manual to see what kind of plugins you can run.
In some synths portamento/glide doesn't work properly when microtuned. Examples are Xfer Serum and LinPlug synths. There may be others, so it is recommended to test this function before making a purchase, if it is important for you.
"Full-keyboard microtuning" below means that the plugin is capable of any arbitrary pitch, note or frequency on any given MIDI note. This is possible via .tun format, MIDI Tuning Standard, and .scl/.kbm pairs (but not .scl support on its own).
Synths to add: all Homegrown Sounds synths, samplv1, padthv1, xen-arts
| Name | Description | Platform | Tuning ability | Tuning method | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amsynth | Subtractive / virtual analog | Linux/Mac | Full-keyboard microtuning | scl/kbm file import | Free |
| ACE (Any Cable Everywhere) | Semi-modular softsynth | Windows/Mac/Linux | Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | €69 |
| Applied Acoustics Chromaphone 2 | Physical modelled percussion | Windows/Mac,
VST/AU/AAX/RTAS |
Partial Scala support (keyboard mappings are missing) | scl file import | $199 |
| Applied Acoustics Lounge Lizard EP-4 | Physical modelled electric piano | Windows/Mac,
VST/AU/AAX/RTAS |
Partial Scala support (keyboard mappings are missing) | scl file import | $199 |
| Applied Acoustics String Studio VS-2 | Physical modelled strings | Windows/Mac,
VST/AU/AAX/RTAS |
Partial Scala support (keyboard mappings are missing) | scl file import | $199 |
| Applied Acoustics Ultra Analog VA-2 | Virtual analog | Windows/Mac,
VST/AU/AAX/RTAS |
Partial Scala support (keyboard mappings are missing) | scl file import | $199 |
| Big Tick Angelina | Vocal formant synthesizer | Windows, VST (32-bit) | Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | Free |
| Big Tick Rhino | Hybrid FM | Windows/Mac,
VST/AU |
Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | $99 |
| Cakewalk Dimension Pro | Combines real instruments with advanced synthesis | Windows/Mac,
VST/AU/AAX |
Full-keyboard microtuning | scl file import | comes with SONAR Platinum |
| Cakewalk Rapture Pro | Multisample synthesizer | Windows/Mac,
VST/AU/AAX |
Full-keyboard microtuning | scl file import | $149 |
| Cakewalk Z3TA+2 | Waveshaping synthesizer | Windows/Mac,
VST/AU/AAX |
Full-keyboard microtuning | scl file import | $99 |
| Camel Audio Alchemy 1.x | Additive synthesizer/spectral sampler | Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS | Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | Discontinued |
| Camel Audio Alchemy 2 and above | Additive synthesizer/spectral sampler | Logic Pro X bundled plugin | Limited to 12 note scales, each note ±100 cents from 12-edo | Via Logic Pro settings | Now part of Apple Logic Pro X |
| FB-3300 / FB-3200 / FB-3100 | Virtual analog synthesizer | Windows/Mac, VST/AU | Limited to 12 note scales, each note ±100 cents from 12-edo | User input, some presets | Free |
| Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 | Sample-based orchestra library | Windows/Mac,
VST/other? |
Supposedly full-keyboard microtuning, though nonoctave scales are buggy | scl/kbm file import | $149.95 |
| Humanoid Sound Systems Enzyme | Scanned synthesis | Windows/Mac,
VST/AU |
Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | $79.99 |
| kv331audio Synthmaster and Synthmaster One | Flexible semi-modular synthesizer | Windows/Mac,
VST/AU/AAX |
? probably | scl file import | $79
$69 |
| Imageline Harmor | Additive synthesizer | Windows only, VST/standalone | Partial Scala support (keyboard mappings are missing) | scl file import
(cannot adjust reference frequency properly) |
€139 |
| Ivor2 | Subtractive Synthesis | Windows VST. 32-bit. Has ceased development. | Full-keyboard microtuning | MIDI Tuning Standard (MTS) | Free |
| Key Tuner JSFX Script | MIDI note retuning | Runs in ReaJS in Reaper | Full-keyboard microtuning | scl file import | Free |
| KORG Legacy Collection M1 | Retro Wavetable / Sampler | Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS | Limited to 12 note scales, each note ±99 cents from 12-edo | User input, some presets | 49.99 USD (199.99 USD for 6 instrument Legacy Collection bundle) |
| KORG Legacy Collection Mono/Poly | Virtual Analog Synthesizer | Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS | Limited to 12 note scales, each note ±99 cents from 12-edo | User input, some presets | 49.99 USD (199.99 USD for 6 instrument Legacy Collection bundle) |
| LinPlug Alpha | Subtractive synthesizer | Windows/Mac, VST/AU | Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | Discontinued |
| LinPlug CRX4 | Sample manipulation synth | Windows/Mac, VST/AU | Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | $99 |
| LinPlug MorphoX | Subtractive synthesizer | Windows/Mac, VST/AU (and Mac-only RTAS) | Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | $129, €99 |
| LinPlug Octopus | Modulation synthesizer | Windows/Mac, VST/AU | Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | Discontinued |
| LinPlug Organ 3 | Organ emulation | Windows/Mac, VST/AU (and Mac-only RTAS) | Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | Discontinued |
| LinPlug SaxLab | Saxophone emulation | Windows/Mac, VST/AU (and Mac-only RTAS) | Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | $99, €79 |
| LinPlug Spectral | Additive/subtractive synthesizer | Windows/Mac, VST/AU | Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | $149, €119 |
| Madrona Labs Aalto | Semi-modular synthesizer | Windows/Mac, VST/AU | Full-keyboard microtuning | scl file import | $99 |
| Madrona Labs Kaivo | Semi modular synthesizer | Windows/Mac, VST/AU | Full-keyboard microtuning | scl file import | $129 |
| Madrona Labs Virta | Sound-controlled synthesizer and effects | Windows/Mac, VST/AU | Full-keyboard microtuning | scl file import | $89 |
| Mark Henning AnaMark | Virtual analog/modulation synthesizer | Windows, VST | Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | Free |
| Microtonal Polyphonic Shiny Dirt | Based on circuit-bent analog synths | Windows (32-bit, but works on 64-bit). Easy to use, robust, good for beginners. | Full-keyboard microtuning | .mts file import, 5000+ tuning files included, easy to add more | Free |
| Microtonal Poly Worms | VST, virtual analog | Windows (32-bit, but works on 64-bit). Easy to use, robust, good for beginners. | Full-keyboard microtuning | .mts file import, 5000+ tuning files included, easy to add more | Free |
| Modartt Pianoteq | Physical-modeled piano | Windows/Mac/Linux, VST/AU/RTAS/standalone | Full-keyboard microtuning | scl/kbm file import | €249-€399 |
| Native Instruments Absynth | Virtual modular subtractive synthesizer | Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS/AAX/standalone | Full-keyboard microtuning | gly file import | $199 |
| Native Instruments FM8 | FM synthesizer | Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS/AAX | Limited to 12 note scales, each note ±50 cents from 12-edo | User input | $199 |
| Native Instruments Kontakt 5 | Sampler | Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS/AAX/standalone | Full-keyboard microtuning | Kontakt script | $399 |
| Plogue Alter/Ego | real-time singing synthesizer | Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS/AAX/standalone | Full-keyboard microtuning | scl file import | Free |
| Plogue chipsounds | Emulation of classic arcade/console sound chips | Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS/AAX | Full-keyboard microtuning
(IIRC buggy with nonoctave scales) |
scl/kbm file import | $95 |
| Plogue Sforzando | Sampler, .sfz soundfont format | Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS/AAX/standalone | Limited to 12 note scales | scl/kbm file import | Free |
| PolyGAS | Granular synthesis | Windows, VST | Full-keyboard microtuning | scl/tun file import | Free |
| Reveal Sound Spire | Subtractive synthesizer with flexible oscillators | Windows/Mac, VST/AU/AAX, 32/64 bit | Full-keyboard microtuning | scl file import with adjustable reference pitch | $189 |
| Simple Microtonal Synth (64-bit)
Simple Microtonal Synth (32-bit) |
VST, virtual analog | Windows. The easiest to use microtonal soft synth. Robust, good for beginners, but experienced users will likely dig it. | Full-keyboard microtuning | .mts files (5378 included) | Free |
| Spectrasonics Omnisphere | Rompler/synthesizer | Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS/AAX | Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | $499, €379 |
| SynthFontVSTi | Soundfont player (sf2, sfz, sfark, gig, dls, etc.) | Windows, VST | Limited to 12 note scales | Manual entry or choose from a list | Free |
| synthv1 | Subtractive polyphonic | Linux, Standalone/LV2 plugin | Full-keyboard microtuning | scl/kbm file import | Free |
| TAL BassLine-101 | Virtual analog synthesizer | Windows/Mac, VST/AU/AAX | Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | €55,80 |
| TAL Sampler | Sampler/Synthesizer | Windows/Mac, VST/AU/AAX | Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | $60 |
| TAL U-NO-LX | Virtual analog synthesizer | Windows/Mac, VST/AU/AAX | Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | €55,80 |
| u-he ACE | Virtual modular analog synthesizer | Windows/Mac, VST/AU | Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | €69 |
| u-he Bazille | Virtual modular synthesizer | Windows/Mac, VST/AU/AAX | Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | $129 |
| u-he Diva | Virtual analog synthesizer | Windows/Mac, VST/AU/AAX | Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | $179 |
| u-he Zebra | Various synthesizer | Windows/Mac, VST/AU (and Mac-only RTAS) | Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | $199 |
| UVI Falcon | Hybrid synthesizer | Windows/Mac, VST/AU/AAX | Full-keyboard microtuning | scl/kbm file import | €349 |
| VAZ Modular | Virtual modular synthesizer | Windows, VST/standalone | Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | £129.99 |
| VAZ Plus | Virtual analog synthesizer | Windows, VST/standalone | Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | £14.99 |
| Vogue MK2 | Virtual analog and wavetable | Mac Standalone | Full-keyboard microtuning | MTX | Free |
| Virtual CZ | Virtual emulation of classic digital synthesizer | Windows/Mac, VST/AU/AAX | Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | €70 |
| Xen-FMTS 2 | FM synthesis | Windows VST. 32-bit. Has ceased development. | .MTS files | Doesn't hold tuning and reverts to 12-TET in DAW when closed sometimes. | Free |
| Xfer Serum | Wavetable synthesizer | Windows, OSX, VST/AU/AAX 32/64-bit | Full-keyboard microtuning | tun file import | $189 |
| Zyn-Fusion | Various synthesizer | Windows/Linux, VST/standalone | Full-keyboard microtuning | Direct input of values, or import
scl/kbm file |
Free if compiling from source or if installed from KxStudio Linux repo.
$45+ for pre-compiled Windows binary. |
| ZynAddSubFX | Various synthesizer | Windows/Linux, VST/standalone | Full-keyboard microtuning | Direct input of values, or import
scl/kbm file |
Free |