Odin 2 Alternatives

Odin 2 is described as 'the successor of Odin 1, is a gratis, open-source, cross-platform, semi-modular subtractive-style software synthesizer. It covers about every type of synthesis out there' and is an app in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Odin 2 for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, BSD and iPad apps. The best Odin 2 alternative is Vital, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Odin 2 are Dexed, Surge Synthesizer, Helm and ZynAddSubFX.

Odin 2 alternatives are mainly Music Production Apps but may also be Digital Audio Workstations. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Odin 2.

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Odin 2

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Odin 2, the successor of Odin 1, is a gratis, open-source, cross-platform, semi-modular subtractive-style software...

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Vital
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Freemium • Open Source
Music Production App
Mac
Windows
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6 Vital alternatives
Vital is a spectral warping wavetable synthesizer with drag'n'drop modulation workflow and animated preview of the synth's inner workings where needed. Comes with many modulation sources (including audio-rate), MPE support and FX chain.
- - Vital is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Odin 2.
- - Vital is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Odin 2.
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Vital Features
Synthesizer
Spectral Morphing
Wavetable editor
MIDI Keyboard Input
Voice synthesis
Spectral Warping
ARM support
Support for Audio Units Plugins
Dexed
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Free • Open Source
Music Production App
Mac
Windows
Linux
iPhone
iPad
16 Dexed alternatives
Dexed is an FM-type softsynth developed by Pascal Gauthier of Digital Suburban. It is an ideal application for importing, playing and editing/managing sysex patches from both the classic Yamaha DX7 synthesizer and the TX7.
- - Dexed is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Odin 2.
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Synthesizer
Surge Synthesizer
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
36 Surge Synthesizer alternatives
Surge is an open source digital synthesizer originally written and sold as a commercial product by @kurasu (Claes Johanson) at Vember Audio. The synth uses subtractive hybrid synthesis and each patch contains two 'scenes' which are separate instances of the entire...
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Surge Synthesizer Features
1. Virtual InstrumentSurge Synthesizer uses mainy virtual instruments (piano, guitar, drums, bass, etc.).
Synthesizer
Helm
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Free • Open Source
Music Production App
Mac
Windows
Linux
16 Helm alternatives
Helm is a free, cross-platform, polyphonic synthesizer with a powerful modulation system. Helm runs on GNU/Linux, Mac, and Windows as a standalone program or LV2/VST/VST3/AU plugin.
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Helm Features
MIDI Keyboard Input
Sound Effects
Synthesizer
ZynAddSubFX
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Freemium • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
28 ZynAddSubFX alternatives
ZynAddSubFX is a fully featured open source software synthesizer capable of making a countless number of instruments, from some common heard from expensive hardware to interesting sounds that you'll boost to an amazing universe of sounds.
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ZynAddSubFX Features
Synthesizer
Growl integration
Sound Effects
WhySynth
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Free • Open Source
Music Production App
Linux
BSD
6 WhySynth alternatives
WhySynth is a versatile softsynth which operates as a plugin for the DSSI Soft Synth Interface. A brief list of features:
- 4 oscillators, 2 filters, 3 LFOs, and 5 envelope generators per voice.
- 10 oscillator modes: minBLEP, wavecycle, asynchronous granular, three FM.
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Tyrell N6
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Free • Proprietary
Music Production App
Mac
Windows
18 Tyrell N6 alternatives
Tyrell is the name of a project by the German online magazine Amazona.de. A reader survey and follow-on forum posts provided a pool of ideas for a low cost HARDWARE analogue synth, which Mic 'Moogulator' Irmer used to develop quite a powerful concept.
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Synthesizer
Synth1
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
14 Synth1 alternatives
Synth1 is a software synthesizer modeled on the Clavia Nord Lead 2 Red Synth. It combines the common sound synthesis method of Subtractive & FM synthesis.
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Synth1 Features
Synthesizer
yoshimi
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Free • Open Source
Music Production App
Linux
5 yoshimi alternatives
Yoshimi is a software synthesizer for Linux based on the 2.4.0 release of ZynAddSubFX, written by Nasca Octavian Paul. Yoshimi delivers the same synth capabilities, along with very good Jack and Alsa midi/audio functionality.
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yoshimi Features
Synthesizer
Phasex
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Free • Open Source
Music Production App
Linux
JACK Audio Connection Kit
12 Phasex alternatives
PHASEX is an experimental software synthesizer for use with Linux/ALSA/JACK. The name comes partially from its experimental method of using phase offset modulation, where each oscillator can have its phase offset between right and left channels modulated by an LFO or another...
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Phasex Features
1. Support for MIDIPhasex includes MIDI hardware and software support to record and import audio.
Synthesizer
Oxe FM Synth
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
16 Oxe FM Synth alternatives
Oxe FM Synth is a touch-sensitive, realtime polyphonic FM-based music synthesizer created and maintained by Oxe Software.
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Tunefish 4
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
14 Tunefish 4 alternatives
A virtual analog synthesizer, Tunefish v4 was developed as a smaller replacement of Tunefish v3 with roughly the same power - some might argue it's even more powerful. It was also ported over to Linux and MacOS and was given a new polished UI.
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Tunefish 4 Features
Synthesizer