Virtual ANS is a software simulator of the unique Russian synthesizer ANS - photoelectronic musical instrument created by Evgeny Murzin from 1938 to 1958. The ANS made it possible to draw music in the form of a spectrogram (sonogram).
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PhonoPaper AlternativesAudio Editors and other similar apps like PhonoPaper
Apps similar to PhonoPaper include Virtual ANS, which is free. Other options are Photosounder and spectrogram. In total there are three Audio Editors like PhonoPaper for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone.
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3 Photosounder alternativesPhotosounder is the first audio editor/synthesizer to transform any sound as an image and to create any possible sound from an image. It have an entirely image-based approach to sound creation and editing.
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This program can display waveforms and spectrograms for audio files, as well as the reverse process, converting spectrogram images back into audio.
![A waveform and spectrogram of "[Formula]" from Aphex Twin's album Windowlicker, showing a hidden face.](https://img.alternativeto.net/s/309x197/jpeg/spectrogram_934921_full.png)
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![A waveform and spectrogram of "[Formula]" from Aphex Twin's album Windowlicker, showing a hidden face.](https://img.alternativeto.net/s/618x394/avif/spectrogram_934921_full.png)