Surge Synthesizer Alternatives

Surge Synthesizer is described as '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' and is an app in the audio & music category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Surge Synthesizer for a variety of platforms, including iPad, Windows, iPhone, Mac and Linux apps. The best Surge Synthesizer alternative is Vital, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Surge Synthesizer are Helm, ZynAddSubFX, Odin 2 and Dexed.

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  1. Synth1 icon
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    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.

    14 Synth1 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  2. Tunefish 4 icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Oxe FM Synth icon
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    Oxe FM Synth is a touch-sensitive, realtime polyphonic FM-based music synthesizer created and maintained by Oxe Software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Combines the synthesis power of Addictive Synth with an easy to use 4 track loop phrase recorder.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  5. padthv1 icon
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    An old-school polyphonic additive synthesizer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  6. synthv1 icon
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    synthv1 is an old-school all-digital 4-oscillator subtractive polyphonic synthesizer with stereo fx.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  7. Serum icon
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    Serum VST is a Wavetable Synthesizer, which pre-installed or imported Wavetables can be used to create synthesized sounds.

    15 Serum alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  8. An outstanding example of the free and open-source AudioKit library, AudioKit FM Player is an iPad instrument inspired by classic 80s DX synthesizers, featuring classic famous 80s FM Synth, EP, and FM Tine sounds.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • iPad
     
  9. Modular is a powerful sound design tool which allows you to build your own custom synthesizer by connecting different sound modules together. By separating each synthesis process, modules can be connected in any way.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  10. Zebralette is just one of Zebra2's oscillators packed into a simple, easy-to-learn framework – but you have everything you need to make some pretty amazing sounds. Sounds that can be directly loaded into Zebra2 later.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  11. Podolski icon
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    Podolski is a simple, CPU-efficient virtual analogue synthesizer. Basically a cut down version of FilterscapeVA with just one oscillator, one filter, one envelope and two LFOs, it also features a Zebra-style arpeggiator/sequencer plus chorus and delay effects.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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