SynthEdit Alternatives

SynthEdit is described as 'Build your own VST-compatible synthesizers with Synthedit's drag-and-drop, visual development environment' and is an app in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to SynthEdit for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best SynthEdit alternative is VCV Rack, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SynthEdit are Pure Data, Max/MSP, DISTRHO Cardinal and HISE.

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  1. VCV Rack icon
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    VCV Rack is a modular synthesizer inspired by Eurorack systems. It acts a host for virtual modules which perform various audio processes. E.G. oscillators, filters, envelope generators, sequencers and more that can be connected freely in almost limitless combinations.

    29 VCV Rack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • VCV Rack is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to SynthEdit.

    • VCV Rack is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to SynthEdit.

    • VCV Rack is Free and Open SourceSynthEdit is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Pure Data icon
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    Pd (aka Pure Data) is a real-time graphical programming environment for audio, video, and graphical processing. It is the third major branch of the family of patcher programming languages known as Max (Max/FTS, ISPW Max, Max/MSP, jMax, etc.

    46 Pure Data alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Max/MSP icon
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    Interactive visual programming environment for music, audio, and media

    In use for over twenty years by performers, composers, artists, scientists, teachers, and students, Max is the way to make your computer do things that reflect your individual ideas and dreams.

    Max gives yo.

    44 Max/MSP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
    • Max/MSP is the most popular commercial alternative to SynthEdit.

    • Max/MSP is Paid and ProprietarySynthEdit is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Cardinal is a free and open-source virtual modular synthesizer plugin based on VCV Rack but with a focus on being a fully self-contained plugin version. It's available as CLAP, LV2, VST2 and VST3 audio plugin for FreeBSD, Linux, macOS and...

    25 DISTRHO Cardinal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. HISE icon
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    HISE is a cross-platform open source audio application for building virtual instruments. It emphasizes on sampling, but includes some basic synthesis features for making hybrid instruments as well as audio effects.

    10 HISE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. PraxisLIVE icon
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    PraxisLIVE is an open-source, visual programming environment. Experiment with and create projects using a visual patching system coupled with the power of programming in Java, Processing and GLSL.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Zupiter icon
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    I wanted to build a music creation tool that is easy to use, accessible and free. Zupiter is a synthesizer and step-sequencer that runs in a browser, meaning you don't even need to download and install any software to use it.

    28 Zupiter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Zupiter is the most popular Web-based alternative to SynthEdit.

    • Zupiter is Free and ProprietarySynthEdit is Paid and Proprietary
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    Cabbage Studio is a sophisticated combination of DAW and audio development environment. The studio offers a modular interface for constructing sounds driven by Csound with the power of .

    28 Cabbage Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
    • Cabbage Studio is the most popular Android alternative to SynthEdit.

    • Cabbage Studio is Free and Open SourceSynthEdit is Paid and Proprietary
  9. SynthCraft icon
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    SynthCraft provides a modular canvas and GUI designer for visually building audio plugins. Connect pre-compiled DSP modules together with virtual patch cables to create and modify sound. The app uses a built-in high speed DSP/C compiler to build native 32/64-bit binaries so no...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. miRack icon
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    miRack is a Eurorack-style modular synthesizer, playground, and fx. It aims to provide user experience and audio quality close to those of the real Eurorack hardware.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • miRack is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to SynthEdit.

    • miRack is Paid and ProprietarySynthEdit is also Paid and Proprietary
  11. AudioNodes icon
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    A digital audio workstation, modular synthesizer, and audio editor to create music, audio effects, and audio experiments.

    26 AudioNodes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    Axiom is an extremely flexible node-based real-time audio synthesizer. It operates standalone or as a VST instrument/effect and features a highly configurable, modular canvas where controls can be arranged and routed visually and their code can be edited using a simple but...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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