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, PraxisLIVE and DISTRHO Cardinal.

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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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  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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    • 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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  4. 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.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. 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...

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. HISE icon
     6 likes

    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
     
  7. 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.

    26 miRack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  8. ORCA icon
     6 likes

    Orca is an Esoteric Programming Language and live-coding environment for musical experimentation. In Orca, each letter of the alphabet is an operation, lowercase letters operate on bang, uppercase letters operate each frame.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. 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
     
  10. 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 .

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
  11. SynthCraft icon
     2 likes

    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
     
  12. AudioNodes icon
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    A digital audio workstation, modular synthesizer, and audio editor to create music, audio effects, and audio experiments.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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