Outsim has released SynthMaker Personal Edition, a new entry level version of their audio programming software. This is a low cost option for Home users and Students who want to use the software for learning purposes or to create sounds, instruments or effects for use in their own music.

The features of the Personal Edition are exactly the same as the Standard Edition. Distribution of plugins is permitted but the plugins must be free and carry the Made With SynthMaker logo. Companies, organisations or anyone wanting to use the software for a commercial purpose will not be eligible for the Personal Edition.

SynthMaker Personal Edition is available now for £65 / €95.

Version 1.0.3 Update
SynthMaker has also been updated to version 1.0.3 which contains some important fixes and optimisations. Two new modules are provided to accompany the new option to include a Made With SynthMaker logo on your plugin front panel. The modules allow you more control over where the logo is placed (the automatic option in the VST export dialog fixes the logo in the lower right-hand corner). There is one other small module for putting comments in your schematics.

New Modules:

• Logo Dark
• Logo Light
• Comment

Additions and Fixes:

• New option to show Made With SynthMaker logo in exported plugins.
• Two new modules for allowing you to position the Made With SynthMaker logo wherever you want on your front panel.
• You can now show/hide the filter bar buttons and filter types.
• Fixed the problem with the Wave File and Wave File Array components leaving files open after loading and thus preventing them from being moved or deleted from the file system.
• Updated the Value Changed output label on the X Drag Accumulate component so that it was consistent with other similar components.
• Fixed a problem with copying or using Make Module with a selection containing a Selector or Multiplexer with inputs or outputs that are not linked to anything. In such cases the copied or moved links were not being created.
• Changed the Time component so that it returns a local time.
• Added explicit conversions from Strings to Int Arrays.
• Made conversion from Strings to Arrays much more efficient.
• Increased the default size of the mono section code.
• Corrected a problem with the % operator in the code component that was causing it to interpret nested operations incorrectly.
• Fixed a possible crash when adding a module to the toolbox via the action panel.
• The install now defaults to the current install folder if that exists.
• Changed the minps and maxps assembler commands so that they can now handle two registers as inputs.
• The Min and Max commands in the Code Component were not handling nested operations.
• Fixed a crash on closing which was occurring randomly when wireless components were deleted from a schematic.