Looking for a very basic, pleasant to use freeware synth

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Well, I would suggest to get any of the latest issues of computer music. Not expensive and you get a lot. For your specific question about a „basic“ synth, you get the cm versions of dune and zebra (besides many more) with it. I think both are easy to use and versatile enough to have them around. The sound is also pretty good on these with a small cpu footprint.

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Tyrell N6 is a high-quality basic synth. I recommend it.

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Izak Synthiemental wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2019 10:59 pm Tyrell N6 is a high-quality basic synth. I recommend it.
If only its filter would be a bit more clean... makes it hard to create soft pads with it.

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+1 for Synth1 and Togu Noisemaker.
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Do any of those have saw, tri and pulse for each osc, also osc sync, 12dB and 24dB LP filter, etc.?

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kvotchin wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2019 1:31 am Do any of those have saw, tri and pulse for each osc, also osc sync, 12dB and 24dB LP filter, etc.?
synth 1 will be your friend ...
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Synth1 sounds really horrible. It's really a few generations behind in terms of the oscillators and filters sound compared to Tyrell, Helm and Charlatan.

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Izak Synthiemental wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2019 1:43 am Synth1 sounds really horrible. It's really a few generations behind in terms of the oscillators and filters sound compared to Tyrell, Helm and Charlatan.
pfft ...
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Synth1 can't do PWM per oscillator though, right? :(

I am honestly quite surprised these simple prerequisites are so rare in VSTs ...

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Izak Synthiemental wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2019 10:59 pm Tyrell N6 is a high-quality basic synth. I recommend it.
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U-He synth quality, albeit feature-reduced, for free
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JerGoertz wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2019 5:58 am
Izak Synthiemental wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2019 10:59 pm Tyrell N6 is a high-quality basic synth. I recommend it.
+1

U-He synth quality, albeit feature-reduced, for free
Doesn't meet the criteria though. Hell, even a bunch of very expensive softsynths don't. Ugh.

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edit: Still no luck. This is crazy.

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perhaps one of these, the fb3200 seems to have a 4 pole filter (is that 24db or 48db? looks like 24db, when it starts with 6db, a slope..), sync options not so clear. what do you mean with sync options?
i use the fb3100, wonderfull sound.

https://www.fullbucket.de/music/vst.html

perhaps, perhaps, there are other synths he has made. all great.

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Will check that out too.

Just to clarify: need 2 oscillators, each with saw, triangle and variable pulse, also separate level controls; oscillator sync; low pass filter that can be in 12dB or 24dB mode; white noise 'oscillator'; and of course an lfo and the usual two envelopes, with basic routing options.

With a strong preference for a large or resizable UI, and hopefully not eye-destroying colours / layout. Oh, and a high pass filter would be nice too, but at this stage ... whatever.

edit: Must be poly!
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