ZynAddSubFX
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| Original author(s) | Nasca Octavian Paul |
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| Developer(s) | Mark McCurry, Harald Hvaal |
| Initial release | September 25, 2002 |
| Stable release | 3.0.1
/ November 29, 2016 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | BSD, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows |
| Size | 4.6Mb |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Synthesizer |
| License | GPL |
| Website | http://zynaddsubfx.sourceforge.net/ |
ZynAddSubFX (also now called Zyn-Fusion) is a free open source software synthesizer for Linux, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. As of version 3, the completely new user interface is being released under proprietary terms with an open-source-eventually intention while the synthesis engine remains under the original GPL terms.[1]
For sound generation it has three hybrid synth engines that combine additive, subtractive, Fourier and other synthesis methods. No external samples are used to produce the sound; everything is done by synthesis. The synthesizer has effects like reverberation, echo, chorus, distortion, equalization and others, and supports microtonal tunings.[2][3]
The original author of ZynAddSubFX is Romanian programmer Nasca Octavian Paul.[4][5] The project was started in March 2002[2] and the first public version (1.0.0) was released on September 25, 2002.[6] Since 2009, the new maintainer is Mark McCurry.[7]
Sound generation
ZynAddSubFX combines several different methods of audio synthesis in order to create sounds: additive synthesis by the ADSynth engine,[2] subtractive synthesis by the SUBSynth engine,[2] and an original algorithm used to generate wavetables in the PADSynth engine.[8]
Music made with ZynAddSubFX
ZynAddSubFX was featured in the KVR One-Synth-Challenge contest.
In November 2013, unfa released an album that was entirely made with ZynAddSubFX. Slavonic pagan ambient project Svitlo albums were created using zynaddsubfx as synthesizer.
See also
References
- ^ http://zynaddsubfx.sourceforge.net/demo.html
- ^ a b c d http://zynaddsubfx.sourceforge.net/
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"Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 23, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://zynaddsubfx.sourceforge.net/credits.html
- ^ http://www.paulnasca.com/open-source-projects
- ^ http://zynaddsubfx.sourceforge.net/news.html
- ^ http://zynaddsubfx.sourceforge.net/contribute.html
- ^ http://zynaddsubfx.sourceforge.net/doc/PADsynth/PADsynth.htm
External links
- ZynAddSubFX home page
- Paul Nasca
- ZynAddSubFX VST Download page
- ZynAddSubFX support
- Listing contains ZynAddSubFX
- Program description, reviews and user generated sound patchs
- Ubuntu's information page about program package as distributed by Ubuntu Linux
- User review with screenshots and overview of functions as well as audio samples
- A tutorial for using ZynAddSubFX
- In depth user manual based on the original with annotations, corrections and current (2.4.1 release) screen snapshots
- Drum sounds in ZynAddSubFX
- KVR One-Synth-Challenge entries for ZynAddSubFX