[sdiy] OT ? Favorite Software Synths

[ceme at cox.net]

Yeah, you missed something alright.  And I don't know if thinking of synthedit as a "business" is a good place to start.  The designer is a very smart, cool and helpful fellow and has...nevermind.

Take a look at the synthedit yahoo group , or maybe Google synthedit.

I've been using (growing with) synthedit for at least 3 years.  It's the coolest software I've ever used (non programmer).  Can do MIDI, audio gen, audio process, record, sample playback, dude the list goes on and on.

*Perhaps I was OT(OT) when I brought up synthedit, because it's more of a 'developers' program - to 'make' VSTs and such...not a 'true' softsynth in the terms that you don't have to do anything.

It is:  DIY, easy (logical) to use, cheap, doesn't require Cscience degree, has many (free) 3rd party modules, nice GUI...seriously, try it, you might get caught up in it like a lot of people have.  There are many helpful people in the SE community, check www.dehaupt.com/SynthEdit/ ,this guy is GREAT.

[I'm pretty sure that T. Gamble's (EFM) synths and effects VSTs were created with synthedit.  (but I've never used his stuff - I make my own or use xoxox's stuff, so I can't comment on his quality.)]

peace

---- Ian Fritz <ijfritz at comcast.net> wrote: 
> At 07:48 PM 12/11/2006, Matt Simpson wrote:
> 
> >> >>
> >> >>Yeah, that's the one that doesn't tell you anything about what it
> >> >>contains.  You're just supposed to buy it anyway?  Weird.
> >> >
> >> >what are you talking about
> >>
> >>OK, show me.
> >
> >no no
> >i'm just unsure what you actually meant!
> >what do you mean "what it contains"
> >also it's free
> >just confused is all.
> 
> Well, as far as I can tell it simulates some synth circuits (osc, amp, 
> filter, etc.) but there is no list of the "etc."  What are the capabilities 
> of this program?  I know I can download the trial for free, but why should 
> I go to that trouble just to find out what the thing is?  How do I know I 
> can uninstall it completely if I don't want to keep it? Just a really crap 
> way of doing business, IMO. But maybe I just missed something. 
>