Synthesizers

The most popular wavetable synthesizer — the go-to for modern EDM sound design.

A free, powerful spectral wavetable synth — arguably the best free plugin ever made.

Altiverb 7 — music production tool.

ANA 2 — music production tool.

Arturia Pigments — music production tool.

Arturia V Collection — music production tool.

Best Synth PluginsKVR Audio Readers Choice 2019KVR Audio Readers Choice 2020KVR Audio Readers Choice 2021 — music production tool.

Blue Cat’s Chorus — music production tool.

Cherry Audio Dreamsynth — music production tool.

Cherry Audio Voltage Modular — music production tool.

Dexed by u-he — music production tool.

Diva — music production tool.

Divine CM — music production tool.

FabFilter Total Bundle — music production tool.

FabFilter Volcano 3 — music production tool.

Freakshow Industries – Little AlterBoy — music production tool.

Hive 2 — music production tool.

Kontakt 8 — music production tool.

Korg Collection — music production tool.

KV331 Audio SynthMaster — music production tool.

KV331 Audio SynthMaster One — music production tool.

LiquidSonics Reverberate 3 — music production tool.

Madrona Labs Kaivo — music production tool.

Massive X — music production tool.

MeldaProduction MFilter — music production tool.

MeldaProduction MMultiBandDynamics — music production tool.

Melodyne 5 Studio — music production tool.

Native Instruments – Playbox — music production tool.

Omnisphere — music production tool.

OrilRiver — music production tool.

OTT — music production tool.

Phase Plant — music production tool.

Pigments — music production tool.

Roland Cloud — music production tool.

SIR1 — music production tool.

Soundtoys 5 Bundle — music production tool.

Soundtoys Crystallizer — music production tool.

Soundtoys FilterFreak — music production tool.

Spectrasonics Omnisphere — music production tool.

Spire — music production tool.

Surge XT — music production tool.

Sylenth1 — music production tool.

TAL-Filter-II — music production tool.

TAL-U-NO-LX — music production tool.

Tone2 Electra 3 — music production tool.

Tone2 Nemesis — music production tool.

Tone2 RayBlaster — music production tool.

UVI Falcon — music production tool.

UVI Synth Anthology — music production tool.

Valhalla Plate — music production tool.

Valhalla Supermassive — music production tool.

Vital Free Edition) — music production tool.

Multi-effects plugin using Serum's filter and modulation engine.

Modular wavetable synthesizer for complex patches.

Emulation of the Roland Pro-One monosynth.

Emulation of the Sequential Prophet-5 polyphonic synthesizer.

Any Cable Everywhere — modular patchable synthesizer.

Digital modular synthesizer with FM and fractal modulation.

Tape machine emulation plugin with high-quality saturation.

Compressor plugin with vintage analogue character.

Analog-modelled chorus/delay effect plugin.

Allpass-based early reflections and reverb effect.

Flanger effect modelled on classic bucket-brigade hardware.

Granular pitch-shifter effect for creative transformations.

Phaser effect with vintage modulation character.

Equalizer with warm analog character.

Tremolo/autopan effect with multiple waveform shapes.

Trancegate effect for rhythmic gating patterns.

Free virtual analog synthesizer inspired by the Roland Juno.

Free two-oscillator wavetable synthesizer.

Free synthesizer using three comb filters as oscillators.

Free simple virtual analog synthesizer.

Free mini Bazille — portable modular synthesizer.

Free formant-filter modulation effect.

Arturia's emulation of Mini.

Arturia's emulation of Jup-8.

Arturia's emulation of CS-80.

Arturia's emulation of Moog Modular.

Arturia's emulation of DX7.

Arturia's emulation of Prophet-5.

Arturia's emulation of Matrix-12.

Arturia's emulation of SEM.

Arturia's emulation of OB-Xa.

Arturia's emulation of Buchla Easel.

Arturia's emulation of CMI.

Arturia's emulation of Synclavier.

Arturia's emulation of CZ.

Arturia's emulation of Synthi.

Arturia's emulation of Mellotron.

Arturia's emulation of B-3.

Arturia's emulation of Vox Continental.

Arturia's emulation of Farfisa.

Arturia's emulation of Stage-73.

Arturia's emulation of Wurli.

Arturia's emulation of Piano.

Arturia's emulation of CP-70.

Arturia's emulation of Clavinet.

Arturia's emulation of Solina.

Arturia's emulation of Arp 2600.

Arturia's emulation of Arp 26003.

Arturia's emulation of Korg MS-20.

Arturia's emulation of Roland SH-V.

Arturia's emulation of ARP Odyssey.

Arturia's emulation of Emulator II.

Arturia's emulation of Jup-X.

Arturia's emulation of Analog Lab.

Polychrome software synthesizer with wavetable, virtual analog, sample, and granular engines.

Bundle of 35+ classic synthesizer emulations.

Hybrid synthesizer combining physical modelling and sampling.

Hybrid synthesizer for vocal textures and soundscapes.

Hybrid grand piano with synthesis capabilities.

Hybrid brass instrument with synthesis modulation.

Hybrid woodwind instrument synthesizer.

Performance synthesizer with 11,000+ presets from V Collection.

Classic wavetable synthesizer included in Komplete Start.

FM synthesizer with six operators and advanced envelope control.

Semi-modular synthesizer with granular and spectral engines.

Additive synthesizer built in Reaktor with spectral processing.

Analog monosynth modelled on the Minimoog Model D.

Percussion and texture synthesizer with three synthesis modes.

Dual-layer digital synthesizer with sequenced layering.

Wavetable synthesizer with unique scanning modulation.

8-channel drum synthesizer with per-channel randomization.

Modal synthesizer instrument for Reaktor.

Sample-based synthesizer using audio as wavetables.

Reaktor Blocks modular synthesizer environment.

Free collection of vintage synthesizer samples.

Chord and arp tool included in Komplete Start.

Free bundle of 2000+ sounds and 6 instruments.

Power synth with 14,000+ sounds and hardware control.

Keyboard instrument library with 500+ hand-crafted sounds.

Bass instrument with acoustic, electric, and synth bass.

Groove production instrument with 10,000+ grooves.

Multi-effects rack with modular routing.

Multi-band parallel processing rack.

Multi-engine synthesizer with 6 oscillator types.

Wavetable synthesizer with revolutionary warp modes.

Impulse-modelling synthesis synthesizer.

Wavetable synthesizer with spectral warping.

Algorithmic reverb with warm character.

Multi-mode filter bank with 35 filter types.

Spacious reverb with granular processing.

Stereo enhancer and exciter.

Polyphonic analog-modelled Roland Juno-106 emulation.

TB-303 Bass Line emulation with modern features.

Delay plugin with four independent delay lines.

Modular synthesis environment with 200+ modules.

Multi-engine hybrid synthesizer.

Polymoog emulation.

Memory Moog emulation.

Oberheim Eight Voice emulation.

Roland Juno-106 emulation.

Yamaha GX1 emulation.

Frequency-tracking EQ that follows your bass.

Roland Jupiter-6 emulation.

Korg PS-3200 emulation.

Minimoog Model D emulation.

Elka Synthex emulation.

Additive synthesizer.

ARP Quadra emulation.

Roland RE-201 Space Echo emulation.

Collection of vintage keyboard emulations.

Roland SH-101 emulation for acid basslines.

Roland Alpha Juno emulation.

Emulation of classic hardware sampler sound with filters.

Semi-modular synthesizer modelled on a vintage instrument.

Vintage vocoder modelled on classic hardware vocoders.

Free virtual analog synthesizer.

Free virtual analog synthesizer, improved version.

FM synthesizer compatible with Yamaha DX7 patches.

Emulation of Oberheim OB-X synthesizer.

Polyphonic synthesizer with a visual modulation matrix.

Realtime soft synthesizer with three synthesis engines.

ZynAddSubFX-derived synthesizer.

Semi-modular synthesizer with 26 oscillator types.

Retro FM synth with DX7/DX7II compatibility.

Virtual analog synthesizer.

Classic virtual analog synth.

Minimoog-inspired monosynth.

Popular freeware analog-modelled synthesizer.

Semi-modular synthesizer with granular and spectral.

Virtual analog synthesizer.

Included wavetable synth in Ableton Live.

Analog synthesizer included in Ableton Live Suite.

Semi-modular synthesizer with wavetable, VA, and FM engines.

Streamlined wavetable synthesizer for performance.

Preset player for SynthMaster library.

Multi-synthesis platform with scripting and modular design.

600+ classic hardware synthesizer emulations.

High-quality organic sound textures.

Grand piano collection with detailed sampling.

Vintage drum machine collection.

World instruments sampler library.

Emulation of the legendary Fairlight CMI.

Granular and spectral synthesizer instrument.

Modular synthesizer with physical modelling.

Physical modelling granular synthesizer.

Audio-rate modulated effects processor.

Spectral additive synthesizer.

Virtual analog synth with four oscillators.

Rhythm-based effects plugin with four effect engines.

Granular effects plugin for creative transformation.

Multi-stage distortion effects plugin.

Motion engine for creating movement in pads.

Layered string instrument with movement.

Cinematic vocal instrument.

Bass instrument with synthesis and sampling.

Expressive brass instrument.

Middle Eastern instrument library.

Synth engine with evolving motion presets.

Reversed instrument library for textures.

Nostalgic analog synthesizer sounds from hardware synths of the 1970s and 1980s.

Ancient world instruments reimagined with modern synthesis for unique textures.

Sci-fi synthesizer sounds inspired by classic science fiction films.

Free semi-modular synthesizer with wavetable, FM, and phase modulation oscillators.

Free open-source synthesizer app for iOS with 300+ presets and powerful modulation.

Ultimate vintage keyboard collection with 38 meticulously modeled legendary synthesizers.

Faithful emulation of the classic Minimoog Model D synthesizer with extended features.

Emulation of the legendary Yamaha CS-80 polyphonic synthesizer with ribbon and aftertouch.

Prophet-5 and Prophet VS hybrid synthesizer with dual engine architecture.

Emulation of the iconic Roland Jupiter-8 polysynth — the sound of 80s pop.

Authentic emulation of the Roland Juno-106 chorus-driven polyphonic synthesizer.

Emulation of the classic Oberheim SEM module with polyphonic voice expansion.

Faithful recreation of the Oberheim OB-Xa with authentic voice architecture.

Semi-modular ARP 2600 synthesizer emulation with patch bay and sequencer.

Emulation of the classic Moog Modular System 55 with virtual patch cables.

Emulation of the legendary Buchla Music Easel West Coast synthesis system.

Enhanced FM synthesizer based on the legendary Yamaha DX7 with modern improvements.

Emulation of the rare EMS Synthi A synthesizer from 1971 with pin matrix.

Emulation of the iconic New England Digital Synclavier digital synthesizer.

Emulation of the Fairlight CMI, the first digital sampling synthesizer.

Emulation of the Oberheim Matrix-12 with its legendary 15-slot modulation matrix.

Multi-engine software synthesizer with wavetable, virtual analog, sample, and harmonic engines.

Browser and player for 9000+ Arturia V Collection sounds in a streamlined interface.

Virtual companion to the MiniFreak hardware with full waveshaping and cycling envelope.

Emulation of the iconic Wurlitzer electric piano with period-accurate sounds.

Emulation of the classic Farfisa Compact Duo combo organ from the 1960s.

Emulation of the famous Vox Continental transistor organ used by The Animals and Doors.

Authentic Hammond B-3 tonewheel organ emulation with virtual Leslie cabinet simulation.

Multi-model acoustic piano instrument covering concert grands and upright pianos.

Fender Rhodes Stage 73 Mk1 electric piano emulation with authentic tine physics.

Emulation of the iconic Mellotron tape replay keyboard beloved by The Beatles.

Emulation of the E-mu Emulator II classic sampling keyboard from 1984.

Powerful and creative synthesizer with 3 main synthesis types and massive modulation.

Additive synthesizer with harmonic manipulation and Adaptive Resynthesis.

FM, Phase Distortion, and wavetable hybrid synthesizer with extensive modulation.

Cinematic synthesizer combining sampled instruments with synthesis layers.

Jupiter-4 inspired polyphonic synthesizer with analog-style architecture.

ARP 2600 synthesizer recreation with enhanced voice count and built-in arp.

The ultimate power synthesizer with 14,000+ sounds and hardware synth integration.

Hybrid synthesizer with 40 different synthesis models and 16,000+ presets.

Wireless modular synthesizer used on countless film and TV soundtracks.

Licensed version of Zebra2 developed with Hans Zimmer for film scoring.

FM synthesizer with visual modulation matrix and wavetable FM oscillators.

Yamaha CP-80 electric grand piano emulation with authentic tine character.

Synthesizer with 3 oscillators, 6 filter types, and powerful modulation.

Simple, streamlined synthesizer with a unique circular display interface.

Hybrid instrument with 15 oscillator types, wavetable, FM, granular, and sampling.

Classic synthesizer collection with 70+ vintage keyboards and synthesizers.

FM synthesis plugin with 8 operators, modulation matrix, and built-in arpeggiator.

Additive synthesizer with 11 oscillator voices and spectral shaping.

Wavetable synthesizer with 48 oscillator algorithms and spectral morphing.

Virtual analog synthesizer with 2 oscillators, 2 filters, and 3 LFOs.

Bass synthesizer with wavetable and analog engines for modern bass production.

Vintage-inspired synthesizer with classic analog and digital engine modes.

Classic Korg synthesizer emulations including MS-20, Polysix, and Wavestation.

Digital emulation of the iconic Korg M1 workstation synthesizer from 1988.

Emulation of the legendary Korg Wavestation advanced vector synthesis keyboard.

Digital emulation of the Korg Triton workstation synthesizer.

Authentic recreation of the classic ARP Odyssey analog synthesizer.

iOS version of the classic Korg Polysix polyphonic analog synthesizer.

Semi-modular analog synthesizer emulation of the legendary Korg MS-20.

Access to 100+ Roland synthesizers, drum machines, and instruments via subscription.

ZEN-Core synthesizer engine with Supernatural acoustic and modeled synthesis.

Official Roland Jupiter-8 polyphonic synthesizer emulation via Roland Cloud.

Official Roland Juno-106 synthesizer emulation via Roland Cloud.

Official Roland Juno-60 chorus synthesizer emulation via Roland Cloud.

Official Roland SH-101 monosynth emulation via Roland Cloud.

Official Roland D-50 linear arithmetic synthesis keyboard emulation.

Official Roland SH-2 two-oscillator monosynth emulation.

ACB-based programmable synthesizer with Jupiter-8 and Juno-106 plug-out capability.

FM and wavetable hybrid synthesizer with dual oscillator engines in Live 11 Suite.

Polyphonic synthesizer with frequency modulation and wavetable oscillators.

Classic analog synthesizer emulation built into Ableton Live Suite.

Physical modeling percussion synthesizer using modal synthesis.

Electric piano instrument based on physical models of tine and reed pianos.

Physical modeling string synthesizer with realistic string resonance.

FM synthesizer with 4 operators and flexible modulation routing.

Wavetable synthesizer with two oscillators, dual filters, and LFO modulation.

Semi-modular polyphonic synthesizer combining 6 oscillator types in Reason.

Spectral wavetable synthesizer with three unique synthesis engines.

Granular synthesizer for creating evolving textures and unique timbres.

Mono bass synthesizer inspired by classic analog bassline machines.

Spectral synthesizer with additive and subtractive spectrum engines.

Granular/spectral synthesizer with over 500 presets for ambient textures.

Classic analog synthesizer emulation with virtual analog sound engine.

Free FM synthesizer with 6 FM operators and 256 preset patches.

Free additive/subtractive synthesizer with modular signal path.

Free phase modulation synthesizer inspired by the Casio CZ series.

Free virtual analog synthesizer with 4 oscillators and flexible modulation.

Free version of Analog Lab with 500 sounds from Arturia's V Collection.

Granular synthesizer with up to 32 grain voices and deep modulation.

Additive FM synthesizer inspired by the Casio CZ series phase distortion.

Subtractive wavetable synthesizer with unique Spectral Modifier system.

iOS version of the classic Korg MS-20 semi-modular synthesizer.

iOS emulation of the Korg Mono/Poly 4-VCO polyphonic synthesizer.

Official Moog Model D Minimoog synthesizer app for iOS.

Anisotropic wavetable synthesizer for iPad with expressive MPE support.

Thor polyphonic synthesizer for iPad and iPhone.

iOS version of Arturia's Oberheim SEM V synthesizer emulation.

iOS version of Arturia's Mini V Minimoog synthesizer emulation.

4-voice digital FM synthesizer with Elektron sequencer and MIDI track.

4-voice analog synthesizer with Elektron's powerful step sequencer.

4-voice semi-modular analog synthesizer with patch bay and arpeggiator.

37-key semi-modular analog synthesizer with Sub Oscillator and expression inputs.

6-voice analog polyphonic synthesizer with vintage Prophet character.

6-voice poly synth co-designed with Tom Oberheim with iconic OB sound.

8-voice bi-timbral synth combining samples, synthesis, and analog filters.

Flagship 88-key workstation with AWM2, FM-X, and AN-X synthesis engines.

88-key synthesizer with AWM2 and FM-X engines at an affordable price point.

Professional stage keyboard with Piano, Organ, and Synth sections.

Analog modeling synthesizer with 4 morphable sound slots.

Powerful virtual analog synthesizer with Total Integration USB technology.

Comprehensive modular synthesizer update with new generators and Snap Heap integration.

Sample-based synthesizer with multi-engine design and unique oscillators.

Physical modeling pipe organ with authentic pipe simulation.

Advanced wavetable synthesizer with 3-oscillator architecture.

Modern polyphonic synthesizer with wavetable, sample, and analog oscillators.

Virtual modular synthesizer featuring official Doepfer module emulations.

Free official Befaco hardware module emulations for VCV Rack.

Free open-source virtual modular synthesizer based on VCV Rack engine.

Extended Vital subscription with expanded wavetable library and Patreon content.

Updated free version of Podolski with improved oscillator and filter quality.

Expanded Helm with extra presets and updated oscillator algorithms.

Free open-source analog synthesizer for Linux and macOS.

Updated Hive 2 with additional wavetables and improved modulation system.

Simple and immediate synthesizer perfect for quick sound design.

4-part multitimbral synthesizer with sequencer and complex modulation.

OSCar synthesizer emulation with authentic dual-oscillator character.

Authentic Oberheim SEM synthesizer emulation from GForce.

Minimoog Model D synthesizer emulation with extended modulation.

Classic string machine emulation covering Solina and Eminent organs.

Virtual analog synthesizer with physical modeling oscillators.

Shortcircuit XT by Surge Synth Team - professional synth tool for music production.

Reaktor Spark by Native Instruments - professional synth tool for music production.

Super 8 by Native Instruments - professional synth tool for music production.

PolyBrute V by Arturia - professional synth tool for music production.

Prophet-VS V by Arturia - professional synth tool for music production.

Modular V by Arturia - professional synth tool for music production.

SQ80 V by Arturia - professional synth tool for music production.

Vocoder V by Arturia - professional synth tool for music production.

Cherry Audio Harmonia by Cherry Audio - professional synth tool for music production.

Cherry Audio GX-80 by Cherry Audio - professional synth tool for music production.

Cherry Audio Mercury-6 by Cherry Audio - professional synth tool for music production.

Cherry Audio Memorymode by Cherry Audio - professional synth tool for music production.

Cherry Audio PS-20 by Cherry Audio - professional synth tool for music production.

Cherry Audio DCO-106 by Cherry Audio - professional synth tool for music production.

Cherry Audio Polymode by Cherry Audio - professional synth tool for music production.

Cherry Audio MG-1 Plus by Cherry Audio - professional synth tool for music production.

Cherry Audio Surrealistic MG-1 by Cherry Audio - professional synth tool for music production.

Cherry Audio Eight Voice by Cherry Audio - professional synth tool for music production.

Cherry Audio Elka-X by Cherry Audio - professional synth tool for music production.

Cherry Audio Miniverse by Cherry Audio - professional synth tool for music production.

Cherry Audio Stardust 201 by Cherry Audio - professional synth tool for music production.

Cherry Audio Sines by Cherry Audio - professional synth tool for music production.

IK Multimedia Syntronik 2 by IK Multimedia - professional synth tool for music production.

IK Multimedia Modo Bass 2 by IK Multimedia - professional synth tool for music production.

IK Multimedia Hammond B-3X by IK Multimedia - professional synth tool for music production.

AudioThing miniBit by AudioThing - professional synth tool for music production.

AudioThing Noises by AudioThing - professional synth tool for music production.

AudioThing TX-101 by AudioThing - professional synth tool for music production.

XLN Audio Addictive Keys by XLN Audio - professional synth tool for music production.

Toontrack EZbass by Toontrack - professional synth tool for music production.

Toontrack EZkeys by Toontrack - professional synth tool for music production.

AIR Music Tech Xpand!2 by AIR Music Tech - professional synth tool for music production.

AIR Music Tech Hybrid 3 by AIR Music Tech - professional synth tool for music production.

AIR Music Tech Loom II by AIR Music Tech - professional synth tool for music production.

AIR Music Tech Vacuum Pro by AIR Music Tech - professional synth tool for music production.

AIR Music Tech Mini Grand by AIR Music Tech - professional synth tool for music production.

AIR Music Tech Velvet 2 by AIR Music Tech - professional synth tool for music production.

AIR Music Tech DB-33 by AIR Music Tech - professional synth tool for music production.

Output Exhale by Output - professional synth tool for music production.

Output Signal by Output - professional synth tool for music production.

Output Substance by Output - professional synth tool for music production.

Output REV by Output - professional synth tool for music production.

Output Analog Strings by Output - professional synth tool for music production.

Output Analog Brass & Winds by Output - professional synth tool for music production.

GForce Oberheim OB-E by GForce Software - professional synth tool for music production.

GForce Oddity3 by GForce Software - professional synth tool for music production.

GForce impOSCar3 by GForce Software - professional synth tool for music production.

Rob Papen Blade 2 by Rob Papen - professional synth tool for music production.

Rob Papen Blue III by Rob Papen - professional synth tool for music production.

Rob Papen RAW by Rob Papen - professional synth tool for music production.

Rob Papen SubBoomBass 2 by Rob Papen - professional synth tool for music production.

Rob Papen Predator 3 by Rob Papen - professional synth tool for music production.

D16 Group LuSH-2 by D16 Group - professional synth tool for music production.

D16 Group Phoscyon 2 by D16 Group - professional synth tool for music production.

Kilohearts Phase Plant by Kilohearts - professional synth tool for music production.

Kilohearts kHs ONE by Kilohearts - professional synth tool for music production.

Max for Live Granulator II by Ableton - professional synth tool for music production.

Max for Live Drift by Ableton - professional synth tool for music production.

Max for Live Meld by Ableton - professional synth tool for music production.