Open Source FM Software Synthesizers


Author: Christopher Arndt
Date: 2018-08-15


Dexed

Formats: VST
Custom GUI?: Yes (JUCE)
License: GPL3

Homepage:
http://asb2m10.github.io/dexed/
Repo:
https://github.com/asb2m10/dexed
AUR package:
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/dexed/
AUR VCS package:
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/dexed-git/

Sound demos:

Patches:

Notes:

DX10 (MDA)

Formats: LV2, (VST)
Custom GUI?: No
License: GPL2 (LV2 version), MIT or GPL2+ (VST version)

Homepage:
http://mda.smartelectronix.com/ (https://sourceforge.net/projects/mda-vst/)
LV2 port:
https://git.drobilla.net/cgit.cgi/mda.lv2.git/about/
Repo:
LV2: https://git.drobilla.net/cgit.cgi/mda.lv2.git
VST: https://svn.code.sf.net/p/mda-vst/code/
Arch package:
https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/mda.lv2/
AUR VCS package:
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/mda-lv2-git/

Sound demos:

Patches:

Notes:

Hexter

Formats: DSSI
Custom GUI?: Yes (GTK3)
License: GPL2

Homepage:
http://smbolton.com/hexter.html
Repo:
https://github.com/smbolton/hexter
AUR package:
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/hexter/

Sound demos:

Patches:

Oxe FM Synth

Formats: VST
Custom GUI?: Yes (OpenGL)
License: GPL3

Homepage:
https://oxesoft.wordpress.com/
Repo:
https://github.com/oxesoft/oxefmsynth
AUR package:
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/oxefmsynth/
AUR VCS package:
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/oxefmsynth-git/

Sound demos:

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