Synapse Audio Software is a
software company
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located in
Germany
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. Previously known as Sonic Syndicate and headed by Richard Hoffmann, they develop music production software for the
Mac OS
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and
Microsoft Windows
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platforms. They started developing software in November 1998 as Sonic Syndicate and changed their name to Synapse Audio with the release of
Orion Platinum
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* Orion (mythology), a hunter in Greek mythology
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in 2002.
Sonic Syndicate ran a competition for users to suggest new names for the company. The winner received a free copy of Orion Platinum.{{cn, date=June 2020
Orion Studio
Orion is a main product manufactured by Synapse. It is a standalone music production package with a multitrack sequencer and pattern-based workflow. Orion includes several built-in instruments and supports additional
Virtual Studio Technology
Virtual Studio Technology (VST) is an audio plug-in software interface that integrates software synthesizers and effects units into digital audio workstations. VST and similar technologies use digital signal processing to simulate traditional rec ...
(VST) instruments and effects plug-ins. As of version 8.5, Synapse Orion Studio contains following default instruments (generators):
*DrumRack - A 12-track sample-based drum machine, containing its own step and velocity sequencer.
*Sampler - Multisample player with two LFOs and three envelopes.
*Pro-9 - Virtual-analog drum machine.
*XR-909 - Analog drum synthesizer.
*Tomcat - Monophonic drum sound synthesizer.
*Wasp (XT and Mk-V) - Virtual Analog synthesizer.
*Toxic (2 and 3) - A 6 oscillator FM synth.
*Monobass - Monophonic bass synth (Acid Basslines)
*Screamer - A 2-oscillator synth with a distortion unit.
*Plucked String - Physical modelling string synth.
*Acoustic Grand Piano - Piano based on high-quality stereo samples of a real acoustic piano.
*WaveFusion (formerly WaveDream)- A 3-oscillator wavetable synthesizer.
*Ultran - A Wave-morphing sampler.
*MidiOut module
*: Enables sending notes to external
MIDI-compatible music equipment
Other products
*The Legend - A recreation of
Minimoog
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Model D
synthesizer
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VST Plugin
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Rack Extension Plugin
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)
*Obsession - A uniquely detailed software emulation of components of famous
Oberheim
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History and products
Tom Oberheim founded the company in 1969, originally as a designer and contract manufacturer of electronic effects devices for Maestro (most ...
classic
synthesizer
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hardware, resulting in (
VST VST may refer to:
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* Virtual Studio Technology, Steinberg's stand ...
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AU Plugins) that rival the original
*DUNE3 - A virtual-analog and wavetable
synthesizers
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with a "Differential Unison Engine" (
VST Plugin
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AU)
*DUNE2 - A blend of virtual-analog and wavetable
synthesizers
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with a "Differential Unison Engine" (
VST Plugin
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AU)
*DUNE - A virtual-analog
synthesizer
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with a "Differential Unison Engine" (
VST Plugin
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AU)
*Antidote - Subtractive
synthesizer
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with two complex oscillator banks and an eight mode filter (
Rack Extension Plugin
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*EKS Pro - An electronic kick-drum
synthesizer
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VST Plugin
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AU)
*X-Poly (formerly Poly-850) - Emulation of early analog
synthesizers
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VST Plugin
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*Hydra - Multimodel FM-like
synthesizer
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VST Plugin
Virtual Studio Technology (VST) is an audio plug-in software interface that integrates software synthesizers and effects units into digital audio workstations. VST and similar technologies use digital signal processing to simulate traditional rec ...
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DXi In computer music and professional audio creation, a DirectX plugin is a software processing component that can be loaded as a plugin into ''host applications'' to allow real-time processing, audio effects, mixing audio or act as virtual synthesize ...
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AU)
*Junglist - Multimodel KickMaking
synthesizer
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VST Plugin
Virtual Studio Technology (VST) is an audio plug-in software interface that integrates software synthesizers and effects units into digital audio workstations. VST and similar technologies use digital signal processing to simulate traditional rec ...
/
DXi In computer music and professional audio creation, a DirectX plugin is a software processing component that can be loaded as a plugin into ''host applications'' to allow real-time processing, audio effects, mixing audio or act as virtual synthesize ...
)
*Scorpion - Emulation of a vintage analog
synthesizer
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VST Plugin
Virtual Studio Technology (VST) is an audio plug-in software interface that integrates software synthesizers and effects units into digital audio workstations. VST and similar technologies use digital signal processing to simulate traditional rec ...
/
DXi In computer music and professional audio creation, a DirectX plugin is a software processing component that can be loaded as a plugin into ''host applications'' to allow real-time processing, audio effects, mixing audio or act as virtual synthesize ...
)
*Plucked String - Simple Guitar simulation instrument (
VST Plugin
Virtual Studio Technology (VST) is an audio plug-in software interface that integrates software synthesizers and effects units into digital audio workstations. VST and similar technologies use digital signal processing to simulate traditional rec ...
/
DXi In computer music and professional audio creation, a DirectX plugin is a software processing component that can be loaded as a plugin into ''host applications'' to allow real-time processing, audio effects, mixing audio or act as virtual synthesize ...
)
External links
Synapse Audio Software
Software companies of Germany
Music equipment manufacturers
Software synthesizers