A closer look at JS80P
Keyboard players who want a performance-oriented MIDI synthesizer with built-in effects.
Its oscillator and filter options offer several ways to shape a patch, with effects available inside the instrument.
A hybrid synthesizer that mixes wavetable, FM, subtractive and modular-style routing, with a deep effects section and thousands of patches. One of the most complete free synths around.
Serum
MassiveA faithful six-operator FM synth modelled on the Yamaha DX7. It loads original DX7 patch banks, so decades of classic electric-piano and bell sounds work out of the box.
FM8
The VCV Rack modular environment packaged as a plugin, with a large bundle of modules, so you can patch a whole modular system inside your DAW.
Reaktor
A spectral-warping wavetable synthesizer with a clear, drag-and-drop interface, in the same league as Serum for modern wavetable sounds.
Serum
A long-running software synthesizer built on additive, subtractive and pad synthesis, known for huge evolving pads and a very large modulation system.
A semi-modular polyphonic synth with three oscillators, a flexible modulation matrix and a built-in effects chain. Good for thick leads, pads and basses.
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