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file formats? - Omegatron 15:01, May 23, 2005 (UTC)
I think there should be a link to the article on LabVIEW, since the labview refers to its programs as "virtual instruments." I wouldn't know where to put it in the article, however.
Okay, seriously, does anybody use LabVIEW as a softsynth? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.112.17.99 (talk) 17:59, 18 July 2009 (UTC)Reply
Could someone please explain (in the article) the difference between this and a music sequencer? Actually, the whole article could be written more clearly. Twilight Realm 23:41, 28 October 2005 (UTC)Reply
Some of the "popular software synthesizers" are sequencers, not synths.
There is this huge list of software and no one wants to check for every one of them wether or not it will run on their operating system and if they will have to pay for it. (Unsigned)
I would agree that a trimming down on that list would be a good call. If there is an offsite page that lists these programs, we can list a couple of the prominant ones (perhaps an entry level program and then a few different professional ones and delist the rest. 68.219.117.59 18:40, 28 August 2006 (UTC)Reply
This article is really bad. Not even any mention of the various synthesis methods (FM, PM, subtractive, additive...)? The histoy of synthesizers (Theremin, TB303, Mini Moog, DX7, VL1...)? How popular they are in modern music (Pop, Dance, Rock, Vangelis...)? Or is all this part of the Synthesizer article? And people - Cubase and FL Studio are not synthesizers! Zyxoas (talk to me - I'll listen) 08:20, 17 June 2006 (UTC)Reply
The Synthesizer page talks about the various methods, history, etc that you so requested. This page is specifically for the *software* format, and so isn't the place to discuss a lot of the things you mention. More details about softsynths would be great, however. 68.219.117.59 18:40, 28 August 2006 (UTC)Reply
Looking offhand, I see DirectSound and ReWire mentioned in this article. Neither are software synthesizers, but both are audio generation protocols. DirectSound is simply a framework with which a person could write programs using audio and ReWire is a protocol used to streamline the link between audio software and other software or hardware. I removed both from the list, which needs a closer look. Robocracy 15:35, 24 November 2006 (UTC)Reply
I attempted to expand the article a bit. I tried to clarify the common question on software vs. hardware synthesis, and to explain the types of software programs out there. The page needs a lot of work. The list of softsynths is way too long. Wikipedia does not need to be a catalog of commercial products, does it? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 166.34.148.192 (talk) 15:59, 10 May 2007 (UTC).Reply
The offensively huge list here really needs to go. Not only is it inaccurate, it's so huge as to have lost any real purposefulness. There is already a category for software synthsizers, which I'll be adding to the "see also" section. I'll then go through and make sure that some of the more notable synths have been put into that category. Scott.wheeler 19:38, 24 June 2007 (UTC)Reply
Software synthesizers are much more advanced than S-YXG and the Sound Canvas. There are sample based software synthesizers, but also virtual analog synths, exact replicas of legendary synthesizers, outfitted with more capabilities. There are not only plug-ins available of such instruments, but also standalone versions. The aforementioned Yamaha and Roland synths are NOT designed for professional use, but are TOYS. There is not a single professional recording artist who uses either the S-YXG or the Sound Canvas. This text requires serious sweeping, multiplatform synthesizer solutions need to be addressed and also software recreations of legendary hardware synthesizers, such as Moog Modular, Prophet 5, Wavestation etc. need to be mentioned. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sgracanin (talk • contribs) 11:37, 20 August 2009 (UTC)Reply
Software instrument should be merged with this page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.189.218.26 (talk) 18:02, 4 May 2014 (UTC)Reply
I know only few examples of software synths that emulate real existing synth models (like DX7) in such a realistic way that you could even load your sound banks and play your old sounds even if you are on train or your original synth was broken. C-Sound patch converter or Hexter are 2 examples. More, please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A01:C22:BC07:9E00:9C2A:DEEB:C269:CDD (talk) 22:42, 2 April 2017 (UTC)Reply
I was going to sweep through this quickly for grammar and fact checking, but honestly this is just in need of a full rewrite. It doesn't really explain much comprehensibly, and what it does is organized strangely. Some stuff is listed for seemingly no reason, like the seemingly random list of software synthesizers halfway through the article, and other stuff is repeated multiple times.
The sections also mostly don't make much sense. Many are very short and don't seem to have a good reason for inclusion in the article, most notably the "Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth" section. The software instrument section doesn't really say much aside from what the article already said in a more confusing way, and also portrays software instruments as being basically the same as soundfonts, which is wrong. The "Types" section lists synthesis types (without explaining anything about them, and saying phase distortion is FM, which is wrong) and then immediately proceeds to ramble about software vs hardware for the rest of the section (and then says something incomprehensible about "draft" and "production" modes in notation software for some reason). Later on, there's actually a section explicitly for hardware vs software comparison which is mostly unused. The synths in "Typical software synthesizers" are mostly well known, but I'm kind of unclear what makes these synths "typical" (UVI Falcon and Reaktor are not typical if you ask me), as well as why there are no links or citations other than one linking to gearslutz. In fact, there's a severe lack of citations throughout the article. The mobile section re-explains what synths can do (for some reason) and then mentions Logic Studio, which is both outdated (it's Logic Pro now) and not on mobile, listing some vague words which are not in fact the names of the plugins (EFM1, ES M, ES1, and ES E, respectively). I could go on.
I honestly don't think that going through the article and fixing individual things has much of a point. It should just be started over. nzsaltz (talk) 18:33, 29 August 2020 (UTC)Reply