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'''Engines:'''
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=Engines:=
* [https://github.com/fundamental/zynaddsubfx ZynAddSubFX] (Complex polyphonic synthesis. Last version is recommended: 5.3)
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* [[ZynAddSubFX]] (Polyphonic Aditive, Substractive, and Pad synthesis) https://github.com/fundamental/zynaddsubfx  
* [http://www.fluidsynth.org FluidSynth] (SF2 SoundFont Engine)
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* [[FluidSynth]] (SF2 SoundFont Engine) http://www.fluidsynth.org
* [https://www.linuxsampler.org LinuxSampler 1.0] (SFZ/GIG SoundFont Advanced Engine)
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* [[LinuxSampler]] (SFZ/GIG Advanced SoundFont Engine) https://www.linuxsampler.org
* [https://github.com/pantherb/setBfree setBfree] (Hammond Emulation)
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* [[setBfree]] (Hammond B3 electromechanical organ Emulation) https://github.com/pantherb/setBfree
* [https://github.com/falkTX/Carla Carla] (Plugin Host)
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* [[Pianoteq]] (A proprietary Physical Modelling Synth Engine for acoustic and electric pianos, developed by [https://www.pianoteq.com/ Modartt])
 
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* [[Aeolus]] (Pipe Organ Emulator) https://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/aeolus/
'''Some plugins that works with Carla:'''
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* [[Jalv]] (LV2-plugins as standalone layers) http://blog.zynthian.org/index.php/2018/09/28/new-engine-jalv-lv2-plugins-as-standalone-layers/
* [https://github.com/asb2m10/dexed Dexed] (DX7 emulation)
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* [[MOD-HOST & MOD-UI]]  (Plugin Host + Web GUI, developed by [http://moddevices.com ModDevices] for the ModDuo device) [https://github.com/moddevices/mod-host] [https://github.com/moddevices/mod-ui]
* [https://github.com/DISTRHO/DISTRHO-Ports DISTRHO Plugins-Ports] (A collection of plugins ported to Linux)
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* [[Pure Data]] (Visual Programming Language) https://puredata.info
* [https://github.com/DISTRHO/DPF-Plugins DISTRHO DPF-Plugins] (Another plugin collection)
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* [http://mda.smartelectronix.com MDA plugins] (LV2 port of MDA plugin collection)
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=LV2 Plugins: Synths & Effects=
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* [https://github.com/asb2m10/dexed Dexed] (Yamaha DX7 emulation)
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* [http://mda.smartelectronix.com MDA plugins] (LV2 port of MDA plugin collection, including '''ePiano''', '''JX10''', '''DX10''' and others)
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* [https://tal-software.com/Products TAL free plugins] (Some plugins from Togu Audio Line, including '''Noize M4k3r''' and more)
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* [https://github.com/DISTRHO/DISTRHO-Ports DISTRHO Plugins-Ports] (A collection of plugins ported to Linux that includes '''OBXd''' and others)
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* [https://github.com/DISTRHO/DPF-Plugins DISTRHO DPF-Plugins] (A plugin collection which includes the '''Nekobi Bass Monosynth''' and more)
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* [http://calf-studio-gear.org Calf plugins] (One of the best free software plugin collection)
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* [http://tytel.org/helm/ Helm] (Advanced Polyphonic Synthesizer + Arpeggiator)
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* [https://amsynth.github.io/ AMSynth] (Analog Modelling Synthesizer)
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* [https://synthv1.sourceforge.io/ Synthv1] (Old School Polyphonic Synthesizer)
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* [https://padthv1.sourceforge.io/ Padthv1] (Old School Polyphonic Additive Synthesizer)
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* [http://essej.net/sooperlooper/ SooperLooper] Live looping sampler capable of immediate loop recording, overdubbing, ...
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===Effects===
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All kind of effects:
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! Category
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! Includes
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| Delay
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| Delay, Echo
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| Distortion
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| Overdrive, Distortion, Fuzz, Wave-shaper
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| Dynamics
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| Compressor, Limiter
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| Filter
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| Filter, Equalizer, (Auto-)Wah, Envelope Filter
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| Generator
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| Synthesizer, Piano, Organ, Drums, Noise, SoundFonts
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| Modulator
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| Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Vibrato, Tremolo, Ring modulator
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| Reverb
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| Reverb, Shimmer, Plate, Room, Spring
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| Simulator
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| Amplifier, Cabinet, Leslie, Tube
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| Spatial
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| Panner, Auto-panner, Stereo field manipulator
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| Spectral
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| Pitch-shifter, Autotune, Harmonizer, Vocoder
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| Granular
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| Granulator
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| Utility
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| MIDI processing/generating, Volume, Looper, Switcher
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|}
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we have not a complete list of all synths & effect plugins, but you can take a look to this to get an idea of what is available:
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[https://www.moddevices.com/gear-gallery Gallery showing details about each of the MOD plugins]
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=Supported plugin types=
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Currently, Zynthian supports only LV2 plugins compiled for RBPi (ARM):
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* [[LV2 plugins]]
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Here is an unmaintained repository of LV2-plugins for Zynthian: https://github.com/zynthian/zynthian-plugins/tree/master/lv2
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Support for VST, DSSI and LADSPA has been removed for simplicity, but it could be re-enabled in the future if we have good reasons for doing so.

Revision as of 23:32, 11 April 2020

1 Engines:

2 LV2 Plugins: Synths & Effects

  • Dexed (Yamaha DX7 emulation)
  • MDA plugins (LV2 port of MDA plugin collection, including ePiano, JX10, DX10 and others)
  • TAL free plugins (Some plugins from Togu Audio Line, including Noize M4k3r and more)
  • DISTRHO Plugins-Ports (A collection of plugins ported to Linux that includes OBXd and others)
  • DISTRHO DPF-Plugins (A plugin collection which includes the Nekobi Bass Monosynth and more)
  • Calf plugins (One of the best free software plugin collection)
  • Helm (Advanced Polyphonic Synthesizer + Arpeggiator)
  • AMSynth (Analog Modelling Synthesizer)
  • Synthv1 (Old School Polyphonic Synthesizer)
  • Padthv1 (Old School Polyphonic Additive Synthesizer)
  • SooperLooper Live looping sampler capable of immediate loop recording, overdubbing, ...

2.1 Effects

All kind of effects:

Category Includes
Delay Delay, Echo
Distortion Overdrive, Distortion, Fuzz, Wave-shaper
Dynamics Compressor, Limiter
Filter Filter, Equalizer, (Auto-)Wah, Envelope Filter
Generator Synthesizer, Piano, Organ, Drums, Noise, SoundFonts
Modulator Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Vibrato, Tremolo, Ring modulator
Reverb Reverb, Shimmer, Plate, Room, Spring
Simulator Amplifier, Cabinet, Leslie, Tube
Spatial Panner, Auto-panner, Stereo field manipulator
Spectral Pitch-shifter, Autotune, Harmonizer, Vocoder
Granular Granulator
Utility MIDI processing/generating, Volume, Looper, Switcher

we have not a complete list of all synths & effect plugins, but you can take a look to this to get an idea of what is available:

Gallery showing details about each of the MOD plugins

3 Supported plugin types

Currently, Zynthian supports only LV2 plugins compiled for RBPi (ARM):

Here is an unmaintained repository of LV2-plugins for Zynthian: https://github.com/zynthian/zynthian-plugins/tree/master/lv2

Support for VST, DSSI and LADSPA has been removed for simplicity, but it could be re-enabled in the future if we have good reasons for doing so.