Free / Inexpensive Subtractive VA Synth with these features?

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Waveforms are not wavetables / samples etc.

[*] Should be able to generate all the basic waveforms
[*] Mono and Poly
[*] Also has sub osc
[*] Octave feature
[*] Legato and Portamento modes (should do Portamento withough playing having to play legato phrases)
[*] Host syncable LFO (Mod wheel controllable)
[*] All the basics ASDHR, Amp, Envelope, Filters etc.
[*] Midi learn would be really nice to have.
[*] A simple, straightforward, uncluttered interface without a lot of additional bells and whistles beyond this list. [/b]

Budget ranges from free to $30. I am trying to dig up my old copy of FL Studio Producer Edition. If one of the included synths fits the above criteria. Please let me know.

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Synth1 meets all these criteria if I'm not mistaken.
http://www.kvraudio.com/product/synth1-by-ichiro-toda
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Saturn 5 meets most of your criteria, it is on sale at the moment, costing £10
http://minimalsystem.com/Store/index.ph ... duct_id=78

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Mushy Mushy wrote:Synth1 meets all these criteria if I'm not mistaken.
http://www.kvraudio.com/product/synth1-by-ichiro-toda
Also got Sub-Osc ?

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Numanoid wrote:
Mushy Mushy wrote:Synth1 meets all these criteria if I'm not mistaken.
http://www.kvraudio.com/product/synth1-by-ichiro-toda
Also got Sub-Osc ?
Hmmmm, you could be right.
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"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
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Charlatan but it has no sine wave.
http://www.blaukraut.info/

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$39 over you budget but have a look at FAW Circle. Free upgrade to Circle 2 when it comes out also.
http://www.futureaudioworkshop.com/circle/

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Wow. You guys are fast. I was just looking at Synth1 right after I posted this. Will check it out.

@Karten. Sine wave is the most important waveform. I would use it more than all others probably.

To clarify... im okay with the synth having samples/wavetable as an additional option, but not as the sole basis for its waveorms.

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TAL-Noisemaker meets most criteria I think, and it is free:

http://www.kvraudio.com/product/tal-noi ... ne/details

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Numanoid wrote:TAL-Noisemaker meets most criteria I think, and it is free:

http://www.kvraudio.com/product/tal-noi ... ne/details
or Elek7tro from the save dev ?
http://www.kvraudio.com/product/tal_ele ... audio_line
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jrides wrote:Wow. You guys are fast. I was just looking at Synth1 right after I posted this. Will check it out.

@Karten. Sine wave is the most important waveform. I would use it more than all others probably.

To clarify... im okay with the synth having samples/wavetable as an additional option, but not as the sole basis for its waveforms.
A triangle filtered gives a sine - even a square or a saw filtered can give a sine, if the filter is good enough and have enough slope to properly cut all other frequencies. That's why many synths simply don't have a sine wave.

BTW, I don't know what comes in FL Studio, but if it comes with all the Image-Line synths, you already have your base pretty well covered.
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Numanoid wrote:Also got Sub-Osc ?
Yes.

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fmr wrote:
jrides wrote:Wow. You guys are fast. I was just looking at Synth1 right after I posted this. Will check it out.

@Karten. Sine wave is the most important waveform. I would use it more than all others probably.

To clarify... im okay with the synth having samples/wavetable as an additional option, but not as the sole basis for its waveforms.
A triangle filtered gives a sine - even a square or a saw filtered can give a sine, if the filter is good enough and have enough slope to properly cut all other frequencies. That's why many synths simply don't have a sine wave.
Indeed. I would rather not use a "workaround" (more like an additional step actually) for sine, though, (if I don't have to). I will drop this one on the end of my list, and if the others don't fit the bill, I will give it a try. The simpler the better though.

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Synths from Image-Line that meet all or almost the criteria:

SimSynth, Sawer, Poizone and Wasp XL.

Other synths that can do what you want, although they are different (means they can do a lot more): Harmor, Sytrus and Toxic Biohazard.

Anyway, you will be well served with TAL synths, and those have the right price (free) :wink:
Fernando (FMR)

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fmr wrote:Sawer, Poizone
You think those are inexpensive ? :o

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