Music Appreciation

AllaN01Bear

(29,803 posts) Thu Nov 10, 2022, 08:32 PM Nov 2022

i am trying to find a free synth app for my mac laptop

all i get are the 30 best , the 100 best, the 10 best. i jsut want a synth that is good and is compatable for my mac. any advice appreciated with thanks .

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i am trying to find a free synth app for my mac laptop (Original Post) AllaN01Bear Nov 2022 OP

Garage band? kimbutgar Nov 2022 #1

Apple gatekeeps it's OS pretty tightly LuvLoogie Nov 2022 #2

FWIW I have gotten some good deals on soft synths on App Store during sales. emulatorloo Nov 2022 #4

Garageband for sure. Here is a site that has cheap sales on soft synth. emulatorloo Nov 2022 #3

downloaded dexed AllaN01Bear Nov 2022 #7

Tried these? LunaSea Nov 2022 #5

bookmarked for later AllaN01Bear Nov 2022 #6

I love u-he synths. They are a lot of fun and sound so good. emulatorloo Nov 2022 #9

thanks to all who replied . AllaN01Bear Nov 2022 #8

kimbutgar

(27,558 posts)

1. Garage band?

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Thu Nov 10, 2022, 08:38 PM

Nov 2022

LuvLoogie

(8,913 posts)

2. Apple gatekeeps it's OS pretty tightly

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Thu Nov 10, 2022, 08:41 PM

Nov 2022

There's an extra cost to developers getting the Apple seal of approval. From their motherboards, to processors, to kernel access, it's tight. Either adjust the boolean on your web search or shell out a few bucks.

emulatorloo

(46,155 posts)

4. FWIW I have gotten some good deals on soft synths on App Store during sales.

Reply to LuvLoogie (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 10, 2022, 08:45 PM

Nov 2022

There used to be a website that tracked app sales by category (including music apps) but I can’t seem to track it down tonight unfortunately.

emulatorloo

(46,155 posts)

3. Garageband for sure. Here is a site that has cheap sales on soft synth.

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Thu Nov 10, 2022, 08:42 PM

Nov 2022

https://audioplugin.deals/

Audio demos available

Here’s an excellent free DX7 style soft synth:

https://asb2m10.github.io/dexed/

AllaN01Bear

(29,803 posts)

7. downloaded dexed

Reply to emulatorloo (Reply #3)

Thu Nov 10, 2022, 09:16 PM

Nov 2022

thanks . going to hook up my electric piano as input . a new toy to play with.

LunaSea

(2,934 posts)

5. Tried these?

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Thu Nov 10, 2022, 09:11 PM

Nov 2022

https://omegastudios.com/five-great-free-soft-synths-mac/

https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2020/03/17/free-modular-synthesizer-for-mac-windows/

https://vcvrack.com/

https://en.freedownloadmanager.org/Mac-OS/Rack-FREE.html

AllaN01Bear

(29,803 posts)

6. bookmarked for later

Reply to LunaSea (Reply #5)

Thu Nov 10, 2022, 09:14 PM

Nov 2022

emulatorloo

(46,155 posts)

9. I love u-he synths. They are a lot of fun and sound so good.

Reply to LunaSea (Reply #5)

Thu Nov 10, 2022, 09:26 PM

Nov 2022

AllaN01Bear

(29,803 posts)

8. thanks to all who replied .

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Thu Nov 10, 2022, 09:16 PM

Nov 2022

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