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Synapse Audio Software

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Synapse Audio Software
Initial release1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Operating systemWindows, Mac OS X
Websitehttp://www.synapse-audio.com

Synapse Audio Software is a software company located in Germany. Previously known as Sonic Syndicate and headed by Richard Hoffmann, they develop music production software for the Mac OS and Microsoft Windows platforms. They started developing software in November 1998 as Sonic Syndicate and changed their name to Synapse Audio with the release of Orion Platinum in 2002.

Sonic Syndicate ran a competition for users to suggest new names for the company. The winner received a free copy of Orion Platinum.[citation needed]

Orion Studio

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Orion is a main product manufactured by Synapse. It is a standalone music production package with a multitrack sequencer and pattern-based workflow. Orion includes several built-in instruments and supports additional Virtual Studio Technology (VST) instruments and effects plug-ins. As of version 8.5, Synapse Orion Studio contains following default instruments (generators):

  • DrumRack - A 12-track sample-based drum machine, containing its own step and velocity sequencer.
  • Sampler - Multisample player with two LFOs and three envelopes.
  • Pro-9 - Virtual-analog drum machine.
  • XR-909 - Analog drum synthesizer.
  • Tomcat - Monophonic drum sound synthesizer.
  • Wasp (XT and Mk-V) - Virtual Analog synthesizer.
  • Toxic (2 and 3) - A 6 oscillator FM synth.
  • Monobass - Monophonic bass synth (Acid Basslines)
  • Screamer - A 2-oscillator synth with a distortion unit.
  • Plucked String - Physical modelling string synth.
  • Acoustic Grand Piano - Piano based on high-quality stereo samples of a real acoustic piano.
  • WaveFusion (formerly WaveDream)- A 3-oscillator wavetable synthesizer.
  • Ultran - A Wave-morphing sampler.
  • MidiOut module
    Enables sending notes to external MIDI-compatible music equipment

Other products

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