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| Synth | Price | Oscillators | Filter Types | Modulation Sources | Notable Feature | |-------|-------|------------|--------------|-------------------|-----------------| | | $0 | 2 wavetable + 1 noise | 2‑pole LP/HP/BP | 2 LFO, 1 envelope | Same DSP engine as paid version | | Vital (Free tier) | $0 | 4 wavetable | 4‑pole multimode | 4 LFO, 2 envelope | Open‑source, visual waveform editor | | Surge | $0 | 3 (osc, FM, wavetables) | 4‑pole multimode | 2 LFO, 1 envelope | Extremely versatile, community‑driven | | Tyrell N6 | $0 | 2 analog‑style | 2‑pole LP/HP/BP | 1 LFO, 1 envelope | Classic analog emulation, minimal UI | | ZynAddSubFX (Zyn-Fusion) | $0 | Additive, Sub, Pad | 2‑pole LP/HP/BP + formant | 1 LFO, multiple envelopes | Very deep additive synthesis | sone040 free