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Synapse Audio Software
Initial release	1998; 27 years ago (1998)
Operating system	Windows,Mac OS X
Website	http://www.synapse-audio.com

Synapse Audio Software is asoftware company located inGermany. Previously known as Sonic Syndicate and headed by Richard Hoffmann, they develop music production software for theMac OS andMicrosoft Windows platforms. They started developing software in November 1998 as Sonic Syndicate and changed their name to Synapse Audio with the release ofOrion 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 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 additionalVirtual 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 externalMIDI-compatible music equipment

• The Legend - A recreation ofMinimoog Model Dsynthesizer (VST Plugin /AU /Rack Extension Plugin)
• Obsession - A uniquely detailed software emulation of components of famousOberheim classicsynthesizer hardware, resulting in (VST /AU Plugins) that rival the original
• DUNE3 - A virtual-analog and wavetablesynthesizers with a "Differential Unison Engine" (VST Plugin /AU)
• DUNE2 - A blend of virtual-analog and wavetablesynthesizers with a "Differential Unison Engine" (VST Plugin /AU)
• DUNE - A virtual-analogsynthesizer with a "Differential Unison Engine" (VST Plugin /AU)
• Antidote - Subtractivesynthesizer with two complex oscillator banks and an eight mode filter (Rack Extension Plugin)
• EKS Pro - An electronic kick-drumsynthesizer (VST Plugin /AU)
• X-Poly (formerly Poly-850) - Emulation of early analogsynthesizers (VST Plugin /DXi)
• Hydra - Multimodel FM-likesynthesizer (VST Plugin /DXi /AU)
• Junglist - Multimodel KickMakingsynthesizer (VST Plugin /DXi)
• Scorpion - Emulation of a vintage analogsynthesizer (VST Plugin /DXi)
• Plucked String - Simple Guitar simulation instrument (VST Plugin /DXi)

• Synapse Audio Software

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• Software synthesizers

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