Good stuff! I started getting in to this at the start of the year. Already had an old, dusty MicroKORG and MIDI interface to use it as a controller, but recently splashed out on a bigger controller as the Korg's tiny keys were hurting me - plus, I wanted something bigger to get better at piano! A couple of free soft synths I'd recommend are Surge XT, and Vital. https://surge-synthesizer.github.io/... - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

Https://surge-synthesizer.github.io/ and https://asb2m10.github.io/dexed/ should work like a charm. Source: 11 months ago

To get the equivalent of a symphonic orchestra in your computer, the solution is basically money; you buy the instruments you need. In the case of synthesizers, things are much cheaper - if you put in the effort yourself. https://surge-synthesizer.github.io/ is excellent and could even be used if you wanted to make a more retro-style soundtrack. Source: 12 months ago

Instead of Synth1, try https://surge-synthesizer.github.io/ . It's pretty much better in every aspect except for the UI which is going to look a lot more daunting to you ;). Source: 12 months ago

For the DW-8000, check https://www.fullbucket.de/music/fb7999.html . Alternatively, https://surge-synthesizer.github.io/ can use single-cycle waveforms (basically wavetables that don't change) which can get you close. Source: 12 months ago

If you want simple, reliable, and without the need of external instruments, check out Bosca Ceoil. Source: about 1 year ago

Hey folks. I'm no kind of musician - the best I can do is whistle. But I've had fun with Bosca Ceoil and I'd like to find something equally simple yet with a good variety of instruments so that I can noodle about with audio fragments when I'm travelling. Can anybody suggest something worthwhile? Source: about 1 year ago

Intriguing! Thank you for that image, very useful. Sunvox, eh? I'll take a look, though it's probably over my head! I have trouble with Bosca Ceoil...! Source: about 1 year ago

I am not making music yet, but if I were, I would be looking into ProjectSAM (free orchestra) and Bespoke Synth (free modular DAW). Also, I found Bosca Ceoil to be good for retro video game music as the files it creates are small and work well with source control. Source: over 1 year ago

I made all of the sounds myself in either BeepBox (https://www.beepbox.co/) or Bosca Ceol (https://boscaceoil.net/). The sound of the bar going up and down is just a long humming sound that I loop and change the pitch of based on how full the bar is. For the collision sound, on CollisionEnter2D I add together Brian's velocity X and Y, and use that as a modifier for the volume of the collision - so it will be a... Source: over 1 year ago