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Synth1 VS Oxe FM Synth

Compare Synth1 VS Oxe FM Synth and see what are their differences

Synth1 logo Synth1

Synth1 is a software synthesizer. Functionally it is modeled on the Clavia Nord Lead 2 Red Synth.

Oxe FM Synth logo Oxe FM Synth

Oxe FM Synth is an open source VST 2.4 instrument plugin for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.
  • Synth1 Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-07-22
  • Oxe FM Synth Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-01-27

Synth1 videos

Synth1 favorite 25 000 presets banks review

More videos:

  • Review - free download Friday: Synth1 VA synth VST(win and mac)
  • Demo - Synth1 Tyruke Soundbank Demo

Oxe FM Synth videos

Oxe FM Synth - FREE FM Synth VST Plugin

More videos:

  • Review - OXE FM Synth by Oxe Music Software

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Synth1 and Oxe FM Synth)
Email Marketing
77 77%
23% 23
Work Management
82 82%
18% 18
Cloud Computing
63 63%
37% 37
Audio & Music
75 75%
25% 25

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Synth1 should be more popular than Oxe FM Synth. It has been mentiond 13 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Synth1 mentions (13)

  • Specific plugin question (Ichiro Toda Synth1 on Apple M2 CPU)
    If you haven't used it before but are willing to give it a try on your machine and let me know if it works, I'd really appreciate it. It's free and lightweight, and a nice little synth. It can be downloaded here if anyone's willing to give that a quick try for me https://daichilab.sakura.ne.jp/softsynth/index.html. Source: 9 months ago
  • I can't find a particular sound I am looking for
    Have you tried the free VST called Synth1? you'll probably find these sounds in there, or something that sounds close to this- because the sounds above are pretty straightforward - you can get Synth1 from here - https://daichilab.sakura.ne.jp/softsynth/index.html. Source: 11 months ago
  • Any good free vaporwave/synthwave plugins, vst’s, vital presets I should know about?
    Synth1 is the OG free VA synth and can make some great Synthwave tones: https://daichilab.sakura.ne.jp/softsynth/index.html. Source: about 1 year ago
  • Jazz/funk softsynth for beginner
    Synth1 (Nord Lead 2 style synth) + Synth1 Librarian + Presets. Source: over 1 year ago
  • What's the closest hardware synthesiser to the Synth1 VST?
    Just to be clear SynthV1 and Sythn1 are not the same thing :>. Source: over 1 year ago
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Oxe FM Synth mentions (4)

  • Good resources to learn fm synthesis?
    I recently made a video series on this, using the Sonicware Liven XFM. If you skip the first few episodes you'll find the rest of the series (starting at the FM panel overview) demonstrates the basics of FM sound design in a fairly approachable manner (meaning focused more on sound than mathematics), even if you are using another synth. I personally quite like OxeFM as a software FM engine as the matrix view of... Source: almost 2 years ago
  • which of the smaller dx series is the best dx11/21/27
    The main reason to use Dexed is it being DX7 compatible, and a DX7 librarian; overall I think there are far better options out there. No longer in active development, but I find OxeFM has a far more intuitive interface (taking a matrix approach to modulations vs algorithms). Source: almost 2 years ago
  • detailed guides/workshops for Dexed?
    It seems like what you want is to learn FM synthesis, rather than dexed. If you want to experiment with FM synthesis in general, I find Dexed's UI to be quite painful. Consider trying out OxeFM. It's fairly only now but so is FM synthesis. It has a matrix of knobs to route your modulations which (for me) is far easier to comprehend than a little diagram of an algorithm and an array of operator controls. Source: almost 2 years ago
  • FM soft-synth Recommendations
    Oxe FM is a nice free one to check out. Source: over 2 years ago

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Synth1 and Oxe FM Synth, you can also consider the following products

Surge XT - Open-source subtractive-hybrid synthesizer formerly sold commercially as Vember Audio Surge.

Vital - Vital is a spectral warping wavetable synthesizer with drag'n'drop modulation workflow and animated preview of the synth's inner workings where needed. Comes with many modulation sources (including audio-rate), MPE support and FX chain.

Dexed - Dexed is a multi-platform, multi-format plugin synth that is closely modeled on the Yamaha DX7.

ZynAddSubFX - ZynAddSubFX is an open source software synthesizer for Linux, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows.

Helm.sh - The Kubernetes Package Manager

Serum - VST for FL Studio, Ableton Live, and many other VST supported DAWs. Heavily utilized in EDM.