TAL-NoiseMaker and Dexed for synths and LABS Classic Synths for sampled instruments. Might be worth combing through pianobook if you want some more unusual sampled sounds, like Alex's collection of Soviet-era synths. Oh, and check out VCVRack if you're down to get modular. Source: about 1 year ago

Https://tal-software.com/products/tal-noisemaker is a free and simple synthesizer, so is https://u-he.com/products/tyrelln6/ . Source: about 1 year ago

Both the TAL Noisemaker and the u-he Tyrell N6 are both inspired by the Juno 6/60/106 line of synthesizers. Both are free. Both are excellent. Source: over 1 year ago

I recommend to start with TAL NoiseMaker. It's free, it's well-designed, has a good number of presets you can learn from, and it's pretty flexible in what it can do. Source: over 1 year ago

Https://tal-software.com/products/tal-noisemaker or https://u-he.com/products/tyrelln6/ or https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/synths/super-8/ . Source: over 1 year ago

Check out ChucK also (https://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/). It's a very capable language and we'll documented. Source: about 1 year ago

I am a programmer by trade but don't often combine it with my musical endeavors. I briefly messed with https://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/ for live coding shows in college but honestly its very restrictive. Source: over 1 year ago

Also, a programming language geared towards music can help with process-driven composition. Max/MSP or ChucK for instance. Source: about 2 years ago

I haven't coded music in haskell, but I've coded it in Max/MSP and ChucK and I enjoyed them both https://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/ https://cycling74.com/products/max. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

ChucK: Strongly-Timed, Concurrent, and On-the-Fly Music Programming Language\ (15 comments). Source: over 2 years ago