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

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It's not short, but I was introduced to the concept in a video series on FLOSS Linux audio tools: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdPPPeq82hw&list=PLf_MTToSAxRITjUHgpIPUQTZdGvNQR-0p&index=1 Specifically, you can play with it yourself... - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago
I've also used ZynAddSubFX, which is also a very powerful synth, though its interface (at least to me) is a bit of a clusterfuck. You could also try browsing this index of microtonally capable synths on the xenharmonic wiki. Source: over 3 years ago
The code for this can be found here on shadertoy! The audio was made with an Ibanez bass, Guitarix, Hydrogen Drums, ZynaddSubFX and Ardour! Source: over 4 years ago
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