Surge

We love it. We think you will, too! Download for Android. Latest Release: 1.9.0 (2021-04-21 ). Download Linux, ... Asounddesigner'sdream.Afriendly,opencommunity. Featuringmanysynthesistechniques,agreatselectionoffilters,aflexiblemodulationengine,asmorgasbordofeffects,andmodernfeatureslikeMPEandmicrotuning. Surgeisawonderfultool.Weloveit.Wethinkyouwill,too! Download LatestRelease:1.9.0 (2021-04-21 ) DownloadLinux,macOS,andWindowsversions ViewtheManual RogerLinndemonstratesSurgeonhisLinnstrument. SurgeVideos WehaveacollectionofgreatdemosonourYouTubechannel. Explorethevideos! OneSynthChallenge,❤️❤️❤️Thank YOU! Wethinkit'sprettycoolthatyoupickedSurgefortheOneSynthChallenge. AgroupofmusiciansoveratOSCcreatedthesesongsusingSurge1.6only!Dogivethema listen! Asgreatthingsareboundtorepeatthemselves,Surgewaschosenasthefeaturedsynthonceagain,forOSC 138!Thistime,itwasSurge1.7takingallofthesoundgenerationduties.Thatjustmeansthereiseven moremusicfeaturingSurgeavailableforyourlisteningenjoyment! DigitalBeauty Surgeisadigitalsynthandmakesnobonesaboutit. Ifyouhaveuseditinthepast,itwillbelikewelcominganoldfriendbackintoyourlife.Ifyouare newtoSurge,welcometotheparty.Comeonin,thewaterisfine. Surgeisbackandopensource! Thankstothegenerosityof @Kurasu(ownerofVemberAudio), SurgehasbeenopensourcedandlivesonGitHub.Thispageyou'rereadingrightnow.Yup!Thisoneright here.It'spartofthesurge-synthesizerGitHubproject. SynthSpecifications General Synthesismethod:Subtractivehybrid Eachpatchcontaintwosceneswhichareseparateinstancesoftheentiresynthesisengine(except effects)thatcanbeusedtocreatelayeredorsplitpatches. Quickcategory-basedpatchbrowser Runsonavarietyofoperatingsystems,pluginformats,andarchitectures FactorySounds 2285patches 614wavetables Oscillators 3oscillatorsperscene,with12versatileoscillatoralgorithms: Classic,Modern,Wavetable,Window,Sine,FM2,FM3,String,Twist,Alias,S&HNoiseandAudioInput. Classicoscillatorisamorphablepulse/saw/dualsawoscillatorwithasub-oscillatorandhardsync. Modernoscillatorisamixablesaw/pulse/triangleoscillatorwithanoptionalsub-oscillatormodefor triangle(whichcanalsochangetosineorsquare)andhardsync. FM2/FM3oscillatorsconsistofacarrierand2or3modulatorsandvariousoptions. Stringoscillatorusestwofilteredwaveguidestoemulatepluckedorbowedstringsounds. TwistoscillatorisbasedonaveryfamousEurorackmacrooscillator,anditoffersamyriadof synthesisoptionsinaverysimpleandquickway. Mostalgorithms(exceptFM2,FM3,TwistandAudioInput)offerupto16-voiceunisonattheoscillator level. OscillatorFMin3differentconfigurationsandringmodulationbetweenoscillators1-2and2-3. Mostoscillatoralgorithms(exceptFM2,FM3,SineandAlias)arestrictlyband-limited,yetstillcover theentireaudiblespectrum,deliveringaclear,punchyandcleansound. Noisegeneratorwithvariablespectrum(availabledirectlyintheoscillatormixer). FilterBlock Twofilterunitsin8differentconfigurations. Feedbackloopavailablein7ofthoseconfigurations. Availablefilteralgorithms:Lowpass(12and24dB/oct,eachwith3variations),LegacyLadderLowpass (6-24dB/oct),VintageLadderLowpass(2variations,eachwithandwithoutgaincompensation),Highpass (12and24dB/oct,eachwith3variations),Bandpass(12and24dB/oct,eachwith3variations),Notch (12and24dB/oct,eachwith2variations),Allpass(3variations),Comb(positiveandnegative), S&H. Open-sourceadditionstoourfilterbankcontain:K35andDiodeLadderfiltertypesfromOdin2 synthesizer,12and24dB/octmultimodefiltersfromOB-Xd,andweirdbutfascinatingCutoffWarpand ResonanceWarpfiltersbyJatinChowdhury! Filterscanself-oscillate(withexcitation)andrespondamazinglyfasttocutofffrequencychanges. Waveshaper(5shapes). Modulation 12LFOunitsavailable,6arepervoiceand6areglobalforthewholescene. DAHDSRenvelopegeneratorsoneveryLFO. LFOshapesconsistof7deformableLFOwaveforms,stepsequencer,andafully-fledgedmulti-segment envelopegenerator(MSEG),withvariouscurvesandupto128nodes. VoiceLFOsallowenveloperetriggeringinstepsequencermode. Extremelyfastandflexiblemodulationrouting.Almosteverycontinuousparametercanbemodulated! Effects 8effectunitsarrangedas2insertsperscene,2sendsand2mastereffects. 24effectalgorithms: 3-bandfullyparametricEQ 11-bandgraphicEQ Exciter Resonator CHOW Distortion Neuron Tape(basedonChowTapeModel!) Combulator FrequencyShifter Nimbus RingModulator Treemonster Vocoder Chorus Ensemble Flanger Phaser RotarySpeaker Delay Reverb1 Reverb2 Conditioner Airwindows(itselfcontaining53effects!) ContributorsWelcome! Surgeissupportedbyacommunityofvolunteeropensourcedevelopers,designers,testers,musicians, synthesizerenthusiasts,andcontentcreators.Withoutthem,noneofwouldhavebeenpossible.If you'reinterestedinseeingwhat'sgoingonwiththeproject,thebestthingtodois: ViewtheSurgeProjectPage Developers Ifyouareinterestedincontributing,wewelcomedeveloperswhoknoworwanttolearnC++,git, graphicsandWebdesign.There’splentyofopenissuesandourDiscordservercanhelpyou findagoodfirstoneifyouwant.Hopovertotheprojectissuespagetoseewhatweneed helpwith. Viewsurge-synthesizerGitHubProjectPage Youcanalsojointheconversationin#surge-developmentchannelattheSurgeSynthesizerDiscord server.We'llhelpgetyoustarted! JoinSurgeSynthesizerDiscordServer Designers IfyouwouldliketopitchinandhaveinterestsinUX,UI,visualdesignoranyotherdesignrelated topics,thereareplentyofopenissues.The#surge-designchannelonSurgeSynthesizerDiscord servercanhelpyoufindsomethingtogetstartedwith. JoinSurgeSynthesizerDiscordServer Testers Knowanytesters?Umm,askingforafriend.Testingisawaythateveryonecanhelp contribute.AllyouwouldneedtodoisinstallacopyofSurgeanduseitinyourownworkflow. TherearesomanycombinationsofoperatingsystemsandDAWsthatitisreallydifficulttomakesure everythinggetstestedunderallcontexts.Ifyouwouldliketogetinvolved,jumpinoverhere: Viewsurge-synthesizerGitHubProjectPage ContentCreators IfyoulovetouseSurgeandmakeamazingpresetsormusic,wewanttohearfromyou!In fact,wewouldlovetohaveyoupitchinandhelpoutwiththeproject!Wearelookingfor peoplethathavecontentthatshowcasesSurgeinallofitsglory.Ifyoumakepatches, writeentiresongsusingonlySurgeoranythinginbetween,wewouldloveforyoutobeinvolved! Viewsurge-synthesizerGitHubProjectPage Community WeloveSurge.Wealso lovepeople.Communityisa bigthingtous onthisproject.Wewantaninclusive,positive,andhappy communitywithcontributionsfromalargesetofdifferingviewpointsandbackgrounds.Let's bekindtoeachotherandtreateachotherwithrespect.Ittakesallofusworkingtogethertomakethe communitygreat.Wearelookingforwardtoyourinsightsandcontributions. Let'smakesomethingamazing!- The Management GetInvolvedHere SystemRequirements macOS SurgeisanIntel/AppleSiliconuniversalbinary.IntelmacsrequiremacOS10.11orlater,Apple SiliconmacswillrunSurgewithanyAppleSiliconversionofmacOS Minimumof4GBofRAM VST-compatibleorAU-compatiblehostapplication Windows Windows7andarecentIntelprocessor(atleastPentium4orabove) Recommended:ComputerrunningWindows764-bitornewer Minimumof4GBofRAM VST3-compatiblehostapplication x64-compatibleCPU,OSandhostisrequiredtousethe64-bitversion Linux PCorARMsystemrunningaLinuxdistro x64-compatibleCPU,OSandhostisrequiredtousethe64-bitversion;forARMprocessorsyou canbuildSurgeforARMonRaspberryPIandsimilar(testedwithRPI4/arm64) Minimumof4GBofRAM VST3-compatiblehostapplication Downloads 1.9.0 macOS64-bit · Windows64-bit Linux64-bit · Windows32-bit Nightlybuilds: Downloadthenightlybuildshere! (Updatedon2021-04-2515:05:03UTC ) Thisprojectismaintainedbythecommunityatthe GitHubSurgeSynthesizeropensource project Tweet Star