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Surge Synthesizer

133 points by omnibrain 8y ago

NickBusey 8y ago
Fantastic work. I will be trying this out in the near future, and may look to contribute code and/or presets as well. Thanks!
fractalf 8y ago
Wow! Surge is one of my favorite synths and heavily used back when I was productive musician. And Linux support! Big up, can't wait too boot up BitWig and play with this old friend again. Thanks devs!
tobr 8y ago
Whoa, this was nice to see. I haven’t used Surge in probably nearly 10 years? I remember it was one of my favorite plugins at the time. It sounds lovely and has a great balance between simplicity and creativity inducing power!
fit2rule 8y ago
So great to see Linux support .. and with REAPER now working pretty well on Linux too, it seems that Linux-based DAW's have a bit of future to them. It is really a great feeling to be able to take a project on MacOS and move it over to Linux seamlessly and without hassle. Whoever is responsible for ensuring Surge is on Linux: thank you! This is really, really appreciated .. off to make a donation, for that fact alone.
Florin_Andrei 8y ago
I've lost touch with this field a while ago. Could y'all recommend some good VST hosts, for any OS (Win, Lin, Mac)? Simple, no-frills stuff, just enough to run something like Surge.
- necubi 8y ago
  For Linux, I use Jack [0] (low-latency audio API) + Carla [1] (VST host) + Claudia [2] (session manager) For OS X, Logic Pro is good and very affordable. [0] http://jackaudio.org/ http://jackaudio.org/ [1] https://kx.studio/Applications:Carla https://kx.studio/Applications:Carla [2] https://kx.studio/Applications:Claudia https://kx.studio/Applications:Claudia
  - btown 8y ago
    Logic Pro to my knowledge cannot host VSTs. But many VSTs have Audio Unit ports which it can use.
    - necubi 8y ago
      Yeah, good point. I take VST as a generic term for audio plugins. Most VSTs (including surge) will have AU ports as well.
- pault 8y ago
  Plogue Bidule is an interesting little app; It just uses node graph with a few basic primitives and a VST container for plugins. I use it all the time if I just want to fire up a virtual synth without loading an entire DAW.
- FigBug 8y ago
  You can get Tracktion 7 for free on all those platforms: https://www.tracktion.com/products/t7-daw https://www.tracktion.com/products/t7-daw
- potta_coffee 8y ago
  I really like Reaper, it's cheap, has a long (unlimited) free trial, and runs on Windows and Mac.
  - ubercow13 8y ago
    It runs on Linux too
ccvannorman 8y ago
Looks awesome, I installed it on Mac, but I can't find the app or install location. How do I actually run this thing?
- johnwheeler 8y ago
  Its a plugin meant to run inside VST hosts like ableton, reaper, or logic.
- omnibrain 8y ago
  I'm not a Mac User, but you should be able to use the AU (Audio Unit) in Garage Band.

133 points by omnibrain 8y ago

Fantastic work. I will be trying this out in the near future, and may look to contribute code and/or presets as well. Thanks!

fractalf 8y ago

Wow! Surge is one of my favorite synths and heavily used back when I was productive musician. And Linux support! Big up, can't wait too boot up BitWig and play with this old friend again. Thanks devs!

tobr 8y ago

Whoa, this was nice to see. I haven’t used Surge in probably nearly 10 years? I remember it was one of my favorite plugins at the time. It sounds lovely and has a great balance between simplicity and creativity inducing power!

fit2rule 8y ago

So great to see Linux support .. and with REAPER now working pretty well on Linux too, it seems that Linux-based DAW's have a bit of future to them. It is really a great feeling to be able to take a project on MacOS and move it over to Linux seamlessly and without hassle. Whoever is responsible for ensuring Surge is on Linux: thank you! This is really, really appreciated .. off to make a donation, for that fact alone.

Florin_Andrei 8y ago

I've lost touch with this field a while ago. Could y'all recommend some good VST hosts, for any OS (Win, Lin, Mac)? Simple, no-frills stuff, just enough to run something like Surge.

necubi 8y ago
For Linux, I use Jack [0] (low-latency audio API) + Carla [1] (VST host) + Claudia [2] (session manager) For OS X, Logic Pro is good and very affordable. [0] http://jackaudio.org/ http://jackaudio.org/ [1] https://kx.studio/Applications:Carla https://kx.studio/Applications:Carla [2] https://kx.studio/Applications:Claudia https://kx.studio/Applications:Claudia
- btown 8y ago
  Logic Pro to my knowledge cannot host VSTs. But many VSTs have Audio Unit ports which it can use.
  - necubi 8y ago
    Yeah, good point. I take VST as a generic term for audio plugins. Most VSTs (including surge) will have AU ports as well.
pault 8y ago
Plogue Bidule is an interesting little app; It just uses node graph with a few basic primitives and a VST container for plugins. I use it all the time if I just want to fire up a virtual synth without loading an entire DAW.
FigBug 8y ago
You can get Tracktion 7 for free on all those platforms: https://www.tracktion.com/products/t7-daw https://www.tracktion.com/products/t7-daw
potta_coffee 8y ago
I really like Reaper, it's cheap, has a long (unlimited) free trial, and runs on Windows and Mac.
- ubercow13 8y ago
  It runs on Linux too

ccvannorman 8y ago

Looks awesome, I installed it on Mac, but I can't find the app or install location. How do I actually run this thing?

johnwheeler 8y ago
Its a plugin meant to run inside VST hosts like ableton, reaper, or logic.
omnibrain 8y ago
I'm not a Mac User, but you should be able to use the AU (Audio Unit) in Garage Band.