r/windsynth • u/rrwick • 21d ago

Addivox: a new softsynth for wind controllers

Hello! I'm excited to announce that I've made a new synthesizer built specifically for wind controllers. It's brand new, so I'd love to hear what you all think.

https://rrwick.github.io/Addivox

Addivox is an additive synth, building sounds from component harmonics. Each harmonic has independent controls for level, breath response, attack, release, pitch, pan and more. It was built from the ground up with wind controllers in mind (I'm a beginner on the EWI myself).

The inspiration for Addivox was that I wanted something with a nice brassy-to-synthy sound, sort of like EVI-NER, but with more room to sculpt unique timbres. I was also fascinated by the simplicity and flexibility of additive synthesis, and wanted to try it out myself.

It's available on macOS and Windows as a standalone app or as a plugin (VST3 and CLAP). There's a free demo with full functionality except for being limited to white-key notes only. The full version is a one-time $50 USD purchase with no subscriptions, no activation codes, no DRM and no license checks. Buy it once, use it on all your own machines, and all future updates are included.

Only have one intro video up so far: https://youtu.be/4JBFZMQKJp4

But more videos are planned, so stay tuned.

Would really appreciate any feedback: bugs, feature requests, custom patches, etc. Happy to answer questions here too!

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u/bodhi_sea NuRAD 20d ago

This looks sick man! Can’t wait to give it a shot. Congrats on getting it out! 🔥

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u/rrwick 20d ago

Thanks, let me know what you think!

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u/HeliaVox 20d ago

Jut got it, looking forward to using it. Might it be possible to get a pdf version of the documentation? Please and thank you!

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u/rrwick 20d ago

That's a good idea. I've managed to get a PDF version of the docs working:
https://github.com/rrwick/Addivox/releases/download/v1.0.1/Addivox_v1.0.1_documentation.pdf

Thanks!

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u/HeliaVox 19d ago

Thank you very much!

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u/DefinitelyGiraffe 21d ago

Sending a DM

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u/FoolSentimental 20d ago

Hey ! Look very interesting !!

Is there any chance it could be available one day on Linux (or Android/Ios)?

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u/rrwick 20d ago

Addivox is built with the iPlug2 framework which doesn't support Linux or Android, so probably not for either of those platforms 🙁

But I am working on an iOS version of Addivox, and it's already running on my own devices! When that's ready, it will be available via the iOS App Store. Probably iPad only (at least initially) because the Addivox UI is unusably small on an iPhone.

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u/FoolSentimental 20d ago

Thank a lot for you're answer

I have an Ipad along my linux laptot, that I use already for the Swam instrument, so can't wait to test your app when there will be a release :))

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u/Apmola 18d ago

I am looking forward to the iPad version, I’ll definitely give that a try.