Our top synthesisers picks — free and paid — ordered by score. Honest, no paid placements.
Free FM synth and Yamaha DX7 editor/emulation.
Free analogue-modelled synth inspired by the Oberheim OB-X.
Free, CPU-light subtractive synth from u-he.
Free, open-source hybrid synth with an enormous feature set.
Free two-oscillator analogue-style synth from u-he.
Free spectral wavetable synth with a genuinely complete free tier.
Free single-oscillator taster of u-he's flagship Zebra2.