Synapse Audio

Also known as: Synapse Audio Software, Sonic Syndicate

Synapse Audio is a German software synthesizer developer founded by Richard Hoffmann, based in Rosengarten, Germany. The company began in 1998 under the name Sonic Syndicate and rebranded to Synapse Audio with the release of Orion Platinum in 2002. Orion was a standalone digital audio workstation that the company developed through version 8.5 before discontinuing it to focus on plugin instrumen...

12 Products · Used by 32 Artists

Synapse Audio Dune Software Synthesizer Synth Plugins

$165.25 - $179.00

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Synapse Audio The Legend Synth Plugins

$164.00

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Synapse Audio Obsession Synth Plugins

$92.00

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Synapse Audio Hydra 1.4 Synth Plugins

$53.00

1 available store

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Synapse Audio Dune 3 Synth Plugins

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Synapse Audio DUNE 2 Synth Plugins

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Synapse Audio Antidote RE Synth Plugins

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Synapse Audio EKS Pro Kickdrum Synthesizer Generator Plugins

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Synapse Audio Junglist Synth Plugins

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Synapse Audio Plucked String 4 Synth Plugins

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Synapse Audio ZamplerRX Sampler Plugins

Synapse Audio The Legend HZ Synth Plugins

5.0 (2)

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The company's flagship product is DUNE 3, a powerful VA/FM/wavetable hybrid synthesizer known for its massive unison capabilities (up to 8,320 oscillators at full polyphony), dual multimode filters, a "Swarm" mode that adds per-oscillator modulation, and a built-in wavetable editor. Their analog modeling lineup includes The Legend HZ, a Minimoog emulation developed in collaboration with film composer Hans Zimmer that features a fixed filter bank modeled after Zimmer's personal Vintage 914 unit; Obsession, a polyphonic vintage synthesizer emulation; and Proxima, an emulation of the Sequential Prophet-600 with expanded 12-voice polyphony and MPE support.

Synapse Audio also develops Rack Extensions for Propellerhead Reason, including Antidote and GQ-7. Their plugins are available in VST3, AAX, and Audio Unit formats with native Apple Silicon support.

Synapse Audio has 12 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Synth Plugins, Generator Plugins, and Sampler Plugins. Their gear is featured by 32 artists, with the strongest followings in Electronic, Pop, and Rock. Notable users include Kostas Maskalides, Hans Zimmer, and Porter Robinson.