Synth1
Synth1 is a free, open-source software synthesizer audio unit plugin developed by Daichi Laboratory. It provides classic subtractive synthesis with two oscillators, flexible modulation routing, effects processing and a large library of user-created presets. Synth1 is widely used by musicians and sound designers in digital audio workstations like Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Cubase and others as a versatile synth for electronic music production, sound design and composition.
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1 suggestionSynth1 is an Audio Unit plugin component that lives inside your Digital Audio Workstation host application (Daichi Laboratory), not a standalone app. There is no separate plugin installer or App Store page for Synth1 — it updates only when you update the host application that contains it. To get a native Apple Silicon build of Synth1 (if one is available), you must update Daichi Laboratory itself through its own update mechanism. Check the Daichi Laboratory website or within the host application's preferences for any available updates. If the host application is already on a current native Apple Silicon build, Synth1 should automatically be native as well. Given that the last visible public activity around Synth1 dates to the mid-2010s, the project may no longer be under active development — contact Daichi Laboratory directly to confirm whether a native Apple Silicon version has been released, as Intel-only builds of Synth1 will stop launching when Apple removes Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (September 2028).
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