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Comment: The coverage in third party sources never seem to imply those writing the material have actually tried the software, seems to be recycled promo material instead. Needs to be genuine reviews. Stuartyeates (talk) 20:20, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: Does not pass WP:NSOFTWARE. Qcne (talk) 17:36, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
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| Other names | Surge |
|---|---|
| Original author(s) | Claes Johanson |
| Developer(s) | Surge Synth Team |
| Initial release | October 2005 |
| Stable release | XT 1.3.0
/ December 8, 2023 |
| Repository | https://github.com/surge-synthesizer |
| Written in | C++ and C |
| Operating system | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| License | GNU General Public License version 3 |
Surge XT is an open source virtual synthesizer originally released as “Surge” by creator Claes Johanson. In September 2018, Claes decided to release Surge into open source, and it is since maintained by a group of volunteers.
History[edit]
Surge 1.0 – 1.5.3[edit]
Surge was commercially released at the price of $180 in October 2005, by Claes Johanson's company named Vember Audio. At the time of release, it was already considered a feature-rich virtual synthesizer, with over 1000 factory patches, powerful oscillator design and flexible modulation.[1]
Throughout the years, Surge has received multiple updates, adding new features such as an updated user interface, new oscillator types, filters, effects, and more.[2]
However, the last commercially distributed major version of Surge was released in 2008[3], as it did not see any new stable releases from that point until being open sourced.
In September of 2018, as Claes was already involved in the development of Bitwig Studio and did not have time to maintain Surge, he decided to give an unfinished version of Surge 1.6 a new life as an open source project.[4]
Since then, a team of volunteers called the Surge Synth Team has continued the maintenance and development of this project.[5]
Surge 1.6 – 1.9[edit]
After being open sourced, Surge has again started to see somewhat regular releases with new features and improvements. Notable examples are Linux support, a skinning engine (as well as a new dark skin), new and modernized filter models, a multi-segment envelope generator (MSEG), fully fledged Scala/KBM microtonal support, MPE, a large number of new effects, and more.[6][7]
Surge XT 1.0 – present[edit]
Surge XT 1.0 was released on January 18, 2022, a little more than three years after being open sourced. Surge XT marks a fundamental architectural break with prior versions (up to 1.9), as the synth has been ported from VSTGUI to the JUCE framework and as the plugin ID changed.[8]
Since Surge XT 1.0, new features have continued to be added, such as a modulation list overview, a new Formula modulator type, numerous accessibility improvements, CLAP support, undo/redo support, the addition of an oscilloscope, OSC support, new effects, and more.[9][10][11]
Surge XT also got expanded in the form of modules for VCV Rack, allowing musicians to use components of Surge inside a virtual modular environment.[12]
Since being open sourced, Surge has been downloaded over 1,000,000 times.[13][14]
Synthesis method[edit]
Surge XT's synthesis method is generally described as Subtractive hybrid. Its voice signal path is mainly comprised of oscillators, a mixer, filters and multiple amplifying stages. Although those elements in Surge are common archetypes found in typical subtractive synthesizers, others are not. Such examples include oscillator-contained and inter-oscillator FM, Wavetable, Additive and Karplus-Strong oscillator algorithms, which are all oscillator types in Surge.[15][16]
System Requirements[edit]
Windows[edit]
- Minimum: Windows 7 and Intel or AMD processor featuring SSE2 instructions
- Recommended: 64-bit Windows 7 or newer, 3 GHz quad-core processor featuring SSE2 instructions or better
- Minimum of 4 GB of RAM
- VST3 or CLAP compatible host application
- x64-compatible CPU, OS and host is required to use the 64-bit version
macOS[edit]
- Surge XT is an Intel/Apple Silicon universal binary. Intel Mac requires macOS 10.11 or later, Apple Silicon Mac will run Surge XT with any Apple Silicon version of macOS
- Minimum of 4 GB of RAM
- VST3, AU or CLAP compatible host application
Linux[edit]
- PC or ARM system running a Linux distribution
- x64-compatible CPU, OS and host is required to use the 64-bit version; for ARM processors you can build Surge XT for ARM on Raspberry Pi and similar (tested with RPi4/arm64)
- Minimum of 4 GB of RAM
- VST3, CLAP or LV2 compatible host application[17]
Reference section[edit]
- ^ "Vember Audio Surge review". Musicradar. 2007. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
- ^ "Surge". Vember Audio. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ Kirn, Peter (2018). "Powerful SURGE synth for Mac and Windows is now free". Create Digital Music. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "History". Surge Synthesizer. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Surge Synthesizer". Surge Synthesizer. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Surge 1.7.0, Must-Have Free Synthesizer Plugin Gets A Massive Feature Update". Synth Anatomy. 2020. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ Kirn, Peter (2021). "Surge, awesome free soft synth, gets major 1.8 update". Create Digital Music. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Changelog". Surge Synthesizer. 2022.
- ^ "Surge XT 1.0, open-source synth now with JUCE framework and tons of new features". Synth Anatomy. 2022. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Surge XT 1.1 update brings CLAP support, undo-redo, new effects, and more". Synth Anatomy. 2022. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ Kirn, Peter (2023). "Free Surge XT 1.3 adds OSC, command line, new effects, more features". Create Digital Music. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ Kirn, Peter (2023). "Surge XT hybrid synth is now a free set of modules for VCV Rack". Create Digital Music. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Surge Synthesizer / releases". GitHub Release Stats. 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Surge Synthesizer / releases-xt". GitHub Release Stats. 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ Kirn, Peter (2018). "Powerful SURGE synth for Mac and Windows is now free". Create Digital Music. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ Nugent, James (2021). "Surge Synthesizer Updated With New Oscillator Types & Effects". Bedroom Producers Blog. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Surge XT". Surge Synthesizer. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
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