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13. Home Recording Studio Software Synthesizers & PluginsHome recording studio software synthesizers, called virtual instruments or softsynths, are computer programs for digital audio music creation. Synthesizers are gear which cause or manipulate audio tones. Synthesizers create electrical signals that have adjustable parameters such as filters, oscillators, and voltage control amplifiers. They use microprocessors and digital signal processing, or a combination of both, to manipulate signals. Musical notes, for example. Virtual instruments and softsynths, are music creation software programs which utilize computer processors to create and play back sounds. Softsynths can work as stand alone applications, or as plugins within other software applications. Virtual instrument software responds to MIDI information just like hardware synthesizers do.
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