====== Software Synth/Sampler, Drumbox, Looper ======
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**See also:**
  * [[apps:categories:synthesis_and_composition_packages]]

===== Samplers/synths (standalone) =====
If described as a "sampler", this means the app loads/plays sampled waveforms. If described as a "synth", this means the app's sounds are synthesized via oscillators, or physical modeling. \\
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===== Samplers/synths (plug-ins) =====
The following software are plug-ins, designed to be used with apps that load plug-ins.
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===== Drum samplers/synths (standalone) =====
These apps mimic "drum machines". If described as a "sampler", this means the sounds are sampled waveforms of real drums. If described as a "synth", this means the sounds are synthesized via oscillators (like the analog Roland TR-808), or physical modeling.
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If described as "MIDI-controlled", this means the sounds are playable in real-time via a MIDI controller such as drum pads or a keyboard (or another MIDI app if the ALSA Sequencer interface is supported). If "Pattern-controlled", then the app requires you to program "beat patterns", and the app plays these patterns at whatever tempo you set.
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// Recommended: // Hydrogen
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===== Drum samplers/synths (plug-ins) =====
The following software are plug-ins, designed to be used with apps that load plug-ins.
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===== Loopers/Arps =====

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===== Plug-in Hosts =====
The following software load and operate plug-ins.
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