surge-synthesizer/surge
Synthesizer plug-in (previously released as Vember Audio Surge) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
67/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2904
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 17
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3980 stars · 479 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Surge XT is a free, open-source hybrid subtractive synthesizer plugin originally developed commercially by Vember Audio and released under GPL-3.0. It ships as VST3, Audio Unit, and CLAP plugins plus standalone builds, featuring multiple synthesis techniques, a flexible modulation engine, effects, MPE, microtuning, and OSC support.
Use cases
- produce music with a free software synthesizer in a DAW
- design sounds using subtractive and other hybrid synthesis techniques
- use a VST3 or CLAP synth plugin on Windows, macOS, or Linux
- explore microtuning with Scala and MTS-ESP
- control a synthesizer via Open Sound Control
- build and contribute to an open-source audio plugin project
When to choose
- you need a full-featured, free synthesizer plugin across all major desktop platforms
- you want MPE support, microtuning, and extensive modulation in one instrument
- you want to study or contribute to a large open-source C++/JUCE-style audio plugin codebase
When to avoid
- you need a lightweight sample player or ROMpler rather than a synthesizer
- you require a closed-source commercial product with vendor support
- you need a mobile or web-based synth
Facets
application · maturity active
audio-processing plugin-system media cross-platform windows cross-platform synthesizer vst3 audio-units clap music-production subtractive-synthesis mpe microtuning osc audio macos linux
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/surge-synthesizer/surge · fetched 2026-08-28 · 41ce63529031
- homepage: https://surge-synthesizer.github.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · b9981219c2e6
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| surge-synthesizer/surge | main | 67 |
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