Three great plugin alternatives

ARTURIA SYNCLAVIER V

The masters of mimicry only went and wrangled up New England Digital’s own Cameron Jones to help recreate the Synclavier in virtual form. Like the original, it offers additive and FM synthesis and multipart layering, along with resynthesis and even access to classic Synclavier sounds from the original factory library. arturia.com

UVI THE BEAST

Sample instrument masters UVI offer up this triple whammy of a tribute to the Synclavier. It comes in the form of three bundled instruments: the Beast FM II, an FM and additive synth; the Beast Terminal, which can recreate the experience of the Synclavier’s computer interface; and the Beast Box, an FM-based percussion machine. uvi.net

DIGITAL SYSTEMIC SYNCLA-X

This one made a big impression on us when we wrote up FreewareNews last issue. A faithful recreation of the Synclavier II’s FM Unit, it offers a quartet each of carriers and operators, an additive harmonics generator, a pile of ADSRs, flanger and bit-depth effects. Crossplatform, despite being made with SynthEdit. sites.google.com/site/digitalsystemic/home/syncla-x