Open Synth Rebuild

Introduction

Open Synth Rebuild is a virtual modular synthesizer designed for experimentation and performance.

Originally developed as a university project, this version has been rebuilt from the ground up to address architectural issues in the original, such as hard coded imports, and and 1 dimensional signal chains.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or later recommended)
• Git (for cloning the repository)

End User Installation

1. Download the Executable: Navigate to Releases and download the latest release

2. Run Installer

Dev Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Evan-Hocking/DigitalSynthRebuild.git
   cd DigitalSynthRebuild

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

   Note: The node_modules directory is not included in the repository and will be created by this step.

Usage

Start the Electron app with:

npm start

This will launch Open Synth in a desktop window.

Custom Modules

To add your own modules, place .mjs files in the Documents/OpenSynthModules folder.
A template.mjs is provided as a starting point, but it is ignored by the app.

Development

• The main Electron entry point is main.js.
• The synthesizer UI and logic are in the static/ directory.
• Modules are dynamically loaded from static/js/modules/ and 'Documents/OpenSynth/Modules/'.

License

© 2025 Evan Richard Hocking

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.