Cynthia
by NineCows
3.9 / 5     (27 votes)
With Cynthia you can do all that crazy stuff you cant do with a modern synth.

Cynthia is monophonic VSTi, very Old School, but will still be able to keep in tune throughout the song, patches can be stored and it is of course fully MIDI controllable.

Control voltage and sound sources:
  • 3 monophonic oscillators with controls for shape and level of the waveforms, sync and phase-shift
  • Noise generator
  • Two audio inputs so you can modify the sound of a guitar or your voice
  • 8 step control voltage sequencer
  • Attack-hold-decay(-repeat) envelope generator producing a control voltage with adjustable level and bias 
Treatments:
  • A self-oscillating filter (can be used as a sine OSC as well)
  • 3 VCA's controlled by the envelope generator or control voltages assigned to the output level of each channel
  • Ring modulator
  • Spring reverb with short and long spring
  • Delay (delay time from 0 to 10 seconds)

Controls:
  • Tuner for tuning OSC's by ear
  • Joystick for extra control
  • 16 x 20 routing matrix with inputs for host MIDI pitch and velocity and inversion of individual connections
  • MIDI cc's can be assigned to any knob
  • Adjustable portamento time
  • Trigger button for triggering the envelope generator

Outputs:
  • 2 pairs of stereo outputs with extra filters, pan and volume control, direct out and speaker (simulating the sound of a pair of canny speakers)
Downloads
Bob Angelo Apr 15 2023
(4 / 5)
Apr 15 2023
Nice re-creation of a very original synth that can make plenty of cool and unusual sounds (but more likely ear piercing random scrietches). It comes with a manual, nice, because this is a wierd synth ! Midi learn does not work for me, no MIDIcontroller.txt file to rdit either. The shortcut from the synth UI does not work for me (FL Studio 20). Usually works well, but can freeze.
Sean Jan 10 2022
(5 / 5)
Jan 10 2022
So far this synthesizer is fun. I mainly wanted it because of Pink Floyd and this is probably the closest for free that you can get similar to what pink floyd used. They are my favorite band.
Gillou67 Mar 24 2020
Mar 24 2020
Hello, where can we find some presets. Especially Jarre's ones whould be great ! Awsome vst !
Fabian Jan 13 2020
(5 / 5)
Jan 13 2020
I wish this one was better coded because every 4 minutes it stops the sound on my whole music DAW, but its sounding VERY VERY VERY RAW i love it. i just cant use it live :(
tranceadelic Jun 15 2018
Jun 15 2018
... I have worked in the late 80's with the Original Synthi A I been very happy to find his digital Emulation and very excited if it works like the Original or near the Original...
Alex Mar 04 2018
(0 / 5)
Mar 04 2018
Wish I could figure out how to make the joystick work with my gaming joystick in midi cc in Reaper somehow...
SahlStrickland Jan 29 2017
Jan 29 2017
My favorite VST, anybody help me on why it crashes?
Csaba Mar 19 2016
Mar 19 2016
Good but the xils-lab xils 3 or 4 is better! (altought it is paying)
TEDDY Nov 03 2011
(5 / 5)
Nov 03 2011
I think this is one of THE BEST free VSTs around!!! I just wish ninecows does version two ! - especially if the sequencer could be worked to the host tempo! that would really make life a lot easier to bare....
David Gilmour Feb 03 2011
Feb 03 2011
This is based off the synth that "On The Run" by Pink Floyd was played on! Sounds Exact! Thanks!
Roger Waters Mar 23 2016
Mar 23 2016
After spending an obscene amount of time getting a sound out of this thing (refusing to look at presets), I finally got it going with the hi hat using velocity to control the white noise. Probably NOT how it was done, but it worked! Now for another long evening figuring out the rest of the crazy sfx... ugh
Nick Mason Dec 11 2021
Dec 11 2021
Roger, Roger, Roger... Just play the bass and leave the complicated stuff to David and Rick.
Mavdog Sept 28 2010
(5 / 5)
Sept 28 2010
Awesome!