Digital synthesizer

A digital synthesizer is usually a PC software that synthesizes sound, also commonly referred to as a softsynth.

They are generally speaking more flexible than an [analog synthesizer]?, though they require substantial hardware to get the same response time as an [analog synthesizer]?.

Relevant links.

http://www.jeskola.com

There are also a Mpeg-standard for synthesizing sounds, Mpeg4-SA. http://sound.media.mit.edu/mpeg4/

An Mpeg4-SA community page:

http://www.saol.net/