Aalto

A semi-modular software synthesizer with a complex oscillator inspired by Don Buchla’s designs, patched right on its panel. $99 once for Mac and Windows, with a free demo.

• Patch on the panel and keep the routing in view
• A complex oscillator inspired by Buchla
• A sequencer on every voice
• AU and VST on Mac, VST on Windows
• Paid once at $99 for Mac and Windows

• Native Apple silicon support as a universal binary
• About 30% more voices on Apple silicon than under Rosetta 2, the maker says
• Windows stays on 1.9.4