Best Synth Plugins (2026)

Omnisphere 3

Spectrasonics' flagship hybrid software synthesizer — 26,000+ patches, a standalone 93-processor FX Rack, and one of the deepest engines in software.

$479 full / $199 upgrade

Serum 2

Serum 2 is Xfer Records' wavetable synthesizer plugin with five oscillator engines, flexible effect routing, an arpeggiator, and a clip sequencer.

$249

u-he Zebra 3

u-he's cult-favorite synth, rebuilt from the ground up with spline-based wavetables, additive synthesis up to 1,024 partials, and an adaptive modular interface.

€249

Arturia Analog Lab V

Arturia Analog Lab is a software instrument that combines 2000+ presets from across the V Collection synths and keyboards in one plugin.

$199

Avenger 2

VPS Avenger 2 is a software synthesizer by Vengeance Sound combining multiple oscillator types, modular routing, and built-in effects.

$249

u-he Diva

Diva is a virtual analogue synthesizer that models oscillators, filters and envelopes from classic hardware synths via circuit simulation.

DUNE 3

DUNE 3 is Synapse Audio's software synthesizer combining virtual analog, wavetable and FM synthesis with a dual-oscillator-stack architecture.

u-he Hive 2

Hive 2 is a u-he subtractive/wavetable software synthesizer with two stereo oscillator pairs, dual multimode filters, and onboard effects.

€149

AIR Hybrid 3

Hybrid 3 is AIR Music Technology's high-definition virtual synthesizer combining analog warmth with digital manipulation across two simultaneous parts.

Massive X

Massive X is Native Instruments' polyphonic wavetable synthesizer plug-in built around two wavetable oscillators and a modular routing engine.

Nexus 5

NEXUS5 by reFX is a ROMpler/synthesizer plugin with eight sound-generator types, thousands of factory presets, effects, and a built-in sample editor.

Phase Plant

Phase Plant is a semi-modular software synthesizer combining wavetable, sample, and noise generators with modular modulation and built-in effects.

$199

Arturia Pigments

Arturia Pigments is a software synthesizer combining six synthesis engines, drag-and-drop modulation, filters, effects, and sequencing.

$199

u-he Repro-5

Repro-5 is u-he's component-level software model of a famous 1978 five-voice polyphonic analog synthesizer, sold within the Repro plugin.

€149

Spire

Spire by Reveal Sound is a polyphonic software synthesizer combining four multimode oscillators with a unison engine, filters, and built-in effects.

$189

Sylenth1

Sylenth1 is a virtual analog software synthesizer with four unison oscillators, two filter sections, and built-in effects.

€139

Syntronik 2

Syntronik 2 is IK Multimedia's virtual synthesizer collection using a hybrid sample-and-modeling engine, offered in CS, SE, full, and MAX editions.

$199.99

Vital

Vital is a spectral warping wavetable synthesizer by Matt Tytel for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

$25