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ReelSynth
Free wavetable synthesizer

A free wavetable software synthesizer you can download and play today. Use the Ableton plugin in Live, or run the standalone app. Import tables from Vital, Serum, and WAV folders. Open source, built in Rust.

Free No account, no trial
Ableton Plugin for Live
Rust Audio engine
MIT Open source license

A real instrument for your session

Design patches in ReelSynth, then play them in Ableton. Every parameter stays editable after you load it into your project.

Three steps to sound

01

Download

Grab the free app for your platform. No account needed.

02

Shape sound

Load wavetables, route modulation, and design patches in the standalone UI or the Ableton plugin.

03

Play in Ableton

Load ReelSynth as a plugin in Live. Your patches and wavetables carry over.

Everything in one free download

Wavetable synthesizer

Multi-oscillator engine with 256-frame wavetable banks, ADSR envelopes, a state-variable filter, and a full modulation matrix.

Ableton plugin

Load ReelSynth directly in Ableton Live. Play, automate, and save patches inside your session.

Standalone app

Design sounds without opening a DAW. MIDI input, real-time audio, and patch management built in.

Import Vital, Serum, and WAV

Bring your existing wavetables. Supports .vitaltable, Serum .fxp, and single-cycle WAV folders.

Rust audio engine

The DSP core is written in Rust for predictable performance. The full source is on GitHub under the MIT license.

Export and interop

Save as .reelwt banks, .reelpreset JSON patches, Ableton param JSON, SFZ, MIDI, and reelpack/ bundles.

Built for Ableton Live

ReelSynth ships as a plugin you can load in Live like any other instrument. Design patches in the standalone app or directly inside your Ableton session.

Play and automate in Live

Load ReelSynth on a MIDI track. Automate wavetable position, filter cutoff, and modulation depth from your Ableton clips.

pluginVST3 / AU instrument
presetsSave and recall inside Live
automateFull parameter automation
exportAbleton param JSON, SFZ, MIDI

Under the hood

A clean signal path from wavetable to output. Every stage is addressable.

WavetableBank Oscillators Filter Mod matrix Output

Wavetable banks

256 frames, 2048 samples each. Linear and spectral crossfade between positions.

Voice engine

Multi-oscillator wavetable synthesis with ADSR envelopes, a state-variable filter, and modulation routing.

Offline rendering

Python bindings let you render notes from a script. Import a table, route modulation, and export stems without opening the UI.

Free Genre Tables pack

Five hundred original .reelwt banks across 12 genres. Leave your email to download the zip, then open any bank with WT → Open .reelwt…

Download ReelSynth free

Free wavetable synthesizer with Ableton plugin, standalone app, and offline CLI. No account required.

Installers put the standalone app, VST3, and Ableton editor on your machine. After install: quit Live → Preferences → Plug-ins → Rescan → load ReelSynth.

Unsigned builds: macOS may need right-click → Open; Windows SmartScreen → More info → Run anyway.

System requirements: 64-bit OS with audio output. Linux needs ALSA or PulseAudio and X11 or Wayland for the UI. MIDI input is optional.

Build from source / portable archives: github.com/reeldemo/reelsynth (requires Rust 1.85+). All release assets

standalone app VST3 + editor reelsynth-export MIT license

Formats and compatibility

Common questions

Is ReelSynth free?

Yes. Free to download, free to use, MIT licensed. No account, no trial, no limits.

Does it work in Ableton?

Yes. ReelSynth ships as a VST3/AU plugin you can load on any MIDI track in Ableton Live.

What about other DAWs?

The VST3 plugin works in any DAW that supports VST3. AU is available for Logic and other AU hosts.

Can I import my Vital/Serum tables?

Yes. ReelSynth reads .vitaltable, Serum .fxp, and single-cycle WAV folders.

Windows, Mac, and Linux?

All three. Grab the latest build for your platform from the download section above.

Does it work with ReelStudio?

Yes. ReelSynth is compatible with ReelStudio for offline rendering and patch export into studio pipelines.

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Free wavetable synthesizer with an Ableton plugin. Open source, built in Rust.

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