Idea stage

Browser synth

A synth — or a small line of them — that runs entirely in the browser, using the Web Audio API. No license, no subscription, no $200 up front for something like Serum.

The problem

Good synths are expensive, and the ones that aren't tend to be limited. I'd rather build my own and actually understand what's happening under the hood — oscillators, filters, envelopes, modulation — than just be a customer.

The plan

Start small: a single oscillator with a filter and an ADSR envelope, playable from a MIDI keyboard or the computer keyboard. Then layer in polyphony, more oscillator shapes, and eventually something closer to a wavetable synth.

Status

Not started yet. This page will track progress once it does.