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Free demo download — Windows 32-bit only. Does not run on 64-bit Windows or Windows 8+. Allows you to create and play pieces but not save them.
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How they like it
- "Creating random atmospheres of sound used to be a chore, especially when trying to 'evolve' the patterns over time. But Sounder lets me quickly and easily create different instruments, notes, octaves, and velocities across all 16 MIDI channels. Then I can change these characteristics in real time. It is an elegantly simple solution to what used to be a frustrating task. Thanks for making music fun again!"
- "I like to fire up Sounder on days where nothing is working right. I find the randomness therapeutic."
- "I've downloaded, bought and own many music programs and yours is, especially for the price, one of the best. Personally I think you've got a winner on your hands and I hope you make a fortune off of it."
- "This is probably the best piece of composition software I have ever used. Only an hour after downloading and installing Sounder, I found myself conducting an 'orchestra' of ambient bliss that would make even Richard James (Aphex Twin) put down the soldering iron and buy a PC."
Ways they've used it
"I simply started with four windows in Sounder each assigned to play three notes, but in two full octaves. One channel was beamed out to an ASR-10 playing a minstrel harp sample, and the others went out to an MR-Rack playing a synth pad, grand piano and electric Rhodes piano. The synth pad played one note only across two octaves, and the other instruments had their Sounder notes reassigned in real time to shift from a minor to a major key. Twelve minutes long. Recorded live to PARIS on the same machine."
User Compositions
Sounder pieces created by users. These are tiny files — Sounder compositions are just parameter sets, not audio recordings.
| Artist | Title | Note | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. K. Keck | Blue Bottle | 855 bytes | |
| Dave Michuda | First | 916 bytes | |
| John Reed | Dark Moor | Just in time for Halloween | 774 bytes |
| Dan Wisely | 70200 | 56061 bytes | |
| Tony Simicich | Kotomojo | 1273 bytes | |
| Tony Simicich | Spooky | "Spooky is, well, spooky, using sharps and notes not complimentary to the bass window, which sounds pretty harmonious when played alone." | 1003 bytes |
| Jack Freudenheim | Meditate | 989 bytes | |
| Jack Freudenheim | Serene | 994 bytes | |
| Jack Freudenheim | Trio | 711 bytes |
Soundimations
Soundimations are the animated objects that float in Sounder's windows. Each one is a "filmstrip" bitmap that Sounder animates in sync with the music.
Marble 1, by Christopher Masciocchi(16 frames)
Eyeball, by Christopher Masciocchi(13 frames)