DefleMask vs Synth1

DefleMask is a chiptune music tracker for composing video-game music for older consoles and computers. It generates sound in real time from emulators and lists support for Genesis, SMS with FM Sound Unit, Game Boy, PCE, NES with VRC7 and FDS, C64, Arcade, Neo Geo, and MSX2. Pattern orders can be set independently for each channel, and editors cover FM, macros, wavetables, and sample instruments. The tracker supports real-time MIDI input recording and chord input, with exports to VGM, WAV, ROM, and videos with visualizations. PareidoLink rooms enable live multiplayer music collaboration. It runs on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux; Touch Mode is intended for portable devices and touchscreen computers. A file can contain at most 144 samples across 12 banks. DefleMask costs $14.99, paid once, with free updates forever. DefleMask Legacy is a free 32-bit demo and is unsupported.

Synth1 is a free software synthesizer plugin for computer music production on Windows and macOS. Its sound engine has two oscillators plus a sub-oscillator, with FM, ring modulation, sync, and a modulation envelope. Sound-shaping options include four filter types, distortion, two LFOs, an arpeggiator, tempo-synchronized delay, and stereo chorus/flanger. The maker lists 32-note polyphony and 128 presets. Synth1 works with DAWs that support VSTi on Windows or AU on Mac; GarageBand and REAPER are named as Mac examples. The Windows VSTi release is 32/64-bit for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, and 10, and requires an x86/x64 CPU that supports SSE2. The Mac AU version is 64-bit for macOS 10.8 and later; Intel Macs were tested, while M1 support is unconfirmed. Mac users must download factory presets separately. The maker permits commercial music use without contacting them. The English manual is marked incomplete, and Synth1 is not multitimbral.