MSoundFactory vs SuperCollider

MSoundFactory is a modular virtual instrument for creating instruments from generators, samplers, filters, and effects. Its per-voice Generator engine connects modules automatically and supports oscillators, wavetables, filters, samplers, drum generators, effects, and utilities. Modulation is available globally and per voice, with a 4×4 matrix for supported per-voice parameters. The sampler supports unlimited regions and alternating hits, along with looping, crossfading, modulation, and synchronized samplers for multi-microphone instruments. The product page advertises full MPE support and modular unison that does not allocate multiple voices for the same note. The free Player includes a few sounds and no customizations; it may play some third-party sounds. MSoundFactory LE costs $55, paid once, while the full edition costs $167, paid once and includes all sounds and instruments. The fully functional 15-day trial becomes MSoundFactory after it expires. It runs as a plugin, not a standalone app, on Windows 10/11 64-bit and macOS 10.14 or newer in compatible hosts.

SuperCollider is a free platform for audio synthesis and algorithmic composition for musicians, artists, and researchers working with sound. Its components include scsynth, a real-time audio server with hundreds of unit generators for analysis, synthesis, and processing; sclang, its language; and scide, its development environment. The alternative supernova server supports multithreaded operation. A client/server design lets multiple clients control the server, with client implementations in Python, JavaScript, Haskell, and Scala as well as native sclang. sclang includes Quarks for managing packages with classes, extension methods, documentation, and UGens. Third-party plugins can connect through C and C++ APIs. SuperCollider runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and can also be used on Raspberry Pi, Bela, and in browsers through WebAssembly. The project lists version 3.14.1 as its current release. Its downloads page lists macOS 11 or later, Windows 10 and 11, and Linux builds requiring gcc 9 or later. It is free software under version 3 of the GNU General Public License.