I have been using music synthesizers for more than 50 years beginning with a large analog MOOG in 1970. I have been designing electronic music machines since 1981. My experience with samplers goes back to around 1983 and my first large sampler design was for a company called Waveframe in 1986. At that time I was already frustrated with the limitations of samplers. In 1987-88 I experimented for a while with physical modeling (some might know this type of technology as waveguides) but I abandoned that approach in 1988. I came back to the problem of music synthesis around 1996-1997 with a determination to do something about what I saw as the limitations of samplers and sample libraries. Synful Orchestra is the result. 

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Synful Orchestra is not a sampler or a sample library. Synful Orchestra is not a physical modeling synthesizer. I call the Synful technology Reconstructive Phrase Modeling (RPM). I want to be able to play natural instrument sounds from a MIDI keyboard (or other controller or sequencer) using standard controls (Volume, Mod, Pitch-Wheel, Velocity) in a convincing expressive manner. I want this to be a musical experience without a lot of editing, pushing of special buttons, program changes, pushing special keys, applying special phrasing tools, etc (programming as we call it). When I play legato I want it to sound legato as it would on the instrument I am simulating. When I play staccato I want it to sound staccato. I hope musicians and composers will enjoy using Synful Orchestra as much as I've enjoyed developing it. Now in 2023 I'm very excited to offer Synful Orchestra to everyone for free. 

Eric Lindemann