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The tool is not a synthesizer - it is a Synth-A-Modeler! This paper introduces the Synth-A-Modeler compiler, which enables artists to synthesize binary DSP modules according to mechanical analog model specifications. This open-source tool promotes modular design and ease of use. Leveraging the Faust DSP programming environment, an output Pd, Max/MSP, SuperCollider, VST, LADSPA, or other external module is created, allowing the artist to "hear" the sound of the physical model in real time using an audio host application.

In this paper we introduce a novel interface for mobile devices enabling multi-touch interaction with sound modules generated with FAUST (Functional Audio Stream) and run in SuperCollider. The interface allows a streamlined experience for experimentation and exploration of sound design.

Signal-processing tools written in the FAUST language are described. Developments in FAUST libraries, oscillator.lib, filter.lib, and effect.lib since LAC-2008 are summarized. A good collection of sinusoidal oscillators is included, as well as a large variety of digital filter structures, including means for specifying digital filters using analog coefficients (on the other side of a bilinear transform). Facilities for filter-bank design are described, including optional delay equalization for phase alignment in the filter-bank sum.