What is Pistol Synth?

Pistol Synth is a free web-based synthesizer that runs directly in your browser. It offers professional features like 3 oscillators, FM synthesis, dual LFOs, a multimode filter, ADSR envelopes, an arpeggiator and over 10 effects for creating unique sounds - all without installation or signup.

Is Pistol Synth really free?

Yes. Pistol Synth is completely free to use for personal, non-commercial sound design and music production. You can export sounds you create as WAV files and use them in your own projects.

How do I export sounds from Pistol Synth?

Click the WAV button to export your sound. You can choose sample rate (22050 to 96000 Hz), bit depth (16 or 24 bit), mono or stereo, and normalization options.

What effects are available in Pistol Synth?

Pistol Synth includes Bitcrusher, Distortion (soft/hard/fold), Wavefolder, Lo-Fi/Tape, Pitch Shifter, Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Compressor, 3-band EQ, Stereo Delay with filter, and Reverb with multiple room types - plus a Vocal Formant Filter (Talk-box) and Ring Modulator.

Does Pistol Synth support MIDI?

Yes. Pistol Synth supports the Web MIDI API and responds to velocity, mod wheel and pitch bend messages from any connected MIDI controller in browsers that support Web MIDI (Chrome, Edge, Opera).

Can I save my sounds as presets?

Yes. Enter a name and click Save Preset. Your presets are stored in your browser and persist between sessions. You can also export and import presets as JSON files to share or back them up.

What keyboard shortcuts are available?

P plays the current sound, R triggers Randomize, and Ctrl+Z (or Cmd+Z on Mac) undoes the last change.

Which browsers does Pistol Synth work in?

Pistol Synth works in any modern browser that supports the Web Audio API - Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge on desktop, plus mobile Safari and Chrome. MIDI input requires a Chromium-based browser.

Who made Pistol Synth?

Pistol Synth is created by Patrik Pistol at Pistol Reklambyrå AB, a Stockholm-based advertising and communication agency. It is part of the Pistol Instruments product line under Pistol Media Group.

Pistol Synth - Free Web-Based Synthesizer

Filter

On

Rnd

Cutoff 5000 Hz

Resonance 1.0

Sample & Hold

On

Rnd

Rate 0 Hz

Pitch Depth 0

Filter Depth 0

LFO 1

On

Rnd

Rate 0 Hz

Pitch 0

Amp 0

Filter 0

LFO 2

On

Rnd

Rate 0 Hz

Pitch 0

Amp 0

Filter 0

Ring Modulator

On

Rnd

Frequency 0 Hz

Mix 0.0

Vibrato

On

Rnd

Rate 5.0 Hz

Depth 0 cents

Delay 0.0 s

Waveform

Tremolo

On

Rnd

Rate 5.0 Hz

Depth 0.0

Delay 0.0 s

Waveform

Vocal Formant (Talk-Box)

On

Rnd

Vowel

Morph 0.00

LFO Rate 0.0 Hz

LFO Depth 0.00

Resonance 8.0

Mix 0.00

Bitcrusher

On

Rnd

Bit Depth 16 bit

Sample Rate 44100 Hz

Mix 0.0

Distortion

On

Rnd

Amount 0

Wavefolder

On

Rnd

Folds 0.0

Symmetry 0.0

Mix 0.0

Lo-Fi / Tape

On

Rnd

Noise 0.0

Wow & Flutter 0.0

Saturation 0.0

Filter 20000 Hz

Pitch Shifter

On

Rnd

Shift (semitones) 0 st

Fine (cents) 0 ct

Mix 0.0

Chorus

On

Rnd

Rate 0 Hz

Depth 0 ms

Mix 0.0

Phaser

On

Rnd

Rate 0 Hz

Depth 0 Hz

Feedback 0.0

Mix 0.0

Flanger

On

Rnd

Rate 0.5 Hz

Depth 2.0 ms

Feedback 0.5

Mix 0.0

Compressor

On

Rnd

Threshold -24 dB

Ratio 4:1

Attack 3 ms

Release 250 ms

Knee 10 dB

Makeup Gain 0 dB

Parametric EQ

On

Rnd

Low Band

Freq 100 Hz

Gain 0 dB

Q 1.0

Mid Band

Freq 1000 Hz

Gain 0 dB

Q 1.0

High Band

Freq 4000 Hz

Gain 0 dB

Q 1.0

Delay

On

Rnd

Time 0.0 s

Feedback 0.0

Mix 0.0

HP Filter 20 Hz

LP Filter 20000 Hz

Stereo

Reverb

On

Rnd

Mix 0.0

Pre-delay 0 ms

Decay 2.0 s

Damping 10000 Hz

Size

Width 1.0

Portamento

On

Rnd

Voice Mode

Glide Time 0.0 s

Retrigger Envelopes

Arpeggiator

On

Rnd

Pattern

Tempo (BPM) 120 BPM

Note Division

Octaves 1

Gate (%) 80%

Swing (%) 0%

Gain / Utility

On

Rnd

Gain 0.0 dB

Balance C

Phase Inv L

Phase Inv R

Swap L/R

Mono

Master Output Filter

On

Rnd

Highpass

Cutoff 20 Hz

Poles

Lowpass

Cutoff 20000 Hz

Poles

Pistol Synth - Free Web-Based Synthesizer

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