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# linux synth tutorial: part 6
- URL: https://wootangent.net/linux-synth-tutorial-part-6/
- Published: 2010-03-21T06:13:33.000Z
- Updated: 2010-03-21T06:13:33.000Z
- Author: Leigh Dyer
- Tags: Linux, Music, Technical, Tutorials, specimen, synth, #Migrated-1792830072870, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-24 08:21

Another long one! In part 6, I jump from Xsynth to [Specimen](http://zhevny.com/specimen/?ref=wootangent.net), a simple sampler, which is ideal for when you want to take a simple sound and quickly transform it in to a playable instrument. Specimen does much more than just playing samples, though -- it can sculpt and shape them with envelopes, filters, and LFOs, just like you'd find in Xsynth.

Hi-res Ogg Theora version is [here](http://electronaut.linuxgamers.net/~lsd/music/synthtute/part06%5Fspecimen.ogv?ref=wootangent.net), or watch the Youtube version after the jump!