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By 1997, software synthesizers were beginning to take hold among electronic musicians.

One notable package was made by Propellerhead Software's emulator package entitled ReBirth.

The software became very popular, providing a cheap and easy way for musicians to reproduce the classic TB-303, 808, and later 909 sounds, without the need for any synthesis hardware.

Roland contacted Propellerhead to give the company an unofficial " thumbs up " which Propellerhead considered as the Roland " Seal of Approval ".

As of September 2005, support for ReBirth has been discontinued by Propellerhead software, and the software is now available online as a free download.

In 2010 a new paid version was released for the Apple iPhone and iPad, making use of those devices ' multi-touch capabilities.

Another notable softsynth is the TS-404 synthesizer found bundled with FL Studio.