ExtensionScintillator is designed to parallel, in as much a way as makes sense, the existing design conventions for audio synthesis established by SuperCollider.
| Parallel Class | Scintillator Class | comments |
| SynthDef | ScinthDef | The synth definition class for Scintillator, a template for Scinth objects. |
| Synth | Scinth | A runnable instance of a ScinthDef template, capable of generating imagery on the server. |
| Server | ScinServer | Represents the Scintillator server application. |
| ServerOptions | ScinServerOptions | Options for controlling various features of the Scintillator features at boot time. |
For an exhaustive list of all supported Scintillator VGens, see the VGens-Overview.
| Parallel UGen | VGen | comments |
| SinOsc | VSinOsc | Sinusoidal oscillator. |
| LFSaw | VSaw | Sawtooth oscillator. |
| PlayBuf | VSampler | Image sampling VGen. |
| BufFrames | VTextureSize | Dimensions of image buffer in pixels. |
| Clip | VClamp | Constrain a signal within minimum and maximum values. |