Free VST - MeldaProduction - MDrummer 600

MDrummer is a percussive instrument engine. Advanced users can use the rich set of capabilities to enjoy the power of sound and rhythm systems of the virtual drummer. Beginners can use MDrummer simply to create great drum-tracks in almost no time.

MDrummer offers VST plugin and standalone versions. MDrummer Small is a free MDrummer edition which contains everything you need - standalone application and VST plugin.

Features / Specs / Info:

• Large library included:
  
  • 4.5GB in 500+ multisamples (Gretsch Birch and Sonor S-Class drumsets played with sticks, mallets, floppy, brushes and hands).
  • 150+ drumsets.
  • 750+ drumset components to generate your own unique drumsets.
  • 200+ rhythms.
  • 100+ base-rhythms useful to generate your own unique rhythms.
  • 12,000+ loops (most of them recorded) useful to generate your own unique rhythms.
  • Sub-sample libraries, samples, effect configurations, layers and more.
• Universal Sound System lets you tweak the sound providing advanced tools - plugin based sound generators (several samplers and synthesizers) and effects (compressor, equalizers, phaser, vibrato, tremolo, etc.), unlimited number of drums, velocity layers and effects.
• Drumset Generator and Merger can be used to generate almost unlimited number of original drumsets in a few clicks.
• Rhythm System (MRS) gives you power to create rhythm tracks in minutes without limiting your creativity. Any style, any signature, any percussion instrument, strictly general MIDI compatible.
• Plays groove, automatically puts fills and just works like a real drummer. And now you can jam with him. Give him order to play and he will know what to do. You can practice or jam with him, build rhythm tracks for your songs or even use him instead of a real drummer. Connect your MIDI device, enable jamming mode and just play and MDrummer will try his best to play with you.
• Rhythm Generator creates the entire rhythm containing groove (alterations with different complexity levels) and hundreds of fills, intros and outros from just one groove base loop. This way you can always create a perfect rhythm for your song. You create a groove base loop, which defines character of your rhythm track. Then you select some predefined settings and click a process button.
• Simple user interface. All controls are made so that you can configure everything as smoothly and quickly as possible. No confusing knobs and complicated layouts. You always see the exact value you are editing, you can always ask for help by pressing F1 or clicking one of the "?" buttons.
• Save your own resources and organize them in folders for quick access in any project.

Developer: MeldaProduction

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Free VST - Sound Magic - Orchestral Strings One

Orchestral Strings One was recorded utilizing the legendary acoustics in the famous Berliner Hall - home of the world class BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER. Our full string orchestra contains 14 violins,10 Violas, 8 Cellos and 6 Double Basses. Now you're your turn to experience this huge orchestral section as a useful string instrument. Sound Magic has created Orchestral Strings One as a single ensemble complete with the beautiful ambience of this amazing hall. This incredible instrument will quickly become your "go to" string orchestra. No longer will you have to try and build a similar sound with several different string instruments or sections, burning up tracks, RAM, CPU cycles and your valuable time!

Violins, violas, cellos and basses are considered to be nearly impossible to sample into realistic sounding instruments. And the String Ensemble is the holy grail of these string instruments. KVR's Developers Challenge has provided Sound Magic with an opportunity to push the boundaries of our Hybrid Modeling Technology by creating Orchestral Strings One. Our quest for extreme realism not only lets us flex our engineering and computational chops - it gives you an incredibly useful freebie!

If you're familiar with the #2 ranked KVR instrument, Piano One, you know how clean Sound Magic's efforts are. To ensure the highest sound quality possible in our samples, we use top-of-the-line gear such as Brauner Microphones and Neve preamps. Couple this gear with the prodigious Berliner Hall and Orchestral Strings One is able to push the boundaries of realism - with the aid of Sound Magic's Award-Winning NEO Hybrid Modeling Technology, of course!

The NEO Hybrid Modeling Engine offers you the best from both the sampling and modeling worlds. The Authentic Sound of Sampling combined with the Playability of Modeling makes for a string experience that you have to try to believe! No steep

hardware requirements here. Orchestral Strings One takes up less than 200MB of disk space and doesn't overly tax your CPU. The NEO Hybrid Modeling Engine gives you absolute control over every aspect of each string - you can even design your own string! There are nearly 20 controls waiting for you to tweak! Some of you (you know who you are!) just HAVE to dial up the legato and velocity, fiddle with the dynamic response, and play with those timbre differences.

Unlike static samples, modeling technology really brings the Orchestral Strings One to life. And more importantly, Orchestral Strings One focuses on the continuous flow of melody, not on just a single note. For example, you can progressively transform a sustained note by first adding slow vibrato, then medium vibrato and finally fast vibrato. While doing this, you can also use the expression controller to change from crescendo to decrescendo. This sort of control is just about impossible to achieve with sampled strings.

Orchestral Strings One is very easy to use. You can play with all the parameters on the fly with a MIDI keyboard using key switches and controllers. A keyboard player can easily and freely play our Orchestral Strings One without any difficulty. It's perfect for a live performance!

Features

• Innovative Sampling technologies put 14 violins, 10 Violas, 8 Cellos and 6 Double Basses into One instrument.
• Neo Hybrid Modeling Engine make the full strings section into 200MB.
• Innovative Key Switch and Controller system makes it ideal for use in live performance.
• Can real-time switch between Spic, Staccato, Pizzicato, Legato, Cresando, Decresando, PFP, Vibrato, Tremolo, Trills and Sordino by Key Switches and MIDI Controllers.*
• Fully controllable legato system.*
• Auto Rhythm Tool helps you better and quicker play repeated notes on fly.*
• Multi Microphone Positions, Player, Audience and Ambience/Room.*
• Small RAM usage and Light on CPU.
• Built-in High-Quality Reverb.
• Built in 64-Steps Sequencer enable users to compose their string phrases in a quickest and efficient way.*
• Support Add-ons System.*

* This feature is only available at Windows Native Version

Developer: Sound Magic

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Free VST - Open Ambience Project - SHEPPi Spatial Enhancer

SHEPPi (Stereo Haas Effect Ping Pong Inverter) is a stereo image enhancement tool modeled after the K-Stereo Ambience Processor by Algorithmix. SHEPPi imparts a subtle, natural sense of space thanks to a combination of EQ'able synthetic early reflections, M-S widening and inverted stereo delay feedback. This plug-in has been enhanced for both track insert as well as aux send applications, making it an excellent tool for both mastering and stereoizing purposes.

Developer: Open Ambience Project

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Free VST - Elektrostudio - Rhythmus

Rhythmus is inspired by an old rhythm machine. There are ten buttons available, each button can play two different rhythm sections so essentially there are about 20 different rhythmic loops offered, such as samba, mambo, tango, waltz, rumba etc. When you click "open", you can change the tune, volume, pan of each rhythm component such as snare, bongo, cowbell, hi-hat, etc. You can mix these rhythmic sections with Tambourine, Guiro, Quijada sounds.

Developer: Elektrostudio

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Free VST - ToneBytes - Lo-Fizer

Lo-Fizer / Free / Ad-Supported Lo-Fizer is a free VST effect plug-in for Windows, designed to add some nice lo-fi effects to your recordings for a variety of artistic techniques.

There are a total of 10 lo-fi devices which are decorated in a rack units:

• Vinyl – produces vinyl cracks and pops
• Hum – produces adjustable low frequency hum
• Hiss – produces warm adjustable high frequency hiss
• Monoizer – stereo to mono converter
• Speaker Sim – simple preset based speaker simulator
• Lo-Bit – bit-crasher simulator
• Crusher – resampler simulator
• Vowel – simple vowel filter
• GLS – vocal remover that uses mid-side technique

You can combine up to 4 devices in the rack. With just a few clicks you can select a combination of effects and create the desired sound. The built-in preset manager makes it easy to save the settings and quickly access them or share them with other Lo-Fizer users. In addition, VST automation and full MIDI Learning are supported.

Developer: ToneBytes

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Free VST - Krakli - Gargoyle 2

Created as a response to the KvRAudio One-Synth-Challenge Competition won by JJ. Gargoyle2 is a noise maker designed to appeal to sound-designers or those that just like hitting notes and moving controls. Fans of the original Gargoyle synth will find this one a new ‘challenge’.

 
Developer: Krakli

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Free VST - HG Fortune - Swamp XT

Swamp XT - Timbre Modulation Synthesizer can create unique sounds from clear & harsh metallic sequenced sounds to soft & wide modulated Pads. This is achieved by modulating the timbre on the oscillator level.

The basic features:

• Two digital oscillators running at a time to be selected from:
  • Two PCM wave oscillators powered by 128 different waveforms or,.
  • Two additive wavetable generators to create various waves from up to 31 partials.
• One resonant filter (24db Lowpass).
• Four ADSR-style envelope generators.
• X-Torsion, one Spook effect, one Gator (Gater) effect.
• Four LFO (BPM-synced).
• One dedicated Pitch LFO (BPM-synced).
• One Sample & Hold (BPM-synced).
• One BPM-synced Delay.
• XY Super-modulation Pad.

Developer: HG Fortune

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Free VST - Krakli - HARM

Previously available as part of the RMP2 pack Harm is now made available as a free download. designed for aggresive and strange sounds Harm comes complete with 64 patches from Dimitri Schkod

Developer: Krakli

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Free VST - HG Fortune - ScapesWizard

ScapesWizard is a machine for soundscapes with very different control concept by triggering different samples assigned to keys via keyboard, or, using Lazy Sequencer to play the sets in sequence, or at random with varying intervals of step lengths. This is a completely reworked and largely enhanced version to its predecessor offering more dedicated and flexible control in general.

There are two different soundengines: Slow Motion Scapes (Main Slot 1&2), OneShots and Loops (FX, Natural, etc.) (Main Slot 3 & 4), Each slot has got a dedicated soundmodifier (color with resonance) plus pan, & delay with two sets of knobsettings for most controls. You got 2 x 24 samples (= 2 x 2 octaves) in direct access via keyboard and 2 sets to assign waves to keys with an optional pitch offset of +/- 12 semitones at each slot plus a further +/- 12 semitones per wave, slot and patch. So this makes 96 samples in straight access with a tuning range of max. +/- 2 octaves. Lazy Sequencer's Ghost Mod will move (morph) between the two sets of knobsettings and this motion is visible on the GUI by respective knobs in motion. Furthermore nearly every knob has got a selectable modsource.

In fact with this machine it is quite important to assemble best matching waves for a project into the wave slots. You can trigger or gate i.e. switch samples with a dedicated tune setting via keyboard (with velocity to contol level) which is ideal for live interaction! Note: This is a machine thus it is not to be played like a common synthesizer!

Developer: HG Fortune

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Free VST - The CoreStylerz - Hardcore Kicks VSTi 2 LITE

Hardcore Kicks VSTi 2 LITE is a kick sample player and effector for Windows.

This instrument is designed especially for Hardcore and Hardstyle producers in order to make easy and quick the creation of kicks and basslines. Easy creation not mean just sound design, but the general idea is to make also track production quick and easy by allowing quick and stunning automations through the host program. The LITE build of Hardcore Kicks VSTi has all the features of Hardcore Kicks VSTi 1.x, but introduces a new user interface derived from the v2.x standard version and a big improvement to samples bank management. LITE contains a rebuild of Hardcore Kicks VSTi 1.x SoundBank with some improvements to all patches.

An intuitive tool for Novice Hard Dance producers and a boost to music productivity.

Features

Wave-loader

• Support .wav 44.100hz format.
• Import to bank function.
• Fast browse and wave selector.

Wave-shapers

• 7 points shaping.
• Auto resample for wav.
• Normalized output (0;1).
• Draw shape directly on wave preview.

Filters

• 5 filter types.
• Full control over Frequency, resonance and keynote.
• Lowpass, Highpass, bandpass, Notch, Peak filters.
• Automatable Cutoff, resonance, keynote, bypass, type.

Envelopes

• ADSR Envelope on amp.
• ADSR Envelope on pitch.
• ADSR envelope on filter.
• Draw preview of envelopes.
• Automatable envelopes.

Distortion

• 3 bands distortion.
• Frequency splitter.
• Automatable amount, frequency, bypass.

Equalizer

• 4 points control XY.
• Q Control.
• High quality precision.

Midi

• Pitch bend wheel control.
• Modulation wheel control over filter cutoff.
• MIDI CC values.

Presets

• 24 patches per bank.
• Support save/load single and complete patch/banks.
• Copy/Paste/Rename functions.
• Exported as common .FXP MIME Type.

Developer: The CoreStylerz

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Free VST - Ignite Amps - TPA-1

The TPA-1 is a digital emulation of a class AB tube power amplifier for guitar.

It has been designed and developed to be paired with any guitar preamp (VST/AU or even hardware). Its circuit is not based on any particular physical power amplifier, but it has been designed to have enough versatility to range from vintage to modern tones, letting the user be free to shape its dynamic behaviour with ease, without the need to be a tube amplifier tech.

Every single component on the signal path of the analog circuit has been taken into account and modeled in the best possible way to match the original sound as it was meant to be, while keeping an eye on CPU performances and real-time playability at the same time.

The TPA-1 is meant to be used as a guitar tube power amplifier simulator for live playing and jamming, tracking or mixing inside hosts capable of VST or AU Plug-Ins support.

Features:

• Dynamic EL34 / 6L6GC / KT88 pentodes/tetrodes analog modeling (push-pull stage).
• Dynamic ECC83 / 12AX7 triode analog modeling (phase inverter stage).
• Mono / Stereo processing support.
• Selectable oversampling rate (up to 8x).
• Global input / output level controls.
• Double precision (64-bit) floating point mathematical model.
• Fully automatable controls.

Develpoer: Ignite Amps 

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Free VST - Elektrostudio - DavoSynth

DavoSynth is inspired by Davolisint (a rare Italian keyboard created in 1972). There are two oscillators called VCO1 and VCO2 - but there are no waveform selection, syncing options or envelopes. So, what do we have? One Portamento and fine tune per oscillator and the heart of the synth - four sliders with vibrato effect and 7 different footings available at the same time (32', 16', 8', 4', 2', 1', and 1/2'). There's also a lever called "extend" which is an up-only pitch bend. 

Developer: Elektrostudio 

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Free VST - Ignite Amps - NadIR

NadIR is a zero latency, dual Impulse Response (IR) convolver, designed to be used as a cabinet simulator for guitar and bass (pre)amplifiers (VST/AU or even hardware).

It has been designed to perform pristine quality convolution in real time, while being light on the CPU and easy to use, providing advanced built-in filters and delay controls to let guitarists and bassists shape their tone with ease, without the need to be professional audio engineers.

Features:

• Zero Latency.
• Low CPU usage.
• Three routing modes: Mono, Dual Mono and Stereo.
• Selectable quality control for max IR length (up to 0.185 seconds).
• Automatic high-quality resampling for IRs with different sampling rates.
• High-quality analog shaped filters.
• Selectable delay for phase interactions between loaded IRs.
• Continuous morphing control between loaded IRs.
• Global input level and single IR level controls.
• Fully automatable controls.

Developer: Ignite Amps

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Free VST - syncersoft - Urban Nexus

Urban Nexus is a spectral synthesizer with 32 harmonics that can be simple drawn with mouse. In the same way can be adjusted the amp ADSR and filter ADSR. Additional timbre adjustments are made using warping system and adding phat module with 5 x-mode, also LP/HP filter, LFO and reverberation.

Urban Nexus Features:

• Spectral synthesis with 32 harmonics.
• Power warping system.
• Multimode LFO with BPM syncend and local rate generator.
• Unique phat module with 5 x-mode.
• Internal reverberation.
• 64 factory presets.
• Detune effect for strange and fat sound landscapes.
• Full MIDI Learn

Developer: syncersoft

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Free VST - Boz Digital Labs - Bark of Dog

Bark of Dog is a bass resonance filter that lets you increase your low end without turning up the flab. I like to think of it as a way to boost the low end while still keeping it under control. While the controls are super simple, the effect that this has on controlling the low end in a mix is pretty exciting.

Developer: Boz Digital Labs

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Free VST - Mastrcode Music - DB-Force The Amen

The Amen is the legendary "Amen Break", packed in a powerful VST Plugin. No more wasting Your time with slicing and re-arranging Your Amen Break wave file. Just play Your MIDI, turn some knobs and make beats. The Amen Break is already sliced up into it's single drum hits. Each single slice can be triggered by it's own MIDI note. It can be rearranged with no limits, so that You can produce the "Amen"- beat of your choice. It has two types of amp envelopes, one main envelope, which has effect to all slices, and each single slice additionally has it's own envelope for more individual tweakings. It has a multimode filter, an ADSR filter envelope, two LFO's and an effects section with phaser, bitcrusher, distortion and a reverb. The slices can be played forward and reverse by Velocity strength.

Specifications:

• Synthesis: Sample-based.
• Each sinle slice ca be triggered by it's own MIDI note (C1 - A4).
• 1 Resonance Four Pole State Variable Filter, switchable between Low Pass, High Pass, Bandpass and switchable 12/24 dB slope, Resonance can be driven up to self oscillation.
• 1 ADSR Filter Envelope.
• 1 AD Amp Envelope.
• AD Envelope for each single slice.
• 2 host syncable LFOs.
• Effects section wit Phaser, Bitcrusher, Distortion and Reverb.
• Each single slice can be played forward (Velocity set from 0 to 100) and reverse (Velocity set from 101 to 127).
• Each single slice can be played once or looped (can be set separately for forward and reverse).
• editable forward start/end positions, editable reverse start/end positions for each single slice.
• all functions fully automatable.
• MIDI Learn function for each knob/button.

Developer: Mastrcode Music

 

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Free VST - Warmonger - Warmy's Supersaw

The Supersaw is practical synth dedicated to hi-energy leads and dreamy pads, essential part of every trance and dance track. All the features were tuned with only that purpose in mind. This synth successfully reproduced a variety of classic trance leads, which are included in presets.

Features.

• 2 independent supersaw oscillators.
• 4 different supersaw algorithms, including Roland hardware synth emulation.
• 6 hand-tunable saw oscillators.
• Advanced tuning & detune features.
• Amp envelope.
• Low-pass filter with advanced envelope features.
• Chorus.
• Stereo delay.
• Trancegate.
• FDN air reverb.
• Precise control and display – for microtonal tuning freaks.
• Up to 50 presets.

Developer: Warmonger 

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Free VST - Sonigen - Sonigen Modular

Sonigen Modular is a modular software synthesizer. It allows the user to connect individual modules together to form a preset or “patch”. This gives you great  freedom in designing the overall signal flow and structure and hence the actual sound that is produced. Sonigen Modular is a true modular in that there are no arbitrary limits on the number or type of modules you can use in your patch.

 

Features

• Sonigen Modular is fully modular with as many modules and patch cables as you want.
• It seamlessly combines polyphonic voice and static effect processing. You design the signal flow for voices and use a VoiceMixer to convert that into a single stereo signal that can then be processed by a single static effect section.
• It is fast and intuitive to use. Almost everything is done in the main window. There's no separate schematic / GUI views, no macro modules, no separate FX window. You can see what is going on just by looking at the main window.
• Great sound quality. A huge amount of time has been put into developing high quality algorithms. It has very high quality anti-aliasing.
• It is CPU efficient. This doesn’t mean corners have been cut. It means hand tuned assembly and run time optimization. The audio processing code is dynamically assembled and optimised in real time as you edit and play.

Developer: Sonigen
 

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Free VST - ourafilmes - Lusus

 

Dr. Speaker Blower presents Lusus, a simple but powerful virtual analogue synthesizer with a total of 16 voices. It is powered by 4 oscillators per voice (2 analogue and 2 digital - where you draw the waveform), 1 multimode filter (LP, HP, BP, Notch and Peak), 2 envelopes and 1 LFO. There´s also a wavescope where you can see the synthesizer´s output waveform (and its changes) in real time. Powerful effects section with OuraDrive (now also available as a separate vst plugin), Chorus and Delay. The tandem filter-ouradrive-chorus works particulary well, being the responsable for the synthesizer´s fat and warm sound. Lusus is completely automatable, has 32 presets onboard and is a free stand alone application (PC only) and/or a PC VST instrument.  

 

Developer: ourafilmes

 

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Free VST - HG Fortune - LaserBlade

LaserBlade features a versatile sound-engine with modulatable XTorsion, Filter FM and a Metallize section. This enables you to achieve quite 'sharp' or digital sounds as well as a variety of short percussive Seq-sounds; LaserBlade can also generate soft, bell-like sounds, and more.

Features:

• Two digital PCM-wave oscillators powered by 170 different waveforms.
• Each oscillator has a Harm+ knob for enhancing the upper harmonic structure.
• XTorsion with selectable modulation source.
• One filter (24db Lowpass with resonance).
• Filter-FM feedable from both oscillators separately.
• Two ADSR-style envelope generators.
• Three LFOs (one BPM-synced; one with 42 pattern-style waves; one with shapeable waves).
• Metallize section for more metallic timbres incl. two modulations.
• BPM-synced Stereo-Delay.

Developer: HG Fortune

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Free VST - Majken - SubDuer

SubDuer is a triple oscillator subtractive synth aimed at low cpu usage and a small easy to use interface.

Developer: Majken

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Free VST - GVST - GSnap

 

GSnap is an auto-tune effect. It can be used subtly to correct the pitch of a vocal, or, with more extreme settings, to create a robot-voice effect.For GSnap to work effectively, the input signal should be monophonic, at a good level and reasonably noise-free. For example, a clean, mono vocal recording, without excessive noise or reverb. Effect plug-ins should be placed after GSnap in the signal chain.

GSnap starts off by detecting the pitch of the incoming audio. The Min Freq and Max Freq parameters help the pitch-detector by narrowing the range of frequencies it needs to consider. Also, the Gate parameter should be set so that the pitch-detector ignores background noise during "silent" passages.

The Speed parameter sets the number of wave repetitions required for positive pitch-detection. Lower values for Speed will allow faster pitch-detection, but will increase the chance of false detection. The default value should be fine in most cases.Once a pitch has been determined, GSnap applies the specified pitch-correction. There are two modes of pitch correction: fixed scale and MIDI. Fixed scale correction has a fixed set of snap-notes, while MIDI correction is controlled in real time by MIDI data.

The Threshold parameter sets the largest pitch-shift that will be applied to the input. It defines a region around each snap-note that will be corrected to that note. The GUI shows the snap-notes and regions in effect at any time.The pitch-detection and correction can be made to use a different reference frequency using the Calibrate parameter. This sets the frequency of A above middle C.

Additionally, GSnap will respond to pitch-bend and modulation MIDI messages to apply pitch-bend and vibrato. The Pitch Bend, Vibrato and Vib Speed parameters control these effects.

Developer: GVST

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Free VST - Solcito Música - SuperTron 2.6

SuperTron is a Virtual Analog Synthesizer with Step Modulator that generates sequences typical of the 70s and 80s, Dance, Trance, percussion, analog strings and other retro sounds. It has functions for live performance, allowing changes in several controls with one click. The Step Modulator has 4 "scenes" that work as sub-presets of quick access. The filters bring special features for working in the stereo panorama spectrum. The "Vintager" effect generates vintage warmth to the sound.

Specifications:

• 2 oscillators.
• 2 envelope generators.
• 2 filters with control of "Pan" (balance left/right) and "Wide" (panoramic frequency distribution).
• 1 LFO with Synchronization pulsator and Mono-Poly option.
• 1 Step Modulator of 16 steps that includes:
  1. 2 graphic screens.
  2. modulation of tone, pulse, volume and filters.
  3. Handling of the trigger of envelopes.
  4. 4 Scenes for each preset (means 4 subpresets).
  5. Manual and automatic Scene change.
• "Vintager" effect: it provides vintage warmth as specified year (from 1960 to 2012).
• Standard Effects (reverb, chorus/flanger, delay, ECHO, Distortion).

 
Developer: Solcito Música

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Free VST - Need a Name - Bass One

Bass One is an easy to use 3-oscillator Dubstep Sound Tools!

Developer: Need a Name

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Free VST - Klanghelm - IVGI

IVGI can deliver very soft and subtle saturation, that feels at home on the master buss. It is equally capable of very dense and dirty distortion effects to spice up single tracks. IVGI's base sound is comparable to the DESK mode in the upcoming big brother SDRR.

Just as SDRR, IVGI reacts dynamically to the input signal. Even the modelled fluctuations react dynamically and also change depending on the drive setting, so that it doesn't get in the way of the SOUND. Stereo tracks benefit from it's modelled crosstalk behaviour. Just as its big brother SDRR, IVGI features a "Controlled Randomness", which determines the internal drift and variance inside the unit. It contributes to the livelyness and realness of IVGI's saturation character. All internal processes are modulated to some extent to make this possible.

IVGI gives you a sensible amount of controls to manipulate the character of the saturation itself. It offers a unique ASYM MIX knob to alter the symmetry of the signal without affecting the harmonic content much. Usually, asymmetry leads to an increase of even order harmonics. But in IVGI's case, dialing in the asymmetry makes the negative part of the signal "cleaner". This way you can preserve the dynamic structrure of the source better and get a more transparent result. Actually, you can think of ASYM MIX as a transparency control.

IVGI also lets you alter the frequency dependency of the saturation with the RESPONSE control.

IVGI is internally calibrated to 0VU = -18dBFS.

Developer: Klanghelm  

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Free VST - DDMF - ColourEQ

Not just another EQ: with its custom-made 4th order IIR filter, ColourEQ sounds unlike any other EQ you have ever come across. It comes with five bands of \"super parametric\" peaking filters, which means that there is one more parameter in addition to the traditional gain/width/frequency set that can influence the curve shape. These shapes cannot be reproduced by ordinary IIR equalizers.

Further features include: adjustable GUI colours, freely resizable window size, internal 64 bit processing and low CPU usage. Available in Windows VST (32/64 bit), Windows/Mac RTAS and Mac VST/AU format (Intel, OSX 10.5 and higher).

Developer: DDMF

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Free VST - Acustica Audio - AcquaVox

A Powered by Nebula product, AcquaVox is a simple to use - yet world class – emulation of a classic, highly revered preamp. Perfect for adding warmth to recorded instruments like guitars and drums, and for imparting analog feel to vocal tracks.

Specifications:

• Recommended CPU: Intel 1Ghz.
• Recommended RAM: 1 GB.
• Requires VST compatible host for operation.

AcquaVox is the first of many standalone plugins in the Powered by Nebula product line.

Nebula is a highly sophisticated emulation engine, utilizing brand new technology to recreate the unique and desired idiosyncrasies of analog hardware inside your DAW. 
AcquaVox is based on the highly sought-after and prized preamp.

 
Developer: Acustica Audio

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Free VST - Klanghelm - DC1A

DC1A is the little brother of the compression monster DC8C. Soundwise it's comparable to the PUNCH mode in DC8C. It's  kind of a mixture of classic opto and FET designs.

DC1A looks like a one trick pony. But don't get fooled by the lack of additional controls. You may be suprised on how many different material this little thing works. DC1A is heavily program dependent, so is the saturation.

 
Developer: Klanghelm

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Free VST - Elysia - niveau filter

Its main function is to change the proportions between high and low frequencies. The principle is quite similar to a pair of scales: Dependent on the gain setting around a variable center frequency, the high frequencies are boosted whereas the low frequencies are attenuated (or vice versa) at the same time.

The center frequency can be shifted continuously between 26 Hz and 2.2 kHz or between 260 Hz and 22 kHz respectively (when the x10 switch is activated). The characteristics of the filter change in the extreme positions of the EQ Gain controller: The fully counter-clockwise setting will give you a low pass filter; fully clockwise position will result in a high pass filter.

Developer: Elysia

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Free VST - Tone2 Audiosoftware - FireBird

Firebird is not just another subtractive synthesizer, it uses a unique synthesis architecture to deliver next-generation sounds. Its innovative user interface provides you with the tools to create impressive sounds with a minimal amount of effort. Featuring an impressive selection of 437 build-in sounds, representing both highly sought-after VA sounds, as well as sounds more specific to Firebird and characterized by its Harmonic Content Morphing synthesis, breathing both life and dynamics into the sounds.

Features

• Very easy to program and easy to use
• A unique sounding synthesis: Harmonic content morphing (HCM)
• High sound quality: Warm, transparent
• 437 hand picked presets included, over 1000 sounds available
• 84 oscillator types containing 18,000 morphable waveforms
• 38 different filter types
• True stereo mode, 4x unison mode, and up to 8 oscillators per voice
• Can sound like other synthesis methods - additive, subtractive, AM, FM, phase distortion, supersaw, vocoder, sync
• Can sound like natural instruments like piano, brass, organs...
• 23 spectral manipulations or “modifiers” can be applied to the oscillators
• 21 arpeggiator types
• 13 effect types
• Skinable user interface

 
Oscillators
FireBird provides 84 different morphable oscillator types in high sound quality. They sound warm, digital, transparent or completely unique. Additionally 23 spectral manipulations or “modifiers” can be applied to the oscillators. A fat knob doubles or quadruples the number of oscillators giving up to 8 oscillators per voice.
 
Filters
FireBird comes with 38 different sounding filter types:
Lowpass (6-40dB), Analog, Moog, Vocal, Phaser, Comb, EQ, FM, AM, Resample, Elliptic, ...
FireBird+ provides also more complex characteristics for vocal or M-shape filters. Finally, it gives you ADSR- or LFO-modulated phaser-effects, AM- or FM-modulation.
 
Effects
FireBird offeres 13 different effect types. The effects section has several reverb and stereo tab delay variations, chorus, ensemble, flanger, and rotary effects as well as combinations.
Firebird comes with an easy-to-use arpeggiator.

Expandability
A huge number of additional sounds from Tone2 and 3rd party sound designers is available for FireBird+.
 
Developer: Tone2 Audiosoftware

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System requirements
Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8, Processor with more than 400 Mhz

Free VST - KX77FREE - Kx-Polym-CSE

Kx-PolyM-CSE Vintage modular polyphonic synthesizer with CV/GATE sequencer and CS70M* emulation.

Features: 

• Stereo routing, mono or dual channel polyphonic synthesizer.
• Up to 6 voices.
• 20*12 Matrix controlled by 5*5 Sub matrix, include 3 Kxmod sources.
• 6 Vcos with 5 waveforms, include the CS's waveforms, with Phase modulation and Sync (Vcos1).
• Oscillators 100% compatible with the Kx-Modulad's waveforms (med, 498k).
• 1 CV/GATE sequencer (x16).
• 3 Keyboard traking (-10 to 10) for the Vcos and the Vcfs.
• 1 Ring Modulator (oversampled) with one EQ for each input.
• 1 Noise Generator (Pink, White) with EQ.
• 1 Monophonic LFO with ADSR (no linear speed like CS's Lfo).
• 2 Mulitmode VCFs with oversampled processes.
• 2 Vcas with polyphonic oversampled distortion.
• 4 Polyphonic EGs with curves for each segment, trigger sources, velocity and Kbd controls.
• 1 X Y joystick controller with several sources.
• 1 Sample & Hold.
• 10 host sync clocks.
• 1 Soft Vintage EQ.
• 2 Delays with sync, multimode filter and modulation oscillator with sync.
• 1 Scope with 10 ms of buffer size.
• 1 Frequency display.
• 2 Note pads.
• Full Midi learn.
• Internal Fxp and Fxb management.
• 72 KX's presets ... (CS, organ, EP, bass, lead, brass, string, RMO).

Developer: KX77FREE

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*CS70M (1981):Yamaha © Nippon Gakki Co.Ltd Hamamastu. Japan.

Free VST - HG Fortune - Atonoise 2 Pro

HG Fortune has added the Atonoise 2 Pro VSTis for Windows as NFGs (Nearly Forgotten Gems) which means that it's now available for free. Atonoise is a VSTi synthesizer for very spooky, Sci-fi and other odd sounds.

Developer: HG Fortune

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Free VST - Xenobioz - Funxion

Funxion VSTI is a Hybrid Synthesizer with user definable functions for waveforms and distortion.

Features

• 3 oscillators with standard VA and custom waveshapes using mathematical functions
• Oscillators have FM, Syncing, and different Morph modes
• 3 LFOs
• 3 ADSRS with Keytracking ADSR time gets faster with higher notes.
• A Randomizer that changes value constantly or on every triggered note.
• Multimode Filter with 13 different filter types
• Distortion with user definable waveshaping using mathematical functions
• A delay for physical modeling and FX
• Another delay which can also be modulated
• 256 presets!

Developer: Xenobioz

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Free VST - Xenobioz - Kruudster

Kruudster is a free Hybrid Synthesizer VST instrument plug-in for Windows with drawable low resolution waveforms 

Features

• 3 Oscillators
• 3 LFOS
• A Randomizer key triggered or rate controlled.
• 3 ADSRs
• A Filter with 13 different modes, keytracking and filter mix.
• 2 Modulatable Delays of which one can be Tuned for Physical Modelling.
• 1 Arpeggiator
• 1 Step modulator including a key triggered mode.
• PWM for all waveforms
• Waveform Morphing and FM
• 128 presets

Developer: Xenobioz

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Kruudster mp3 Demo