We ran an item earlier today about LinPlug SaxLab 2, and already the sax jokes are coming in.
Virtual instruments definitely have their place, though, and this demo by Geoff Levin, Lin’s Theme, gives you a taste of what SaxLab can do.
“I have been impressed with Linplug synths and their sample based plug-ins for years,” says [...]

LinPlug has released the SaxLab 2 Saxophone Synthesizer for Mac OSX. The PC version has been available since late June of this year.
SaxLab uses a mixture of various synthesis techniques to obtain create a realistic sax sound.
The main features of SaxLab 2 are:

High-Quality Soundsets for bass, baritone, tenor, alto and soprano saxophone.
Monophonic with real [...]

LinPlug has released the Octopus VST and AU synthesizer plugin, created with Maxx Claster and several renowned sound designers.
The instrument has a large array of features, the highlights of which are an all-in-one edit screen with one matrix for FM and another matrix for general modulation, and more than 420 presets.
Features:

2 independent sound generation modules [...]

LinPlug has updated the RM IV drum synth and sample module to v4.1. The new release includes over 2850 MIDI beats, specially designed for use with the RM IV.
Chicago-based Groove Monkee, a developer of professional MIDI
products, has licensed parts of their MIDI beats collection to LinPlug.
This collection of 2200 beats covers 24 different styles of [...]

Need some sax in your mix? Linplug may have what you need!
Linplug has announced SaxLab, a
flexible and easy-to-use saxophone synthesizer that combines samples
and synthesizing techniques to create an expressive virtual instrument.
It will be available for PC (VST) and Mac OSX (both VST and AU).
SaxLabs key features include an easy-to-use interface, a wide range
of high-quality preset [...]

LinPlug has released version 2.2 of Alpha, a software subtractive synthesizer. The update adds hundreds of presets and Audio Units support for Macintosh OS X.
New features:

Oscillators may run in freerun-mode (not synced on Note-On)
Improoved spread (polyphonic unisono)
Available as Audio Unit
Now has 750 presets
Various further sound quality enhancements

Key Features

Up to 24 note polyphonic VST2.0 plugin software [...]

This virtual instrument is one of the best free instruments available. It’s a Mac/PC VST instrument that emulates a subtractive synthesizer. It has 12-voice polyphony, 2 oscillators pervoice, an extensive modulation matrix, and 2 ADSFR envelopes.
Download FreeAlpha at LinPlug’s website.