iPhone Band Chillout Track
This iPhone synthesizer video is making me lookforward to iPhone apps in iTunes. FYI – this is just the latest of many iPhone music software stories.
Category: Free Music Software
Cool Free Drum Synth From NUSofting
NUSofting has released Groove Analogizer, an audio controlled drum synthesizer, as freeware. Similar to a vintage electronic drum tone generator (e.g. Simmons) the percussion sound is triggered by an audio input, not by a MIDI message. Groove Analogizer features: 3 oscillators synth (loads as effect plug-in), triggered and shaped by the audio input in many… Read More Cool Free Drum Synth From NUSofting
Free 8-Bit Music App – Mario Paint Composer
Mario Paint Composer is a remake of the music system from the original Mario Paint for the Super NES. It is a free music application made by unFun Games. It’s available for both Windows and Mac. It’s a pretty limited app – but that’s part of the fun. Here’s the Mario Paint version of Bohemian… Read More Free 8-Bit Music App – Mario Paint Composer
Shredz64 – Guitar Hero For Commodore 64
Here’s something out of left field: Shredz64 is a modern day game for the Commodore 64 that makes use of the Playstation guitar controller hooked through the PSX64 interface. Its design is modeled after the popular “Guitar Hero” series, geared toward the ability to play along to your favorite C64 music on the guitar. Correctly… Read More Shredz64 – Guitar Hero For Commodore 64
Free Subtractive Synthesizer
Robin Schmidt’s Music Engineering Tools has released a public beta version a new free synth VST for Windows, Straightline. Description: Straightliner is a straight-lined subtractive synthesizer in a modern guise. You will find the well known building blocks of classic analog synthesizers (4 oscillators, a filter, 2 envelope generators) patched together in the traditional way.… Read More Free Subtractive Synthesizer
Free Virtual Atari Synth VST
I posted earlier about a free Commodore 64 synth VST. Pretty much instantaneously, reader BlueBrat let me know about a free Atari synth VST for Windows. YMVST emulates the Atari’s built-in YM2149 sound chip, and sounds pretty awesome, too. Preview the YMVST’s sound below.
NSFW: Bizarro Free Effects Plugins For Windows & Mac
Kammerl Audio has released a set of 5 free VST plugins for Win/OsX, complete with bizarro Goldfrapp-style synth babes: Pitcher Warm Distortion Scratcher Looper Slicer Let me know if you think the plugins are as disturbingly hot as their logos! via AudioLemon
Free Virtual Commodore 64 VST
Odosynth’s 388911 bytes is a freeware/donationware Commodore 64 style virtual synth for Windows. Features: 1 oscillator with 4 difftent waveforms: Saw Triangle Pulse and Pitched noise 3 BPM sequencer with 7 rates and 2 to 8 steps .You can end a sequence or loop it. The first sequencer has notes from c to b and… Read More Free Virtual Commodore 64 VST
Free Software Synthesizer
DSK has released OranZe, a new free SynthEdit VSTi for Windows. Features: 2 OSC, 135 waveforms* Phase mod. Amp. envelope Octave selector and microtuning 2 multi-mode Filter 2 LFO’s with 5 waveforms 1 extra LFO, with waveforms LFO Routing Matrix Note sequencer (32 steps) Gate Sequencer (16 steps) Light delay effect Midi automation Velocity response… Read More Free Software Synthesizer
Free VSTs From Rough Diamond Productions
Rough Diamond Productions has a large collection of free VSTs for the PC, including delay, gate, ducker and compressor. I’m on Mac – so if you give them a try, let me know what you think.
