The KVR Developer Challenge 2009 has ended and that means that there are some interesting new freebies available. There were 42 entries: 40 of these are available for Windows; 6 for Mac OS X; and 1 for Linux. Highlights include a Moog Model D clone, a bassline synth with built-in effects, a granular synthesizer and… Read More 42 Free New Music Plugins
Free Windows Music Software: Artifake_Labs has introduced a free software synthesizer, RedTron_MKV, that emulates the Mellotron MKV (essentially a double M400), one of the rarest Mellotrons ever made. Features : Realistic user interface. Six sound types : 3 Violins, 8-Voice Choir, Flute, Brass, String Section, Cello. “Loop” and “Non-Loop” modes : as the original “Mellotron”,… Read More Free Mellotron Software Synthesizer For PCs
Sound-Record have released a free synthesizer download for Windows – the Waspy LE synth. Waspy LE Features: 60 presets Modern High Quality Sound Easy Arpeggio module It’s free! If you give Waspy LE a try, leave a comment and let me know what you think of it! Note: The download site for this has been… Read More Free Synthesizer Download
Free Music Software: Mokafix has introduced Glue Reeds – a free virtual electric piano for Windows, based on a Pianet mechanism. Glue Reeds uses reactive synthesis which emulates each part of the sound generating process. Pickups response is carefully emulated, producing a very expressive instrument with great dynamics. Feature list: Velocity curve control Physical parameters… Read More Free Virtual Electric Piano For Windows
Free Music Software: alert: E-Mu is giving away the free Proteus VX for Windows, along with the v2 Proteus X Composer Bank: As we release and launch E-MU’s next generation Emulator X3 Streaming Sampling Synthesizer software, E-MU celebrates and is pleased to announce that we will be providing the full version of our Proteus VX… Read More Free E-MU Synthesizer, For Windows Users Only 🙁
Free Windows Music Software: Theodor Krueger Music has released BellSynth, a free windows VST dedicated to making bell-like sounds. It can also be used to create large detuned pads and leads. Preview the sound of BellSynth below: [display_podcast]
Ableton Live freebie: The Covert Operators have released The Covert Seq, a MIDI controllable step sequencer made out of a combination of Dummy Clips and Ableton’s MIDI Effects, as a free download. The Covert Operators call The Covert Seq “the most complex MIDI Effect Rack ever made”. Fortunately, they’ve made a series of videos, available… Read More Freebie For Ableton Live – The Covert Seq
Free Windows Music Software: Think the world needs another monophonic soft synth? Alterex does – it’s released X*ONE, a virtual monophonic synthesizer with one oscillator, one modulator, and one 12dB lowpass filter. According to Alterex, “this basic unit has some tricks up it’s sleeve and is one of the core parts of the X*PAND VSTi,… Read More Free Windows Software Synthesizer X*One
Look familiar? PowerFX Soundation Studio is like Garageband 1.0 – except that it isn’t a Mac app. Instead, it’s the latest example of browser based music software. In this case, Soundation is a virtual studio that runs your web browser. Click here to try it out now.
Opulent Audio has released three free virtual instruments for Windows, bLO-Fish, DirtyGirl & Tenacity: bLo-Fish Details: Versatile 3 Oscillator LO-FI synthesizer. Not an emulation of any particular “chip”, it’s much more powerful than that. bLO-FIsh incorporates classic chip type (8 bit) sounds with more traditional synth elements to bring on a huge sonic range. Flexible,… Read More Three Free Windows Music Virtual Instruments
