This page brings together our latest posts on free music software, including VST, VSTi and AU plugins; free music applications for Windows, Mac and Linux; free mobile music software for the iPhone and other portable devices; and free audio loops and samples.
Cosmic Boy has released Icecream, a freeware VST instrument for Windows. Features: 8-bit/Chip style Mono/Poly synthesizer. Dual Osc’s. 4 Octave per OSC. Osc2 Finetune. Step Sequencer Pitch/Filter. Bitcrusher 8bit,16bit, 24bit, 32bit. Filter Section. Amp/Filter ADSR. Harmonics Switch. Reverb/Delay. X/Y Pad. Glide and Glide Rate. It’s a free download from Cosmic Boy’s MySpace page. via Rekkerd
Silicon Studios has published a variety of iPhone MIDI apps in the iTunes App store, including the free app ITM MidiLab. They call ITM MidiLab their “showroom” to demo what their other apps are capable of. It lets you use your iPhone or iPod touch as a MIDI controller for your favorite audio software, synths… Read More Free App Turns Your iPhone Into A MIDI Controller
SimpleSynth is exactly what you’d think it would be, a no-frills Mac software synth designed for when you just want to play without the hassle of firing up and configuring your favorite sequencing software. It’s got a complete general MIDI instrument set built in, and it can load Soundfonts and DLS files. Don’t plan on… Read More Free Synth For The Mac – SimpleSynth
Sapling is a freeware standalone sound-mangling application designed for both live use and studio work. It can be used to remix up to four audio files simultaneously and features randomization options, stereo reverb, and three filtering types. Work done in Sapling can be recorded direct to disk for further sonic manipulation. You can preview the… Read More Freeware Sound Mangling Software For The Mac
Propellerhead has announced a free Moog-inspired ReFill for registered Reason users Industry pro’s (and Reason experts), Craig Anderton, Mark Vail and Gordon Reid, donated their best Moog-style patches, built using Reason’s Thor polysonic synthesizer, with the aim to shed some light onto the world of music synthesis that Bob Moog pioneered. Those patches have been… Read More Get A Free Moog Synth Refill For Propellerhead Reason
DSK Music has released SaxophoneZ, a freeware sax virtual instrument for Windows PC. Features: 3 types of saxophone: Soprano, Alto & Tenor. Velocity response. Amp. envelope and micro-detuner. HP/LP Filter. 2 Fx (reverb & chorus).
Livid Instruments has released Livid Looper, free, open source audio manipulation software for Mac & PC. Designed to emphasize simplicity and hands-on control, short loops of audio can be sliced, diced, scrambled, and transformed with built-in and VST effects. “Since we released our Ohm MIDI controller, we have had a dramatic increase in DJs, laptop… Read More Free Looper For Mac & PC From Livid
Mixxx, the free, open source DJ application for Windows, Mac & Linux, has been updated and is available as a free software download. According to the developers: Mixxx 1.6.0 represents over a year’s worth of hard work from our growing development team. The development of 1.6.0 was been driven by continuous feedback from our users,… Read More Free DJ App Download – Mixxx
Togu Audio Line has released TAL-DUB-II, an extended version of its free dub delay for Mac and Windows, with a completely new sound engine. A 4x oversampled distortion stage allows to add vintage distortion to the delayd signal, but its also possible to make clean delays. A sinusoidal LFO has the possibility to modulate delay… Read More Free Dub Delay For Mac & Windows
Koblo has announced that Koblo Studio, a free open-source music application, is now available for download. Versions are available for Windows and Mac. A Linux port is in the works. The software is currently in Alpha, and therefore has bugs and incomplete features. You must first create a new session, then you can save without… Read More Download Koblo Studio, A Free Open Source Music Studio
