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.
Audjoo has released a public beta of Helix, a freeware synth plug-in designed for huge and wide unison pads and leads. Changes in this beta The smallest sliders are scaled up slightly. Filter Resonance is a modulation source. Different filter types are grouped in tabs and colour coded. EQ has properly labeled parameters. Improved: Limiter… Read More Freeware Pad Synth
DSK has released a free human beat box VST – DSK DrumZ BeatVoiZe. Features: 8 sound slots (C3 to C4 white keys) Level and pan control 8 stereo outs 26 samples 3 kits Midi automation Preset selector
Ninecows has released The Putney v2.0 (.zip download link), a freeware architectural replica (SynthEdit) of the EMS Putney. The plug-in runs as a VST effect, not a VST instrument. Description: As the original it is constructed of basic modules connected in a matrix, letting you route sources and control voltages to different destinations. Many module… Read More Freeware Virtual Putney Synthesizer
Instasampler is a new free sampler for OS X. Description: The plugin takes its samples (instantly) from the audio input whenever you hit a specific MIDI note for the first time. Every consecutive time you hit the same MIDI-note, it plays back the recorded fragment (or shorter, depending on the note’s length). When you play… Read More Free Sampler For Mac OS X
Hotelsinus Sound Design has released the Hotelsinus Reese Bassline, a free new VST designed specificaly for Drum and Bass music. The instrument can create wide variety of sounds, like Hard Bass, Dark Background Atmosphere and the sounds of Reese. Hotelsinus Reese Bassline is a SynthEdit VST instrument for Windows – a Mac OSX version is… Read More Free Free Bassline Synth For Drum And Bass
TAL-BassLine is a virtal analog bass synthesizer especially made for bass, acid sounds and effects. A unique -18dB low pass filter with a lot of asymmetric and random components introduce a warm and analogue sound. Fast, non linear envelopes are also a part of this synth. Best of all – it’s free for both Mac… Read More Free Bassline Synth For Mac & Windows
Neotec has released a public beta v0.55 of CetoneSynth2, a polyphonic virtual analogue synthesizer plug-in for Windows. You can preview CetoneSynth’s sound below. Features 3 Oscillators with saw, pulse, triangle and noise waveforms, AM, sync and switchable keytracking. 4 Oscillator modes: normal, add, mul and super. Resonant 12/24dB multimode filters. 3 Envelopes (amplifier and modulation).… Read More Free New Windows Virtual Synthesizer
Mutagene has released version 0.9 of POCAS, a freeware chaotic additive synth VST plug-in for Windows PC. Changes in v0.9 “Speed” of particle simulation can be modulated by output level of synthesizer. “Freeze” allows preferential locking of particle movement to X or Y axis. Patches are stored in XML file for future (???) compatibility. bugs/denormals… Read More Mutagene POCAS Freeware Synthesizer
Bismark has released the bs-0 freeware software playback sampler for Steinberg VST 2.4 and Apple Audio Units plug-in format. bs-0 lets you play all SoundFont 2 files for Creative Sound Blaster series, and DLS (Downloadable Sounds) files on your host application. via SonicState
Analog Box, a free Windows app from Andyware, is a low level, circuit based, modular software synthesizer. You put sound objects on the screen, connect them together, listen and adjust. When you find something you like, you can record it to a wav file, or just save the circuit and play it again later. ABox… Read More Free Modular Synth App
