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.
AfroDJMac sends his holiday greetings to Synthtopia readers – and has a little present for you: Seasons Greetings Synthtopia! In celebration of the holidays, I’ve put together a synth for Ableton Live that was made with the sound of musical Christmas lights. It has a lo-fi charm that immediately transports me back to being a… Read More Free Christmas Tree Synth For Ableton Live
Free Music Software: Native Instruments has a holiday gift for electronic musicians that want to get ‘raw’ and ‘dirty’ over the holidays – Skanner, a free Reaktor-powered synth. Skanner was designed by Reaktor creator Stephan Schmitt, and features a unique synthesis architecture: Skanner mixes sampler and synthesizer. The two oscillators ‘scan’ a sample; at low frequencies you get… Read More Free Native Instruments Synth (Reaktor Module), Skanner, Is ‘Raw & Dirty’
AfroDJMac and Mark Mosher (Modulate This!) have teamed up to create a freebie for Live users this week – Zebra Attack: Here’s what AfroDJMac has to say about it: I’m excited to share this week’s Free Ableton Live Rack. It’s made in collaboration with sound designer, producer, electronic musician extraordinaire, and author of Modulate This,… Read More Free Live Rack From AfroDJMac & Mark Mosher
Martinic has released Combo Model F, a free virtual combo organ for Mac & Windows. Features: 4-octave C-to-C keyboard Harmonic range 6 polyphonic octaves 4 footage tabs: 16?, 8?, 4?, 2?? 3 treble voice tabs: Dolce, Principale, Strings Multi-Tone Booster voice with All Booster tab Knee lever control Bass voice (grey keys) Vibrato unit with… Read More Free Combo Organ Virtual Instrument For Mac, Windows
Free Music Software: PrecisionSound has released a free grand piano instrument for Native Instruments Kontakt, Amore: We recorded a Yamaha grand piano, close miked in stereo and kept it small, under 200 MB. The 3 page GUI is intuitive and easy to understand with controls for decay, EQ, IR reverb, Delay and Keyboard response. You… Read More Free Grand Piano Library For Kontakt
JEM SX1000 is a new VST plugin synthesizer for Windows, based on the original JEN SX1000 hardware synthesizer from the 70’s. Features: One oscillator with pitch and tuning settings Three waveforms + noise Filter section with cutoff and resonance controls Two Lfo – Filter & amp enveloppe Delay and Chorus fx 30 originals presets including… Read More Free Software Synth For Windows Based On JEN SX1000
Looks like AfroDJMac has been up to his usual shenanigans again – sharing freebies for Ableton Live, while we were binging on turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy. HIs latest freebie features Yamaha PSR-190 drum sounds: I’m here to share Free Weekly Ableton Live Rack #35: Yamaha PSR-190 Drums. This is a drum rack made up… Read More Yamaha PSR-190 Drums For Ableton Live (Free Download)
Ableton has a new freebie for Max For Live users – the Kasio-4ML synthesizer. Like its namesake CZ-series synths, Kasio-M4L uses Phase Distortion synthesis – in which the phase of a sine wave is modified in various ways to produce new waveforms. Kasio-M4L builds on its digital legacy, producing plastic basses, sharp bell-like timbres and… Read More Free CZ-Synth For Ableton Live – Kasio-4ML
Free Music Software: Here’s another Ableton Live freebie, from reader AfroDJMac, Operator Glitch Drums. Here’s what he has to say about it: This week I write with word of Free Weekly Ableton Live Rack 33: Operator Glitch Drums. It’s a set of drum sounds made entirely with Ableton’s Operator FM Synthesizer. I’ve thrown in some… Read More Operator Glitch Drums For Ableton Live (Free Download)
Synthtastic is a free software synth for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch that is designed to let you explore microtonal expression and alternative key layouts. It’s based on Rob Fielding’s Mugician app, which had its last update last year. Fielding has open sourced the app since then. At this point, developer Ryan Martinez has… Read More Synthtastic Synthesizer For The iPad
