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.
Free Music Software: AfroDJMac is back with another free Rack for Ableton Live. This week, he’s got a new synth that was made with explosives, AfroDJMac FirecRACKer Synth: Fireworks create beautiful visuals, and this week they make a cool synth. I recorded the sounds of Fourth of July fireworks here in New York, and put… Read More New Synth Made With Explosives!
Forge Audio Designs has released a free drum replacement tool for Windows, BEAT to MIDI: BEAT to MIDI is a fast acting, low overhead Beat Detection and Drum Replacement tool which producers and musicians can implement to extract MIDI data from Drum loops. BEAT to MIDI allows for the correction of poorly captured or performed… Read More BEAT To MIDI – Free Drum Replacement Tool For Windows
STW Audio has introduced REFLEX free, a free VST ambience generator for Windows. Here’s what they have to say about REFLEX free: REFLEX free is capable of generating huge spaces, short rooms, or chorus like modulations through a cascade of regenerating delays. It’s sound is a mixture of straight stereo delays followed by a dense cloud… Read More Free Ambience Generator For Windows, REFLEX Free
We’ve featured Caustic – a synth workstation/virtual studio for Android – previously. It’s a free app that’s designed to be like Propellerhead Reason for your pocket. The developer has released these demo videos, though, that demonstrate what Caustic can do. You can download Caustic in the Android market. Check it out and let us know what… Read More Free App Like Propellerhead Reason For Android – Caustic
Amitech has cut the price on iSynthesizer Pro (App Store link) down to free. iSynthesizer Pro is a monophonic virtual analog synth that, according to the developer, is designed for live performance.
Brick Wall Audio has released SYKLIX, a free sample library, inspired by the electronic sounds of the TRON: Legacy and Blade Runner soundtracks. Free, Blade Runner & Tron is about all you probably need to hear -but here’s BWA’s summary for the free sample library: You will find an assortment of crunchy basses, sharp leads,… Read More Free Sample Library Inspired By Tron, Blade Runner (Schwing!)
Free Live Rack: Here’s another free Live Rack from AfroDJMac, Fender Feedback Rack. It’s the 15th in his series of free Live Racks. Here’s what AfroDJMac has to say about Fender Feedback Rack: Being a guitarist, I always loved the sound of the electric guitar growling over into harmonically rich feedback. So I set up… Read More Free Live Rack – Fender Feedback
DSK Music has updated Overture, a free orchestral rompler plugin. Here’s what’s new: Sounds quality and levels dramatically improved New presets Minor bug fixes Features: 4 layers (40 instruments, 1 drum kit, 10 internal combos). Amp. envelope. Midi channel selector. Panorama control. Level, gain and mute control. Advanced multimode filter (HP, LP, BP1, BP2 &… Read More Free Orchestral Instrument VSTi Updated
Sound Trends has released a free multitrack audio recorder for the iPhone and iPod touch, studio.M. Based on studio.HD, it offers 4 audio tracks, mono or stereo (upgradeable to 8) with recording, editing, an extensive loop library plus automated mixing and effects.
Deveoper izonin has released Stargate, a free supesaw synthesizer in VSTi plugin format for Windows. Here’s what izonin has to say about Stargate: It’s ugly, it’s free. No fx and filters, and Win only. No EQ or filtering used in the audio demo, only delay and a bit of reverb. The synth is very simple… Read More Stargate Supersaw Synth Is Ugly, But Free
