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 word of plans to release a free Ableton Live rack every week: Every week I’m releaseing Free Ableton Live Racks and this one is a backwards piano. I sampled each key on my old Kranich and Bach 1913 upright piano and then reversed the samples, laid it out on an Ableton Rack and… Read More Free Ableton Live Racks From AfroDJMac
Karl Bartos (formerly of Kraftwerk) and Masayuki Akamatsu (media artist and author of various iPhone apps such as Banner, Oscillator, Echochops) have created a free iPhone app, Mini-Composer (App Store link). “We have created this simple music app for fun: it implements the basic waves of a synthesizer with a 16-step sequencer,” says Bartos. “This… Read More Free iPhone App From Kraftwerk’s Karl Bartos
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Amazona.de has released Tyrell N6, a free software synthesizer for Mac & PC. The synth was designed by the members of the Amazona.de site as a sort of über-synth. Here’s what they have to say about it (Googlish, from German): Just in time for Musikmesse 2011, we are very proud to present you the first… Read More Free Tyrell Nexus 6 Synthesizer – More Synth Than Synth?
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8837DF4D430CC5D4 In addition to announcing April Ableton Live + Max For Live deals, Ableton released a series of free downloads for Live users, along with demo videos, embedded above: The Monolake Granulator – Robert Henke aka Monolake releases his signature Granulator for Max for Live. Get the instrument for free. Max for Live: Alexkid Instant… Read More Free Downloads For Ableton Live Users
Sound designer Andrew Spitz has introduced Sound Doodle – a free desktop application for Mac that takes the act of doodling, and brings it to the world of sound. The interface elements are designed so that you can mold your sound by doodling. Features: Editing / routing / mixing You have very basic editing features… Read More Sound Doodle – Free Sound Design Tools For Mac
Free Music Software: AfroDJMac has released a free synth for Ableton Live, AfroDJMac Laptop Feedback. Here’s what he has to say about the free synth: One of the things I want to do with this site is to share some of the tools I use to create music. If you are an Ableton Live user,… Read More Free Synth For Ableton Live
Spicy Guitar – a free physical modeling synth for Mac & Windows – is now available as a free download. Features: 9 guitars, 2 types of strings physical based sound design astonishing expressivity easy-to-use strumming engine many types of chords, 2 positions 5 guitarist playing techniques only 10 MB You can preview Spicy Guitar below.
reFuse Software has released a new software synthesizer, inspired by the Dewanatron Swarmatron synthesizer, used by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross in making the soundtrack for The Social Network. Here’s what reFuse has to say about The Swarm: While The Swarm is based off the Swarmatron, it is not an emulation of that synth! It… Read More Free Mac Synthesizer, The Swarm, Inspired By Trent Reznor’s Swarmatron Synth
Free Music Software: TAL has released an update to its free software synthesizer, TAL-NoiseMaker. Here’s what’s new: Vintage delay added (version 3.03). Filter overdrive (version 3.03). Own preset save and load functionality for preset exchange (version 3.03). Osc 2 noise waveform added (version 3.03). LFO 1/2, OSC 1&2 modulation support (version 3.03). Full automation support.… Read More Free Software Synth, TAL-NoiseMaker, Updated With New Effects, Features & Presets
