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.
Psychic Modulation’s Metatron is a free 2-oscillator “analog” synth with an arpeggiator that works alongside a gated modulation sequencer for creating unique rythmic patterns and sounds. The oscillator section uses waveforms that double up to create a phasing effect similar to pulse width, but for each waveform. This along with a powefull unison detune section… Read More Free Software Synth For Windows – Metatron
Sonic Assault has updated Kassiopeia, its free Casio CZ style software synthesizer for Windows. Features: Casio CZ Inspired Dual Line Phase Distortion Synthesizer User selectable 1-8 Note Polyphony 6 Graphic 16-stage Envelope Generators with Stage Looping, Independent Stage Contouring and Key Follow 2 Pitch LFOs with Delay and Contoured Fade-In Reverse Routing Multi-timbre Ring Modulator… Read More Free Casio CZ Software Synth For Windows
Sonic Assault has introduced MIDIMod! 1.0 – a free MIDI Data Modulator for Windows: The idea was to create a MIDI controller/automator which produces LFO/Envelope Generator waveshapes. It can be used to control any synth/effect which doesn’t allow, or doesn’t have, it’s own internal modulator section able to be routed internally to certain controls, but… Read More Free MIDI Data Modulator For Windows
Ready for a free Reason ReFill? Soundcell has announced Simple Sampling, a free Reason Refill based on the sounds of a Stylophone, Rhodes, kalimba and more: Features: 25 combinator patches mainly based on Stylophone samples, a Rhodes-like patch that really feels great while playing the keys, mouth watering atmospheric content and some retro oriented surprises.… Read More Get A Free Reason ReFill
PowerFX has added 3 synths, a drum machine and a noise generator to their free web-based music sequencer, Soundation Studio. The virtual instruments included are: “Simple”, a 4 oscillator synth with Saw, Square, Sine and Noise waveforms complete with Amp and Filter envelopes. “Mono”, 2 oscillator synth with a mix pot to blend the saw… Read More Free Online Virtual Studio Updated With Software Synths & A Drum Machine
New free music software for Macs: MiniSpillage is a free drum synthesizer plug-in from AudioSpillage. MiniSpillage is not a recreation of classic drum machine glories nor a homage to the past, but instead aims to break new ground and provide the modern musican with an original electronic percussion instrument.
Free Music Software: KR-Reverb FS is designed for ease of use by adjusting internally the equalization and damping controls to optimal levels to produce a “warm reverb sound suitable for a wide range of applications.” It’s available for Mac, Windows & Linux as a free download.
Remember the gestural music sequencer (GMS)? The GMS is a Gestural Music Sequencer developed in Processing by John Keston. The application samples video and displays it either normally or inverted so it looks as though you’re looking into a mirror. John Keston’s GMS is now available for Windows and Mac as a free download.
Matthew Davidson (Stretta) has announced a suite of seven Max For Live devices that are designed to work together in any combination or number of instances within a maxforlive project Heres’ how Davidson describes the members of the suite: obo – my matrix step sequencer. usable on any monome, or even monomeless operation(!) pitches –… Read More Max For Live Monome Suite Released
Daniel James’ new book Crafting Digital Media: Audacity, Blender, Drupal, GIMP, Scribus, & Other Open Source Tools is a guide to open source software for digital media. According to the publishers, it offers a “foundation course in photographic manipulation, illustration, animation, 3D modelling, publishing, recording audio and making music, DJ’ing, mixing and mastering audio CDs,… Read More Crafting Digital Media: Audacity, Blender, Drupal, GIMP, Scribus, & Other Open Source Tools
