Can anyone recommend me some free VSTs?
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I have tons of them, like Synth1, Dexed, PG-8X, SQ8L (I may never need a real Ensoniq ESQ-1 or SQ-80), and many others. I even have Combo Model F and V. So are there any standouts that I might like?
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Re: Can anyone recommend me some free VSTs?
u-he Tyrell N6 Nice sounding VA, my favorite freeware synth. Comes with a good preset library, but easy to program...like an expanded Roland Juno.


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Re: Can anyone recommend me some free VSTs?
Nearly anything by U-he(Tyrelln6, Podolski), OBxd, ShortCircuit(sampler),there are these Polish ones with difficult names...Brzoza, Swierk and Cedr, Chimera.
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Re: Can anyone recommend me some free VSTs?
VST4FREE.com, VSTPlanet.com, and KVRAudio.com have the biggest listings. KBrown has a new and very extensive collection of free VSTs. There is the ElektroStudio collection of classics no one else has. Sonic Projects has a small free version of their OP-X. Tubeohm has four free versions that are amazing. I just added a link to the entire H G Fortune collection. B Serrano synths are excellent, as are de la Mancha and DSK. I have so many free VSTs I have downloaded (171GB!) and only a fraction that i have installed. You can go nuts but after a while you have to learn how to pick and choose, otherwise you just drown.
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Re: Can anyone recommend me some free VSTs?
I got the ElektroStudio and B Serrano stuff. I particularly like VST4FREE.com because you would be surprised what one can find, I have a sitar and accordion plugin from that site, not that I'll need them, but they'll be useful.gridsleep wrote:VST4FREE.com, VSTPlanet.com, and KVRAudio.com have the biggest listings. KBrown has a new and very extensive collection of free VSTs. There is the ElektroStudio collection of classics no one else has. Sonic Projects has a small free version of their OP-X. Tubeohm has four free versions that are amazing. I just added a link to the entire H G Fortune collection. B Serrano synths are excellent, as are de la Mancha and DSK. I have so many free VSTs I have downloaded (171GB!) and only a fraction that i have installed. You can go nuts but after a while you have to learn how to pick and choose, otherwise you just drown.
Korg, Casio, Alesis, and Yamaha (Minilogue, WK-7600, SK-1, CT-X3000, SR-16, MX49)
FL Studio 12, VSTs, MIDI keyboard
Non synths include string, woodwind, percussion, and toys for SFX.
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Non synths include string, woodwind, percussion, and toys for SFX.
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Re: Can anyone recommend me some free VSTs?
There's tons of 'em at K Brown's Synth Plugins. Not all of 'em have custom oscillators, but a few do: https://kbrownsynthplugins.weebly.com/
Also, if you're into PPGs, I HIGHLY recommend Hermann Seib's PPG WaveSim: http://hermannseib.com/english/synths/ppg/wavesim.htm
Dutch electronic musician Meesha also has some good stuff. I'm especially taken with his Apollo sequencer: http://www.meesha.nl/vst/home.html
Also, if you're into PPGs, I HIGHLY recommend Hermann Seib's PPG WaveSim: http://hermannseib.com/english/synths/ppg/wavesim.htm
Dutch electronic musician Meesha also has some good stuff. I'm especially taken with his Apollo sequencer: http://www.meesha.nl/vst/home.html
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Re: Can anyone recommend me some free VSTs?
The only problem is the K Brown ones don’t have presets, and I’m very reliant on presets.
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Non synths include string, woodwind, percussion, and toys for SFX.
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Non synths include string, woodwind, percussion, and toys for SFX.
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Re: Can anyone recommend me some free VSTs?
Expecting lots of presets for a free synth is going to lead to disappointment. The money is in the presets, really. That's why the big name instruments come with 1000+ patches these days.
I listened to Hatfield and the North at Rainbow. They were very wonderful and they made my heart a prisoner.