Top 5 Free Soft Synths and links to Download...

[AlexHall74]

Hey all,

I just repsonded to this post in another forum.

The soft synths are the picks of Synthologist at the Tweakheadz.com forum.

I did the research on where to find them as I have been bored bloody at work this afternoon.

Please respond with any FREE soft synths/VSTis that you think are cool or amusing if you have time.

Cheers!

TOP 5 FREE SOFT SYNTHS
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#1) Crystal- Yes, it's a CPU hog, but the sounds! Plus--it offers so many waves and modulation settings. I'm a big fan of dreamy pads and ambient stuff. This synth is a never-ending source of unique sounds.

http://www.greenoak.com/crystal/download.html

#2) Triangle II- What can I say....this is a FAT sounding beast. Instant vintage analog. Room-shaking bass, nasty leads, warmth!

http://www.rgcaudio.com/triangle_II.htm

#3) Synth1- Didn't get this right away, and have only had it a short while. Absolutely amazing....and lots of sound banks out there to download. With the exception of the rather bland interface, this synth offers more than I was expecting.

DOWNLOAD SYNTH1 AT: http://www.geocities.jp/daichi1969/softsynth/

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SYNTH1: http://www.geocities.jp/daichi1969/s...eeng.html#inst

#4) EZ Poly- Nice polyphonic stuff here. Maybe there are some better freebies out there, but I've enjoyed working with this one. Very easy to program.

http://216.239.37.104/translate_c?hl...lr%3D%26sa%3DG

#5) VX7- Finally found a great DX7/SY77 emulator. And this gem is a breeze to program (thoughtful GUI) compared to its hardware equivalents. I'm still not a huge fan of FM, but I'm having lots of fun with this. Incredibly nasty leads, warm bells, and everything else you can remember from the DX7 days, but much fatter and warmer! (Apparently this is a beta version--no idea when and if it will be released for sale.)

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/printv...73761&start=60

And I can't leave out....

Microgram M1- No, it's not a Korg M1 equivalent; this rack style synth offers some fascinating pops and bangs with its unique micro sequencer. Still learning this one--lots of knobs, sliders and other somewhat confusing adjustments! Great sounds and lots of creative ground to cover, plus a colorful, professional looking interface.

http://www.numerisson.com/novaflash/

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Also mentioned in responses:

The Delay Llama: ~Not only do you get a cool voice that can morph vowels and depth, but you get a cool computer graphic monk that sings when you're playing notes!

http://www.audionerdz.com/index2.htm

Gibong wrote:

Here's a nice "top" list of freebies on KVRAudio.

http://www.kvraudio.com/ratings/9.html

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PLEASE NOTE ADDITIONAL FREE SOFT SYNTHS CAN BE FOUND ON THESE PAGES:

http://216.239.37.104/translate_c?hl...lr%3D%26sa%3DG

AND

http://www.noolmusic.com/links.html

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Happy downloading!

[MADSTATION]

Great post!

I will give Crystal a try

[Merlot]

no, AU's except for crystal.

[Wandering Kid]

agreed on crystal. its sick.

superwave p8. you can grab it at kvraudio.com. especially if you like a jp'esque sort of sound - it doesnt actually do very good supersaws but you can get some nice underworld type fuzz out of it. all the better that it costs nowt.

muon tau. another freebie, this time a 303 clone. because everyone should have a 303 sound in their arsenal. it can get pretty fat too but without a little EQ/compression work right from the word go, the bass on it can be blurry as hell.

reFX claw. freebie cut down version of reFX beast which is a 4 oscillator monster. claw rips (painfully so at times) so keep the level down or risk tinitus.

karnage. you'll need to search the kvr forums for this i think. one of their forum members (kriminal) knocked up this plugin for gratis. watch out - its fairly brutal and some of the patches will make your head ring. suitable for noisy drum and bass/hard house/hardcore.

[MADSTATION]

Crystal is actually quite good!

Very CPU hungry but worth it!

[harrystainer]

AH synth1 - its awful its basically sounds like MIDI IMO. But for free what do you expect

[MADSTATION]

harrystainer: I guess you're kidding!?!

Synth1 is GREAT!
Wicked for pads too

[AlexHall74]

Madstation wrote:
AH synth1 - its awful its basically sounds like MIDI IMO. But for free what do you expect

I have never messed with SYnth1 but have heard that there are apparently banks available for it that determine it's utility to a degree.

Somewhere I heard there is a Nord Lead Bank available that was highly recommended.

I noticed there is a 128 Bank available on the Synth1 download page that I posted a link to.

If I can dig up any bettter info I will post it later.

[diskonext]

Karnage

Wicked sounds!

-diskonext

[AlexHall74]

Karnage and Tau (mentioned by WK) can be downloaded here:

http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~thman/...t-allinstr.htm

Superwave P8:
http://home.btconnect.com/christopherg/main.htm

reFX Claw:
http://www.refx.net/products.htm?lang=eng

Voila!