Freeware 2004 VSTi/VST Roundup
Freeware 2004 VSTi/VST Roundup
Thought i would add it here, a huge list of freebie vsti/vsts
I TRIED (with some success) to have recent/more useful plugins only, and some simple descriptions for the various sites + plugins, TRIED to keep the list short and to the point
So here it is, any glaring exclusions or suggestions for additions/subtractions ?
DAMN - free VST/VSTis gotten VERY good in the last few years or so, big thanks to all the DEVS!
Alphatbetically, random order...
Aciddose - LINK LINK - Xhip beta
AcousMODULES - LINK - Synthedit multichannel plugins - samplers, synths, etc, lots!
AlgoMusic - LINK - Arpy, String Synth, PhadiZ, X-Wof
Analog Industries Filterizer - LINK - free normal state-variable filter
Ant - LINK - powerful free softsynth
Arcdev Noise Industries - LINK - Check out Wavehack - sampler with timestretching, crunchy and lofi
Aruguru Stardust - LINK - powerful mastering plugin - free !
Asynth - LINK - Antti - Asynth, Phase90, Saro
Audiobulb Sophia -LINK - nice ambiences and modulated sounds
Audionerdz - LINK - Delay Lama - singing monk - great gui!
Augur - LINK - VST prophet clone, previously known as VSynth
Batsounds Mellowsound - LINK - Mellotron emu
Big Tick - LINK - Cheeze Machine, Delay, SO many more
Bioroid Turntablist Pro - LINK
Bitshiftaudio - LINK - Freeware VST .REX player
Bizune.net - LINK - three osc syn with FM, good filters, etc
BlueCat - LINK - Freeware Stereo Flanger, Chorus, Phaser, Digital Peak meter
Bojo software - LINK - impulse and organ one now freeware
B. Serrano - LINK - osiris, stratos, phobos, callisto, phaz303, eclipse, pulsar2, solaris, xs, nucleus
Buzzroom - LINK - Maximizer, Dynamics Free Bundle, RoomReverb, FilterOne, Lallapallooza lite, more!
C-Plugs - LINK - FFT spectrum analyzer, very accurate instrument tuner
Camel Audio - LINK - PhatFree - Distortion + Compressor
Cockaigne VST Plugs - LINK - good synths like ********
Concrete FX QSpectrum - LINK
ConcreteFX Freebies - LINK LINK - some really nice ones here - like Ensembler !
ConcreteFX Rock - LINK - Two Osc Synth hybrid - solid reviews !
Crystal - LINK - semi-modular syn with subtractive + FM synthesis, imports wavs + soundfonts
CTAF - LINK - multifx vst, midistick, hotkey handler
Delaydots - LINK - PitchWorx DX (freeware), Synare plug-in for FXPansion's DR-008
DigitalFishPhones - LINK - THD, endorphin, dominion, the fish fillets, normalizer
Dream Vortex Studio - LINK - Novatron/Mellotron emulation from the 80's - free vstis - Dream Sequencer, PhatBass, TapeDelay
E-phonic RetroDelay - LINK - tape delay emulator - rare! and SO many other good free ones like Invader + Drumatic 3!
Elogoxa - LINK - X-CITA, ELOTTRONIX XL, SUN RA, BAXXPANDER, COSMOGIRL, Tape-Delay, more!
Elemental Audio Systems Inspector - LINK - Spectrum Analyzer, Meter
Elevayta - LINK - Wide Boy is a nice freeware stereo widener gadget.
ERS Lazysnake - LINK - virtual electric piano VSTi
ERS PolyIblit - LINK - nice softsynth, check out iblit too !
EVM SYnths - LINK - nice synth packs here
Exponent - LINK - Delta filter, phase, ping, space, force, s-cal
Farb-rausch - LINK - vocal synth - brand spanking new
Freeverb - LINK - Thanks Jase - A very nice free reverb
Free Amplifier Stimulation List - LINK - great post by mutant
Free Synths - LINK - categorized by synth/effects type on kvr forums
FreeSynth Links - LINK - geared towards fxpansion, but a nice list
Freeware VST List - LINK - great site but in japanese but still navigable
Freeware VST Effects Roundup - LINK - great list by Dingo865
Fretted Synth - LINK - Wah synths and effects, CC multi midi plugins
G200kg - LINK - ProtoPSG psg-004, Freqatic ver.0.4, KusoSynth Version 0.5
Green Machine - LINK - AMP II, Gate, WAH, Little Booster
GTG Synths - LINK - SO many free synths you will **** your pants
Guitifier - LINK - great guitar amp emu, basspunch, and alte plugins
Insert Piz Here - LINK - Mr Alias, blood bucket, junkmaster, randomid, yarkor, robot juice, illogic
Ixox Flute - LINK - nice free flute Emulator
iZotope Vinyl - LINK
Jonas Norberg - LINK - ZingerDx, FloatCrusher, PlayDelay, PWMDrive, Firegain, Square-o-matic, Whix
Juno6 Emu - LINK
JustJ - LINK - Poisonator, RoboDrum, Roboline, Robosynth, Talon JustJ, TheKnob
JX Plugins - LINK - JX220 Free and JXSynth 1.2 Free
Kiesel Soft - LINK - Delay from helga
Kjaerhusaudio Classic Series - LINK - chorus, comp, delay, eq, flanger, limiter, phaser, reverb - hi quality!
Klangformer.de - LINK - Sonic - great synth!, Rebel2max, Ninja - cult synth
Klanglabs - LINK - Few freebies synthedit
Krakli - LINK - multiple free synths and effects like vurtbox, effem, superring, ezpoly
Kuniox - LINK - sampler that plays .aiff
KVRaudio.com - LINK - great VST site, information, downloads
La-La.com - LINK - Syntar - great sitar emu, and other vsti's
Le Projet Flou - LINK - Midi lfo and several other useful plugs
Linplug Alpha - LINK
Luxonix LFX-1310 - LINK - free VST multi-effector - 24 types of algorithm, 3 serial slots
MDA Plugs - LINK - a TON of free vsts
MGAudio - LINK - Tempo Delay, Trigger Gate
Mr Ray - LINK - Rhodes emulator
Music-boss.com - LINK - big pack of "older" freebies
Mutagene - LINK - Macomate 88, POCAS, Mukoco Comb Filter, 2WarpDelay, Mutant Koto, qWarpFilter,
Mute - Aaron Mccammon - LINK - Recoil - a nice synth with multiple lfos and delays
NDC Plugins - LINK - Buffer synth, cycle shifter, dist, reversinator, so many more!
Nexoft - LINK - Loopazoid drum sampler
Noizeware - LINK - TriDirt
Nomad Free Bundle - LINK - Phaser, Tremolo, Sweeper
Novaflash - LINK - Virtual analog synths - xmax, zero, microgram m1, ouputer, snip
Novakill - LINK - synthedit joykiller, karmakiller, lovekiller, original synths!
NuSofting - LINK - freebies - Kazootronica, Kaotica, microrock, micromono
Obertone - LINK - SpectriX - filterbank, exciter, asymetric filtering
Odo Synths - LINK - Scope, rhythms, organ, drum synthesis, so many many good ones!
Ohm Force Frohmage - LINK - Frohmage rox
OmalleySound - LINK - Soundfont player, and synths, etc
OtiumFX - LINK - BASSLANE - control stereofield of lower frequencies
Oxe - LINK - nice FM synth
ParisEQ - LINK
Phasic - LINK - several audio signal mod plugins
PlatinumEars - LINK - Dynamic EQ
Plugsound Free - LINK
ProjectOne P1-Tapedelay - LINK
Project X - LINK - X-amp, PXE-1, several others
PSP - LINK - Vintage Meter, PianoVerb
reFX Claw - LINK - progenitor of beast and vanguard but free
RedShiftMedia - LINK - Switcherbank, Transient Gate, Ducker - nice sidechain compressor
RGC Audio SFZ - LINK - freeware soundfont vsti sampler, also triangle I + II
Rocksonics - LINK - nice freeware dynamic plugins
Rumpelrausch Taips - LINK - Crazy Diamonds, check the homepage too
Safwan Matni - LINK - Kunan, Strings, Piano, Accordian emus
Sam - LINK - Chip32 and VOPM
Sampletank Free - LINK
Scuzzphut - LINK - scuzzphut6.5-lite, echographz, philterkeyz, phutboy slim
Silverspike - LINK - RoomMachine 844, Ray Tube, TapeIT
Simple Media - LINK - Spook Keys - Great theramin emulator
Simulanalog - LINK - guitar suite - great amplifier stimulator
Sinus Freeverbs - LINK
SIR convolution reverb - LINK - A great freebie - loads any wav as a waveform
SK Synths - LINK - Ganymed, FM synths, VivaldiMX - 16 midi channels in one plugin
Slim Slow Slider - LINK - C3 Multiband Compressor, and some others
Smartelectronix.com - LINK - Lots of good stuff! - Ambience great reverb
Softrave - LINK - Fondue, Harmonium EMU, idm, radio, mandala, etc
Sonic Spot - LINK - Huge List of freebie VST plugs from the years
Space Window - LINK - Artphase, Disphase
Steinberg VB-1 - LINK - Bass guitar emu
Subduer - LINK - dual osc polyphonic subtractive synth with multiple effects
Subliminal.org - LINK - Stepchild - 32 step sequencer and more
Subtek VST - LINK
Subtrakt 5.1 - LINK - 6-Osc Surround Synthesizer
Superwave P8 - LINK - extremely powerful freeware synth
Sweetboy's Cafe - LINK - Free VSTS - SH-1, Volcano, T-SLEDG, S and S, RDR, DSP, Glacier
Synth1 - LINK - it is modelled on the Clavia Nord Lead 2Red Synth
Syntedit - LINK - make your own vst plugins
TK plugins - LINK
Tobybear.de - LINK - Some SICK VST plugins!
TubeBaby - LINK - tube guitar amplifier - great and free !
Tweakbench - LINK - dozens of GREAT free vstis and effects - Check out pressure!
Twitch VSTi - LINK - Nice Drummachine coded by Cactus aka M. Höglund
Ugo - LINK - Texture BP Polysyn, Res Mono, String Theory physmodel, massive modulation polysyn
Virsyn microTera - LINK - precursor of the great Tera
Voxengo - LINK - Several Freebies
WebSamba - LINK - Fernando, Jumpax, Bassliner, B-assault, ReBass
Xoxos.net - LINK - tons of great freeware synthedits
Yohng VSTs - LINK - Created a nice piano, bass, rhodes, e-piano
ZynAddSubFX - LINK - multi-timbral synth - very good, can create infinite sounds
So hopefully someone finds this list useful, happy end of year :afro:
Freeware 2004 VSTi/VST Roundup
Thought i would add it here, a huge list of freebie vsti/vsts
I TRIED (with some success) to have recent/more useful plugins only, and some simple descriptions for the various sites + plugins, TRIED to keep the list short and to the point
So here it is, any glaring exclusions or suggestions for additions/subtractions ?
DAMN - free VST/VSTis gotten VERY good in the last few years or so, big thanks to all the DEVS!
Alphatbetically, random order...
Aciddose - LINK LINK - Xhip beta
AcousMODULES - LINK - Synthedit multichannel plugins - samplers, synths, etc, lots!
AlgoMusic - LINK - Arpy, String Synth, PhadiZ, X-Wof
Analog Industries Filterizer - LINK - free normal state-variable filter
Ant - LINK - powerful free softsynth
Arcdev Noise Industries - LINK - Check out Wavehack - sampler with timestretching, crunchy and lofi
Aruguru Stardust - LINK - powerful mastering plugin - free !
Asynth - LINK - Antti - Asynth, Phase90, Saro
Audiobulb Sophia -LINK - nice ambiences and modulated sounds
Audionerdz - LINK - Delay Lama - singing monk - great gui!
Augur - LINK - VST prophet clone, previously known as VSynth
Batsounds Mellowsound - LINK - Mellotron emu
Big Tick - LINK - Cheeze Machine, Delay, SO many more
Bioroid Turntablist Pro - LINK
Bitshiftaudio - LINK - Freeware VST .REX player
Bizune.net - LINK - three osc syn with FM, good filters, etc
BlueCat - LINK - Freeware Stereo Flanger, Chorus, Phaser, Digital Peak meter
Bojo software - LINK - impulse and organ one now freeware
B. Serrano - LINK - osiris, stratos, phobos, callisto, phaz303, eclipse, pulsar2, solaris, xs, nucleus
Buzzroom - LINK - Maximizer, Dynamics Free Bundle, RoomReverb, FilterOne, Lallapallooza lite, more!
C-Plugs - LINK - FFT spectrum analyzer, very accurate instrument tuner
Camel Audio - LINK - PhatFree - Distortion + Compressor
Cockaigne VST Plugs - LINK - good synths like ********
Concrete FX QSpectrum - LINK
ConcreteFX Freebies - LINK LINK - some really nice ones here - like Ensembler !
ConcreteFX Rock - LINK - Two Osc Synth hybrid - solid reviews !
Crystal - LINK - semi-modular syn with subtractive + FM synthesis, imports wavs + soundfonts
CTAF - LINK - multifx vst, midistick, hotkey handler
Delaydots - LINK - PitchWorx DX (freeware), Synare plug-in for FXPansion's DR-008
DigitalFishPhones - LINK - THD, endorphin, dominion, the fish fillets, normalizer
Dream Vortex Studio - LINK - Novatron/Mellotron emulation from the 80's - free vstis - Dream Sequencer, PhatBass, TapeDelay
E-phonic RetroDelay - LINK - tape delay emulator - rare! and SO many other good free ones like Invader + Drumatic 3!
Elogoxa - LINK - X-CITA, ELOTTRONIX XL, SUN RA, BAXXPANDER, COSMOGIRL, Tape-Delay, more!
Elemental Audio Systems Inspector - LINK - Spectrum Analyzer, Meter
Elevayta - LINK - Wide Boy is a nice freeware stereo widener gadget.
ERS Lazysnake - LINK - virtual electric piano VSTi
ERS PolyIblit - LINK - nice softsynth, check out iblit too !
EVM SYnths - LINK - nice synth packs here
Exponent - LINK - Delta filter, phase, ping, space, force, s-cal
Farb-rausch - LINK - vocal synth - brand spanking new
Freeverb - LINK - Thanks Jase - A very nice free reverb
Free Amplifier Stimulation List - LINK - great post by mutant
Free Synths - LINK - categorized by synth/effects type on kvr forums
FreeSynth Links - LINK - geared towards fxpansion, but a nice list
Freeware VST List - LINK - great site but in japanese but still navigable
Freeware VST Effects Roundup - LINK - great list by Dingo865
Fretted Synth - LINK - Wah synths and effects, CC multi midi plugins
G200kg - LINK - ProtoPSG psg-004, Freqatic ver.0.4, KusoSynth Version 0.5
Green Machine - LINK - AMP II, Gate, WAH, Little Booster
GTG Synths - LINK - SO many free synths you will **** your pants
Guitifier - LINK - great guitar amp emu, basspunch, and alte plugins
Insert Piz Here - LINK - Mr Alias, blood bucket, junkmaster, randomid, yarkor, robot juice, illogic
Ixox Flute - LINK - nice free flute Emulator
iZotope Vinyl - LINK
Jonas Norberg - LINK - ZingerDx, FloatCrusher, PlayDelay, PWMDrive, Firegain, Square-o-matic, Whix
Juno6 Emu - LINK
JustJ - LINK - Poisonator, RoboDrum, Roboline, Robosynth, Talon JustJ, TheKnob
JX Plugins - LINK - JX220 Free and JXSynth 1.2 Free
Kiesel Soft - LINK - Delay from helga
Kjaerhusaudio Classic Series - LINK - chorus, comp, delay, eq, flanger, limiter, phaser, reverb - hi quality!
Klangformer.de - LINK - Sonic - great synth!, Rebel2max, Ninja - cult synth
Klanglabs - LINK - Few freebies synthedit
Krakli - LINK - multiple free synths and effects like vurtbox, effem, superring, ezpoly
Kuniox - LINK - sampler that plays .aiff
KVRaudio.com - LINK - great VST site, information, downloads
La-La.com - LINK - Syntar - great sitar emu, and other vsti's
Le Projet Flou - LINK - Midi lfo and several other useful plugs
Linplug Alpha - LINK
Luxonix LFX-1310 - LINK - free VST multi-effector - 24 types of algorithm, 3 serial slots
MDA Plugs - LINK - a TON of free vsts
MGAudio - LINK - Tempo Delay, Trigger Gate
Mr Ray - LINK - Rhodes emulator
Music-boss.com - LINK - big pack of "older" freebies
Mutagene - LINK - Macomate 88, POCAS, Mukoco Comb Filter, 2WarpDelay, Mutant Koto, qWarpFilter,
Mute - Aaron Mccammon - LINK - Recoil - a nice synth with multiple lfos and delays
NDC Plugins - LINK - Buffer synth, cycle shifter, dist, reversinator, so many more!
Nexoft - LINK - Loopazoid drum sampler
Noizeware - LINK - TriDirt
Nomad Free Bundle - LINK - Phaser, Tremolo, Sweeper
Novaflash - LINK - Virtual analog synths - xmax, zero, microgram m1, ouputer, snip
Novakill - LINK - synthedit joykiller, karmakiller, lovekiller, original synths!
NuSofting - LINK - freebies - Kazootronica, Kaotica, microrock, micromono
Obertone - LINK - SpectriX - filterbank, exciter, asymetric filtering
Odo Synths - LINK - Scope, rhythms, organ, drum synthesis, so many many good ones!
Ohm Force Frohmage - LINK - Frohmage rox
OmalleySound - LINK - Soundfont player, and synths, etc
OtiumFX - LINK - BASSLANE - control stereofield of lower frequencies
Oxe - LINK - nice FM synth
ParisEQ - LINK
Phasic - LINK - several audio signal mod plugins
PlatinumEars - LINK - Dynamic EQ
Plugsound Free - LINK
ProjectOne P1-Tapedelay - LINK
Project X - LINK - X-amp, PXE-1, several others
PSP - LINK - Vintage Meter, PianoVerb
reFX Claw - LINK - progenitor of beast and vanguard but free
RedShiftMedia - LINK - Switcherbank, Transient Gate, Ducker - nice sidechain compressor
RGC Audio SFZ - LINK - freeware soundfont vsti sampler, also triangle I + II
Rocksonics - LINK - nice freeware dynamic plugins
Rumpelrausch Taips - LINK - Crazy Diamonds, check the homepage too
Safwan Matni - LINK - Kunan, Strings, Piano, Accordian emus
Sam - LINK - Chip32 and VOPM
Sampletank Free - LINK
Scuzzphut - LINK - scuzzphut6.5-lite, echographz, philterkeyz, phutboy slim
Silverspike - LINK - RoomMachine 844, Ray Tube, TapeIT
Simple Media - LINK - Spook Keys - Great theramin emulator
Simulanalog - LINK - guitar suite - great amplifier stimulator
Sinus Freeverbs - LINK
SIR convolution reverb - LINK - A great freebie - loads any wav as a waveform
SK Synths - LINK - Ganymed, FM synths, VivaldiMX - 16 midi channels in one plugin
Slim Slow Slider - LINK - C3 Multiband Compressor, and some others
Smartelectronix.com - LINK - Lots of good stuff! - Ambience great reverb
Softrave - LINK - Fondue, Harmonium EMU, idm, radio, mandala, etc
Sonic Spot - LINK - Huge List of freebie VST plugs from the years
Space Window - LINK - Artphase, Disphase
Steinberg VB-1 - LINK - Bass guitar emu
Subduer - LINK - dual osc polyphonic subtractive synth with multiple effects
Subliminal.org - LINK - Stepchild - 32 step sequencer and more
Subtek VST - LINK
Subtrakt 5.1 - LINK - 6-Osc Surround Synthesizer
Superwave P8 - LINK - extremely powerful freeware synth
Sweetboy's Cafe - LINK - Free VSTS - SH-1, Volcano, T-SLEDG, S and S, RDR, DSP, Glacier
Synth1 - LINK - it is modelled on the Clavia Nord Lead 2Red Synth
Syntedit - LINK - make your own vst plugins
TK plugins - LINK
Tobybear.de - LINK - Some SICK VST plugins!
TubeBaby - LINK - tube guitar amplifier - great and free !
Tweakbench - LINK - dozens of GREAT free vstis and effects - Check out pressure!
Twitch VSTi - LINK - Nice Drummachine coded by Cactus aka M. Höglund
Ugo - LINK - Texture BP Polysyn, Res Mono, String Theory physmodel, massive modulation polysyn
Virsyn microTera - LINK - precursor of the great Tera
Voxengo - LINK - Several Freebies
WebSamba - LINK - Fernando, Jumpax, Bassliner, B-assault, ReBass
Xoxos.net - LINK - tons of great freeware synthedits
Yohng VSTs - LINK - Created a nice piano, bass, rhodes, e-piano
ZynAddSubFX - LINK - multi-timbral synth - very good, can create infinite sounds
So hopefully someone finds this list useful, happy end of year :afro:
??? Only you can decide if they`re worth something or not! It takes a long time until you got your favourite plugins together...