The HurdyGurdyLE is a feature-reduced free version of the HurdyGurdy VST instrument, but it’s still pretty badass. “The very special character of the ancient Hurdy Gurdy sound was until now very difficult to emulate. Many of the instruments peculiarities are not well known and using a sampler it is rather difficult to reproduce the Hurdy…
I really do like the stuff from Boscomac. Great quality plugins, unusual sounds and all 100% free. What’s not to love? Check this out: “PLUCKTRION is a plucked instrument. He could be belong to the family of Clavichords, Zithers, Virginals, Spinets, Muselars, Clavicimbalums, or any other kind of instrument made of a sounding board and…
Drum samplers are a god-send when you’re looking to make music using exclkusively free VSTs, and here’s a goodie: The DVS Drum Sampler “DVS Drum Sampler is designed for quick and simple drum programming, you can load any length 16bit wav file (24bit is not supported) into the channels, you can preview the sound by…
If you’re in the market for a virtual-analogue drum synthesizer, check this out. The Drumatic 3 Drum Synth specialises in particularly synthetic-sounding noises that you can tweak to your heart’s content. Included in this free unit is a bassdrum, snaredrum, handclap, 2 toms, hi-hats and a rimshot / Bell Features: Load / save presets for…
Check out the Boxymuse, a free music box inspired ensemble for Native Instruments Reaktor “BOXYMUSE is a deluxe music box made in France (Hand-made calligraphy). Hear the sweet sound of harmonics and the clatter of mechanical. This instrument, very cinematic, offers three octaves. Do not forget to turn the modulation wheel to forward mechanics before…
Everyone wants an orchestra at their fingertips, but the prices of paid-forversions are enough to turn your hair grey. Enter Total Composure, a big, fat sample library that puts all those great classical instruments at your fingertips. The spiel: “The Total Composure orchestra(TCO) is a full orchestral sample library created using only samples that are…
Here’s a theremin plugin with a (huge) twist. “THEREMOUTH is a theremin lead by the voice. The principle is quite simple: a tracker detects the frequencies of your voice and sends the information to the instrument. Thus, your voice is replaced by the theremin sound. Simpler than the original instrument, Theremouth will give you the…
The KickMaker from Teragon Audio is a synthesizer designed specifically to create good kick drum sounds. It uses four independent oscillators and a wide range of effects, allowing you to create perfectly customized beats. You’re not going to get an Andy Sneap-type kick out of this, but if you want to come up with your…
The SuperDrumFX is a drum sampler with pretty advanced possibilities considering its size. The idea is to make your own sample-based drum sets and play using e-drum or via your own DAW. “The main goal of SDFX is to sound like a real acoustic drum set. This goal is reached through the use of sound…
Good drum machines are hard to come by in the free realm, but here’s one that does the job nicely. The GTG DPC 3 Drum Machine is a MIDFOI controllable drum machine that lets you load your own samples. There’s minimal control here (volume, tuning, pan and a reverb send), so Addictive Drums these ain’t.…
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