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  1. Photosounder updates SplineEQ to v1.0.5
    3 Feb 2012, 2:50 pm

    Read the full story @ KVR Audio Photosounder has updated SplineEQ to v1.0.5. Changes since v1.0.4: The way slopes are defined is changed to linear instead of angular when the mouse cursor is on the s. […]


  2. sonicLAB releases Cosmosf - Advanced Stochastic Synthesis Instrument
    3 Feb 2012, 1:35 pm

    Read the full story @ KVR Audio sonicLAB has released Cosmosand#402;, a stand-alone synthesizer application for Mac OS X. Cosmosand#402; features a non-standard synthesis engine offering great functi. […]


  3. Teragon Audio announces MrsWatson (Successor to MissWatson)
    3 Feb 2012, 10:44 am

    Read the full story @ KVR Audio Teragon Audio has announced the release of a beta version of MrsWatson, which is the successor to Teragon Audio's MissWatson - a command-line plug-in host capable of d. […]


  4. Best Service releases Nitron - Sample-based Synth for Kontakt and Kontakt Player
    3 Feb 2012, 10:40 am

    Read the full story @ KVR Audio Best Service has released Nitron, a new sample-based synthesizer powered by Kontakt Player. The more than 1000 included Nitron patches are high quality multi-samples f. […]


  5. Ableton updates Live to v8.2.8
    3 Feb 2012, 10:30 am

    Read the full story @ KVR Audio Ableton has updated Live to version 8.2.8. Improvements: Added support for the Ableton Improvement Program, an automatic usage and data reporting tool. To enable, add. […]


  6. Michael Ourednik releases Argotlunar Real-time Delay-Line Granulator for Mac VST and AU
    3 Feb 2012, 10:18 am

    Read the full story @ KVR Audio Michael Ourednik has released the Mac OS X VST and AU versions of Argotlunar, his real-time delay-line granulator effect plug-in. Argotlunar is free software, licensed. […]


  7. Liine announces AB Lemur Bundle
    3 Feb 2012, 9:42 am

    The bundle includes free templates for Lemur iOS owners.


  8. EastWest releases Quantum Leap Solo Violin
    3 Feb 2012, 9:00 am

    Read the full story @ KVR Audio EastWest has released of Quantum Leap Solo Violin for Windows and Mac OS X (VST, AU and RTAS). Produced by Nick Phoenix, Quantum Leap Solo Violin is a virtuoso solo vi. […]


  9. Full Bucket Music releases "the deputy Mark II" String Synthesizer
    3 Feb 2012, 8:25 am

    Read the full story @ KVR Audio Full Bucket Music has released the deputy Mark II, a free VST2.4 software instrument for Windows in the tradition of classic string machines and early "polyphonic" syn. […]


  10. Ableton Live 8.2.8
    3 Feb 2012, 8:24 am

    Ableton has updated Live to version 8.2.8.



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Welcome to the Free VSTi Section

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Select a category on the right to view the Free VSTi’s.

Note: these VSTi’s (VST instruments) have been tested on Windows - please check the inidividual plugin’s websites for information on using them on non-Windows operating systems.

A VSTi is a Virtual Studio Technology instrument, and is usually downloaded as a .dll file.  The .dll file can then be loaded into a VSTi host and played, most often with midi.

Glossary

Bass - real (electric, upright) bass sounds, or synthesized bass sounds
Brass - trumpets, trombones, tubas, etc…
Drums - plugins which contain real drum sounds or synthetic drum sounds
Emulator - replications of classic synthesizers
Exotic Instruments - unusual instruments from around the world
Percussion - marimbas, bells, bongo drums, steel drums, etc… (now featuring a cowbell!)
Piano - pianos and electric pianos
Sound FX - blips, bloops, whooshes, and etcetera
Strings - guitars, violins, cellos, synth strings, etc…
Synth
– fm (frequency modulation) - a simple waveform is modulated with another frequency to produce a more complex tone
 — modular - a modular synth consists of individual components (modules) which can be chained together in various ways
– subtractive - harmonics are subtracted from an audio signal using a filter in order to alter the tone
– additive - harmonics are added to an audio signal, usually to replicate the sound of an instrument
– wavetable - short recorded clips of an instrument are looped and altered to produce realistic sounds
Vox - emulations of voices and choirs
Woodwind - flutes, saxophones, etc…

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