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  1. Tracktion 4 available on Linux
    24 May 2013, 7:59 am

    Following Mac and Windows versions, the Tracktion 4 DAW is now available on the Linux OS.


  2. Sound Magic Updates Ruby Piano for Windows to Version 2.6
    24 May 2013, 7:54 am

    Sound Magic has updated its Ruby Piano to Version 2.6. Improvements since version 2.5: Improved CPU usage when polyphony is high. Fixes the issue that occasional crash in Cubase 7. Improved sustain p. […]


  3. Sample Magic launches its first plug-in
    24 May 2013, 7:46 am

    Sample Magic gets into plug-in development and introduces Magic AB, a plug-in that allows for A/B comparisons to up to 9 reference tracks.


  4. 5th version of Blue Cat Liny EQ release
    24 May 2013, 7:22 am

    Blue Cat Audio announces the availability of the 5th version of its Liny EQ plug-in, available at special price separately or bundled in Master Pack.


  5. Blue Cat Audio releases Blue Cat's Liny EQ 5.0 (incl. Win AAX)
    24 May 2013, 7:09 am

    Blue Cat Audio has released Blue Cat's Liny EQ 5.0, a complete rewrite of their low latency linear phase EQ plug-ins. Blue Cat's Liny EQ is an 8 bands linear phase graphic equalizer with very low lat. […]


  6. Ueberschall releases "Future Garage" (Elastik Soundbank)
    24 May 2013, 6:51 am

    Ueberschall has released Future Garage, a new Elastik Soundbank for Elastik Player that "combines 2-step, dubstep, deep house and dub techno in a unique style". It includes four construction kits tha. […]


  7. The Daft Punk Press Problem: Nostalgia for What?
    24 May 2013, 6:42 am

    Who’s afraid of laptop musicians? Music stories are more exciting when there are eight-foot-high walls of flames and hype to match. But what when it’s all just a special effect? And when does myst. […]


  8. Igor Vasiliev updates "Audio Mastering" for iPad to v1.1
    24 May 2013, 6:35 am

    Igor Vasiliev has updated Audio Mastering for iPad to version 1.1, which is now available in the iTunes App Store. Changes: Function Normalize at conversion of file. Feature "Open in" that give possi. […]


  9. AudioThing releases "Glass" for Kontakt
    24 May 2013, 6:28 am

    AudioThing has released Glass for Native Instruments Kontakt. Glass is a sample library made with samples from a wine balloon glass. Hits were sampled with fingers, a piano hammer, a metal stick, and. […]


  10. Chicken Systems updates "Instrument Manager" to v1.1
    24 May 2013, 6:22 am

    Chicken Systems has updated Instrument Manager for Mac OS X and Windows to version 1.1. It contains new features and fixes, along with general maintenance. Features and Fixes: Added Instrument Auditi. […]



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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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