Audio Damage - Tattoo (Drum Synth Plugin) Now Free -->www.kvraudio.com/product/tattoo-by-audio-damage
Free Download (Scroll Down to Tattoo) --> www.audiodamage.com/pages/free-and-legacy

 

64 bit too, though it's not recommend for epileptics else Automata might cause seizures. Ask your doctor if Automata is right for you.

 

I use Tabasco Eye Drops for these kinds of problems. My Dad always said "I'll give you something to cry about."

 

Randomax and AraldFX DKS pro

 

+1 for Tattoo, excellent drum machine.

It really looks a bit spartan and uninspiring, and the presets are a bit cheesy but once you get into programming it can thump out like the best of them. Bought it on release and still enjoy it from time to time. I guess it didn't sell that well because Audio Damage didn't do a follow-up later on, which is a shame.

 

Tattoo is great. I found an old i3 samsung. it had win 7 . i put a win 10 lite ableton 9 and reaper audio damage is hot.
now I need a bass and a synth 32 bit... any suggestions...
I'm starting with Variety of Sound and Full Bucket.

 

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Cescato Musiktechnologie - Trans Computer Maschine VSTi (32 Bit) http://cescato.altervista.org/T-C-M.htm
Buzzroom - Lallapallooza lite VSTi (32 Bit) http://www.vst4you.com/pages/vst instruments/buzzroom_lallapallooza_lite.html
EVM - Ultrasoniqie VSTi (32 Bit) https://plugins4free.com/plugin/430/
H.G. Fortune - The Dreammachine v2 VSTi (32 Bit) https://hgfortune.neocities.org/?/synths
iloyd - iloSynth VSTi (32 Bit) http://www.iloyd.com/ilosynth/
Cygnus-SF - SoundFont variant of Cygnus-O https://www.getdunne.net/Krakli/vst.php?id=Cygnus-SF
Arminator2 - NEW 2018 version of Arminator https://www.getdunne.net/Krakli/vst.php?id=Arminator2
Komodo - Advanced 4-oscillator VA synthesizer https://www.getdunne.net/Krakli/vst.php?id=Komodo
ADK - Digital additive synthesizer https://www.getdunne.net/Krakli/vst.php?id=ADK
Lithium - Blaster VSTi (32 Bit) https://freevstplugins.net/blaster/
MaxSynths - Crisalys VSTi (32 Bit) Now Free https://plugins4free.com/plugin/2378/
Polyvalens - Casio VL1 VSTi (32 Bit) http://www.polyvalens.com/blog/vl-1/
Sonigen - Sonigen Modular VSTi (32 Bit) https://freevstplugins.net/sonigen-modular/
Steinberg - Modell E VSTi (32 Bit) https://o.steinberg.net/index.php?id=6249&L=1
Synapse Audio Software - Junglist VSTi (32 Bit) https://freevstplugins.net/synapse-audio-software-junglist/
Syncersoft - Amusing-sounds-of-the-body VSTi (32 Bit) https://freevstplugins.net/amusing-sounds-of-the-body/
Syncersoft -Sounds-of-old-TV-games VSTi (32 Bit) https://freevstplugins.net/sounds-of-old-tv-games/
Synthtronic - EVOL VSTi (32 Bit) http://www.xsynth.com
Synthtronic - Uno FM v1.0 VST (32 Bit) http://www.xsynth.com
Tone2 - Firebird VSTi (32 Bit) https://plugins4free.com/plugin/1713/
Ummet Ozcan - Genesis Computer Music VSTi (32 Bit) https://plugins4free.com/plugin/2762/

 

@PulseWave

 

Sonimus DelaySon



Compatible with macOS (10.10 and newer) and Windows (10 and newer) and runs in VST2.4, VST3, AU, and AAX plugin formats
Grab it here (< link)

 

mu-station - DoReMiLamb (Singing Synth Plugin) VST3 - Windows - Free

DoReMiLamb is a singing synthesizer that applies the pronunciation method of FM (Frequency Modulation) sound source and sings with "pseudo" voice synthesis style sound without using human phoneme.

Currently, only 64-bit VST version is officially released as beta version. The MacOS Audio Units (AU) version is also being prepared, but it is treated as a beta version because the stability of the operation is not yet good, but the VST version is almost finished. Unfortunately, DoReMiLamb can not offer lyrics as you wish.

The basic is a synthesizer that sings "Doremi" to the scale. There are several other humming options available.

The range can choose three types of "soprano / alto", "tenor", "basso", and even a song without the lyrics can play the sound as if it chorused.
The keyboard is not for performance, but is a transpose switch and can be matched using absolute or relative pitch keys, and black keys can be sharpened or flat by switching major and minor.

At the same time as the pronunciation, "MuraiLamb" comes along with the animation.
Even when she is not singing, she smiles at waving her hand.

Infos and Free Download: https://mu-station.chillout.jp/plugins/DoReMiLamb/index.html

 

IEM Plug-in Suite - macOS, Windows and Linux - Free

The IEM Plug-in Suite is a free and Open-Source audio plugin suite including Ambisonic plug-ins up to 7th order created by staff and students of the Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics.

DualDelay
The DualDelay has been one of the first plug-ins in the IEM Suite. Therefore it was time for a big makeover! It has been optimized to suite needs of composers and musicians by adding a sync-to-DAW function, a tap delay button as well as moving from milliseconds to BPM with multiplies for setting times. As cherry on top, it doesn't only support a rotation of the signal, but also warping!

GranularEncoder
The GranularEncoder is an Ambisonic granular synthesis plug-in. That's right, it is the first Ambisonic synthesizer plug-in released in the suite! The best thing about it: you can use any mono or stereo audio signal, and turn it into an enveloping sound scene, or crush the signal into microscopic sonic particles!

MultiBandCompressor
The MultiBandCompressor is a very handy tool in your project's mastering stage! It works like a stereo multi-band compressor, however, it will make sure the spatial image is not altered! The Ambisonic input signal is split up into four bands, which can be compressed individually.

StereoEncoder
Use the StereoEncoder plug-in to encode mono or stereo audio signals into the Ambisonic domain - up to 7th order. The interface lets you easily set the orientation, width and rotation of the stereo pair. With a simple double-click onto the SpherePanner you can change the display to a linear elevation, which gives you a higher accuracy towards the horizon.
With help of the Quaternion input, you can use use data from orientation trackers (e.g. headtrackers) to steer your source into the right direction.

RoomEncoder
The RoomEncoder is so far the most complex and computation-intensive plug-in within the IEM plug-in suite. It allows you to put a source and a listener into a virtual shoebox-shaped room and render over 200 wall reflections. Perfect to enhance the externalization of binaural playback.

You can move the source and the listener freely within the room, which will automatically generate Doppler-shift effects. Use the overall reflection coefficient and the low-shelve and high-shelve filters to change the character of the reflections.
But thats not all: The RoomEncoder can make use of DirectivitySignals as an input signal. This means that your source can have a frequency-dependent and time-variable directivity. The DirectivityShaper plugin is a good tool to create various directivities.

AllRADecoder
With the AllRADecoder you can design an Ambisonic decoder for an any desired loudspeaker layout using the AllRAD approach.
The resulting decoder is automatically applied to the incoming Ambisonic audio stream, so it can be directly inserted into a decoder track of your audio project. You might also want to use it as a standalone application to design a decoder and write it into a JSON configuration file for the use in other plug-ins (e.g. SimpleDecoder).

EnergyVisualizer
This plug-in is perfect for metering the spatial image. The EnergyVisualizer visualizes the energy distribution on the sphere of the Ambisonic input signal. The energy levels are color-coded according to the color map. The Ambisonic Signal is decoded using 480 virtual loudspeakers with a subsequent RMS calculation and OpenGL visualization.

More Infos and Free Download: https://plugins.iem.at/#tab-EnergyVisualizer

 

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I think the strobing visual content that you posted above actually caused in me an epileptic seizure...and I don't even have epilepsy.

 

The top of the crop (IMHO) or, in other words, less is more (keep the best skip the rest).

Synths: Vital, Surge, Usual Suspects, Cardinal, Zebra CM, Bazille CM (both now available at U-he), OBxd, Tyrell, Full bucket synths, Dexed for FM, PG8X, SQ8L (32 bit only), Synth1, VK-1 Viking, MinimogueVA, Charlatan.

Fx: grab all the free VOS, TDR, Audio Damage, Klanghelm, Voxengo, Melda, TAL, Blue cat, Valhalla, Full bucket, Vladgsound, Airwindows (you will have all the basic reverb, delays, amps, compressors, chorus, phasers, flangers, etc. even vocoder covered).

Drum machines: Tattoo, Drumatic 3 (32 bit only), EXD-80 (32 bit only).

Arp/seq: Blue Arp.

What else would be missing?

A good sampler (I used to like shortcircuit 1), acoustic drums (?).

Apart from smth for a very specific task, this is more than enough for the basics.

 

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All the ones you mentioned, plus:

Synths/Emulations:
- OB-Xf - By the Surge XT team, if the OB-Xd license is a showstopper for you - similar codebase.
- Aeolus: pipe organs.
- CollaB3: Hammond B3.
- Arturia Lab Intro: Usually given away for free once or twice per year.
- VirtualJV jv880_juce: Runs JV-880 / RD-500 patches straight from the ROMs.
- RdPiano by the same guy: Roland MKS-20, RD1000 and Rhodes MK-80 piano chip level emulation.

Fx:
- Kilohearts bundle
- Cramit: OTT compressor with extras
- Dragonfly reverb suite
- Filterstep & Gatelab: filter/gating sequencers

Mixed:
- Native Instruments Komplete Start

Sampled instruments (that work in free players):
- Krimh Drums Free, Deviant Drums Free, Strezov Creative ToolboX for acoustic drums/perc.
- Hammersmith Free: Acoustic keys.
- Strezov Jazz Trio: keys, sax, double bass.
- Fracture Sounds Blueprint series. Lots of free quality instruments.
- Berlin Free Orchestra, ProjectSAM Free Orchestra I + II

There's Shortcirtcuit XT in active development by the Surge XT team, not sure how usable it is at this point though.

 

TX16wx has most sampler use cases covered (that is, sampling and tweaking sounds, not playing back libraries): https://www.tx16wx.com

 

try ASynth by Smart Electronix

 

SmartElectronox products are no longer available.

Asynth free VST plugin --> www.loopartists.com/free-vst.php?name=asynth [Free (Donationware)]

ASynth is a six voice virtual analog synthesizer featuring two oscillators and three circuit modelled filters. The demo version displays a nagscreen on startup. To remove the nagscreen and enable SSE optimizations, donate. GUI designed by George Reales. Synth includes: A Bach classic (with apologies to Wendy Carlos fans), Some disco music (courtesy of Arguru), Filter tweaking (by a generous donator), Vintage demo (courtesy of George Yohng).

 

Hi xorome! How do you use this one. I can't get it to work on Reaper. It looks cool.

 

Heya,

1) Download the plugin from https://github.com/giulioz/jv880_juce/ and put it in some folder scanned by your DAW.
2) Find VirtualJV on the sister site, make sure to download the one with the ROMs.
3) Put the ROMs in C:\Users\<yourusername>\AppData\Roaming\JV880\ if you're on Windows (no idea about Mac)

Should look something like this:

C:\Users\<yourusername>\AppData\Roaming\JV880\jv880_waverom2.bin
C:\Users\<yourusername>\AppData\Roaming\JV880\rd500_expansion.bin
C:\Users\<yourusername>\AppData\Roaming\JV880\rd500_patches.bin
C:\Users\<yourusername>\AppData\Roaming\JV880\SR-JV80-01 Pop - CS 0x3F1CF705.bin
...

 

JD Factory - UltimUtility (Imaging Plugin) Free

UltimUtility by JD Factory is a Virtual Effect Audio Plugin for macOS and Windows.
It functions as an Audio Units Plugin, a VST 3 Plugin and an AAX Plugin.

UltimUtility is a simple plugin that gives you control over virtually every aspect of your stereo signal:

- The input matrix allows soloing of L, R, Mid or Side, as well as the physical (dual mono) left or right of the mid or side signal.
- Independent L and R polarity controls, stereo swap...
- A balance panner and true stereo (combined) panner in one knob.
- Stereo widening with a ''mono bass'' function.

Windows: 64-bit VST3 and AAX (Pro Tools 11 and up)
Mac: 64-bit VST3, AU and AAX (Pro Tools 11+). Intel and M1/M2 Macs supported

Free Download: https://jdfactory.store/pages/ultimutility