Best part of the DSP56300 is the support of different OS´s, it´s even running natively on my Windows Arm laptop

 

Steinberg / Mortifer Instruments XTC - Alpha Juno Emulation

Incl. sysex import. Full info: https://www.steinberg.net/vst-instruments/xtc/

Introduction:

Blind comparison:

 

WOW!

 

Izmar - VMPC2000XL (MPC Plugin) VST3, AU, LV2 - Free

VMPC2000XL by Izmar is a Virtual Instrument Audio Plugin and a Software Application for macOS, Windows and Linux.
It functions as an Audio Units Plugin, a VST 3 Plugin, a LV2 Plugin and a Standalone Application.

VMPC2000XL is an emulator of the classic Akai MPC2000XL sampler/sequencer.

Features:

- Linux, macOS and Windows support.
- Available as standalone applications and VST3/AU/LV2 plugins.
- Load/save most of the MPC2000XL file formats: APS, ALL, PGM, SND, MID, WAV.
- Raw USB volume (CF card) support with Akai FAT 16.3 filenames.
- Every screen and function tries to be 100% like the original.
- Multi-track direct-to-disk recording, a.ka. "bouncing", to WAV with offline rendering option.
- Basic MIDI in/out.

VMPC2000XL does not:

- Mimic the signal path, analog inputs/outputs so it doesn't make your samples sound "warm" or "dirty".
- Make it very easy to create beats and manage sounds like modern equipment and software. Its only purpose is to emulate the MPC2000XL.
- 100% mimic the digital per-voice filter. It contains an approximation which was tweaked by ear, so it's possible that a setting on the 2000XL doesn't sound the same in the emulator.
- Emulate the optional EB16 FX board.

Info / Download: www.izmar.nl and www.izmar.nl/release-candidate

 

Last edited: Sep 3, 2025

Your post (and its replies) made me curious about KBplugs, and I found out that a CyRinx II VST exists. The developer has retired and his blog is no longer online, but in the Facebook group Free VST Plugins, some people have contacted him and shared many of his creations on Dropbox and Google Drive. There’s a download link with nearly all the VSTs he made, and even the developer himself has posted some additional links. I think nearly all VSTs has 64 bits vst2 versions. And the CyRinx II have some presets

 

Thanks @batty mint, you can also download these plugins here: KBPlugs ---> https://archive.org/download/KBPlugs

 

Adam Szabo - Airwave Emulator to JP-8080

Step into the golden era of electronic music with Airwave, a meticulously crafted VST plugin that brings the unmistakable sound of one of the most iconic synthesizers of all time. Revered for its lush supersaw leads, ethereal pads, and driving basslines, this synth was a defining force in the trance, progressive, and electronic music movements. Now, with Airwave, that iconic sound is reborn, modernized for today’s producers while staying true to its original character.
At the heart of Airwave is its dual-layer architecture, allowing for intricate sound sculpting and massive stacked tones. Independently shape the Upper and Lower layers, blending evolving pads with sharp, detuned leads or creating complex, rhythmic textures. The deep modulation capabilities and multi-mode filters give you total control over your sound.

Airwave is available as a 32 and 64-bit VST 2.4 and VST 3 instrument for Windows.

https://www.adamszabo.com/vstplugins/airwave/

 

69€ (haha yes funny) and Windows-only? Right before The Usual Suspects release their own 8080 emulator?
Is he THAT desperate? Embarrassing.

 

More likely just not the best timing. You can tell just from the interface that he obviously put a lot of work into it. There's no way he found out they were making an emulator and just slapped it together.

 

Stryde Audio Swayed: a Yamaha SY77 FM Synthesizer emulation for your DAW - March 31, 2026

Stryde Audio Swayed is an authentic emulation of the Yamaha SY77 from 1989, featuring FM synthesis and sample-based content.

Following the Roland JX-8P and Crumar DS-2, another vintage synth is now available as a plugin. Those active in the KVR Audio forum have likely been following Stryde Audio’s project for over a year.

The developer has been working on an authentic virtual reproduction of the Yamaha SY77 from 1989. The wait is over: Stryde Audio has today released Swayed.



Stryde Audio Swayed
Swayed is modeled after the famous Yamaha SY77 Synthesizer from 1989. The special feature of the SY-77 is that it can generate classic Yamaha FM synthesis and also play back sample-based content.

This combination allows for the creation of some unique timbres—from realistic to synthetic, and everything in between.

Stryde Audio has recreated the engine so authentically and accurately that you can even load SysEx patches into Swayed. Better, patches made with Swayed can also be loaded into the original hardware by exporting them as SysEx files.

Like the original hardware, it has two main cores: an FM synthesis core and a sample-based core.

The FM part features a 6-operator FM synthesis module with 15 waveforms and 3 configurable feedback paths. It has 45 factory algorithms, or you can draw your own signal flows/algorithms in freeform mode.

Each operator also has the same feature, including two inputs that can come from another operator, a feedback path, noise, or even a sample from a waveform element within the same patch. You also get a dedicated envelope, key scaling curve, and LFO modulation option per operator.



The PCM Part
Yes, the sample-based PCM part is also onboard. According to Stryde Audio, they recreated the waveforms/samples from scratch using a mix of custom recordings, public domain samples, and synthesis. So, they didn’t copy and paste them from the original hardware.

Swayed includes 112 preset waveforms and 81 unique expansion card waveforms not available elsewhere. You can also import your own waveform ROM files in the correct hardware format. Simply place your files in the Waveforms folder, and they will be loaded automatically.

According to the developer, they plan to release an update in the future to load your own audio files and to build custom multisample waveforms. That would be a big thing, especially for Yamaha SY-77 users.

Stryde Audio Swayed offers dual 12dB/oct resonant filters (LPF/HPF and one LPF), allowing you to shape both FM and PCM parts.

Operator, sample volumes, pitch, and filter cutoff can be modulated with envelopes. Alongside these, you also get two multi-wave LFOs for additional animation in your patch.



Effects
Not only were the operators, PCM samples, and filters emulated, but also the effects.

Swayed features the same 44 built-in effects, including modulation FX (chorus, tremolo, flanger, or ensemble) and reverb FX, with different reverb types, as well as delay, distortion, EQ, and hybrid combinations.

Each effect includes individual volume and dry/wet controls for precise sound shaping. There are three different effects routing configurations: serial, parallel, and mixed, which fall between the two.

Further, you can select from 64 panning envelopes to create a rich, evolving stereoscopic sound field.

Stryde Audio Swayed First Impression
A project I’ve been following in the forum for a long time. I’m very happy to see that the plugin is now available.

For everyone who loves the SY77 sounds, there’s now an authentic emulation. It’s also a highlight for hardware users because it makes it easy to design new patches from scratch. I can’t say how authentic the plugin’s sound is, as I’ve never owned a SY77.

Stryde Audio Swayed is available now for $99/99€. It runs as a VST3 and AU plugin on macOS and Windows.

More information here: Stryde Audio

Source: https://synthanatomy.com/2026/03/st...77-fm-synthesizer-emulation-for-your-daw.html

 

EM-900 — Digital Sampler Emulator Plugin

EM-900 meticulously emulates the DAC circuits, low-pass filter topologies, and signal characteristics of 17 legendary samplers from the 80s and 90s. Run anything through it and instantly add warm, crunchy, lo-fi character to your sound.

Get the SP-1200's grit and aliasing artifacts. The MPC60's chest-thumping low end.
The S950's steep analog filter. The Casio SK-1's crushed, toy-grade texture.

Recreate the aliasing artifacts made famous by the 90s hip-hop detuning technique on the SP-1200, and apply that effect to any sampler in the collection. Or stretch your breakbeats and samples through the S950/S1000 style timestretch engine to get the metallic, phasey, stuttering artifacts that defined 90s Jungle and Drum & Bass music.

Every sampler and filter in EM-900 is modular. Pair the SP-1200's aggressive DAC with the S950's steep filter. Run MPC60 bit crushing through the Emax's ladder. Stack aliasing on top of any combination. Mix and match to create something entirely your own.

Whether you're after crunchy drums, thick samples, or an entire mix drenched in texture, EM-900 gets you there in seconds. Decades of character in one plugin.


www.suprlunr.com/products/em-900?utm_source=kvr&utm_medium=marketplace&utm_campaign=em900

 

I wouldn't say this emulates any specific hardware sampler. It is only a very simple sampler with some tweaks available, to resemble roughly the character of those 17 mentioned machines. It does not follow the original DSP, nor the original workflow, nor the original functionality.

We've already seen similar approach in TAL-Sampler, which also isn't a dedicated emulation of any specific hardware sampler. Just the "vibe".

 

Holy moly...struck GOLD!

 

Well, it turns out that this not even an instrument (VSTi), but only an FX that can be applied to a track. So definitely not an emulation of any specific hardware synth.

 

Quite a gimmick, thank goodness there was a demo. But as far as I understand, it emulates all 17 promised effects, just as effects!

EM-900 — Digital Sampler Emulator Plugin ???????!!!!!!!!
EM-900 — Digital Sampler Emulator Effekt

EM-900 meticulously emulates the DAC circuits, low-pass filter topologies, and signal characteristics of 17 legendary samplers from the 80s and 90s. Run anything through it and instantly add warm, crunchy, lo-fi character to your sound.

Get the SP-1200's grit and aliasing artifacts. The MPC60's chest-thumping low end.
The S950's steep analog filter. The Casio SK-1's crushed, toy-grade texture.

Recreate the aliasing artifacts made famous by the 90s hip-hop detuning technique on the SP-1200, and apply that effect to any sampler in the collection. Or stretch your breakbeats and samples through the S950/S1000 style timestretch engine to get the metallic, phasey, stuttering artifacts that defined 90s Jungle and Drum & Bass music.

Every sampler and filter in EM-900 is modular. Pair the SP-1200's aggressive DAC with the S950's steep filter. Run MPC60 bit crushing through the Emax's ladder. Stack aliasing on top of any combination. Mix and match to create something entirely your own.

Whether you're after crunchy drums, thick samples, or an entire mix drenched in texture, EM-900 gets you there in seconds. Decades of character in one plugin.

 

I pointed that only because we're in a thread titled "List of VSTi's emulating specific hardware synths" - so an FX does not belong here.

But to be honest, it was the description supplied by the dev that was deceiving - one could get the impression that the plugin is an instrument.

 

JenDie
An unofficial emulation of the Jen SX-1000 monophonic synthesizer

JenDie is an unofficial software emulation of the Jen SX-1000, a monophonic analog synthesizer produced in Italy during the late 1970s. The original hardware is celebrated for its warm, singing character, its four-pole transistor ladder filter capable of self-oscillation, and its straightforward layout that makes programming intuitive despite offering extensive sonic control. JenDie faithfully recreates the signal architecture of the original hardware with analog imperfection simulation.

• VCO engine with PolyBLEP anti-aliasing (SAW, SQUARE, and PULSE waveforms)
• Variable Pulse Width and LFO-controlled PWM
• MM5837-accurate 17-bit LFSR noise generator with white and pink modes
• Nonlinear Moog Ladder Filter based on the Huovilainen model capable of self-oscillation
• Dual independent exponential ADSR envelopes for VCF and VCA
• LFO with DAW tempo sync for modulating pitch, pulse width, and filter cutoff
• Glide (portamento) control with a 0 to 3 seconds range per octave
• Authentic mode enabling analog imperfection simulation (VCO thermal drift, waveform asymmetry, noise floor)
• Fully automatable (27 parameters) and MIDI pitch bend support (±200 cents)

https://www.diegocapoccitti.it/shop.php

 

Jun Murakami Synth-80: a Roland MKS-80 Super Jupiter Synthesizer emulation - June 26, 2026

Jun Murakami Synth-80 is a new, authentic emulation of the Roland MKS-80 Super Jupiter Synthesizer for macOS and Windows.

We currently live in a time where many new music software companies are springing up everywhere. Many of them but not all are benefiting from the new possibilities offered by AI and released software that they otherwise couldn’t have achieved.

Today, a new developer named Jun Murakami joined the circle of newcomers, who has released the Synth-80, an emulation of the Roland MKS-80 Super Jupiter.



Emulation Of The 1984 Roland Rackformat Analog
The Roland MKS-80 Super Jupiter was an 8-voice analog polyphonic Synthesizer from 1984, essentially a rack-mounted Jupiter-8 with analog VCOs and full MIDI control. It was built between 1984 and 1987.

The new Synth-80 is a new Synthesizer plugin that is inspired or more an emulation of the Roland MKS-80 Super Jupiter (Rev.4). According to Jun Murakami, the Synth-80 uses an engine that is based on analog modeling techniques.

More precisely, the original hardware was modeled using more than 100 automated measurement programs covering every circuit and parameter of the original hardware, with DSP tuning carried out alongside a long-term analysis of an MKS-80 Rev.4 unit.

This includes replications of the delicate characteristics of the filters, the noise oscillators with subtle nuances derived from the IC chips, and more.

The developer says that it’s virtually impossible to tell the difference between the hardware and the software if you load exactly the same patch and play them side by side. Okay, that’s a bold claim that only original hardware users can confirm or refute.

Jun Murakami Synth-80
The Synth-80 offers all the original features: two VCOs, VCO mod, mixer, two filters (LPF and HPF) two ADSR envelopes…

To maintain the same very hands-on sound design workflow of the original with attached hardware editor, Jun Murakami opted not to include any extra advanced features like new modulation possibilities in the Synth-80.

More, the user interface philosphy is heavily inspired by the Synth1 developer Daichi, that offers a very straightforward way to program sounds also for beginners.



However, one section got an upgrade. The built-in FX section houses four distinct chorus FXs: Synth Chorus (Roland Juno), Studio Chorus (Dimension D), Pitch Chorus (Eventide) and Digital Chorus (the most advanced).

Alongside this, it features a reverb with different algorithms (hall, plate, and room), and a compressor based on the ZeroComp algorithm. Nice, you can use the Synth-80 effect rack as a standalone audio effects plugin.

For hardware owners, Synth-80 functions as an editor and librarian for the MKS-80, supporting patch bulk-dump transfer, a bank builder, and edit-parameter exchange.

Jun Murakami Synth-80 offers two ways to demo the plugin. Either, you download the official demo version from the website. Alternatively, he has backed a WebAssembly build browser version of the plugin on his website that is freely playable.

This is a smart option to give everyone the opportunity to test the plugin. Further, Synth-80 ships with over 150 factory presets

First Impression
After the countless virtual Jupiter-8 synthesizers, there’s now a Roland MKS-80 emulation. Did the synth world need it? Hard to say. At least it sounds very good in the demos, and it’s welcome that the developer also includes a librarian and editor for hardware users.

Jun Murakami Synth-80 is available now for an introductory price of $59 instead of $99 until July 7, 2026. It runs as a VST3, AU, and AAX plugin for macOS (native Apple Silicon + Intel) and Windows.

More information here: Jun Murakami

Source: https://synthanatomy.com/2026/06/ju...s-80-super-jupiter-synthesizer-emulation.html

 

Oh God recently I got Surge Synth Team's OB-XF
In my opinion it's sounds crazy good can do oversampling and it's completely free the full version
I only use the Nightly releases because they are releasing updates in like every 2 weeks sometimes a week
For me it instantly killed discoDSP's OB-XD (I was using the free version) pfff I can't remember I had a few free versions of the Oberheim emulations in my opinion this is the best free Oberheim emulator
Well worth a try (funny enough they just released the latest version 1 hour ago)
There's an "assests.zip" this contains presets I don't understand why they put it separately because when you install any version it installs the presets
https://github.com/surge-synthesizer/OB-Xf/releases/tag/Nightly