Best Free Software for Making Music

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  1. xorome

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    We are happy to announce the release of ValhallaSupermassive 3.0.0, featuring two new reverb/delay modes, Leo And Virgo.

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    Leo: Very slow attack, super long decay, very high echo density, filtering in the feedback loop for more realistic reverb decay.
    Virgo: Fast attack, short decay, very low echo density, filtering in the feedback loop, great for complex echoes.

    From the announcement:

    Leo: The Most Massive Reverb In Supermassive

    The new Leo mode is the most super massive-est of all the Supermassive modes. It has a very slow attack, a long to VERY long decay that is controlled by both Density and Feedback, and a high echo density, with balanced modulation. Leo interleaves the high and low EQ filters throughout the reverb network, which means that the reverb decay can be dark, shrill, bass heavy, whisper light, or just perfectly balanced. I find Leo is ideal for big synthesizer sounds, as well as realistic cathedral sounds and other long reverbs.

    Virgo: Sparse Reverb, or Complex Delay?

    Virgo is the smallest and sparsest mode in Supermassive. It has a fast attack, and basically sounds and behaves like a stereo delay until the Density control is turned up. With higher Density settings, it still sounds like a grainy delay, that kinda sorta turns into a reverb. Virgo is great for pointillistic echoes, spring-ish reverb sounds, and other sparse effects that create more space around your sounds.. While Leo produces a lush wash of sound, Virgo allows you to hear the space between the echos.

    The LATE 2023 preset folder is chock full of presets that show off the Leo and Virgo modes. We highly recommend using these presets as the jumping point for your own explorations.
     
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  2. thantrax

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    Echo Sound Works has announced the release of an update to its Vinyl Guitar
    Grab it here
     
  3. ZUK

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    NIH-plug is a FREE plugin framework, and you can currently download eight FREE VST plugins to try it out, including a free Disperser emulation.

    JUCE has long dominated the audio DSP development realm. Having a readily available framework for development is a fantastic resource for those venturing into making their own plugins. Competition is always good, and NIH-plug brings an open-source framework for developing plugins in RUST.

    NIH-plug is platform agnostic and comes with a handful of plugins for producers to use without touching a line of code.

    Buffr Glitch is a MIDI-triggered buffer repeater and brings that wonderfully digital glitching sound to your audio. It is a rather clever implementation as well, using the duration of a note to act as a trigger for generating the duration of the glitch effect.

    Crisp adds some top end to your basses and is great for bringing out some presence and body to your low-end instruments.

    Crossover splits your audio into two to five bands. This is a super basic implementation but does have linear crossover filters. You can essentially process any audio you want as separate outputs, mangling however you wish.

    Diopser is a phase rotation plugin inspired by Kilohearts Disperser. It sounds great on kicks or bass. I wouldn’t run this on both at the same time, though.

    Loudness War Winner is a “loudener” for lack of a better term. Supremely glad that I have my tracks in Reaper dimmed to -8dB by default before assaulting my eardrums with the sheer volume this pumps out.

    Puberty Simulator is an amusing plugin that acts as a pitch shifter that lowers your signal by an octave. It occasionally crackles or goes out of tune. The developer claims this is a joke, but it very well could have some utility in production.

    Safety Limiter is the perfect companion to Loudness War Winner. When you have an overage, your DAW signals out an SOS in morse code. Your monitors or headphones get to call for help in a readily recognized international format.

    The Spectral Compressor is the real star of the show here and can absolutely smash material. If OTT’s three bands aren’t enough for you, then take full advantage of the FFT bands present in this one.

    These plugins are available for all major operating systems, with Windows, Linux, and Mac support. You will need a 64-bit host, and supported plugin formats are VST3 and CLAP. For nightly builds, you can snag them all in one convenient bundle linked below.

    https://nightly.link/robbert-vdh/nih-plug/workflows/build/master
     
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  4. xorome

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    Couple interesting ways to use Spectral Compressor:

     
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    John Thompson Kapellmeister

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  6. Sombra Spider

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    Please re up file!
     
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  8. xorome

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    (Windows only) epicCLOUDS by VoS is a large ambient reverb:

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    Spacer by Spectral Plugins is a modular reverb, modulation and delay construction kit. Reorder and chain effects together to create spray, granular delays, shimmer reverbs or add modulation to IRs:

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    OCS-45 by Spectral Plugins is a cassette effect. OCS-45 comes with wow, flutter, distortion, several types of noises and four types of cassettes:

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    (demos at ~2:00)

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    (Windows only) TIME1 by tiagolr is a creative time modulation effect like Gross Beat or Time Shaper:

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    (demos at ~6:15)
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    MAIM and EMPY by ArdenButterfield are distortion/degradation effects based on MP3 encoders:

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    (demos at ~1:00)
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    Hi everyone,
    we're collecting opensource-only alternatives - for both audio and video production works - in our HyMPS project: enjoy (and contribute, if you like/want) !
     
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  10. ZUK

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    https://vainaudio.com/shop/

    Coercion
    Introducing “Coercion”, a dynamic waveshaper designed to explore the uncharted territories of sonic manipulation. With a selection of 10 distinct modules, you have the flexibility to craft a limitless amount of unique audio distortion chains, pushing the boundaries of creativity. Alternatively, streamline the process with our curated presets for instant digital transformation. Coercion empowers you to sculpt your sound effortlessly, providing the tools you need to shape your audio with precision and innovation.

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    Fumigate
    a multi band stereoizing plugin. Using both the chorus and stereo spreading modules to widen each frequency band like never before.
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  11. aleksalt

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    It's $119 so del it from here
     
  12. ZUK

    ZUK Rock Star

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    Now its free.

    After careful consideration and deliberation, we have made the difficult decision to cease our company operations. This decision was not made lightly, but we believe it is the best course of action for the future of our organization.

    However, we are pleased to announce that we will be making our software available for free downloading to our loyal clients and users. We understand the impact that our tools and products have had on your operations, and we want to ensure that you continue to have access to them even after our closure.
     
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  13. aleksalt

    aleksalt Producer

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    If you're not the one (loyal clients and users), then pass by
     
  14. xorome

    xorome Audiosexual

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    Clicked Download Plugins, entered a random email address, downloaded the plugins, renamed my "C:\Users\Me\AppData\Roaming\Spectral Plugins" folder, re-installed, still working for me - no authentication prompt. Don't know what else to test.
     
  15. Radio

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    DazAutomatic - RetroLazer Synth VSTi - 32 Bit - June 2003 - Rare [RE-UP]

    This synthedit creation is a unique VSTi, and was hard to find on the interweb.
    It's a blaster laser gun from outer space emulator with few controls.

    Some say it's the secret weapon behind all sucessful songs ("My Way," "Da Funk", "Pinocchio").

    A FULL 16 presets bank in fxp/fxb format for Retrolaser including:

    - Growling BASS preset
    - Deep Bass preset
    - Horrible noise presets
    - Sci Fi shit presets
    - Rhodes MKII E-Piano
    - Techno Remix
    - Pony Master



    Download
    https://mega.nz/file/iyhAzADR#oiOnWCkHiv5dP_TXg4kcADK0EqPF_Ynn_lhxeACNKeE
     
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    218 Synth Vsti - click to download (all are free)


    List : 3 OSC 8,acquit xx14, Acrobatics Alieno,Adonis,anawave, Artemis,ASynth, Augur,Azeta66,Buzzroom,Carin Zodiac,Casio VL1 Tone Emulator, chimera,Cygnus, Dominator, Dsk mini DrumZ : visit the official website "www.dskmusic.com" EFM Micro Modular, EVM Synths - Occam SE, Evol VSTi, kILLERsynths : a pack of vst instruments (ANGSTkILLERmini,NOVAkILLER,JOYkILLER,kARMAkILLER,LOVEkILLER), Lallapallooza lite, megaCeloX, NI SoundForum : native-instruments.com, nanoog, deadalus,Digireactor,FEM 1,Freemoog,Galileo,Ganymed,GTG 44S,GTG FM 4,GTG K 1,GTG_Unit1,HighLife,HITxxv1,IMP OSC TOR,Invector 8v,Istvan Kaldor VST Collection,JX220,Lusus,Matnitron,Modcat,Mopar,NK 1001,NoteGraphica,Oatmeal v38-1,Oberon,Oddy-free,Omaha,OP-X,Orion,Osiris 6,Oxe FM Synth,Panzertank PM4,PhazOsc,PLUGSOUND FREE,PP1,Prodigious,ProtoPlasm,Pterosaur,Pulsation Lite,Revitar 2,Rock Hardbuns' bundle - Synths,Saltline-chrysalis,Scandalous,Scorpius,Shuniji Free,Sinthecyza!, Six Toungs Drums and Bass, Sonata,Spook Keys, SpatSampler16, Starr Synth,SQ8L,Stringer,STS-11, Subtilior4, Syncaine TM-200X, TAL-NoiseMaker,The box,The Silkworm,TranceDrive,Triangle I,Truth Synth,TS-Substance,UltraSonique,Umbra, Uniretro, Unknown synth,U-NO-60,UVI player,VOPM,White Lightning,Wombat Solina, Xrazor

    Free Download: https://coyotus.net/synthesizers_vst.html
     
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  17. Radio

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    EB-Blasphemy: Free Aphex Twin Glitch Multi-Effects Plug-in | Random glitch sounds for electronic music producers

    A Freeware With Spectral Effects for Breakcore and Aphex Twin Fans

    the centrepiece of EB-Blasphemy is an intelligent sample slicer. Although designed as an ‘Amen break chopper’, it can slice any sample – from drum loops to vocals to synth riffs – into random, tempo-synced slices. A randomisation control allows you to create rhythmic variations, with a range of effects options to tweak each slice. The plugin is easy to use: simply activate the Gen option for generative playback, press the Trigger button to start the sample playback process, and the plugin will immediately begin generating loops in new rhythmic forms.



    Ewan Bristow’s EB Blasphemy is now available as a ‘pay what you want‘ (freeware is possible) download from the developer’s website. EB-Blasphemy is based on the freely available Plugdata programming environment and can be used as a VST3, AU, CLAP or LV2 plugin in popular DAWs on MacOS, Windows and Linux. Installation of Plugdata is required as it runs the plugin.

    Free Download: https://ewanbristow.gumroad.com/l/Blasphemy
     
  18. Radio

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    AFT SonicDeCloner is a dedicated freeware audio de-duplication tool that automatically detects acoustically similar audio files (duplicates or "clones") within a folder. Instead of comparing bits and bytes, the tool actually "listens" to the sound — just like a human ear would. It utilizes a sophisticated, proprietary, and patented acoustic fingerprinting algorithm, part of AFT (Audio Fingerprinting Tools) of www.AudioWatermarking.com and www.AudioTag.info, to match audio content by analyzing acoustic data, regardless of file format or compression. The AFT algorithm focuses on matching the acoustic data, not the melody, and only identifies clones when the audio recordings are from the same performance or original source.

    The tool is completely stand-alone and works offline. It accepts a wide range of audio file formats with the following extensions: mpg, mp2, mpe, mpv, ogg, mp4, m4p, m4v, mp3, mpa, aac, oga, aif, iff, m4a, wav, wma, 3g2, 3gp, asf, avi, flv, mov, swf, vob, wmv, mpeg, opus, and webm.

    AFT SonicDeCloner is proudly provided to you free of charge for personal, non-commercial use by AudioWatermarking.com — technology vendor and expert in acoustic fingerprinting and audio watermarking.

    AFT SonicDeCloner Key Features:

    - Acoustic-level detection: utilizes sophisticated acoustic fingerprinting algorithm (AFT) to analyze actual sound content, not just file metadata or binary data
    - Format and compression agnostic: works with all major audio file formats and codecs
    - Robust: works with distorted, pitch-shifted and speed-altered audio
    - Freeware — completely free for non-commercial use
    - Cross-platform software: Windows, Mac OS, Linux
    - Portable, does not require installation
    - Works offline and is fully stand-alone
    - Supports for batch processing via command-line
    - C00l old-school text interface! :)

    Who it is for
    In an era where streaming music services dominate, there remains a dedicated community of passionate music collectors who cherish owning and curating their personal audio libraries. AFT SonicDeCloner is designed for audiophiles, DJs, music producers, sound engineers, and anyone who has amassed a substantial collection of audio files over the years. If you've ever struggled with organizing your music library, dealing with duplicate tracks from various sources, or managing files in different formats and qualities, this tool is for you.

    Whether you're a professional working with large audio archives or a music enthusiast seeking to declutter your personal collection, AFT SonicDeCloner empowers you to:
    - Maintain a Pristine Library: Eliminate acoustically similar files to keep only the best versions.
    - Save Storage Space: Remove unnecessary duplicates taking up valuable disk space.
    - Enhance Listening Experience: Streamline your library for easier navigation and enjoyment.
    - Work Efficiently: Process large batches of files with a tool that's robust and easy to use.
    If you value the quality and organization of your audio collection, AFT SonicDeCloner is the ultimate solution to help you achieve a clean, efficient, and enjoyable music library.

    Windows click to download (.ZIP) | Mac OS: available upon personal request | Linux: available under commercial license
    Download & More Infos: https://audiowatermarking.com/sonicdecloner
     
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  19. Radio

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    Soundtoys PhaseMistress, analog-style phase shifter is a FREE download for a limited time

    Soundtoys is giving away its PhaseMistress analog-style phase shifter plugin as a free download through November 15, 2024 (reg. $99). November 1st marks the start of Black November, when there are many plugin deals and numerous free plugins. As a reminder, one of last year’s freebie highlights was the Soundtoys Little Plate reverb.

    This year, another ST plugin is available for free for a limited time and is even better. Soundtoys announced giving away its PhaseMistress analog-style phaser plugin, regularly $99, as a free download through November 15, 2024.

    PhaseMistress is an analog-style phase shifter effect plugin that captures the sounds of legendary hardware phasers, including the Bi-Phase, Boos Super Phaser, Moogerfooger 12 stage, and others. The plugin offers a deeply tweakable phaser engine. First, you can customize the internal structure using one of the 69 different preset styles. These modify the engine from subtle 2-stage phasing to a wild 24-stage characteristic.

    In the same section, you can tweak the phasing effect’s mix, frequency, resonance, and intensity to achieve your own phaser. These elements can also be tweaked even deeper in a drop-down menu. Part of every phase shifter is a classic low-frequency oscillator that drives the effect. No worries, PhaseMistress also has one but Soundtoys has taken it further.

    Soundtoys PhaseMistress offers multiple waveforms (sine, triangle, peak, ramp-up, etc.), giving you more movement flexibility. If that’s not enough, you can create your own waveforms in the shape editor. In addition, you can replace the LFO with other modulator modes: rhythm with an editor, envelope follower, random, step sequencer, and ADSR envelope.

    The envelope mode is interesting as it lets PhaseMistress respond to the dynamics of the incoming audio, making rhythm-triggered effects possible. As an extra shaping bonus, you can work with seven analog-style flavored saturation algorithms: clean, hard clip, squash, dirt, crunch, shred, and pump. Soundtoys ships the plugin with a wide range of ready-to-use presets sorted into nine categories with whom you can work directly.



    First Impression
    It’s a true no-brainer deal in my opinion. Not only is Soundtoys one of the high-end FX plugin developers, the plugin is also a very versatile phase shifter/phaser plugin that goes way beyond free phaser plugins. Don’t miss this limited time deal.

    Soundtoys PhaseMistress is now available for free download through November 15, 2024 (reg. $99). It runs as a VST, VST3, AU, and AAX plugin on macOS (native Apple Silicon + Intel ) and Windows. It requires a hardware dongle or a free software iLok account for registration.

    More information here: Soundtoys --> https://forms.soundtoys.com/#/free-phasemistress
     
  20. clone

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    Thanks for posting this, but when Soundtoys does a giveaway like this, it's not permanently freeware. If you make it it's own thread, many more users will get the plugin.
     
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