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Use it on other sounds too like synths or vocals, to give them an edge! This suite of plugins models various amps and analogue processors aimed at guitarists.

Originally conceived as an academic project, it focuses on extremely realistic recreation of tone rather than necessarily flashy graphics. You get one amp, 17 cabinets and 13 effects taken from the full version as well as 50 presets.

Although technically discontinued, Steinberg still makes its classic VB-1 bass instrument available for download both for Mac and PC. Many longtime Cubase users will remember this charming little bass instrument and now it can be yours for free. A cool sounding virtual acoustic, this gives you four guitar types, amp, envelope and fine tuning controls, stereo spread and portamento options, three onboard effects and it even responds to velocity.

What more could you ask for free?! It's good for leads and heavy sounds, and very realistic if you are good with a pitch bend controller. More articles by this author. We are the AskAudio Editors. Read More. Create an account or login to get started! Audio is your ultimate daily resource covering the latest news, reviews, tutorials and interviews for digital music makers, by digital music makers.

Log In Create Account. A NonLinear Educating Company. There are some amazing free plugin and standalone software instruments out there, if only you could find them. Luckily we have compiled a list of the top 55 - so now you can! Mac and PC. Mac and PC www. The Editorial Team More articles by this author. Related Videos. AudioPedia - See every audio concept imaginable explained in concise, one minute videos!

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Skerratt London Piano: is a sampled upright piano. The SSD5: is amazing drum software. The free version is really incredible. There are expansion packs and other ways to spend money and add-on to this kit. However, the free version is pretty awesome. The MT Power Drum Kit: is a drum sampler offering the powerful, high-quality sounds of an acoustic, realistic drum kit. Samples have been specially recorded and processed to make them ideally suited to use in pop, rock, and metal productions.

This is a great way to add drums to your music or use the groves in this drum synth with your other drum software. Check out the video for details. This plugin contains a collection of 20 drum kits for free. The 20 free Kits that come with Drum Pro are exceptional and of high quality. DSK Music: offers a lot of really great instruments for free.

There are many great sounding software instruments for free. Check out the total collection that is available. For the price of a free download, you get an enhanced set of features that now match the capabilities of the full version. The note range now spans E1 — C5, and the plug-in now works as a standalone instrument. Even if you do opt to use the instrument in your DAW, multiple instances will take up much less resources than before, and they will load up faster as well.

It also has a smaller note range than the paid product, covering D1 to F4. Nevertheless, the Ample Bass P Lite does a good job of cranking out the distinctive tones of the Fender Precision Bass, which it models.

Great care has been taken to record and process the original samples, giving users a range of high-quality drum sounds perfectly suited for pop, rock, and even metal.

Nevertheless, EQ and compression were applied quite tastefully, and the sounds should fit in well in most mixes. Togu Audio Line has garnered quite a bit of acclaim for its excellent line of synthesizers and effects processors, a number of which are free. There is the Juno-derived chorus with two modes for starters, along with a reverb , a delay, and a bitcrusher, all of which exist as free standalone plug-ins.

Although aggressive and distorted industrial sounds are its forte, it can be dialed back for more subdued tones as well. The only way to provide the best quality bass was to spend hours over every sample and to create many of them.

ZUB Bass currently ships with over 44k, bit samples with competitively priced expansions coming in the future. Your music will sound fuller without becoming cloudy, and harder hitting without biting.

Your welcome. Try ZUB Bass today. Zourna produces the sound of the Zourna. It features a quarter tone control for ease of use with middle eastern scales. Skip to content. Synth1 is an extremely popular free software synthesizer modelled after the Clavia Nord Lead 2, developed by Daichi Laboratory.

Legato mode, portamento. Basic 64 is a 8 bit emulation software synthesizer developed by De la Mancha. Available in VST for Windows. Features: 16, 8 or 6 bit sound quality. Pitch envelope modulation. Pitch wobble option, for subtle instability. Tempo-sync arpegiator.