Since the switch to 64-bit, I’ve had my plugin library halved and had to re-evaluate what I can and can’t use on a daily basis when producing. Many plugins I have relied on, such as Bram.Smartelectronix.Com’s s(M)exoscope,
The classic Roland JX-8P is emulated by this free synth VST wherein all the parameters are MIDI mappable with MIDI learning. All together, if you seek 80s style analogue pads, bass patches and a marvellous chorus module, the PG-8X is one of the best synth VST plugins on the market. 8-bit soft synth. This software synth turns your VST, AU or AAX host into a classic video game console, vintage 8-bit home computer and even an 80′s arcade.Plogue chipsounds authentically emulates 15 vintage 8-bit era sound chips (on top of their variants), down to their smallest idiosyncrasies.But more interestingly, it also faithfully allows you to dynamically reproduce the accidentally.
Edit: After posting I realised it only has a 32bit version, but there are some VST hosts that can bridge a 32bit vst to load in a 64bit environment. Reaper can do this too. Lots of the paid-for plugins have switched to 64-bit but it’s free ones that I want to focus on. I’ve put together a list of the free plugins that I rely on daily, and are useable with a 64-bit DAWs such as Logic X or Ableton Live 9. Anyway, here are my top six: 01. Absolute staple for me, can’t live without it. FREE Chiptune VST Plugin Instrument Released by Igorski Igorski has announced the release of VSTSID, a free chiptune VST instrument for Windows and Mac OS, based on a web app by the same author. Best 50 free vst plugins. This plugin is the VST equivalent of WebSID, a Chrome app emulating the Commodore 64 synthesizer.
Lots of the paid-for plugins have switched to 64-bit but it’s free ones that I want to focus on. I’ve put together a list of the free plugins that I rely on daily, and are useable with a 64-bit DAWs such as Logic X or Ableton Live 9. Anyway, here are my top six:
01. Voxengo SPAN
Absolute staple for me, can’t live without it. Voxengo make numerous free plugins but their resident spectral analyser, SPAN, is by far their most useful.
Spectral Analysis is an incredibly useful tool in both sound design, mixing and mastering. Available as an Audio Unit and VST, it’s a non-mover from my master channel strip.
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02. Audio Damage Rough Rider
Perhaps more known for their Eurorack modules now, Audio Damage started life as plugin developers. Their Rough Rider is a hugely dirty compressor, great for one particular type of sound.
This isn’t really for the faint-hearted as it only really deals in brutal and bypassed. Have a look at this guide to parallel compression in Live that exploits the heavier side of this plugin.
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03. Native Instruments free content
Native Instruments produce some of the most forward-thinking synthesisers around right now. I’ve been using Reaktor for years and the Komplete library is probably one of the most widely used bundles about.
However, the nice people at NI give away lots of free, ready-to-use stuff including stripped down versions of Reaktor, Komplete, Guitar Rig and Kontakt. Though these patches aren’t as flexible as their full-release counterparts, they’re more than enough to get going.
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04. Tokyo Dawn Labs
Relative new-comers to the plugin scene, future-funk stalwarts Tokyo Dawn Records have set up a development arm of the label. Their plugins come in at around £30, however they offer free version of their EQ, Compressor and dynamics processor.
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05. Max4Live
Okay, this might seem like a bit of a cheat because it is, in fact, not entirely free. To obtain M4L functionality you have to have purchased Ableton Suite (not Standard or Intro); however, once you’ve installed it, there’s a plethora of user-designed and library plugins you can download and customise to your own ends. Have a read about the looking glass that is Max4Live here.
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06. Ohm Force Frohmage
A really quirky hybrid effect that’s hard to pin down what it does exactly. Not helped by the bemusing interface, it falls somewhere between a warm, hazy distortion and a filter of sorts.
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Notable OmissionsTogu Audio Line series
TAL’s line of free synthesisers and effects is pretty extensive: they have most of the things you need to get going with a modest home studio, from synths to effects units. Some of their instruments model classic synths like Roland’s SH-101 and Juno 106, both of which I am a huge fan of. In addition their tube distortion and bit/sample reduction tools are a must for everyone, too.
Sadly TAL’s free content is unsupported and 32-bit only. However their commercial products look very appealing so certainly worth checking out.
64bit Free Chiptune Vst Reddit Pc
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Sound Magic Piano One
Probably my favourite upright piano sound out there. For me, it perfectly encapsulates that ‘primary school piano’ sound: brash but cuts through the mix really nicely. Not many controls, but that just adds to it’s brilliance.
It would have made it into the top six but the downloads have been temporarily switched off while they try and find somewhere new to host it. Once it’s back it’s definitely worth getting.
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