AirySynth

AirySynth free software-synthesizer by AA

AirySynth is a free software synthesizer developed by AA. Available format(s): Audio Unit for macOS.

Single Oscillator (Sine/Rect/Tri/Noise). LFO. AD amp env. Vowel filter.

http://airy.andre.online.fr/

AGML II

AGML II free rompler by Ample Sound

AGML II is a free rompler VST, Audio Unit, RTAS, AAX plugin developed by Ample Sound. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

AGML II is the lite version of AGM II, recorded on the Martin D-41 acoustic guitar, Natural sustain and resonating sounds of the guitar are unadulterated.

As one of the largest free virtual instruments, AGML II provides most useful features of AGM II with 866 MB samples to satisfy accompaniment in pop music.

Sysem Requirements:

  • 6 GB of free hard disk space.
  • Windows XP or newer, Pentium 4 or Athlon processor with 2 GB RAM.
  • Mac OS X 10.7 or higher, Intel-based Mac with 2 GB RAM.
  • AU, VST, VST3, AAX or RTAS host application and professional sound card recommended. Stand-alone version included.

Sampling:

  • DFD (Direct from disk).
  • Controllable Resonance.
  • Rich Fingering Noise – more vivid and realistic.
  • Finger Instrument libraries to fit different needs.
  • Each Cycle & Rhombic Sampling structure – Separate sample cycle for each note and vel layer to improve sample utilization efficiency.
  • Sustain, Hammer On & Pull Off, Palm Mute, Popping 5 articulations.

Technology:

  • Capo Logic – Intelligent play according to guitar rules.
  • Doubling Guitars – different samples at L & R.
  • CPC (Customized Parameters Control) – any button knob etc can be controlled by MIDI CC or Automation.
  • Poly Legato.
  • Slide Smoother.
  • Combined Articulation – combine 2 articulations via pressing 2 keyswitches at the same time.
  • Poly Repeater.
  • Open String First for playing arpeggio.
  • Alternate Tuner.
  • Capo – Transpose without need to modify midi.

Tab Player:

  • The Tab Player can load and play several prevalent guitar tablature file formats. Users can load, display and playback any specific track inside a tablature file. When used in DAWs, the Tab Player also allows users to export the tablature as an audio file.
  • The Tab Player supports all the fingering, looping, chords, articulations and other markers in the loaded tablature. Supported articulations articulations include: Strum, Natural Harmonic, Artificial Harmonic, Hammer On/Pull Off, Trill, Bend, Tremolo Bar, Legato Slide, Slide In, Slide Out, Vibrato, Tremolo Picking, Palm Mute, Popping, Tapping, Let Ring, Staccato, Dead Note, Grace Note, Ghost Note, Accentuated Note, Fade In, etc.
  • As a built-in function, the Tab Player works seamlessly with the Ample Sound instrument engine, which has extremely customized guitar playing logic so as to model a real world guitar being played. The Tab Player can even judge on its own to automatically add some refining articulations when it thinks it is appropriate, such as slapping on strings or body, or other realistic and indispensable noises.
  • Strumming is an important factor of guitar playing. By taking advantage of the Ample Guitar Strummer engine, the Tab Player can not only mingle different articulations into strumming, but can also alternate between strumming several strings (i.e. multiple notes) simultaneously and strum at a particular string (i.e. one note).

Strummer:

  • 14 Strum notes + 28 ways to play for every chord.
  • Strum Legato – HP can be played while strumming.
  • Easy Strum Time Control via velocity.
  • Body Resonance and Mute Depth.
  • Total and Each Strum time, 4 humanization settings.
  • Customized Chords in Select or Detect mode.
  • Chord inversions to Positions.
  • Strum SEQ with customized rhythm.
  • Delicate presets with Drag & Drop Support.

https://www.amplesound.net/

Afterlife Free

Afterlife Free free soundbank by ForceSampling

Afterlife Free virtual instrument is a free sound bank for Kontakt, by ForceSampling.

Afterlife Free is is the free version of the Kontakt library Afterlife, featuring 1.06 GB of sample content and 100 patches hand-picked from its big brother.

The library content covers a wide scope of different genres (cinematic, ambient, dnb etc.), but its goal is not to provide bread and butter sounds for modern genres, instead the focus is to bring unusual and unexpected sounds to give extra spice to your compositions. Distorted synth brass from dystopian lands, surrealistic drones from your weirdest nightmares, ethereal pads full of enlightenment and morphed acoustics that sound both natural and otherworldly, all in the same library.

Tweak the sounds fast and easy using the simple interface that provides a filter, amp envelope, 4 band eq, arpeggiator and 4 custom fx buttons. These buttons offer easy tweaking of all patches, just with a one or two clicks.

http://forcesampling.com/

African Slit Drum

African Slit Drum free soundbank by Xtant Audio

African Slit Drum virtual instrument is a free drums sound bank for Kontakt, by Xtant Audio.

A high quality African slit drum for Kontakt. These samples were produced by Ethan Winer originally as a Sound Font instrument. Ethan has made the samples freely available to everyone through his website.

From Ethan’s website: “The drum used for these samples has seven slit sections, and each was recorded in stereo and sampled at three velocity layers.”

Xtant Audio has taken these samples and put them into a single Kontakt monolith file for ease of use by Kontakt users.

http://www.xtant-audio.com/

African Gyl

African Gyl free soundbank by Rast Sound

African Gyl virtual instrument is a free percussions sound bank for Kontakt, by Rast Sound.

African GYL II is a free library with playable solo instrument and patterns available in Kontakt & WAV format. The King Gyl tonal percussion instrument is a rare taste, with a distinct sound colour.

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+ 167 MB unzipped Kontakt & WAV.

+ Loops & Multisample One-shots.

http://www.rastsound.com

Aethereal

Aethereal free software-synthesizer by Psychic Modulation

Aethereal is a free software synthesizer developed by Psychic Modulation. Available format(s): VST for Windows.

Aethereal is an ambient vector synth equipped with several atmospheric sounds, tones and FX for creating evolving soundscapes and textures. The sounds, which are in the form of four wave oscillators can be mixed between using a sophisticated 4-Way TransMixer, either manually, with Auto-Modulation or in a set transition from one sound to the next.

Other modulation options include a Multi-Vector, which uses three X/Y position points to modulate various parameters, a 16-Step Mod-Sequencer, three modulation envelopes, plus assignable pitchbend and modwheel, making Aethereal a flexible and expressive ambient synthesizer with many possibilities.

Features:

  • Over 100 built-in sounds such as synth tones, atmospheres, vocal pads and sound FX.
  • Four wave oscillators with independent amp envelopes; the oscillators are divided into two sections that can be routed to separate audio output channels.
  • 4-Way TransMixer for making set transitions from one sound to another; can also be used for manual or automatic mixing.
  • Multi-Vector for modulating various parameters in an X/Y path.
  • Auto-Modulation section for automatic control of the Multi-Vector as well as the TransMixer (modulation equivalent of 8 LFOs).
  • 16-Step Modulation Sequencer – For sequenced modulation of pitch and filters.
  • Two filter sections, each with independent envelopes, inverters, gain compensation & multiple stages (1-4).
  • Three modulation envelopes.
  • Dual Stereo Delay section.
  • Assignable pitchbend and modwheel.
  • 64 presets.

A fully-functioning freeware version is available, with the limitations of only two voices polyphony and one audio output.

Made with SynthEdit

https://www.psychicmodulation.com/

Aerophone

Aerophone free software-synthesizer by xoxos

Aerophone is a free software synthesizer developed by xoxos. Available format(s): VST for Windows.

Aerophone models lip valve instruments with cylindrical bores such as trumpets and trombones. The lip valve is modeled with an oversampled 3rd order mass-spring to emulate expressive styles of brass performance.

The elementary circuit is an effective platform for producing a range of emulative timbres, however to apply humanised performance values requires significant effort and knowledge on the part of the user.

Made with SynthEdit

https://www.kvraudio.com/developer/xoxos

Aegis

Aegis free software-synthesizer by Xenobioz

Aegis is a free software synthesizer developed by Xenobioz. Available format(s): VST for Windows.

Aegis is inspired by the old Amiga 500 softsynth Sonix by Aegis. It’s main features are the Drawable Oscillator and LFO waveforms and a special type of Phase Distortion.

Features:

  • 1 Drawable Oscillator. (128 samples).
  • 1 Drawable LFO, that can be used as an envelope.
  • ADSR with adjustable slopes.
  • Two types of Phase Distortion/Modulation.
  • A Low-Pass Filter.
  • Can add Harmonics to the Drawable waveform.
  • Waveform copy and paste.
Made with SynthEdit

http://www.xenobioz.com/

ADM CM

ADM CM free drum-machine by Computer Music

ADM CM is a free drum machine VST, Audio Unit plugin developed by Computer Music. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

AudioRealism ADM CM is free with Computer Music magazine 178. It’s a special version of AudioRealism’s ADM drum machine plug-in, lacking the full ADM’s TR-808/TR-909 emulations and MIDI out mode, but instead coming with an exclusive built-in bank of 250 CM drum samples.

ADM CM features include:

  • Synthesised emulation of the classic Roland TR-606 drum machine.
  • Exclusive built-in bank of 250 CM drum samples.
  • Roland-style step sequencer (including patterns in various styles).
  • Global accent per step, four prescales per pattern.
  • Flam per step and shuffle per pattern.
  • 12dB/octave filter with a pattern-programmable envelope.
  • “Mangler” effect, also programmable via sequencer.
  • Two MIDI Modes (Pattern and Note).
  • Full MIDI CC with learning function.
  • Import Rebirth patterns and 909 Sysex.
  • Multi-output (11 individual unprocessed outputs).
  • Load your own WAV and AIFF samples into the drum parts.
  • Master output modes: Clean, Old, Older and Louder.
  • Optional master output limiter with Soft and Hard modes.
  • 32-bit VST/AU plug-in for PC/Mac.
  • And more.

http://www.computermusic.co.uk/

Addvector

Addvector free software-synthesizer by miniSoftmusik

Addvector is a free software synthesizer developed by miniSoftmusik. Available format(s): VST for Windows.

Addvector is an additive synth with 8 oscillators that can generate non-specific waveforms. The waveforms can be morphed together with 2 XY-Pads.

Features:

  • FTT Synth.
  • 8 oscillators.
  • 2 XY-Pads.
  • 2 Multi-mode filters.
  • Rich modulation possibilities via FTT generator.
  • Possibility to import one cycle waves.
Made with SynthMaker

http://www.minisoftmusik.de/