The Freeware Appreciation Thread

[bassinine]

a bit cliche, but:

http://www.musicradar.com/tuition/tech/ ... y-277953/1

[cmgoodman1226]

forma 8 is dope for some x plane y plane fun, anybody know what plugs can be used for z planes?

There's a guy on DOA who made a makeshift template in FL for a z-plane. PM if you have FL and I'll try to find the template file for you. I haven't tried it (just haven't had the chance) but the responses he got from people who did use it were pretty good.

[Brisance]

Smartelectronix Ambience

Love the sound of it as well, although it is a massive cpu hog.

but.... SHORTCIRCUIT 2! That thing is amazing!

[deconstruct]

brainworx solo for listening to the mid and side separately and controlling the level of the side signal so you can make things wider or mono. also voxengo span for a good free spectrum analyzer.

[Immerse]

TYRELL N-6 V2, awesome synth, so easy to get big sounds. cheggit

[nowaysj]

hey, whats up with the v2, when did that happen, any changes?

[123kidd]

cyanide waveshaper

[Electric_Head]

hey, whats up with the v2, when did that happen, any changes?

They`ve added an effect or 2.
Updated the gui.
It sounds a bit better imo.

[Beat Cube]

Oh gosh, im such a freeware junky. I literally spend days just downloading loads and loads of random plugins and testing them out, I have hundreds.

Im a fan of TAL Noise Maker and Elektro, plus TAL's Dub and Delay plugs.

Zebralette is kickass.

There is a really sweet modular synth I cant remember the name of... something like Assault, or Attack or something. I love the waveforms in that.

Sonigen Modular is sexy as well.

Minimogue is a really good Moog emulator. Actually, for almost all famous vintage synthesizers I have an emulator. I have countless 303 ones.

I also found a sweet 808 emulator... absolutely groovy. Plus a sequencer.

dBlue Glitch is amazing as well. Camel bitcrushers. RoughRider, Rude Compression, DirtyGirl...

ARGH SO MANY i cant list them all. My VST plugins folder is massive.

[legend4ry]

No love for smexoscope? http://bram.smartelectronix.com/plugins.php?id=4

[komanderkin]

hey, whats up with the v2, when did that happen, any changes?

yeah, a great chorus unit, some sound engine changes (not sure what's changed though), and a new skin which i don't really like.

there are many alternative skins though, this one's my fav: http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=342122

I also found a sweet 808 emulator... absolutely groovy. Plus a sequencer.

which one?

[Immerse]

i got it from your blog, thanks koma
@legend i use smex also, forgot to list it. awesome plug!

[komanderkin]

i got it from your blog, thanks koma

cheers man!

i've just published a list of free granulators:

Best Free Granulator VST/AU Plugins

previous list was free bitcrushers:

Best Free Bitcrusher VST/AU Plugins

[Immerse]

tbh honest, i have no idea what a granulator even does, can someone give me a lowdown?

[ehbes]

tbh honest, i have no idea what a granulator even does, can someone give me a lowdown?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granular_synthesis

[Immerse]

interesting, thanks.

[Immerse]

thanks again koma, just picked a couple of new plugs! keep up the great work, youve got a great blog man appreciate all the time you put into it

[komanderkin]

tbh honest, i have no idea what a granulator even does, can someone give me a lowdown?

it splits the audio signal into shorter bits called grains, which are then manipulated to create different effects. the most common use is timestretching, but you can take it wherever you feel like really.

cheers again, i love writing that blog so it's all good.

[Immerse]

i have had that smartelectronix granulator and all i could get out of it was absolutely horrid/abstract noises, are you supposed to be able to make pads and such with granular synthesis or just crazy effects?

[didi]

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