MusicRadar readers' 13 best free VST plugins

Just found this link that has been posted few times ago by great music radar website.

Here is the top 13:
13 Kjaerhus Audio Classic Effects
12 Togu Audio Line TAL Effects
11 SimulAnalog Guitar Suite
10 NU Softing daHornet
9 Yellow Tools Independence Free
8 Voxengo Span
7 Native Instruments Kore 2
6 Magnus Jonsson Ambience
5 UltimateSoundE UVI Workstation
4 Ichiro Toda Synth1
3 Illformed Glitch
2 Green Oak Crystal

1 Togu Audio Line TAL NoizeMaker

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1500 Free samples & loops (285MB compressed)

Over 1500 sounds of synths, strings, snares, kicks, vocals... Everything you need!

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3 GB of free Live Pack for Ableton by Partner-Instruments

Ableton's partners have released a large collection of instruments custom-made for Ableton Live: the Partner Instruments: a free 2.9GB Live Pack that provides a selection of content taken from the Partner Instruments. It includes all kinds of  sounds from acoustic pianos and electronic drums to exotic instruments and cinematic soundscapes! Enjoy...

The Partner Instrument Compilation includes:
58 Instrument Racks
16 Drum Racks
5 Live Sets
80 Live Clips

Download link here

Free sound library of modular synths (2GB) by The Stretta

A large quality sample library to download for free of sounds made with Modular Synths by the Stretta Procedure (120BPM loops under creative common license).

Click here to preview and download and enjoy!

Free collection of Roland TB 303 samples!

Free liitle pack of samples made with the mystic Roland TB 303 bassline! Remember me the good time of 80's (Phuture Trax, Dj Pierre, Chicago Loop...)

Download here (7MB)

Free Korg MS-20 Sample pack of Nozyleads

A free sound pack of samples taken from the fabulous Korg MS-20 (analog modular vintage synth) made by waveformless.

Download here

Humanworkshop created 3 Kontakt instruments - free download

AnaSynth: With step sequenced parameters for extra control.

ArabFlutist: a flute that is tuned in Harmonic Minor. It does not matter what key you hit, it will always play in the key of the scale.

PadMeister: no comment!

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Deep Throat Synth & WaveMorph Synth by PhilterPlugs

Deep Throat Synth by PhilterPlugs

Complex FM Synth (FM and SelfFM) / Modulator/Carrier Selector / Detuner / 2 FM Operators / 2 FM Envelopes / Amp Envelope / State Variable Filter / (HighPass,LowPass,BandPass,BandReject,Peaking) /

LFO (Sine,Saw,Triangle,Ramp,Square) / Preset Manager / Monophon / Polyphon Mode / Max. Polyphony 16 Voices / Portamento

WaveMoprh Synth by PhilterPlugs:

16 Voices Polyphony / WaveMorph OSC with 10 slots / Each slot 144 Waveforms included / Amp Envelope / LP Filter / LFO(Sin,Saw,Tri,Ramp,Squ) / Portamento / Preset Manager / available in two sizes,

one with small AND one with big GUI

Massive Free VST synths for dubstep fidget or gringe

Click on the link. The files can be downloaded on rapidshare servers! If you know another server where you can also down itchy synths total suite, please send a comment here with the link.

ANGSTkILLER v1.5

NOVAkILLER uses the FM Oscillator (such as Yamaha DX7 series) found in ANGSTkILLER but adds Hard Sync and a few other goodies to it's arsenal. Envelopes are simplified, slider-driven ADSR jobbies and Envelope modulation can be inverted for long, evolving pads.
It is as much an exercise in style as substance but still has plenty to offer.

Livetweaker by OdoSynths

Livetweaker is an original vst instrument, gathering in a plugin:
- 12 slots drumsampler
- a drumsynth
- a monophonic synth

Conceived for live performance, you have 3 instruments on one single track for quick & easy tweaking using a midi controller. Livetweaker aims at keeping things easy to use, all along with customizable features for more control.

Northen Beat presents Daedalus polyphonic synthesizer

Northen Beat presents Daedalus a very nice polyphonic synthesizer.


Specifications:

Polyphony
8-voice polyphonic

VCOs
2 pulsewidth modulated oscillators (saw, square and sine)
Octave tune
Semi tune
Fine tune (VCO2)
Keyboard tracking
Envelope modulation
PWM mode and modulation
VCO2 > 1 modulation
Oscillator sync

MIXER
Oscillator volume
Dual mode noise oscillator
Ringmodulation

HPF
1 separate 12dB/oct hipass filter

VCF
4 filter modes (1x 12dB/oct, 3x 24dB/oct.)

Envelopes (ADSR)
VCO, VCF and VCA

Free VST analog vintage emulators serie by GTG Synths

44 S by GTG Synths
Old skool analog six voice synth with a very fat sound. I made it mostly for personal use, but maybe someone likes it too. Please refer to the readme file.

NK 1001
By request of users an old skool monophonic synth. Dual oscillator. S&H. PW Mod. Switchable AMP-mode (ADSR/GATE).

GTG Sputnik 2000
Retro effects synth based on three Phase Modulation oscillators and 1 analog oscillator. LFO,Chorus and reverb. 97 presets: Bass,percussion,pads and fx.

GTG JP 7A
A Roland JP-8000 VST emulator with six voice analog synth with a 24 dB filter, pitch envelope, osc sync, mono mode, MIDI automation. Pitch bender with 3 fixed ranges.

GTG kwop 7
A Roland Juno-106 VST emulator. Very warm and fat sound.

A good free VST plugin for Drum'n'bass jungle style

Hotelsinus presents Reese Bassline for Dubstep Bass. This VSTi can reproduce the famous sounds of Legendary DnB Artist's Best. Bass Sounds. This instrument can create wide variety of sounds, like Hard Bass, Dark Background Atmosphere and ofcourse REESE!

Download here!

One of the best free VST Roland TB-303 Emulator

Another tb303 freeware emulator

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Free VST Roland SH-101 Emulator

Novinyl.net presents Roland SH 101 freeware emulator

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SH-101 Specifications:

Polyphony - Monophonic
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Oscillators - 1 VCO (independent levels for saw, square/pulse/pwm and sub-oscillator)
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LFO - triangle, square, random and noise waveforms
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Filter - resonant, self-oscillating LPF, mod by EG, lfo and kybd tracking
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VCA - ADSR, mod by EG or gate
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Arpeg/Seq - Digital sequencer up to 100 steps record/playback; Arpeggiator patterns: up, down, up/down
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Keyboard - 32 keys
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Control - CV / Gate
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Date Produced - 1983

Free VST TB 303 + TR 909 emulators

Download TN-303 and TR-909

Free VST Roland SH 101 emulator

TAL-BassLine is a virtal analog bass synthesizer especially made for bass, acid sounds and effects. It’s based on a robust core and has the usual controls of analogue hardware synthesizers.

A unique -18dB low pass filter with a lot of asymmetric and random components introduce a warm and analogue sound. Very fast, non linear envelopes are also a part of this synth.

• Bandlinited oscillators (saw, pulse).
• Sub-oscillator: square -1 oct., square -2 oct., pulse -1 oct, pulse -2 oct.
• -18 dB/octave low-pass filter (resonant/self-oscillating).
• LFO (frequency: 0,1 .. 30 Hz, waveforms: sin, tri, saw, rec, noise).
• Very fast nonlinear envelope (A: 1.5ms..4s, D: 2ms..10s, S: 0..100%, R: 2ms..10s).
• Simple Arpeggiator (up, down, one octave mode).
• 2x Unisono Mode.
• Panic button.
• MIDI automation for all sliders and pots.
• Precise fader control while holding down the "Shift" button.
• Supports all sample-rates.
  
• 2x oversampling.
  
• 23 presets.
• Tutorial pdf.
  
• ~2.5% CPU (Intel Core 2 CPU 6700, 44.1KHz, 24Bit, buffer-size 1024 Samples).

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Another great free vst Juno 60 - 106 emulator

Togu Audio Line presents the U-NO-60. This vst plugin is a polyphonic virtual analogue synth with a unique filter sound. An original JUNO 60 is used as reference for the oscillators and filters.
Like the original, the plugin is capable of self-resonance and thus could be used to some degree as a tone generator.
The filter section also features controls for envelope amount and polarity, LFO modulation and keyboard tracking. In addition, a non-resonant highpass filter is provided to thin out lower frequencies.

The U-NO-60, notwithstanding, few parameters, can make a wide range of different and
exciting sounds.

• Polyphonic (6 voices)
  
• Bandlimited oscillators
• One syncable LFO with five different waveforms
  
• 24 dB lowpass filter with self oscillation, non-resonant high-pass filter
  
• Fast ADSR envelopes
  
• Smooth cutoff changes (also with midi controllers)
• Velocity sensitive filter envelope
• Midi learn for all potis
  
• Supports all sample rates
  
• 20 Presets

Compare this synth with the original here.

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Special Minimoog: find the minimoog vst that fits you!

There are many adaptations of famous minimoog vintage synth. Among those, the good news is that there are lot of freeware vst plugins. However, it becomes difficult to find serious and realistic version as there are also many VST that are far from the old analog mono synth sound. This post relates a list of minimoog alike freewares, so that you can find the one that fits for you by yourself.

Help yourself!

Freemoog by Cyclik

MiniMogueVA (BMZ recommended)

MiniMug by FS Synths

Specifications:

Polyphony - Monophonic

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Oscillators - 3 VCO's

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Memory - None

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Filter - 24dB/oct, 4-pole lowpass filter with cutoff, resonance, ADSR envelope generator, keyboard tracking

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VCA - ADSR Envelope generator

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Keyboard - 44 keys, single-trigger, low-note priority

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Arpeg/Seq - None

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Control - CV /GATE

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Date Produced - 1970 - 1982

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Est. Value - $500 - $1,500