r/edmproduction's List o' Free VSTs


1		VSTi / AU / RTAS		OS	Why we like it / Notes (and don't just write because it's free!)	Updated

2	ambi	VSTi / AU	8 Bit Synth	Windows / Mac OSX	Good for Chiptunes etc. For the download, scroll all the way down and click the black button next to the Symbol of your OS ;)	fixed: 25/1/2013
3	http://bicycle-for-slugs.org/ //Website down	VSTi	Analog / Subtractive Synth	Windows	This can do so much. Very nice filters and FX, you can draw your own waveforms, the modulation is awesome! The only bad part is the default skin, it is small and a lot of things can be difficult to see; but it's skinnable!	fixed: 25/1/2013
4	http://bram.smartelectronix.com/plugins.php?id=3	VSTi / AU	Distortion	Windows / Mac OSX	Waveshaper with shaping curve that can be set by the user. Also has a couple of nice filters.	fixed: 25/1/2013
5	http://freemusicsoftware.org/722	VSTi	Distortion / BitCrusher	Windows	Simple yet effective bitcrusher: distortion (3 types), bit size, and sample size.	fixed: 25/1/2013
6	http://home.no/gunnare/index.htm	VSTi	Moog Clone	Windows	Great sounding and highly-tweakable Moog clone.	fixed: 25/1/2013
7	http://illformed.org/plugins/glitch/	VSTi	Glitching / Various Effects	Windows	This is a pretty interesting plugin. You can use many different types of glitching (stuttering, tape-stop, crushing, ect.) and create a pattern.	fixed: 25/1/2013
8	http://kunz.corrupt.ch/products/tal-dub	VSTi / AU	Delay	Windows / Mac OSX	TAL dub series offer indepently controllable L & R time and feedback controls. It also includes a delay filter and saturation, as well as a modulator that will add movement to the delay signal.	fixed: 25/1/2013
9	http://kunz.corrupt.ch/Products/TAL-Elek7ro	VSTi / AU	Virtual Analog Synth	Windows / Mac OSX	It is very good for making "oldscool" sounding synths and nice warm analog-like basses.	fixed: 25/1/2013
10	http://magnus.smartelectronix.com/#Ambience	VSTi / AU	Reverb	Windows / Mac OSX	Sounds amazing. Includes simple damping, gating and EQ functions.	fixed: 25/1/2013
11	http://tonebytes.com/bleep/	VSTi	8 Bit Synth	Windows	A great free synth that makes 8-bit sounds. Perfect for implementing old videogame sounding synths into your tracks.	fixed: 25/1/2013
12	http://woolyss.com/chipmusic/chipmusic-plugins/Rocket_Punch.zip	VSTi	8 Bit Synth	Windows	Powerful synth with many settings to create unique sounds and effects.	fixed: 25/1/2013
13	http://www.audiodamage.com/downloads/product.php?pid=ADF002	VSTi / AU	Compression	Windows / Mac OSX	Modern compressor with a bit of "vintage"-style bite and a uniquely warm sound. Great for drum compression.	fixed: 25/1/2013
14	http://www.camelaudio.com/camelcrusher.php/	VSTi / AU / RTAS	Distortion	Windows / Mac OSX	Includes distortion (two types), filter, and a compressor with interesting coloration. (No bitcrusher, despite the name.)	fixed: 25/1/2013
15	http://www.digitalfishphones.com/main.php?item=2&subItem=5/	VSTi / AU	Plugin Pack	Windows / Mac OSX	Probably the best free channel inserts around. These should cost money! Highly useful, great sounding channel inserts to get your sounds clear and fantastic. Especially useful for those who record their own vocals. Includes channel compressors, noise gate, expander, de-esser.	fixed: 25/1/2013
16	http://www.dskmusic.com/dsk-virtuoso/	VSTi	Strings and Orchestra Sounds	Windows	Nice string and orchestra VST where you can layer different instruments in different combinations. It's not perfect if you wanted to do orchestral suits with it, but enough for some background atmosphere in edm. BUT for me it had some issues where it wouldn't make a sound when I loaded up a saved project. To fix that I had to "reload" the plugin by removing it from the bus and adding it again. So always save your patches! There are also some other free instruments on that website so might as well check them out.	fixed: 25/1/2013
17	http://www.flstudiomusic.com/2010/01/itchy-dubstep-vsti-pack.html	VSTi	Plugin Pack	Windows	Dubstep oriented synths, easy and fast to use. Itchy has also released a few other dubstep oriented synths, seismik, punch, skyscraper, resonance & subbsonic.	fixed: 25/1/2013
18	http://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/sampletank/index.php?pp=sampletank-2-xl-versions	VSTi / AU / RTAS	Instrument Sample Engine	Windows / Mac OSX	A scaled-down version of IK Multimedia's sample engine, includes 58 instruments and a lot of functionality.	fixed: 25/1/2013
19	http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/vinyl/	VSTi / AU / RTAS	Lo-Fi Sound Effects	Windows / Mac OSX	Nice for a Lo-Fi touch on some stuff, though it's not really altering your sound source like an effect rather than simply adding sounds on top of it. But if you want some free-to-use vinyl scratch sounds and stuff like that it's perfect.	fixed: 25/1/2013
20	http://www.karmafx.net	VSTi	Plugin Pack	Windows	Equalizer/Delay/filter/reverb, Just a bunch of basic effects, but i'm personally a fan of the layout of them, makes it pretty easy if you're just starting out or looking to learn what all the knobs do :D Note: Scroll down the Page a little to Get to the effects.	fixed: 25/1/2013
21	http://www.kvraudio.com/product/bandisto_by_mda	VSTi	Multiband distortion	WIndows / Mac OSX	simple multiband distortion http://mda.smartelectronix.com/vst/help/bandisto.htm (check out the other mda plugins too! they're open source! http://mda.smartelectronix.com/ )	fixed: 25/1/2013
22	http://www.kvraudio.com/product/bassline_by_evm_synths	VSTi	Bass (instrument)	Windows	Simplest and best-sounding bass product that I've found. Comes with about a dozen different sounds, with a few knobs to really tweak it how you want it. Very simple but very useful. I keep coming back to it even after I've purchased much more sophisticated synths.	fixed: 25/1/2013
23	http://www.kvraudio.com/product/synth1-by-ichiro-toda	VSTi	Analogue / Subtractive Synth	Windows / Mac OSX	Based on the Clavia Nord Lead 2 Red, this synth has 2 OSCs, a great filter, FX, 2 LFOs + more. If you go past the presets which for the most part are awful you can get a ton of great sounds. Potentially very powerful!	fixed: 25/1/2013
24	http://www.lopoly.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/COSMIC_BOYS_-_ICECREAM_VSTi.rar	VSTi	8 Bit Synth	Windows	Awesome 8-bit inspired synth with many functions including a step sequencer and unique xy edit.	fixed: 25/1/2013
25	http://www.meldaproduction.com/freevstplugins/	VSTi / AU	Plugin Pack	Windows / Mac OSX	Downloading any one of these free plugins by MeldaProductions will grant you every single free FX plugin they have in an exe bundle. Comes with vital plugins and more.	fixed: 25/1/2013
26	http://www.quikquak.com/Prod_UpStereo.html	VSTi / AU	Stereo Widening	Windows / Mac OSX	Stereo widener with an automatable XY crossfader. Has amp and bass boost as well.	fixed: 25/1/2013
27	http://www.toneprojects.com/products/plug-ins/basslane/	VSTi	Stereo Narrower	Windows	Sums any audio signal below a cutoff point to mono. Basic stereo to mono controls.	fixed: 25/1/2013
28	http://www.tweakbench.com/field	VSTi	Ambiance Generator	Windows	Generates realistic background noise such as city sounds, rain, and more.	fixed: 25/1/2013
29	http://www.u-he.com/cms/zebralette	VST / AU / RTAS	Hybrid synthesizer	Windows / Mac OSX	A light version of zebra2 with one oscillator, zebralette is still very good considering how unique and powerful zebra2 is. Capable of modular, additive, subtractive, FM and wavetable synthesis.	fixed: 25/1/2013
30	http://www.uk-music.de/index.php?page=gonio	VSTi	Audio Vector Oscilloscope	Windows	Simple vector oscilloscope with correlation graph for evaluation of the stereo image of your audio signal.	fixed: 25/1/2013
31	http://www.voxengo.com/group/free-vst-plugins/#VoxengoSPANVST	VSTi / AU	Spectrum Analyzer	Windows / Mac OSX	A better spectrum analyzer then the ones available in most DAWs, SPAN allows you to get a better visualization of the frequency and has some useful view modes such as peak display, RMS display, and well as a highly scalable viewing range.	fixed: 25/1/2013
32	http://www.yohng.com/w1limit.html	VSTi	Limiter	Windows / Mac OSX	Brickwall limiter that is a clone of Waves L1 Ultramaximizer.	fixed: 25/1/2013
33	http://xferrecords.com/freeware	VSTi / AU	Stereo Widening	Windows / Mac OSX	Free Plugin by Steve Duda. It's basically NI Massive's dimension expander as a single plugin so you can use it on anything. Also some other free plugins on that page.	fixed: 25/1/2013
34	http://zynaddsubfx.sourceforge.net/	VSTi	Additive, subtractive and pad synth with built-in effects	Windows	Available in VST and standalone versions, a very powerful and highly configurable synthesizer with sophisticated additive, subtractive and pad sections. Some excellent soundbanks are available for it. Requires a fair amount of CPU power for the more complex patches.	fixed: 25/1/2013
35	https://www.ohmforce.com/ViewProduct.do?p=Frohmage	VST/AU	Lowpass/bandpass Filter	Windows / Mac OS X	Really resonant, really great for filter sweeps.
36	None Available. Website is down. //not true, I got it earlier this week. its on the web somewhere // Where? Post the link.	VSTi	Formant Filter	Windows / Mac OSX	Free formant filter. Will add a vowel effect to your channel. Has an XY crossfader and four vowel filter inserts with multiple modes and 10 vowel effects.	fixed: 25/1/2013
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