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01-29-2014, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by technogremlin
Used to have Taurus installed, but it's quite old and many newer synths can do same or even better bass sounds (Voyager, TAL Noisemaker, Mono/Fury, Kairatune to name a few).
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Fair enough.
I want to thank you again for this thread by the way - some day soon I'm going to go through it in its entirety and hopefully end up with a lean, mean plug library. Already (since switching to Reaper a couple of months ago)I have some unecessaries accumulated. I don't even know know why I loaded half of them other than habit.
Invaluable thread!
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01-29-2014, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Firedance
I want to thank you again for this thread by the way - some day soon I'm going to go through it in its entirety and hopefully end up with a lean, mean plug library. Already (since switching to Reaper a couple of months ago)I have some unecessaries accumulated. I don't even know know why I loaded half of them other than habit.
Invaluable thread!
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Thanks
But the kudos should go to everybody else in this topic who has helped making this search so much fun. So we'll continue the journey
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02-01-2014, 08:51 AM
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Similar to the tape artifacts, vinyl crackle n hiss...i give to you :
http://www.kvraudio.com/product/chao...-teragon-audio
seriously ?? like for real ?
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02-03-2014, 04:51 AM
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Originally Posted by suleiman
Similar to the tape artifacts, vinyl crackle n hiss...
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Nope! It's a software testing tool
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02-03-2014, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by technogremlin
Nope! It's a software testing tool
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How does REAPER go? Can the nasty chimp crash our boy? (Make sure you set track mute threshold conservatively before loading this...)
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02-05-2014, 12:23 PM
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02-05-2014, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by producerspot
Some Free Packs from Hex Loops:
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Well, maybe someone can use those. However, this topic is about plugins, not about sample/loop packs.
Also, with 3 posts and no additional discussion on the topic at hand here, only links to your own downloads, it seems to me your just spamming to get your stuff linked.
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02-10-2014, 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by technogremlin
Nope! It's a software testing tool
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Yep i was joking...
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02-10-2014, 03:11 AM
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02-10-2014, 05:09 AM
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Originally Posted by patthew door
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Yeah i treied these a long time ago.
They were good for then.
Ther may be stability issues.
With dblue's glitch , its hard to really rec another.
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02-11-2014, 02:50 AM
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Originally Posted by suleiman
With dblue's glitch , its hard to really rec another.
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I don't even know if there is something else similar in freeware
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02-12-2014, 02:45 AM
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Hey,
found a great synth,
you need to register for free, the page is in german so a bit tricky
http://www.beatdrive.de/?t=plugins&id=4
and the thread is great btw! tnx.
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02-12-2014, 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by krepssound
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There's more on Beatdrive, Dune for example. However, those are not real free plugins (although they are indeed available without payment), but actually simplified versions of commercial stuff. Also, needing to register is not really free, even if you only have to give your email so they can spam you
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02-12-2014, 07:21 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by technogremlin
There's more on Beatdrive, Dune for example. However, those are not real free plugins (although they are indeed available without payment), but actually simplified versions of commercial stuff. Also, needing to register is not really free, even if you only have to give your email so they can spam you
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Yep, sort of crippled version, but i have not found better free synth for
basses with precise amp and pitch envelope feature (For pitched edm kick/bass).
Maybe you can point me out one that has those features?
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02-12-2014, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by krepssound
Yep, sort of crippled version, but i have not found better free synth for
basses with precise amp and pitch envelope feature (For pitched edm kick/bass).
Maybe you can point me out one that has those features?
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Well, just use that if it works for you. I'm not imposing my philosophy onto anyone, just myself I just keep those rules in check for the master list on the first page, to have some handle on keeping it (somewhat) moderate. For myself, as I'm not doing any EDM-style music, I can use pretty much anything for bass. The ones I like myself for that are Voyager and PolyIblit, but TAL Noisemaker is known to be a favorite among many and if your CPU can take it then Tyrell might be a good option as well.
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02-20-2014, 07:52 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by technogremlin
I don't even know if there is something else similar in freeware
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Loop Drive 4 was pretty darn good , but at a distant second place. Still , hours of breakcore fun !
I might spring for glitch2... he deserves that cash .
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02-24-2014, 10:17 AM
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top tools!! free!!!top thread :D
I found this .... > 3 yr old thread only lastnight.
When I couldn't find it again after clearing my browser history ... I panicked!
I'm new to VSTs, so my first q is, are these all VSTs?
Are any standalone?
If not, what's ya preferred VST host (and is it free/portable!?!)
MANY thanks, investigating "best" sampling / MIDI-editing software.
Excellent research, great candidate for an community evolution ...
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02-24-2014, 12:43 PM
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Hi, asp
welcome to reaper forums.
Yes, these are all Vst instruments/effects plugins.
Some of them are standalone.
My preferred Vst host is Reaper.
It is not free, it costs 60$ but you can test it for 60 days without any limitations.
It is portable.
There you go
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02-25-2014, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by aspiringSynthesisingAlch
When I couldn't find it again after clearing my browser history ... I panicked!
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Don't panic, it is stickied in the REAPER Compatibility area, so you can always find it there at the top
As this is the Reaper forum, most peeps here are using Reaper as their preferred host. This topic/thread is about finding free instruments and effects to augment Reaper in any way without breaking the bank or giving in to horrible copy-protection schemes.
So have fun here
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02-28-2014, 03:13 AM
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This one is a gem
http://www.xen-arts.com/2014/02/xen-...nstrument.html
It's rare that a good FM softsynth comes along. The only one i feel holds up to the DX range is Big Tick Rhino. The XEN FMTS 2 really surprised me with it's sound and it has a great functional interface rather than bells and whistles.
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03-02-2014, 04:02 AM
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Another gem for adding subharmonics - Code Audio edge. Been working great on kick drums for me (haven't tried it on too much else yet). Could be a good free alternative to the waves subharmonic plugins(?) although i haven't used them so i don't know myself.
http://www.vst4free.com/free_vst.php?id=648
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03-02-2014, 04:22 AM
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Calling TG....
so when are we are all going to get to play with Ragnarok?!?!
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03-02-2014, 02:47 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bladerunner
so when are we are all going to get to play with Ragnarok?!?!
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Haha, so did you listen to my KVR-OSC track that I did with it. Ragnarok surely sounds very big and analog, I'm having much fun with it. I hope we can get it released soon, but there are still a few quirks in it that Björn has to fix before that.
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03-03-2014, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by technogremlin
Haha, so did you listen to my KVR-OSC track that I did with it. Ragnarok surely sounds very big and analog, I'm having much fun with it. I hope we can get it released soon, but there are still a few quirks in it that Björn has to fix before that.
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Yeah - good track. An almost Boards Of Canada style chord progression and i like the fact there's little quantizing evident. Sound's like it was all played live. Yes, i must say the oscillators do sound pretty convincing analogue wise. Nice high frequency content to them. Did you use any saturation/tape plugins during the mixing process out of interest?
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03-03-2014, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by bladerunner
Yeah - good track. An almost Boards Of Canada style chord progression and i like the fact there's little quantizing evident. Sound's like it was all played live. Yes, i must say the oscillators do sound pretty convincing analogue wise. Nice high frequency content to them. Did you use any saturation/tape plugins during the mixing process out of interest?
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Thanks for the BoC remark, I'm honored. And indeed no quantizing, everything played, although the bassline was 'powered by BlueARP' but still the input notes played
The sound you hear is pure Ragnarok, apart from delay and some reverb there's only a bit of multiband compression on the masterbus (used BuzzRizer for that). No saturation and even EQ used. But Ragnarok has it's own 'overdrive' and build-in 7-band EQ. So yes, Ragnarok is pretty convincing soundwise, courtesy of Björn's wonderful oscillator and filter design of course
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03-03-2014, 02:05 PM
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Should create a nice little stir at KVR when it's released. Very nice sounding synth judging by your track I'm definitely a fan of built in Eq on synths - it's always nice to be able to enhance things at the source imo.
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03-23-2014, 10:45 PM
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Hi guys. Sorry if this has been asked before.
I've downloaded quite a few synth VSTs I have about 30 or so in Reaper at the moment. Most of these are just really electronic sounding, bass synths, or they just sound too clean. I've downloaded a lot of vintage synth emulators and stuff too but I can't get the sound I want. I just want some really airy, dreamy, ambbient sounding synths, similar to BoC. Just some really soft sounding ones, that aren't harsh. Do most people just add heaps of effects to normal synths to get them to sound this way? Or are there actually synths that sound like this from the start, or should I be looking for synth patches for things like oatmeal/polybit? I can add reverb and EQ synths until I get the sound I want, but once I do that there's too much delay when I try to record the synth, because it has all those effects on top.
I've been putting acoustic guitar recordings into reaper and I'll want to add a nice ambient synth in the background, but all of the ones I've downloaded are just so harsh and jarring compared to the guitar.
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03-24-2014, 02:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Solynth
Hi guys. Sorry if this has been asked before.
I've downloaded quite a few synth VSTs I have about 30 or so in Reaper at the moment. Most of these are just really electronic sounding, bass synths, or they just sound too clean. I've downloaded a lot of vintage synth emulators and stuff too but I can't get the sound I want. I just want some really airy, dreamy, ambbient sounding synths, similar to BoC. Just some really soft sounding ones, that aren't harsh. Do most people just add heaps of effects to normal synths to get them to sound this way? Or are there actually synths that sound like this from the start, or should I be looking for synth patches for things like oatmeal/polybit? I can add reverb and EQ synths until I get the sound I want, but once I do that there's too much delay when I try to record the synth, because it has all those effects on top.
I've been putting acoustic guitar recordings into reaper and I'll want to add a nice ambient synth in the background, but all of the ones I've downloaded are just so harsh and jarring compared to the guitar.
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It basically comes down to how the synth patches are programmed. I can get warm sounding pads from almost any synth, although on some it's pretty hard to dial those in. Having said that, I suggest you get Synth1 and the big preset pack (both linked on the starting page of this thread); there are all kinds of sounds there including great pads, strings, dreamy choir sounds and so on. If you want to program your own patches (as I do), just learn from those available and see how they are put together. Especially getting a grip to what a filter does together with modulation (envelopes, LFOs) is paramount in creating your own sounds. Besides that, some chorus and delay/reverb is never a bad idea (but indeed don't drown things).
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03-24-2014, 02:30 AM
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Originally Posted by technogremlin
It basically comes down to how the synth patches are programmed. I can get warm sounding pads from almost any synth, although on some it's pretty hard to dial those in. Having said that, I suggest you get Synth1 and the big preset pack (both linked on the starting page of this thread); there are all kinds of sounds there including great pads, strings, dreamy choir sounds and so on. If you want to program your own patches (as I do), just learn from those available and see how they are put together. Especially getting a grip to what a filter does together with modulation (envelopes, LFOs) is paramount in creating your own sounds. Besides that, some chorus and delay/reverb is never a bad idea (but indeed don't drown things).
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Thank you very much for the quick reply. Time to learn how to program patches. Cheers.
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03-24-2014, 11:31 AM
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+1 on Synth1!!
Back in the day we used to midi 2-4 keyboards together to layer their sounds. You can do the same with vst's on a track. A couple of thin slow pads and strings with a little chorus and reverb can make for great sound.
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03-24-2014, 01:22 PM
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If it hasn't been already, this piano vst is worth a mention. Probably not the most realistic virtual piano around but I like it more than any of the freeware sampled pianos I have (Maestro, Salamander etc).
I'm not a pianist so YMMV, might be worth a look anyway.
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03-24-2014, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by kj4lxw
+1 on Synth1!!
Back in the day we used to midi 2-4 keyboards together to layer their sounds. You can do the same with vst's on a track. A couple of thin slow pads and strings with a little chorus and reverb can make for great sound.
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Ah thanks for the idea. I never thought about layering multiple synth VSTs on one track. It doesn't slow the program down too much? Mainly for recording live.
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03-25-2014, 07:59 AM
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No issues for me. I just use multiple synth vst's on one track.
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03-25-2014, 08:51 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cerendir
If it hasn't been already, this piano vst is worth a mention. Probably not the most realistic virtual piano around but I like it more than any of the freeware sampled pianos I have (Maestro, Salamander etc).
I'm not a pianist so YMMV, might be worth a look anyway.
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Sounds pretty good, but this is still the one to beat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ0UjmmuwLQ
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03-25-2014, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by technogremlin
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Call me silly, but the SynthEdit-looking UI's and that godawful strings VSTi turned me off as far as that developer is concerned.
That does sound good though, maybe I need to give Piano One another chance. OTOH, I'm usually looking for pianos to fit in a mix, not solo piano extravaganza sounds.
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03-26-2014, 04:10 AM
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Originally Posted by cerendir
OTOH, I'm usually looking for pianos to fit in a mix, not solo piano extravaganza sounds.
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Me too, but I like a Yamaha C7 for that exactly. It is rich enough that I can EQ the hell out of it (when needed)
Having said that, the acoustic piano sound I made with CM101 is actually that good (when played from my RD150) that it's now a default piano sound in my toolkit
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03-29-2014, 12:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cerendir
If it hasn't been already, this piano vst is worth a mention. Probably not the most realistic virtual piano around but I like it more than any of the freeware sampled pianos I have (Maestro, Salamander etc).
I'm not a pianist so YMMV, might be worth a look anyway.
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Nice find, that's a surprisingly usable bass guitar on there, too. I'm always on the lookout for decent bass guitar sounds.
In fact, that's the one thing that's in short supply in freeware VSTs - a really good electric bass guitar instrument with plenty of keyswitches/articulations etc. Maybe they hold those ones back so they can sell em for a ton of cash, hehe!
Two fairly decent free basses:
Ibanez Bass
http://www.turtlesounds.net/
Precision E-Bass
http://translate.google.com/translat...mons-libraries
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03-30-2014, 09:27 AM
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Thanks for the links PTF!
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04-02-2014, 06:30 AM
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