August 2011
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Five Free soft synths. Part Five. Drumcore Free
Drumcore Free from Sonama Wireworks is not strictly a soft synth, it’s a virtual drum module. In common with the other instruments in this series it’s a “cut down” version of retail product, in this case Drumcore and Drumcore deluxe. Weighing in at just over a gig Drumcore Free is hefty download but that’s not surprising when you consider what it comes with. Drumcore...
Five Free soft synths. Part Four. Reaktor Five...
At number four in our list of free soft synths is Native Instruments Reaktor Five Player, which features three distinct distinct synths boasting over two hundred sounds. Of these Carbon 2 is the most traditional, a subtractive synthesis engine yields what NI describes as “neo-classical edgy sounds”. Space Drone creates “atmospheric pads ranging from light rain to howling...
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Five Free soft synths. Part Three. Zebralette.
Zebralette from U-HE is an incredibly editable synth derived from the well regarded Zebra 2. Available for Mac as an AU, VST and RTAS and for PC as a VST (32 and 64bit) most of the bases are covered. Featuring a powerful oscillator and built in effects chorus, delay and eq Zebralette is a tweakers delight.
Of course there’s a good selection of presets - organised by type - available to...
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Five Free soft synths. Part Two. Alchemy Player.
Camel Audio Alchemy Player
Next on our list of five soft synths you must try is Camel Audio’s Alchemy Player based on the engine of their Alchemy synth.
Camel Audio’s Alchemy Player is sample based software instrument boasting 150 sounds on download. This swells to 200 sounds if you sign up for a free account. Alchemy Player is additionally expandable with purchased packs.
The...
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Five Free soft synths. Part One. SampleTank Free.
On our MakeMoreNoise site and YouTube channel we’ve been pretty clear that we like a free plug-in. The sharp eyed amongst you may have noticed that we haven’t done much on synths. So without further ado here’s five free soft synths you should definitely add to your audition list.
IK Multimedia SampleTank Free
Available from IK Multimedia SampleTank free is, as the name...