

Similarly, the larger developers such as Native Instruments are unsurprisingly stringent on quality when it comes to free VST plugins. Their plugins ooze good quality, creativity, branding and user experience - all of which you'd expect to see in paid plugins. For instance, it's clear that Freakshow Industries are passionate about helping users produce music more creatively, without the costs of paid VSTs. It's also worth remembering that many free VST plugins are made by experienced indie developers who just want to help fellow producers expand their creativity with the right tools. Most of these are available for macOS, Windows and even Linux. It's true that some free plugins just aren't worth the time, but it's just a case of finding the good ones. While they may lack the full features and functionality of paid plugins, there are many free VST plugins that offer impressive sound qualities and music production tools. I’ve just upgraded to V2.Download Triple Cheese Can free VST plugins make good music?įree VST plugins are fully capable of producing high quality and creative music. I won’t put a link to examples because the demos will have reaching for a sick bag.įinally, if you are into pads, pointed me in the direction of Luftrum’s Lunaris. The main sounds designer is Kevin Schroeder, who has some pretty amazing credits Kevin Schroeder - IMDb. PS: Given the sort of trashy old fashioned electronic / trance stuff I tend to, my goto is DUNE 3. Acoustic guitar sounds have now been centred on the ‘Nylon Sky’ add on to Omnisphere. So, I’d tick your box for Pigments, but maybe put 'best in class '.Īlso, of course, Spectrasonics essentially focussed all keyboard sounds in Keyscape, and bass sounds in Trilian. You can almost do a track from some Pigments patches. Pigments is much more ‘edgy’ (‘modern’?), whereas if you look at the user list for Omnisphere is largely about film scoring. I think Pigments is a great synth to have - I love it -, and not all that much overlaps the massive range of sound in Omnisphere. I don’t think there is a ‘best’, as most synths try and target at a niche. Omnisphre, so I’m bad at saying the best.
