Comments on: Top 12 FREE Retro Synthesizer VST Plugins

By: David

David — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 11:33:55 +0000

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By: Pparee

Pparee — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 00:54:43 +0000

I would like to mention U-He’s Repro-1 Alpha that was released some years ago, it still works, although it is no longer being updated, it is still free and will be free forever according to the post.
https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=460687

By: Kidsonic

Kidsonic — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 22:01:13 +0000

So unfortunately the DiscoDSP OBXD isn’t free technically. They limit you by only granting Non-commercial rights to use the plugin, meaning you can’t release music for monetary gain with it unless you pay the $49 price tag. So technically it’s $49 if you don’t want to release songs for free. The same goes for their “Highlife” Sampler.

By: Tomislav Zlatic

Tomislav Zlatic — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 10:31:55 +0000

In reply to Ekidio.

It’s incredibly good, but I’d say it shares the number one spot with Vital. That said, this article is about retro synthesizers. We have another one for modern synths: https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2019/10/31/free-synthesizer-vst-plugins/

By: Ekidio

Ekidio — Sat, 20 Aug 2022 19:14:00 +0000

Surge Synth is the best free plugin for every platforms.

By: Tomislav Zlatic

Tomislav Zlatic — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 19:37:13 +0000

In reply to JetFly. I love SQ8L and it's featured in the "honorable mentions" section. :)

By: JetFly

JetFly — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 19:29:33 +0000

You forgot SQ8L, it’s old but still sounds extremely good

By: Tomislav Zlatic

Tomislav Zlatic — Sat, 15 May 2021 08:06:35 +0000

In reply to Sebastian. That's a solid suggestion! Adding Exakt Lite to the list, right next to Dexed. Thanks for the tip!

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Fri, 14 May 2021 12:37:52 +0000

I don’t know, if it’s already retro, but Exakt Lite of Sonicbits is an insane free synth: https://www.sonicbits.com/exakt-lite.html

By: Tomislav Zlatic

Tomislav Zlatic — Thu, 13 May 2021 07:41:42 +0000

In reply to Benno de Bruin. That's a good tip! I'm adding P8 to the honorable mentions section. Thanks!

By: Tomislav Zlatic

Tomislav Zlatic — Thu, 13 May 2021 07:40:17 +0000

In reply to Atme.

I don’t think those qualify as retro synths, though. Charlatan does, kinda, but it’s not based on a particular instrument. That said, both Charlatan and MauSynth are included in our main free synth page: https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2019/10/31/free-synthesizer-vst-plugins/

By: Benno de Bruin

Benno de Bruin — Thu, 13 May 2021 02:42:40 +0000

Nice list!

Maybe the P8 from Superwave could be mentioned: 2 oscillators, 2 filters, 2 amps, 4 envelopes, 2 LFO’s and some nice presets. https://www.superwavesynths.com/p8