Comments on: Best FREE VST Instruments

By: Hypar pro

Hypar pro — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 16:44:46 +0000

Guys gud work

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 17:04:54 +0000

Kinda dissapointing how I can’t really use any heavy metal sounds in my tracks without spending money. I am unable to find any free heavy metal guitar plugins.

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:31:42 +0000

HELM
Before Matthew Tytel created the Vital synth, he created the open source synth called Helm. It is a terrific synth, and you can see some of the ideas taken up in Vital. It should be on everybody’s list.

https://tytel.org/helm/

By: Satyabrata

Satyabrata — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 18:51:44 +0000

I think sitala and MPC beats as vst should also be included

By: bmovie

bmovie — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 06:12:21 +0000

It’s worth a mention that Highlife is only free for non-commercial use, and that only the older, 32bit version (Highlife 1.4) can sample other VSTis. Highlife 1.3 is the newer version (last updated on 2014) and has 64-bit support, but won’t sample VSTis.

By: Tomislav Zlatic

Tomislav Zlatic — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 09:50:08 +0000

In reply to samuel.

Best free effects is an interesting idea. I could also categorize them into best mixing effects, best sound design effects, best vocal effects, etc. I’ll give it more thought and start working on those articles soon. Until then, you can check the Free Music Production Software (https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2019/12/23/music-production-software/) and the Free VST Plugins page (https://bedroomproducersblog.com/free-vst-plugins/) for some great effects. Thanks for the tip!

By: Tomislav Zlatic

Tomislav Zlatic — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 09:47:10 +0000

In reply to Sir Otter. That's definitely on my to-do list. It will include sample players like Kontakt Player, Sampletank Free, LABS, and romplers like Ample Guitar M Lite, SSD5, etc. Coming soon. :)

By: Tomislav Zlatic

Tomislav Zlatic — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:54:06 +0000

In reply to Numanoid. Thanks for the tip, Numanoid! I'll update it right away.

By: Tomislav Zlatic

Tomislav Zlatic — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:53:38 +0000

In reply to Xeran. Grace is fantastic, I'm glad you found it on BPB. :)

By: Tomislav Zlatic

Tomislav Zlatic — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:52:57 +0000

In reply to Johannes. Hi Johannes, thanks for the tips! I will add Full Bucket Music to the Bonus Section. However, the idea is to keep the main list short. This article provides a must-have selection of instrument VST plugins for new producers. I think it's better to download a handful of excellent plugins first, learn how to use those, and then expand your plugin arsenal later on if needed. I know I spent loads of time testing hundreds of free plugins back in the day, instead of making music, so I want to help new producers not make the same mistake. :)

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:42:33 +0000

In reply to Xeran.

Hey shortcircut was released in v2.01 as free beta by the same comunity that stands behind surge xt and it’s 64bit as well.So no waste was made.That said it’s worth having both Grace and Shortcircut – (Grace is perfect for more melodic material such as sampled instruments like synths and guitars where Shortcircut is spot on with drums and more orchiestral libraries).
I personally love Grace for it’s very inuitive filter section and multisample capabilities for single patch creation
(just like Surge XT’s scenes).
And Shortcircut is just massive in terms of using grouped libs :)

By: Anand

Anand — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 04:55:49 +0000

Good