Format: AudioUnit and VST – 32 and 64-bit. Waldorf qXr is an AudioUnit and VST Editor / Librarian plug-in to control Waldorf Q / Q+ hardware synthesizers right from your DAW. This plug-in works as AudioUnit and/or VST plug-in in all DAWs. Download the DEMO today, read the setup guide and give it a go, it will be worth it!
The magic of software virtual instruments ! Recreating known piece of hardware, emulating famous synth, trying to capture the spirit of a machine, attempting to copy the sound and feeling of an instrument!
Here’s a compilation of all the articles about free VST plugins that try to emulate the most famous synths, plus links to the freeware plugins that are the only one to recreate a kind of machine (they didn’t get an article). Below is a list of best free VST emulations.
Here you can find free virtual alternatives to the classic analog synths :
MiniMoog, Arp 2600, Arp Odyssey, Synthi VCS3, Obeirheim OB-X
There are also your favorite FM / Vector Synthesis / “digital” synths :
Yamaha DX7, Prophet VS, PPG Wave, Ensoniq SQ80
The usual techno/trance suspects are here too :
Roland TB303, Alpha Juno, Juno 60, JP-8000, Korg Mono / Poly, Clavia Nord Lead 2
We did not forgot the Jazzy/Funky/Rock famous instruments :
Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hammond B3 organ, Farfisa combo organ, Hohner Clavinet, Wurlitzer E-piano, Mellotron & Arp Solina.
And even the antic Theremin + some funky toys : Speak and Spell & Stylophone.
This is work in progress, i’ll add free VSTi plugin if we find some new free recreation of well known synthesizers.
All the VSTi in this list are freeware. How to automatically auto tune microphone.
Here we go :
http://www.fullbucket.de/music/monofury.html
http://www.geocities.jp/daichi1969/softsynth/ + check my preset banks for Synth1 !
Waldorf Edition is a set of three masterpieces from the Waldorf. Waldorf Attack – one of the most powerful drum synthesizer; Waldorf PPG Wave 2 – authentic reincarnation of the legendary PPG Wave 2.3; Waldorf D-Pole – brand filter from Waldorf.
Year / Release Date:04.2015
Version: 2.0.1
Format: VSTi, VSTi3, AAX, AU
Bit depth: 32bit, 64bit
Medicine: Present
System requirements:
Windows
VST 2.4 32 bit and 64 bit
Pentium III with 1 GHz or better
AMD Athlon XP with 1.3 GHz or better
Windows 2000 / XP SP 2 (only 32 bit)
Windows Vista / 7 (32 bit and 64 bit)
64 MB free RAM
100 MB free hard disk space
VST 2.0 compatible 32 bit or 64 bit host software supporting VST Instruments, such as Cubase SX / SL or newer, Nuendo 1.5 or newer
PC equipped according to the specifications of the host software
Mac
VST 2.4 32 bit and 64 bit
Audio Unit 2.0 32 bit and 64 bit
Any Mac with Intel processor running Mac OS X 10.4 or newer (Gatekeeper switched off during installation in Mac OS X 10.8)
PowerMac with 400 MHz G4 PowerPC Processor or better running Mac OS X 10.3.9 or newer
128 MB free RAM
100 MB free hard disk space
VST 2.0 compatible 32 bit or 64 bit host software supporting VST Instruments, such as Cubase SX / SL or newer, Nuendo 1.5 or newer
– Or – AudioUnit 2.0 compatible 32 bit or 64 bit host software supporting Audio Unit Instruments, such as Logic or GarageBand
Mac equipped according to the specifications of the host software.