Below you will find some of the best free VST plugins on the planet. Virtual Studio Technology (VST) plugins allow you to shape your sound and take your production skills to the next level. Of course, all the instruments and effects listed below are 100% free. So let’s get started!
Tyrell N6
Firstly we have the Tyrell N6, a powerful VST instrument synth. Based on hardware synth concepts and ideas, this VST comes with 580 presets built in to help you start creating straight away. The user-friendly interface and sleek design make designing your sounds a fun task with endless opportunities. Above all, it is a fantastic sounding synth that you will find yourself using over and over.
Ambience
Ambience is an award winning reverb effect VST that rivals the quality of some of the best commercial reverb plug-ins on the market. Created by Smart Electornix, this VST comes packed with a stack of presets and an intuitive interface. Put simply, this plug-in is a must have for any music producer and you should download it now.
Krush
A bitcrusing VST plug-in from tritik, Krush offers a ‘bit’ (pun intended) more than other bitcruhsing units that are on the market:
With its bit crushing and downsampling algorithms, Krush combines the crispy taste of the digital realm with the warmth of its drive stage and analog modeled resonant filters. A modulation section allows you to quickly add extra life to the sound by modulating any parameter.
The sound palette produced by Krush ranges from the dirtiest digital effects to crunchy modulated colours, with all the classic and weirdest bit-crushing effects in between.
Additionally, Krush comes with a host of presets that you can use ‘as is’ or as a foundation to create you own presets and unique sounds.
Fragmental
Fragmental is a VST multi-fx unit. Perfect for sound design and processing samples, this piece of software is an excellent addition to any studio. Be sure to check out some of the youtube tutorials before diving in and be prepared to have your mind blown!
Synth1
Finally, created by Ichiro Toda, Synth1 is one of the most popular VST plugins on the market (paid or free). This functional, well-organised synthesizer can be used to compose any genre of music imaginable. Stacked with tonnes of presets, you can download an additional mega-pack that features 14,000 unique sounds. A must have for any composer or music producer.
That concludes our list! What do you think? If you have anymore suggestions or a personal favourite that we’ve not mentioned, then be sure to get in touch or comment below. Thanks for reading!
