Hi everyone, I propose we start a thread to get a list of all Linux VST and VSTi.
Now, what is your excuse to not try a Linux based music studio?
Let me start:
Zebra2 VSTi ($199 + VAT)HomepageDemo
Wireless modular synth.
Zebralette VSTi (free) HomepageZebra2 includes Zebralette
Zebra2âs oscillators packed into a simple, easy-to-learn framework.
Diva VSTi ($179 + VAT) HomepageDemo
Dinosaur Impersonating Virtual Analogue Synthesizer.
Repro-1 VSTi ($99 + VAT) HomepageDemo
A classic monosynth remade. Full of personality and raw analogue sound.
ACE VSTi ($69 + VAT)HomepageDemo
Any cable everywhere. Easy modular synthesizer.
Bazille VSTi ($129 + VAT) HomepageDemo
4-Oscillator FM-synthesis and phase distortion with modular patching.
Podolski VSTi (free) HomepageDownload
Podolski is a simple, CPU-efficient virtual analogue synthesizer.
TyrellN6 VSTi (free)HomepageDownload
Tyrell is the name of a project by the German online magazine Amazona.de. A reader survey and follow-on forum posts provided a pool of ideas for a low-cost HARDWARE analogue synth, which Mic âMoogulatorâ Irmer collected and used to develop quite a powerful concept.
Triple Cheese VSTi (free) HomepageDownload
Winner of the 2006 KVR Developer Challenge, Triple Cheese is a unique-sounding freeware synthesizer plugin. Triple Cheese doesnât use any of the classic synthesis techniques â substractive, FM or additive â but various forms of comb filter i.e. very short chromatically tuned delays.
Hive VSTi ($149 + VAT) HomepageDemo
Hive was made to be fast and simple. The streamlined single screen UI lets you dive into sound creation immediately. A fluid workflow invites you to tweak away until your sound is just right (or wrong in just the right way). Hive was engineered to be light on CPU, and wonât slow you down while you work.
Satin VST ($129 + VAT) HomepageDemo
Tape simulation plug-in & tape delay with record / playback head calibration , tape coating selection, NR-encoding / decoding.
Presswerk VST ($129 + VAT) HomepageDemo
Powerful, flexible stage topology, dual channel dynamics processor.
Uhbik VST bundle ($149 + VAT) HomepageDemo
Collection of effect plug-ins for the discerning audiophile.Each surround-capable effect comes wrapped in a beautiful, streamlined interface.
MFM2 VST ($79 + VAT) HomepageDemo
More Feedback Machine has always been a synonym for ultra-flexible delay effects ranging from bread & butter to weird rhythmic deconstruction.
Filterscape VST ($129 + VAT) HomepageDemo
Filter-based sound mangling tool, the ultimate in versatility and control. It can be a parameteric EQ with morphable snapshots, a dual virtual analog filter, a sophisticated delay unit.
Protoverb VST (free) HomepageDownload
Protoverb is an experimental reverb based on the idea of a âroom simulatorâ. Most algorithmic reverbs try to avoid resonances or model the reflections of sound from a rooms walls. Protoverb does the opposite. It builds up as many room resonances as possible, modeling the body of air in the room. It therefore does not need to modulate or colour the signal. The result is a very natural sounding reverbration with some interesting features.
Glitch 2 VST (49,95 EUR) HomepageDemo
Glitch is an audio effect plugin for Windows (VST), Mac (VST and AU) and Linux (VST), available in both 32-bit and 64-bit formats. Featuring a new and improved sequencer which can play multiple effects simultaneously, with the ability to trigger unique scenes from every note on your keyboard, Glitch can be as gentle or as brutal as you like.
Tunefish VSTi (free) HomepageDownload
Tunefish is a very tiny virtual analog synthesizer. It is developed to fit into about 10kb of compressed machine code while still producing an audio quality that can compete with commercial synthesizers.
BioTek VSTi ($150) HomepageDemo
A new generation of software synth that combines the sounds of nature with a complex synthesis engine to create weird and wonderful organic soundscapes.
Master Mix VST ($60) HomepageDemo
Master Mix is a professional stereo mastering plugin that offers multi-band dynamics processing and equalization. Equally useful on the mix bus, submix bus or individual channel.
DAW Essentials Collection VST bundle ($99) HomepageDemo
A collection of 16 contemporary FX plugins for use with any DAW. Utilizing the very latest algorithms and coding techniques, the plugins feature extraordinary sound quality in an extremely efficient package, allowing the plugins to be used liberally across a wide range of native computer systems.
Dexed VSTi (free) HomepageSource code
Dexed is a multi platform, multi format plugin synth that is closely modeled on the Yamaha DX7. Under the hood it uses music-synthesizer-for-android for the synth engine and JUCE as a plugin wrapper.
On Linux you need to compile it yourself to get the latest binaries (as ofversion 0.9.3).
Here the instructions for Debian like systems:
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download VST Audio Plug-Ins SDK from here:https://www.steinberg.net/en/company/developers.html
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unzip it
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install software and dependencies
mkdir ~/src
mv "VST3 SDK" ~/src/vstsdk2.4
sudo apt-get install git build-essential libasound2-dev libx11-dev libfreetype6-dev libxrandr-dev libxinerama-dev libxcursor-dev
cd ~
git clonehttps://github.com/asb2m10/dexed.git
- compile and install
cd dexed/Builds/Linux
make
mkdir ~/.vst
mv build/Dexed.so ~/.vst
- clean up
rm -rf ~/src ~/dexed
sudo apt-get purgegit build-essential libasound2-dev libx11-dev libfreetype6-dev libxrandr-dev libxinerama-dev libxcursor-dev
Camomile VST (free) Homepage Download
Dynamic plugin made with Juce that allows to load and to control Pure Data patches inside a digital audio workstation.
Now, this is a super exciting VST, it lets you create our own VST in PDs extremely powerful visual audio programming language.
Major Project - Pure Data - Kinect Synapse Test
Pure data harp using kinect camera, pure data and tuio
Mini Series VST bundle (free) Homepage Download
A small collection of small but useful plugins, based on the good old LOSER-Dev Plugins (now offline).
This collection currently includes:
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3-Band EQ
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3-Band Splitter
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Ping Pong Pan
ProM VST (free) Homepage Download
projectM is an awesome music visualizer.
DISTRHO ProM makes it work as an audio plugin (LV2 and VST).
I couldnât manage to make this VST show up in Renoise, I have no idea why.
Arctican VST (free) Homepage Download
These are simple but useful plugins, âdeveloped as there was nothing similar out thereâ.
In the pack you will find 2 Arctican plugins: âThe Functionâ and âThe Pilgrimâ.
Dexed VSTi (free)HomepageDownload
Dexed is a plugin synth that is closely modeled on the Yamaha DX7.
The goal of this synth is to be a tool/companion for the original DX7.
This is an old version, see asb2m10 sectionabove on how to get newest one.
dRowAudio VST bundle (free) Homepage Download
Professional grade audio plugin suite from dRowAudio, now available for Linux.
EasySSP VST (free) Homepage Download
Easy Sound Space Perception is a small and lightweight audio visualization tool, which currently provides spectrometer and goniometer views.
JucedVST and VSTi bundle (free)Download
Plugins originally in the Jucetice project, then moved to Juced.
We took DrumSynth and EQinox and made them work better and in LV2 format.
KlangFalter VST (free) Homepage Download
KlangFalter is a convolution audio plugin.
It features:
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Low/no latency convolution plugin
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Easy user interface
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Support for true stereo impulse responses
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Simple high and low shelf EQ
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Freely modifiable envelope for the impulse response
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No limit on impulse response length, as long as your computer can handle itâŚ
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Intuitive and flexible loading of impulse response files
Free IR (impulse response) recordings can be found here:http://www.openairlib.net/
LUFS Meter VST (free) Homepage Download
The LUFS Meter plugin measures loudness similar to the human perception of loudness.
Luftikus VST (free) Download
Luftikus is a digital adaptation of an analog EQ with fixed half-octave bands and additional high frequency boost.
As an improvement to the hardware it allows deeper cuts and supports a keep-gain mode where overall gain changes are avoided.
MVerb VST (free) Homepage Download
MVerb is a studio quality, open-source reverb.
Its release was intended to provide a practical demonstration of Dattorroâs figure-of-eight reverb structure and provide the open source community with a high quality reverb.
Nekobi VSTi (free) Homepage Download
Simple single-oscillator synth based on the Roland TB-303.
Obxd VSTi (free) Homepage Download
Obxd is emulation of famous ob-x, ob-xa and ob8 synths.
While not copying originals, some of the features were taken to a better point.
Pitched Delay VST (free) Download
PitchedDelay is a delay that allows the pitching the delayed signal, within or outside the feedback loop.
Stereo Source Separator VST (free) Homepage Download
This is a plugin that uses the spatial information hidden in the stereo signal to accomplish source separation.
The download link of this plugin seems to be broken.
TAL Plugins VST and VSTi bundle (free) Homepage Download
This is a plugin pack from TAL (Togu Audio Line), now available for Linux.
In this pack you will find TAL Dub-3, Filter, NoiseMaker, Reverb and Vocoder.
Vex VSTi (free) Download
Vex is a 3 oscillator subtractive waverom synth.
Wolpertinger VSTi (free) Homepage Download
Wolpertinger is a subtractive, antialiased polyphonic software synthesizer.
Discovery VSTi (69 EUR) Homepage Demo
Virtual Analog synthesizer.
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4 layers / 8 oscillators with Sync / FM
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Built-in arpeggiator
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8 filter types including Zero-Delay Feedback DSP
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Panning modulation / stereo delay / gate effects
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Imports Nord Lead 2 SysEx data
Discovery Pro VSTi (149 EUR) Homepage Demo
Virtual Analog synthesizer + sampler.
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Dual / Four octave key split
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4 layers / 12 oscillators with Sync / FM
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WAV / SoundFont (SF2) support
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PADSynth re-synthesis
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2X oversampling / undersampling
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Built-in arpeggiator
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12 filter types / ZDF NL2 modeled + 2 MoogÂŽ
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Panning modulation / stereo delay / gate effects
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Graphic envelope modulation
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Imports / Exports Nord Lead 2 SysEx data
OB-Xd VSTi (free) Homepage Download
OB-Xd is based on the Oberheim OB-X.
It attempts to recreate its sound and behavior, but as the original was very limited in some important ways a number of things were added or altered to the original design.
(This VSTi doesnât work for me)
Vertigo VSTi (89 EUR) Homepage Demo
Additive synthesizer.
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256 oscillators
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WAV / bitmap re-synthesis
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2 morphable layers
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Dual filters / serial / parallel
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FFT view
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8 effects
Bliss VSTi (89 EUR) Homepage Demo
Performance Sampler.
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Scalable & themeable GUI
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VSTi sampling
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8 macro assignments
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Dual Zero Delay Feedback Filters
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Sample editor
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7 built-in effects
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Flexible modulation
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Parameter morphing
Aspect VSTi (76,95 âŹ) Homepage Demo
Aspect is a 32-note polyphonic software instrument that combines a great-sounding, powerful synthesis engine, with a flexible semi-modular architecture and unparalleled ease of use. The core of Aspectâs superb sound are two analog modeled oscillators, each capable of producing a powerful selection of raw waveforms, and dual filters that can be routed in series, in parallel, or even blended into unique combinations.
Manifold VST (41,43 âŹ) Homepage Demo
Manifold is a software audio effect processor that enhances an audio signal, producing a fuller, livelier, bigger sound. Input signals are split into as many as 20 individual voices, each of which are detuned, placed around the stereo panorama, and recombined with stunning results. Flexible controls mean Manifold is capable of producing a wide range of effects; from subtle modulations that add interest to lifeless sounds, to extreme detuning that fattens the weakest of input sources.
Resound VST (41,43 âŹ) Homepage Demo
Resound is a software audio delay effect processor that emulates the sound and operation of vintage magnetic-tape echo units. Whilst not a direct copy of any one particular model, it takes features from several of the classic delay devices, and unites them into a convincing and pleasingly retro sounding effect.
Sequent VST (59,19 âŹ) Homepage Demo
Sequent is a modular multi-effects unit, the ideal tool for mangling audio on stage or in the studio.
Sequent has seven individual effect blocks: a Beat Looper; two Filters, both switchable between lowpass, bandpass, and highpass modes and capable of self oscillation even without an audio input; an oversampled Distortion unit; a Gate with variable depth and slew; a Panner; and a Delay unit capable of sub millisecond delay times, great for creating everything for from dub, slapback, and bouncing ball style echoes, to metallic comb filters or flanger effects.
Shift v2 VST (53,27 âŹ) Homepage Demo
Shift is a diatonic granular pitch shifting delay. Shift combines an intuitive and beautiful user interface, with a great sounding granular synthesis engine. Shiftâs flexibility allows a palette of timbres ranging from basic echo effects, through intelligent harmonies, to exotic evolving ambient soundscapes.
String VSTi (59,19 âŹ) Homepage Demo
String is a virtual instrument that emulates the beautiful sound of the polyphonic string synthesizer.
Stringâs authentic tone comes from its accurate emulation of the divide-down oscillator technology behind the lush ensemble synths of the 70s.
Helm VSTi (free) HomepageDownload .deb Downloadsource
Helm is a free, cross-platform, polyphonic synthesizer that runs on GNU/Linux, Mac, and Windows as a standalone program and as a LV2/VST/AU/AAX plugin. Release is in beta so there are outstanding bugs.
Unfortunately on my system this VSTi crashes or makes Renoise crash sometimes.
The deb downloads for Linux only contain LV2 plugins, which is not supported by Renoise.
To get a VSTi you need to compile it from source.
You still need to install the .deb archive on Debian-like systems to get all the factory presets.
Here is how to compile it on Debian-like systems:
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download VST Audio Plug-Ins SDK from here: https://www.steinberg.net/en/company/developers.html
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unzip it
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move it into ~/srcs
mkdir ~/srcs
mv "VST3 SDK"~/srcs
- install software and dependencies
sudo apt-get install git build-essentiallibasound2-dev libjack-jackd2-dev libx11-dev libfreetype6-dev libxinerama-dev libxcursor-dev
git clonehttps://github.com/mtytel/helm.git
- compile and install it
cd helm
make vst
mkdir ~/.vst
cp builds/linux/VST/build/helm.so ~/.vst
- clean up
rm -rf~/srcs ~/helm
sudo apt-get purge git build-essentiallibasound2-dev libjack-jackd2-dev libx11-dev libfreetype6-dev libxinerama-dev libxcursor-dev
Carve VST (free) Homepage Download
Carve is a wave shaping distortion with several available waveforms and two distortion units, which can be configured in serial, parallel or stereo, and blended with the dry sound.
ambiX VST bundle (free) Homepage Download
Cross-platform Ambisonic processors useable as VST/LV2 plug-ins or standalone application under Windows, Mac OSX and Linux. They can be used in flexible hosts like Reaper, Ardour, MaxMSP, Bidule or as standalone applications with Jack.
The plug-ins can be used to produce 3D Ambisonic content or do post production on recordings. (eg. Soundfield or EigenmikeÂŽ microphone recordings)
The Ambisonic order is variable and can be choosen at compile time. The processors use the ambiX convention (full 3D, ACN channel ordering, SN3D normalization)
Iâm not sure if Renoise can handle high channel counts per track, but the VSTs should work at least with Ardour.
You need to compile this VST pack from source.
Here is how to do it on Debian-like systems:
- download and unzip the VST Audio Plug-Ins SDK from here: https://www.steinberg.net/en/company/developers.html
- install build dependencies
sudo apt-get install git cmake-curses-gui build-essential libasound-dev libfreetype6-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libx11-dev libxext-dev libxinerama-dev libxcursor-dev libxrandr-dev libeigen3-dev freeglut3-dev libxmu-dev libxi-dev libsoxr-dev libfftw3-dev libjack-jackd2-dev
- clone the repository
git clonehttps://github.com/kronihias/ambix.git
- copy everything in place and create build location
mv "VST3 SDK"ambix/vstsdk2.4/
mkdir ambix/BUILD
- create Makefile
cdambix/BUILD
cmake ..
ccmake ..
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adjust parameters in ccmake GUI, then press âcâ to configure, then âgâ to generate the Makefile
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compile and install the plugins
make
mkdir ~/.vst
mv ambix_* ~/.vst/
- copy presets to your home path, I recommend to use ~/.ambix, you can configure that preset path later in your VST plugins
mkdir ~/.ambix
mv ~/ambix/ambix_binaural/Presets/ .ambix/binaural_presets
- clean everything up
rm -rf ~/ambix
sudo apt-get purge git cmake-curses-gui build-essential libasound-dev libfreetype6-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libx11-dev libxext-dev libxinerama-dev libxcursor-dev libxrandr-dev libeigen3-dev freeglut3-dev libxmu-dev libxi-dev libsoxr-dev libfftw3-dev libjack-jackd2-dev
mcfx VST bundle (free) Homepage Download
mcfx is a suite of multichannel VST plug-ins for MacOS, Windows and Linux
(mcfx_convolver, mcfx_delay, mcfx_filter, mcfx_gain_delay, mcfx_meter)
these plug-ins are very handy if you want to process multiple channels in one go for example
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multiple loudspeaker setups, Ambisonics (see ambiX)
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Microphone array post productions (eg. EigenmikeÂŽ)
Iâm not sure if Renoise can handle high channel counts per track, but the VSTs should work at least with Ardour.
You need to compile this VST pack from source.
Here is how to do it on Debian-like systems:
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download and unzip the VST Audio Plug-Ins SDK from here: https://www.steinberg.net/en/company/developers.html
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install build dependencies
sudo apt-get install git cmake-curses-gui build-essential libasound2-dev libfreetype6-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libx11-dev libxext-dev libxinerama-dev libxcursor-dev freeglut3-dev libxmu-dev libxi-dev libsoxr-dev libfftw3-dev libxrandr-dev libjack-jackd2-dev
- clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/kronihias/mcfx.git
- copy everything in place and create build location
mkdir mcfx/vstsdk2.4
mv "VST3 SDK" mcfx/vstsdk2.4/
mkdir mcfx/BUILD
- create Makefile
cd mcfx/BUILD
cmake ..
ccmake ..
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adjust parameters in ccmake GUI, then press âcâ to configure, then âgâ to generate the Makefile
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compile and install the plugins
make
mkdir ~/.vst
mvmcfx_* ~/.vst/
- clean everything up
rm -rf ~/mcfx
sudo apt-get purge git cmake-curses-gui build-essential libasound2-dev libfreetype6-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libx11-dev libxext-dev libxinerama-dev libxcursor-dev freeglut3-dev libxmu-dev libxi-dev libsoxr-dev libfftw3-dev libxrandr-dev libjack-jackd2-dev
Some example presets for the convolver can be downloaded herehttp://www.matthiaskronlachner.com/?p=1910(search for âpresetsâ).
amsynth VSTi (free) Homepage Download
amsynth is an easy-to-use software synth with a classic subtractive synthesizer topology.
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Dual oscillators (sine / saw / square / noise) with hard sync
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12/24 dB/oct resonant filter (low-pass / high-pass / band-pass / notch)
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Mono / poly / legato keyboard modes
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Dual ADSR envelope generators (filter & amplitude)
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LFO which can modulate the oscillators, filter, and amplitude
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Distortion and reverb
Unfortunately this VSTi seems to be buggy on my system and causes Renoise to hang or crash after using it.
amsynth can be installed via Debian repositories, but it does not contain the VST.
Here is how to compile it yourself, so you get the VST version:
- install dependencies
sudo apt-get install build-essential intltool libgtk2.0-dev libgtkmm-2.4-dev libjack-jackd2-dev libasound2-dev liblash-compat-dev libsndfile1-dev
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download amsynth source code fromhttps://amsynth.github.io/ and extract it
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go to amsynth directory and compile it
./configure
make
sudo make install
- clean up
rm -rf ~/amsynth-*
sudo apt-get purge build-essential intltool libgtk2.0-dev libgtkmm-2.4-dev libjack-jackd2-dev libasound2-dev liblash-compat-dev libsndfile1-dev
SAFE Plugins VST bundle (free) Homepage Download
The SAFE Plug-ins are cross-platform DAW audio effects. The plug-ins allow you to semantically annotate your sounds in the mix, whilst giving you access to a wealth of semantically meaningful pre-sets.
Speek VSTi (free) Homepage Download
VST Speek is a free vocal synthesis VST plugin for recreating the old skool robotic text to speech we all love. Choose a preset, type any text and letâs speak!
Digits VSTi (free) Homepage Download
Digits is a phase distortion synthesizer inspired by Casioâs CZ series but takes that form of synthesis to the limit. Create warm pads, glitchy sounds, dirty basses, filthy sweeps, screaming leads, and anything in-between.
The Linux VSTi comes without the graphical interface, all parameters are presented as sliders instead.
Danaides VST (free) Homepage Download
Sequenced Sound Mangler
Bowecho VST (free) Homepage Download
Quad Modular Delay
K-Meter VST (free) Homepage Download
Implementation of a K-System meter according to Bob Katzâ specifications.
K-Meter supports mono, stereo and 5.1 surround sound signals. All meters have been thoroughly validated. The average meter reads either RMS levels or ITU BS.1770-1 loudness weighted levels.
traKmeter VST (free) Homepage Download
Loudness meter for correctly setting up tracking and mixing levels (gain staging).
Protoplug VST and VSTi (free) Homepage Download
Protoplug is a VST/AU plugin that lets you load and edit Lua scripts as audio effects and instruments. The scripts can process audio and MIDI, display their own interface, and use external libraries. Transform any music software into a live coding environment!
zam-plugins VST bundle (free) Homepage Download
zam-plugins is a collection of LV2/LADSPA/VST/JACK audio plugins for sound processing developed in-house at ZamAudio. The default settings and almost every slider is calibrated to standard ranges.
The plugins are available in the Debian repository, no need to manually compile them.
Linux Studio Plugins VST and VSTi bundle (free) Homepage Download
LSP (Linux Studio Plugins) is a collection of open-source plugins currently compatible with LADSPA, LV2 and LinuxVST formats.
The basic idea is to fill the lack of good and useful plugins under the GNU/Linux platform.
The filelsp-plugins-vst-core.so needs to be in $HOME/.vst/
The plugins wonât work if the file is anywhere else, incl. any sub directory.
Plugin for Godâs Cab IRs VST (free) Homepage Download
Simulation of a miked guitar cabinet based on the free Godâs Cab impulse responses (by Wilkinson Audio).
Plugin for Kalthallen Cabs Free IRs VST (free) Homepage Download
Simulation of a miked guitar cabinet based on Kalthallen Cabs Free impulse responses (by Kalthallen).
Plugin for GuitarHackâs IRs VST (free) Homepage Download
Simulation of a miked guitar cabinet based on a subset (âJJ Powertube Impulsesâ) of GuitarHackâs impulse responses.
BeatCounter VST (free) Homepage Download
BeatCounter is a simple plugin designed to facilitate beatmatching software and turntables. It displays the current tempo in beats per minute (BPM), and an accumulated average over the last few seconds. BeatCounter is the perfect tool for DJâs that want to integrate computer effects with turntables or a live band.
ChaosChimp VST (free) Homepage Download
ChaosChimp is an audio effect plugin designed to cause problems for your sequencer. Seriously! Itâs inspired by Netflixâs ChaosMonkey, which was built under the philosophy that instead of hoping bad things never happen, they should be forced to happen often so that one is better prepared for them.
ExtraNotes VST (free) Homepage Download
ExtraNotes is a simple plugin for keeping text or image notes alongside an arrangement. Formerly called âAUNotesâ, ExtraNotes now supports Mac OSX, Windows, and Linux with 64-bit versions on all platforms (whereas AUNotes was an AudioUnit plugin for Mac OSX only).
NotNotchFilter VST (free) Homepage Download
NotNotchFilter is a performance-oriented filter designed to replace the mid-EQ found in a standard 3-band DJ mixer. The key advantage of this filter is that it cleanly cuts out single voices or instruments in a track, whereas a standard 3-band filter dampens them. This is because NotNotchFilter, as the name suggests, is not actually a notch filter. Rather, it is a combination of a hipass and lopass filter which work on opposite sides of the target frequency.
tonespace VSTi (free) Homepage Download
what is tonespace?
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a chord generator and visualizer
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displays chords and scales on a grid, making it easy to understand their structure
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displays chords on a piano keyboard, making it easy to play them
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supports 39 chord types, 25 chord voicings/inversions, 21 scales, 18 keys, and 50 different grids
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accepts easy, single-note MIDI input for triggering or viewing chords
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can output chords over MIDI to your favorite synth
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acts either as a VST or Audio Unit plugin for your DAW, or as a standalone application
hypercyclic VSTi (free) Homepage Download
what is hypercyclic?
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an LFO-driven MIDI arpeggiator, gate effect and step sequencer
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for mangling sustained MIDI input chords
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the output of which can then drive other MIDI instruments
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acts either as a VST or Audio Unit plugin for your DAW, or as a standalone application
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the original hypercyclic won 2nd place in the KVRAudio.com Developer Challenge â07
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the sweetspot for hypercyclic is the narrow border between chaos and regularity. Or, in other words, how to induce a certain pleasant randomness and syncopation, yet forcing everything to align again on the bar or beat boundaries
Argotlunar VST (free) Homepage Download
Argotlunar is a tool for creating surreal transformations of audio streams. Specifically, it is a real-time delay-line granulator. It disintegrates an audio stream into short samples (grains). Each grain can have random settings of amplitude, panning, duration, delay, pitch, glissando, filter and envelope. The output of all grains is mixed together into a stream which can be fed back into the main input.
Andes-1 VSTi (free) Homepage Download
Andes is a software synthesiser plugin in early stages of development. The core of Andes is an original oscillator which uses a pseudo-3D version of Perlin noise to produce distinctively digital sound.
Teufelsberg Reverb VST (free) Homepage Download
Free Teufelsberg Reverb plugin. Put the sound of cold war surveillance into your music.
The first plugin of a new range of audio tools is the Teufelsberg Reverb. Itâs been two years since we released the Teufelsberg impulse response set, our most popular download, so we think itâs fitting for the first plugin in the Balance Audio Tools range to be this one.
Audulus VSTi (43,90 âŹ) Homepage Download
With Audulus, you can build synthesizers, design new sounds, or process audio.
All with low latency real-time processing suitable for live performance.
Audulusâs user interface is clean, simple, and easy to learn, allowing you to focus on sound - now made easier than ever with nearly 100 built-in Eurorack-style modules.
Instalooper VST (free) Homepage Download
Instalooper, is a looper, but not only.
This tools allows you to loop your music with many different sizes, to pitch your loop, put some integrated FX on it and reverse it.
This tools is useful for making live effects, or to program them when you create your tunes.
Acid Box VSTi (39.99 âŹ) Homepage Download
The Acid Box is a Bass Line Synthesizer, a recreation of the iconic TB-303 Bass Line synth with anew interface and some more features. Which makes it easier for you to create real-timesequences and tweak them in a live situation.
You can use it as a standalone application, or as a plugin, with VST host software.
4 control modes: host sync, internal sync, MIDI sync, Midi In.
Up to 32 patterns, you can also load patterns banks and trigger them in studio or livesituations.
4 Distortion units with different grains.
1 Delay, with sync and ping pong mode.
1 Sequencer, with midi in keyboard input to ease your sequencing.
Various ways and options to export or import your sequences, patterns and banks inmultiple formats.
ZynAddSubFXVSTi ($59) Homepage Demo
ZynAddSubFX is a fully featured open source software synthesizer capable of making a countless number of instruments, from some common heard from expensive hardware to interesting sounds that youâll boost to an amazing universe of sounds.
Monique VSTi ($99) Homepage Demo
The unique Bass and Lead Synth Plugin.
Powerful sound and a smart morphing feature - perfectly suited for live performances, jam sessions, and studio productions.
B-Step Sequencer VSTi ($49) Homepage Demo
Basslines! Arpeggios! Drum Patterns!
The harmonic music step sequencer to create melodies, arpeggios, drumsets, and basslines on the fly.
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