Hey guys, in this video we’re going to listen to 4 of the best and most popular free synthesizer
plugins for digital audio workstations that are compatible with both Windows and Mac.
We’ll look at some of the controls of each of these plugins, and listen to a quick sample
sound that we’ve created with each of them.
If you want to test these out on your own, all of them are linked in the video description
down below.
First up we have Tyrell N6 by u-he.
This plugin has over 500 included presets, which include various synth and effects sounds
that can be selected from the center browser.
There are two oscillators, plus sub and noise, all of which are controlled from a mixer in
the center, and the oscillators have wave shape and tuning controls.
We get a filter with cutoff and resonance, plus low and high pass controls.
Dexed, by Digital Suburban, is a synthesizer plugin based on the Yamaha DX7.
This plugin has a bunch of built in presets, with many more available for download online.
This is a frequency modulation synthesizer, meaning that the different waves modulate
each other.
The plugin consists of 6 operators that can be arranged based on 32 different algorithms.
Basically to play around with this plugin, we can use the different presets, or we can
start working with algorithms in the bottom, and then adjust the controls on all the operators
to get them where we want.
This can get complicated quickly and it’s beyond this video, but there’s definitely
enough presets for this to be a useful tool without diving too deep into it.
Synth1 is based on the Clavia Nord Lead 2 synthesizer.
This plugin has numerous great synth presets included, with many more that can be downloaded
online.
For controls, we get two oscillators, along with an LFO, filter, effects, arpeggiator
and other controls.
For all my MIDI controller needs, I use the Akai MPK249.
This is a 49-key MIDI keyboard that also features 16 programmable finger drum pads, pitch shifting,
modulation, and DAW transport and continuous controllers.
This MIDI controller helps you work with all these synthesizers that we’re using in this
video, so check it out in the video description, or watch our full review on the keyboard on
this channel.
TAL NoiseMaker is one of my favourites of the free synthesizer plugins.
This plugin has 2 main oscillators and a sub oscillator, each with different types of waves,
pitch controls and various other things.
We’ll also have an LFO to modulate some of these controls with this first synth.
The second synth has another LFO, with 2 envelopes, one for the filter which can do things like
low pass or high pass, and the other for the volume with the ADSR.
This plugin also has a few built in effects for reverb and delay, plus some volume, pitch
wheel, and master controls.
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