in this video I'm looking at 30 of the best free VST instruments in 2020 these
top free VST plugins cover a range of free virtual instruments from VST synths
drums basses pianos and more this list is in no particular order plus I've
included time codes and links in the description to all of the free vsts
mentioned in this video I'm Zane and on this channel I do weekly audio tech tips
tutorials and reviews to help you conquer the tech and unleash your
creativity now let's get into the list of best free VST instruments for 2020
and first up we have a cool synth from traction this is Waverazor le this is
the free version of Waverazor which is a modern synth that has a patented
oscillator design which utilizes a new form of synthesis to produce biting
leads glitched out basses cinematic pads and everything in between
next up is AAS player you need to download the free swatches sound Bank
and you get the AAS player free it includes over 400 sounds and they keep
adding more to it. it's a collection of 8 or more sounds taken from each of their
commercial sound banks that range from electric guitars to analog synths
strings and much much more the quality is very high and it's well
worth the download the next virtual instrument on the list is sampleson
push this is a one button generative synth every time you push the one button
in the middle it will create a new patch you can further edit this patch in the
Edit panel but if you're stuck for a sound this can be a cool way to come up
with some new ideas number four on the list of best free VST instruments is
MT Power drumkit 2 this is a free drum sampler offering the high quality
sounds of a realistic drum kit all the samples have been specially recorded and
processed to make them ideally suited for use in pop rock and metal
productions you even get some great grooves with the MT power drumkit 2
plugin so you can get started making music right away
next up we have Charlatan this is a polyphonic subtractive virtual analog
synthesizer with focus on sound quality and easy usability it comes with a
flexible yet not overwhelming feature set which encourages you to start
tweaking instead of just relying on presets next on the list is U-He zebralette
if you've heard of the popular synth called zebra - this is a slimmed down
version of that plugin from the same creator it's packaged into an easy to
learn user interface and will give you great sounds that you can add to zebra
to later if you decide to upgrade to it now before we get into the next plug-in
on the list I just want to ask if you're enjoying this video so far and getting
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channel out and I appreciate it so much now seventh on the list of best free
virtual instrument is keyzone classic from bitsonic audio this is a sample
based piano plug-in with the following presets a piano from keyzone one yamaha
grand piano Steinway grand piano basic electric piano and rhodes piano it's
pretty straightforward and easy to use this next free VST instrument is another
one from U-He this is triple cheese they explain it as a touch unusual and a
little cheesy triple cheese is quite capable of some surprising sounds triple
cheese takes pride in not having traditional oscillators or wave tables
no FM or phase distortion and no analog modeled filters this is its own unique
thing give it a go for something new up next is a virtual instrument that's
been around for quite a while this is green oak crystal and crystal is a semi
modular software synthesizer featuring both subtractive synthesis and FM
synthesis it offers abundant modulation control with over 90 parameters which
may be modulated you can also download a ton of user banks from their site as
well giving you a lot of sounds to start out with 10th on the list of best free
VST instrument plugins is ample p bass lite 2 this plugin aims to bring the
sound of the fender precision bass guitar to your home studio it can do
hammer-ons pull-offs lopping and many other bass playing styles you can even
load tablature into it and it will play from the tab ample p bass lite 2 is
probably the best free electric bass guitar plugin out there up next is the
surge synthesizer this is a very high quality subtractive hybrid synth with
three oscillators a filter block modulation and effects
this was actually a commercial paid-for synth until recently and now it's open
sourced and available to you for free check it out next up is sitala this is a
drum sampler plug-in with 16 assignable pads it comes with two basic drum kits
but you can add your own and you don't need to use this as a drum sampler you
can load any type of sample into it it's a very lightweight plugin that's easy to
use number 13 on the list of best free VST instruments is TyrellN6 this one
was created by U-he for a German magazine it's a compact synth based on
concepts and ideas for a hardware sent a few modules analog sound and low cost
you have to go to the German web site amazona.de to download it and i've
linked to it in the description and if you're using Chrome you'll be able to
easily translate the page and get the download and this is well worth
navigating that site next on the list is ohmforce symptohm mellohman PE which is
an easy-to-use synth plugin that has very few knobs to turn
but it does include over 1200 presets that will give you the same sounds as
the paid for version of this synth add some variety to your synth library and
get home force symptom mellow man PE 15th on the list is full bucket music
MPS the aim of MPS is to create sounds fast and easy using a small intuitive
set of parameters without bothering about the technical details some of the
main features of MPS are the unconventional sound creation approach
fast and easy editing using just a few musical parameters straightforward user
interface and sixty-four voices polyphony alright I just want to remind
you that this list is in no particular order now let's move on to number 16 on
the list of best free VST instruments and this one is tunefish v4 this is a
virtual analog synth that is tiny in size but big and sound it's actually
only 10 kilobytes but can still produce audio quality that's comparable to
commercial synth plugins give it a try up next is esfera 2 from beatassist.eu
esfera 2 is designed for the creation of dark atmospheres soundscapes
effects and pads it has three mini synths one for low frequency and 2 four
atmospheres that come with independent stereo delay chorus and reverb it
includes 5 sound banks created by beatassist.eu you and others now here's
another drum plug-in on the list this one is Steven slate drums SSD5 free
this is a powerful drum plugin you'll get all of the features of the full SSD
plugin but access to only one of the deluxe 2 kits if you're after great drum
sounds for your tracks then give Steven slate SSD5 free a try at number 19 on
the list is reflekt audio xylo wood this is based on and sampled from a real
authentic wooden xylophone that's located at a museum if you want some
cool organic sounds gives isla wood a try reflekt audio actually have some
other great free instruments on the site too up next is 2getheraudio
cheese machine this is a string box in the style of the original vintage string
machines cheese machine 2 includes an expanded oscillator section convolution
reverb and a vintage Ensemble chorus next on the list is Kontakt Player this
free version of Kontakt comes with a few instruments and can play all of the
instruments from ni and several third party contact libraries if you want to
add some high quality sounds to your projects give Kontakt Player a try
it's part of the complete start bundle number 22 on the list is Spitfire audio
labs this is actually a collection of over 15 high-quality instrument plugins
if you do film scoring or plan on it these plugins should really be a must
download for you and of course they can also add great quality organic
instrument sounds to any music track continuing down the list we have ample
sound M guitar lite 2 and the aim of this plugin is to bring a Martin d41
acoustic guitar sound to your studio it has real strum samples with 28 ways to
play every chord there are several humanization settings and a tab player
that can load and play several popular guitar tab formats number 24 on the list
is ritmix this might be the best free drum machine plugin available you get 16
MPC style pads you can edit the sample in each pad however you like you also
get a 16 step sequencer built right into ritmix allowing you to generate rhythms
quickly by either clicking or recording your performance on the MPC pads at
number 25 on the best free virtual instrument list is syntronik free from
ik multimedia syntronik free is a fully functional free version of
Syntronik that includes 50 instrument presets 38 effects parts and
arpeggiators explore a selection of iconic synthesizers with thick basses
soaring leads punchy brass sounds flush pads and strings
next up is blamsoft vk1 and this is an authentic emulation of a classic
monophonic analog synthesizer vk1 claims to use state-of-the-art DSP technology
to accurately reproduce the sound of the hardware
it comes with 228 presets in the categories of bass bright lead electro
bass effects percussive lead soft lead and synth Wave the next plug-in is
Synthmaster player free this is a simplified version of synth master with limited
editing capabilities it's targeted towards users who prefer to use presets
rather than designing their own sounds this free version comes with 500 factory
presets it's a great sounding synth and well worth a download number 28 on the
list is synth 1 this synth has been modeled after the clavia nord lead to
red synth it's 64-bit and comes with 128 presets give it a download and see why
this has been a favorite of many producers for a while now
up next is full bucket music FB 3300 and this is a simulation of the Korg PS 3300
polyphonic synthesizer from 1977 with close emulation of behavior and all of
the controls of the original hardware if you like the vintage synth sounds give
this one a try for sure and the final plug-in on the list is
another one from U-He this one is Podolski which is a free straightforward
CPU efficient virtual analog synthesizer one oscillator one filter one envelope
and an arpeggiator/sequencer simple but with a few tricks up its
sleeve and it comes with 520 presets click here for even more free VST
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