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Best free plug-ins of the year: Top 10 free effects and synths of 2021

Got some spare time over New Year's? How about some free plug-ins? Join us as we take a look back at the best free synths and effects of 2021!

What if synths weren’t hard? Ujam makes it easy with Usynth

Ujam says that synths are difficult and complex machines that no one understands and are offering Usynth as the patronisingly easy alternative.

Puremagnetik Voga: Stochastic Strum Machine that plays itself

Beautiful, simple and better at generating musical phrases than you are, Voga, developed by Micha Frank, is the perfect Karplus-Strong sidekick for plucky musings.

Best free plug-ins this week: Breadslicer, Overdose and DRUID X2

This week’s collection of free plug-ins is a little bit of everything: a random slicing effect, a 2-oscillator synth and a multi-effect for guitar.

Best free plug-ins this week: TesslaSE MkII, Dirty Spring and NANDroid

This week, we’re celebrating the return of a freeware classic. We’ve also got a spring reverb and an experimental synth. Here’s TesslaSE MkII, Dirty Spring and NANDroid.

MOK Miniraze: Wave-slicing synth for uniquely baffling future-retro tones

Miniraze is a stunning synthesizer in a dazzling interface that both baffles and delights. It's certainly powerful but is it as approachable as MOK suggests?

Roland adds the JD-800 Software Synthesizer to the Roland Cloud

Roland has released the JD-800 Software Synthesizer on Roland Cloud. Bathe in early 90s digital glory from the comfort of your DAW software!

The SynthFactory HoriZEN: Multi engine hybrid rompler

HoriZEN is the forthcoming software synth from TheSynthFactory that features sampling and virtual analogue in a matrix infused approach to sound design.

Superbooth 2021: Cherry Audio shoots for Jupiter and hits Mercury

Released to coincide with Superbooth Cherry Audio announces Mercury-4 softsynth, their emulation of the classic Roland Jupiter-4 synthesizer.

Best free plug-ins this week: Blocks, SL473 and OS-251

This week’s collection of the best free plug-ins features two unique software synthesizers and an emulation of a vintage vinyl cutting compressor.

Tone2 Saurus 3: analog emulation synth scores an update

Saurus 3.0 brings this mighty analog software emulation bang up to date with an enhanced GUI, randomisation, microtuning, and more sounds.

Best free plug-ins this week: Shapeulator, GlowComp and Plastic Funeral

This week’s collection of free plug-ins brings you a subtractive synth, a versatile bus compressor and a unique distortion effect.

Cherry Audio PS-20 takes the Korg MS-20 to polyphony and back

Cherry Audio continues its emulation line of vintage synths by taking on the growling Korg MS-20. The PS-20 soups it up, expands the voices and aims for unpredictability.

VM2500 Collection: The ARP 2500 modules emulated in Voltage Modular

Cherry Audio brings the ARP 2500 to Voltage Modular with VM2500 Collection. The bundle contains 21 modules based on the vintage modular system.

XILS-Lab KaoX: Takes on the GS1 and evolves it in chaotic hybrid directions

KaoX is a virtual instrument inspired by a classic piano-like FM synthesizer wrapped up in virtual analog and pushed through chaotic algorithms.

Sassy Audio Spreadsheet: Is this the nerdiest synth yet?

Enter the ordered, organised and accounted world of the Sassy Audio Spreadsheet - it Excels (!) as a virtual modular synthesizer and actually sounds really good.

Deal: 40% off D16 Group plug-ins and virtual instruments

D16 Group's spring sale is a great opportunity to save on the company's awesome effect plug-ins and software instruments. Get 40% off D16 Group plug-ins!

Best free plug-ins this week: Verbity, SawPluck and FIVER v3

To quench your thirst for free plug-ins this week, we've got a reverb, a synth and a 5-band EQ. Here's Verbity, SawPluck and FIVER v3.

Cherry Audio Polymode Polymoog Synthesizer

Cherry Audio take on the mighty Moog Polymoog in their latest classic reinterpretation of a synthesizer - the Polymode.

The Best Software Synthesizers of 2020: Top 10 VSTi classics, innovations and weirdness

2020 saw wonderful software by Korg, Roland, Softube, Audiomodern, Cherry Audio GranuRise, Klevgränd, Matt Tytel, Mike Moreno DSP and Newfangled Audio.

Crumar Performer: Italian polyphonic String Machine captured

Crumar has released an authentic emulation of their classic 1979 string machine Performer. The deluxe version comes with a t-shirt!

Noisy: Expressive E gets out of character with a raucously expressive synth

An unexpectedly fruity software synth from Expressive E. Noisy looks surprisingly groovy and offers an expressive dive into physical modelling and subtractive synthesis.

TAL-J-8: Roland’s Jupiter-8 captured in a new emulation

We all love the Jupiter-8 and TAL Software has released a new emulation of the classic synthesizer for your consideration.

Cherry Audio digs into the bargain bin and pulls out the Surrealistic MG-1 Plus

The Realistic Concertmate MG-1 was hidden gem of a synth sold in Radio Shack in the 1980s. Cherry Audio has resurrected it as the Surrealistic MG-1 Plus and it's yours over Thanksgiving for free!