The must-have free synth plugin is available for Mac since one or two years, it is in beta state, it still have some minor bugs with the UI, but it’s usable and you can benefit from the incredible amount of presets created for Synth1, including these 😀 FREE HARMOR VST FOR MAC OS X I had some problems for saving preset in Ableton Live. Synth1 can do an incredible variety of sounds. The free Oberheim OB-X OB-Xa OB-8 emulation ! Work without any problem in my AudioUnit / VST hosts on Mac. U-He loves the Mac, don’t hesitate to have a look at the other freeware on the Website, all are working without problems in VST or AudioUnit format. I have also selected Triple Cheeze and Zebralette from the same developer.
These plugins are good and full featured. TyrellN6 plugin comes with a big amount of presets, and a deep variety of sounds. It’s rock solid stable and have a nice UI too! 4. This freeware from LinPlug sounds very good, it has punch and is easy to tweak. It can do punchy bass, but also nice pads and clean leads. Despite its simple look, it’s powerful and funky! 5. The old Crystal Synth is still top, and one of the best synth for complex / evolving PADS, with its multipoint envelopes, and the complete modulation matrix. One of the best virtual synth, for more than 10 years! 6. Like U-He, TAL has many freebees for Mac OS X.
I have selected Noize M4k3r and Elek7tro but you also have other interesting plugins. The “Noise Maker” plugin has two osc + sub, a good filter and the famous Chorus “a la Roland”, so you have all you need for your fat bass/lead. Certainly more agressive than Crystal, it completes well the sonic arsenal. The famous free Yamaha DX7 emulation ! It’s VST only (no AU for the moment). Use the cart / load / save button to browse or import presets. It can read / write sysex files for and from the DX7. Now all your FM needs are fullfilled: you can do pop ballad or Detroit techno, vive la FM ! 8. Now that we have the FM synth, the Pad synth, the Bass synth and Lead capable synths, we need a DRUM synth. The Minispillage plugin has three dedicated algo for bass drum, wood drum and hihat. I tend to prefer “Drumatic” but Drumatic is Windows only. ComboF organ AU / VSTĪfter all these synths, we now need an emulation of our prefered organ : the Farfisa combo organ!ĬomboF gives you the sound of the Italian electric organ we all love. Available for Mac and windows, in AudioUnit and VST! 10.