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braj · Post by **braj** » Tue Oct 17, 2017 11:21 pm

Ok, so what is the ultimate free synth, one that does everything, including effects? What is the one free synth you would pick if you were on a desert island and had just that one and no external effects, and the most basic vst player? Just you, a solar panel, and a laptop and headphones?

Michael L · Post by **Michael L** » Tue Oct 17, 2017 11:25 pm

It used to be Greenoak Crystal, but perhaps now...Full Bucket FB-3300!

ATN69 · Post by **ATN69** » Tue Oct 17, 2017 11:50 pm

Best free synth to rule them all? ..Lord of the springs of course

https://www.kvraudio.com/product/lord-o ... s-by-taron

braj · Post by **braj** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 12:00 am

ATN69 wrote:Best free synth to rule them all? ..Lord of the springs of course

https://www.kvraudio.com/product/lord-o ... s-by-taron

The FB-3300 kind of doesn't qualify though, it has no effects!

Multicellular · Post by **Multicellular** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 12:41 am

Oatmeal.

pdxindy · Post by **pdxindy** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 1:09 am

Is there a free sampler?

braj · Post by **braj** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 1:11 am

I don't know if it can really be considered free, but Beatzilla seems to have long legs.

wagtunes · Post by **wagtunes** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 1:11 am

pdxindy wrote:Is there a free sampler?

Arguably the best one out there.

http://www.tx16wx.com/

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 1:14 am

Z3TA+ was given out as magware on one issue of Computer Music. I think that's hard to beat for a "free" synth. Quite some sonic power there, and a lot of onboard fx.

braj · Post by **braj** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 1:21 am

OK, so I should amend the 'rules': It has to be freely available now without purchase of anything. Links would help too so people can easily grab what interests them

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 1:38 am

Well, reading the original post again, i guess i'd pick Synth1. And cry my heart out on the lone island, that i left all my payware synths at home.

braj · Post by **braj** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 1:58 am

chk071 wrote:Well, reading the original post again, i guess i'd pick Synth1. And cry my heart out on the lone island, that i left all my payware synths at home.

It's really hard to argue against this synth. I haven't used it in ages and forgot it had effects built in. And an arp, and a scalable interface, which you can change colors. You could change the color every week and pretend you had a new synth

pdxindy · Post by **pdxindy** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 2:09 am

wagtunes wrote:
pdxindy wrote:Is there a free sampler?
Arguably the best one out there.

http://www.tx16wx.com/

Aha... that was the one I was trying to remember... that would be my choice

lobanov · Post by **lobanov** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 2:09 am

braj wrote:
chk071 wrote:Well, reading the original post again, i guess i'd pick Synth1. And cry my heart out on the lone island, that i left all my payware synths at home.
It's really hard to argue against this synth. I haven't used it in ages and forgot it had effects built in. And an arp, and a scalable interface, which you can change colors. You could change the color every week and pretend you had a new synth

+1

AJYoung · Post by **AJYoung** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 2:43 am

Probably the old VST version of ZynAddSubFX that everyone forgets about. Sure it's only 32-bit and the interface is disastrous, but it's THE most powerful freeware synth out there, period. 16-part multitimbral, 3 synthesis engines per part (one of which has 8 OSC's and Mod OSC's), and an internal mixer where you can route effects anywhere in the chain. You can write entire songs using only one instance of this thing.