Fretted Synth has updated SoftDrum and re-released Free Amp 2 (and updated it to v2.5). Both are free and are available for Windows as a VST instrument and effect respectively.

After receiving several email requests for Free Amp 2, Fretted Synth revisited FA2 and found it to be a quite different sounding amp from the latest version of Free Amp 3. Much more color in its tone compared to Free Amp 3 but very useful. So Fretted Synth updated the plug-in and re-released it.

New in Free Amp v2.5:

• Provided a much larger frequency range.
• Added a three band parametric equalizer.
• Added an output limiter.
• Changed Hp, LP in the synth to a Hi\Lo shelf Eq.
• Several small changes.

SoftDrum LTD is designed as a simple to use drum plug-in. The new version includes a fix so it will trigger from Alesis pad to MIDI controllers.

Features:

• Loads standard wave (.wav) files in both mono and stereo format up to 32-bit at any sample rate.
• All sample are loaded into RAM which helps to make SoftDrum very fast and CPU friendly.
• Up to four samples to be loaded in each slot with user selectable velocity switch points.
• Six stereo outputs are provided for separate send channels.
• Contains two groups for accurate emulation of hi hats and many other percussion instruments where one sound needs to be canceled out by the last played pad.
• Polyphony is set at sixteen voices per pad, meaning that the only way a voice can be cancelled out is from itself (so no more crash cutoff by a tom roll).
• Comes in twelve and six pad versions.