Looking for a freeware drum synth VST as alternative to microtonic

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Have an older MacBook (intel) still fully functional, want to repurpose it for a minimal, budget conscious workstation.

Already found quite a few nice freebies on here!

However can’t find an alternative to microtonic, drum samplers yes, but no free drum synth VST’s.

Any ideas

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LLsounds

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Maybe try the U-He Zebralette. I'm currently using it for a (KVR) one-synth challenge track, and I'm very surprised how nice it is for percussion, among other things, particularly due to the waveform and waveform fx options - can easily create interesting textures crucial for percussion sounds.
Also, it seems like a new version will be coming out soon as well.

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Thank you Opaque and erelearn, 2 good candidates!

I was thinking about using a single synth on multiple tracks (Surge XT, Zebra CM), but never did it … completely forgot about the new beta Zebralette v3!

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Tattoo, by AudioDamage, is limited to basic, analogish drum machine sounds. Not super impressive but it does fit the bill for free drum synths. https://www.audiodamage.com/pages/free-and-legacy

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LLsound wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2025 8:54 pm Have an older MacBook (intel) still fully functional, want to repurpose it for a minimal, budget conscious workstation.

Already found quite a few nice freebies on here!

However can’t find an alternative to microtonic, drum samplers yes, but no free drum synth VST’s.

Any ideas

Thanks

LLsounds
If you have reaktor , try my ensemble clone tonic
It's basically microtonic without the sequencer + additive osc , comb filtering and a few more distortion curves .
And , it's only six parts instead of 8
There is a also a separate version for playing drumparts chromatically
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/r ... show/8339/
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gentleclockdivider wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2025 11:21 pm
LLsound wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2025 8:54 pm Have an older MacBook (intel) still fully functional, want to repurpose it for a minimal, budget conscious workstation.

Already found quite a few nice freebies on here!

However can’t find an alternative to microtonic, drum samplers yes, but no free drum synth VST’s.

Any ideas

Thanks

LLsounds
If you have reaktor , try my ensemble clone tonic
It's basically microtonic without the sequencer + additive osc , comb filtering and a few more distortion curves .
And , it's only six parts instead of 8
There is a also a separate version for playing drumparts chromatically
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/r ... show/8339/
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This is a cool ensemble, thanks for the link! :tu:

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