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Thanks for shouting out AirWindows! That man is a plugin machine, I think he releases a new plug-in every few days. Some of them are super useful and have become my "secret sauce" for some types of sound design.
Awesome thanks brother
(This comment is a suggestion i am not forcing you to do any of these but here it goes) 10 words: please put timestamps in your next videos if you can .
Your first affiliate link is broken. The one labeled "My music software"
Can you do a demo of examples of how you use supermassive?
love to see my boy Matt Tytel get the credit he deserves for creating Vital & Helm, my absolute fav synths ever.
In his production course, Andrew introduced Helm to his students. I was so happy when I found that vital was made by him. It'll take me years to learn it appropriately, but it's worth it.
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@@Vintagestep didn't know that, thx :)
but same, Vital is the sh*t. before that i made almost all my sounds with Helm, so having Vital with a very similarly intuitive workflow is just absolutely grand.
@@AxxLAfriku damn bruh you still goin on youtube?
@@kolleghessig I didn't work that much on helm but I'm digging vital a lot lately, I feel like you can spend a couple of years just discovering ways to route and exploit it's features.
These kinds of free plugins are GODSENDS for starting musicians. I like making music as a side hobby & not a professional career, so seeing how expensive some plug-ins are have really made that hobby harder to experiment with. Thank you for making this video & giving these talented musicians & programmers some love for what they do.
Same here, just starting,will always be a hobby, can spend some money.
lmao suprised to see you here
Woah, you're here
hi dan
I'm a pro producer/engineer 25 years now and replaced almost all paid plugs with free plugs. They're that good.
4:38 Polyverse Wider is actually designed to not mess with the mono signal. You can seriously have it fully cranked and it does nothing in mono. It's wonderful.
I'm watching this on my phone's mono speaker (sorry Andrew) and can confirm that the plugin changed nothing 🤷♂️
thats something that really never worked out for me using this plugin. i really have stopped using it because of the strange stereo behavior
@Multorum Unum they do some really cool trickery. How exactly it works is beyond me.
@@yesofcourse4419 he was probably not using headphones, most phones only have the one speaker.
All android/ios devices of the last decade or longer will process at least in stereo, I have worked on integrating audio processing on an android based set-top box (in 2016) that supported 7.1 (via HDMI)
@Multorum Unum no I'm pretty confident it's mono, there's one bottom firing speaker and there's the earpiece which doesn't do any work outside of calls. I can block all sounds by putting my finger over that one speaker 🤷♂️
I got it in 2017, I think most phones now will use the earpiece as a second speaker if they don't have a dedicated speaker, but mine doesn't do that. I mean it "processes a stereo signal" as you said, but the output is still one speaker which is kind of the entire reason people still care about mono compatibility
So refreshing to see someone reccomend free tools instead of pushing ads for expensive ones 🙏🏻 Luw ya, Drew
The problem is that its almost impossible to set up an entirely free-to-use workflow
There's lots of stuff that simply doesn't have a good enough free equivalent.
Im looking at 99% of drum VSTs out there...
@@stitchfinger7678 there aren’t many drum vsts but there are thousands of free drum samples out there that sound great. Then you should be able to use a drum sampler in ableton or just drag them on your daw and program them manually
@@stitchfinger7678 There's an alternate universe where all the software in every civilization of that universe is FOSS: Free Open Source Software ✌🏻
@@stitchfinger7678 yo bro have you heard of cracking VSTs
@@stitchfinger7678 MT Powerdrum 2 is pretty good and is free (they accept donations). Only really used it for rock/metal tracks though
For me LABS is the greatest free VST series, not only it sound good you can use them for commercial use too
I agree
My personal favorite is the choir, it sounds so excellent
@@xmgaming2444 it really does
I'll check em out, ty
@@p0rc41music5 the bbc one is amazing.
Vital feels like a free version of serum.And it has a lot of free preset packs as well.Very well made
The only difference is the spectral morphing, additive synthesis, only 1 of each effect, and an extra oscillator in vital. While serum has the really sick filters. If vital had serum's filters serum would be irrelevant lol. I do prefer vital tho i do understand why some like serum. (Also modulating the modulator is fire)
The only difference is the spectral morphing, additive synthesis, only 1 of each effect, and an extra oscillator in vital. While serum has the really sick filters. If vital had serum's filters serum would be irrelevant lol. I do prefer vital tho i do understand why some like serum. (Also modulating the modulator is fire)
I got a serum ad on this video hahah
For something less general, one of my favourite plugins:
Paulstretch: Allows you to slow down audio to ridiculous degrees. Uses space magic to interpolate between samples. If you've ever heard a "song but 400% slower" it was probably done using this. A bit arcane, not the easiest to use, but can result in amazing pads.
Loved it Andrew 😘 also the Tal Chorus is pretty cool and free! Xxxxxxx
TAL Reverb 2 is also fantastic and free reverb ^.^
@@Bumper210 TAL Reverb 4 is awesome aswell!
TAL Noisemaker is a BEAST of a synth too
Airwindows is the bees knees of modern digital mixing! I'm so glad Andrew gave Chris a shout-out!
It's always absolutely wild to hear my guy Freewave get a shout out like that but he deserves it! Airwindows is an amazing effort and resource.
The bees have knees?
Some of my friends are just now getting in to music production and I sent them the last version of this video, excited to be able to follow it up! Great timing!
You can also send them Andrew’s other video on this same subject in 2019 i think. It was incredibly helpful for me when I started
0:00 Introduction
0:38 *Synths*
0:48 Vital
1:15 Pendulate
1:41 *Instruments*
1:49 Spitfire Labs
2:46 Steven Slate Drums
3:02 Ample Bass II Lite
3:25 *Effects*
3:30 Valhalla Supermassive
4:16 Polyverse Wider
5:01 HVOYA Audio Ribs
5:47 Melda Productions (shoutout)
6:08 Airwindows (shoutout)
6:43 XFER OTT
Why thank you, Andrew. I've been watching your videos for a while, and what a nice surprise! And so up to date: you showed the video where I read the names of all the plugins that will soon come out (for free) as Apple Silicon native AUs. Just reading the names and brief explanations took nearly two hours. There are 248 plugins. I'm about halfway through making them all M1-native. And I loved how you picked Galactic: between that and Verbity, it's some good free reverbs for people to use, I hope I continue to make stuff that's useful to you :)
Thanks Chris! Keep up the amazing work!
Nice. Thank you
Vital is incredible. It has so many capabilities, but it's still easy to use, so if (like me) you're not comfortable with more complicated synthesis, it's easy enough to just use a few features to make cool sounds. The built-in effects are great, too.
Vital is great but it hogs so much processor power that I literally can't use it :(
@@klenikovnikl same here, cant use it on my laptop, but i can on a family pc which i have access to rarely since i dont live with my parents cause of school so rip
@@klenikovnikl Ah, yeah, that's the one potential problem. I have just enough power for it (with some jet engine noises from my laptop).
Tal Software has some great reverbs and also synths that are free
TAL Chorus-LX is basically the best sounding chorus ive heard... and its free!!
I use the TAL bitcrusher every once in a while, it's got a unique harshness to it by default that comes in handy
andrew did talked about Tal's plugin during his 2019 video of best free plugins so thats probably why they are not covered in this video
They also have a pretty good free vocoder.
@@oddromantic5898 chorus is based off the juno-6 synthesizer
Valhalla is my go to reverb, it literally beats every other reverb I've used in 20 years of production.
If you make ambient music you can't live without the long Valhalla reverbs
Just discovered Vital last week, it's amazing how well it's put together
It’s so amazing!!
Need to try allot of these new plugs but still love making my own samples farting on a snare drum
People like you are the reason why I'm inspired to make music with the small amount of resources I have. I hooked up -box 360 drum set for use as a midi drum, I have a keyboard that was bought for me for years ago for about $100, a microphone and a dream, and free music production software and plugins. You have shown me how much you can do with just a little bit and it inspires me to actually even try. Thank you
For guitar/metal guys: STL Tones have a bunch of free guitar and bass amps, as well as the NaDir Convolver for a Cabinet Impulse response loader. Awesome stuff.
One of my favorites is ADSR sample manager, basically a free sample. manager but it's interface is really clean and you can manipulate your samples in multiple ways from the plugins
U-he has some amazing free synths, tyrell being my favourite
This series of videos is my favorite
I'm super happy to see Airwindows get some love.
That guy has put in some serious work and he's very close to his patreon goal where he can do it fulltime. This is awesome.
Oh no no… I've been doing it full time for the past three years. The goal is to begin also making hardware synth DIY stuff and showing people how to do that. Airwindows is already fulltime and my only job :) Pretty soon, everything comes out as native Apple Silicon and will run insanely efficiently on the new Macs
@@airwindows My good news just got better! What a world.
In all seriousness I gotta thank you for all you do and have done.
I use SubsOnly on every single project now.
I've often thought, if I made a headless raspberrypi FX box for my sampler, I'd use Airwindows. I'll be sure to check out the DIY stuff.
New episode is sth that always will cheer me up! And again, really good work! Thanks!
Supporting Chris from Airwindows for years already... great plugins and he's a cool dude too
Tokyo Dawn Records (TDR) has a number of terrific free plugs and feature rich upgrades.
* TDR Nova is an EQ similar to FabFilter Pro Q
* TDR Kotelnikov is a terrific compressor
Nova is so useful!
Also SlickEQ, 3-band EQ. Dead simple but it gets the job done, it's my go to EQ for almost everything!
I use the Kotelnikov almost all the time
Nova (according to the developers) was developed more as a dynamic EQ than a fabfilter alternative, where dynamic behaviour is an afterthought more than a primary feature. Their Slick EQ is more of the traditional EQ type plugin
Boss! Great to see you're supporting Chris and Airwindows!
Thank you so much for the update! I really really REALLY appreciate this since I'm finally getting my projects done to where I can record again
So glad Chris from Airwindows is getting the recognition he deserves! Not only are his plugins free but they're incredibly unique, from odd mangling effects like uLaw to his emulations of more obscure hardware like Mackity (which might be his best plugin yet!)
So glad to see all the work Spitfire Audio does getting some love. The quality and sheer volume of free stuff they make is so amazing
Cheers fella; it's so easy to go down the rabbit hole with so much stuff out there so it's great to have a curated guide.
I highly recommend the dragonfly reverb series, better than a lot of paid reverbs imo
I rarely comment anywhere but was compelled to do so here! Pretty much all the stuff I make is using free stuff. But the spitfire LABS instruments are great! Quite an amazing time where people with less access to resources still can make amazing songs, due to these freebies! Thanks for sharing, and I hope this video introduces these tools to many newcomers!
For anyone looking for amp simulation: get the STL Ignite - Emissary bundle. It comes with Emissary, an amplifier simulator, and Nadir, a two-mic cabinet simulator with various mic types and adjustable positioning options. They sound absolutely killer; just make sure to run both the Emissary and Nadir plugins together for ultimate success
Edit: note that this is simulating a high-gain amp. Sounds great for distorted guitar or even for really heavy bass synths if you're into hardstyle or trance or something like that
I'm actually so happy that you talked about Pendulate. Been using this a lot recently ever since I found out about it. It's also really fun to play around with, and can be a very good bass too.
I am trying to start learning music production. This video has come as a blessing for me. Thanks.
Some plugins i also would include in this video are
Surge by Vember Audio: A really good synth that used to cost money but when its developer abandoned it, he decided to make it fully free and open source. I find it especially great for things like big chord stacks and analog leads
Odin 2 by The Wave Warden: A free synth that *ahem* takes a lot of inspiration from Reason Studios' synth named Thor.
OB-Xd by DiscoDSP: To be honest i haven't really used it alot but it looks good and i've heard good things about it so i'm gonna include it on this list.
Dragonfly Reverb: A small collection of pretty nice reverbs. One thing i like about them is the fact that you can dial things in a little bit deeper than you can for most other reverbs.
And for an honourable mention i would like to shout out a plugin i found called Argotlunar by Michael Ourednik. It's a nice realtime granulator that is really good for just messing with sound.
Instead of Wider, I use Ozone Imager 2. I like the visual representation of how the sound is being played. Helpful for training your ear to “visualize” how the sounds are behaving.
Thank you, Andrew. These are so helpful.
Thank you so much Andrew!
I was just thinking lately about searching for new vst's and this made my day :)
AdHd Leveling Tool is a phenomenal compressor. Apparently it's designed more for vocals, but I slap it onto pretty much any bass track, tweak the settings a bit, and it makes the bass sound really fat and juicy. It's free and I 100% recommend it!
on the FL studio side, FrankPole has created some amazing patcher presets that are either original concept, or replicas of vintage or expensive effects/synths
I've been needing stuff like this thank you
Thanks so much Andrew!! Wishing you all the best!
Check also Sinefactory by Orchestral tools (similar to LABSs) until now it has 4 libraries 1-piano 2-strings ensemble 3- percussions 4- brasses
Two recommendations
1) UJAM Finisher Micro, a multi-effect plugin with a simple 1-knob design. Micro is the free one with 25 effects built-in but you can buy/upgrade to get up to 225.
2) Fresh Air by Slate Digital, a simple 2-knob plugin that adds clarity and high end to sounds and instruments without it sounding harsh or ear piercing. Also free.
this is really useful, thanks for the video Andrew!
I absolutely love when Andrew makes these videos showcasing the great free plugins that are out there. All this info is told to us for free which is just amazing.
I could not believe it at first that Vital was actually completely free, it's such an insane synth and definitely a worthy alternative to Serum
surprised Airwindows got the shoutout and Analog Obsessions didn't - they're the new hot freebie makers when it comes to a huge amount of hardware emulations
Always great to get new stuff to play with thanks for the video!
This is why I love your channel, man. Always looking for something interesting to bring to my music, even bring to my students at school. Awesome music technology is infectious 😎 🎶
FYI, the Pianobook instruments for Kontakt will only work in DEMO mode in the free Kontakt players.
I wanted my channel to be this kind of spaceship fiction nested in a normal TH-cam video, but I never fully went for it. I’m so damn jealous.
Now that is proper sublime timing. I was just thinking the other day I would love to see another one of these!
Awesome video Andrew, just downloaded a bunch of these. Thanks for your consistent high quality content and great attitude :)
TDR makes really good free stuff
I dicovered TDR in 2020 and now, I'm hooked.
I use TDR Nova everyday.
I'm Basic perhaps but I leveled up when I discovered nova can have compression ratios of less than 1 and can work as a precise re-esser
I'm fairly sure Andrew recommended their products in his other video. But thanks for pointing them out in case people haven't seen the other video. TDR has some amazing plugins, probably one of my favorite compressors for sure.
I know it isnt your ”thing” maybe but it would be dope if you did a vocal plug-in version of this video!
Ott...i love it. Keeping the 2nd knob low adds a nice bit of noise.
I was looking for this exact thing today. Subbed
Oril River - amazing reverb
I use this reverb literally on every stem
The Reaper plug-in suite is phenomenal. If you are creating music as a professional or an amateur, I highly recommend them. At the price of free, they are unbelievable.
I was literally searching for free tools and plugins yesterday
Huge thanks for this video exactly what I needed
Thank you for the informative video. I'm looking to start making my own music and sounds and this is the perfect video to get me started.
ANDREW!! TEACH US HOW VITAL WORKS PLEASE!! I wanna learn how to make beautiful, fun, and unique synths, but I get overwhelmed by all the bells and whistles
finally, airwindows gets their credit!!!!
Starchild 64 is my favorite one by him
This is amazing, thanks so much for sharing!
So useful, thanks a lot Andrew!
I am SCREAMING! VITAL IS ON LINUX! HELL YEAH
Re: Wider
It's actually the way it deals with phase that makes it so good. It's mono sums perfectly, unlike many similar widening effects that do mess with the phase in funky ways.
Also: Seconding some other comments on checking out Analog Obsession.
I have no idea how it works. At first I thought it was just a Haas delay, but it doesn't seem to be that since it doesn't cause comb filtering when summed to mono. Then I thought it was using M/S signal to decrease the Mid signal, increasing stereo width. That would also explain the 100-200% slider. But something at 200% width would then disappear completely in mono, so I genuinely have no idea. I can hear some sort of modulation going on when turning up the control, but I guess I just don't have good enough ears to understand what's going on.
I have been having a lot of fun with EmVoice One.Although limited to a portion of a scale on the demo free version,you still get a male and female voice that you can play with.It is pretty amazing.Nice video.Thanks.
Thanks so much. Wider is already super useful for me.
Just a heads up, you do need the FULL version of Kontakt ($399) to run pianobook libraries, though most of them are available for decent sampler or in sfz, which are completely free
So, a catch! Most videos of the "free VSTs" type don't address these catches.
I can't believe people don't talk more about Unreal Instruments soundfonts.
Thanks man. Appreciate you sharing!
Thank you for this video. Your content is more than helpful.
SQ8L has dope sounds
Key zone classic is such a good piano
it only had like 6 sounds but quality over quantity all of those are boppin
For anyone who wants free stereo stuff I would suggest Ozone Imager 2. It’s like the plug-in Andrew mentioned with a simple “wide” knob but you can also make things more mono, give stereo width to things that start off mono, and it has a great stereo visualizer so you can actually see how wide things are.
Wow! Thank you dude this is great. ❤️
My new song releasing soon uses labs for the lead and it’s such an incredible free plugin. The trumpet sound has so much real sounding value to it making it my favorite production I’ve made!
Kontakt free orchestra (obviously, also free) I use to harmonize the brass section at the end of each bar and it adds so much emphasis to orchestra. Try it out if you have kontakt!
Your music is great, so chill. Good luck!
@@MarfChecker thank u sir!
Ozone imager: much better than wider
Thank you for this video! Appreciate all the free tools brother 💪🏽
For all my modular buddies out there, VCV rack is also an _incredible_ tool for making music! It's a free, open source modular soft synth system, and it has a library system where users can upload their own modules-free or paid-for you to download.
I have a few hardware synths, but whenever there's something they can't do, I always look to VCV to make some sounds.
If you're looking into exploring synth design or DSP systems, VCV is also a great place to play around. I've used it to make rough drafts of synths I'm working on at a system level, and it gives me a rough idea of how they'll sound.
It can also just function like a DAW-there's even a MIDI sequencer module someone uploaded-but I don't use that as much.
Just a quick question.. do you know any free or cheap multi effect tool like "Fin Micro"? I use this one pretty often and I really want to know if there's anything else like this one :) great video btw
Every plugin i tried is amazing hehe, thanks man
As someone who recently built their first pc and is looking to get into music production, this video was super helpful! Thanks a million!!!
You should consider orchestral tools free plugin layers awsome orchestral stuff they are the one who competes with spitfire audio and recently they have started subscription based free plugins so almost each and every month you get free orchestral libraries
Band lab is another one as it’s a free mixing site with demos etc and it’s free
They also made cakewalk and i believe its free too. Basically like bandlab but better since its not via internet
@@vhroom3436 Not made but acquired by Bandlab but yes
Cakewalk is an okay daw. I use it cuz im broke but it's okay. Just youre almost required to sidechain with a compressor (which i do anyway)
i love this series man
Thanks for this! Much appreciated.
1:27 that how's tricky voice were made
You've actually already recomended Valhalla Supermassive.
And I put that s%+# on everything.
Well, not everything really, you know what I mean.
Valhalla is worth double-recommending :) Sean's a great developer, the plugins have a great aesthetic, and the Valhalla blog can teach you amazing things about reverb design and coding :)
Dude you just saved me a lot of money! Some of these plugins are great can't wait to incorporate them...new sounds are really important in keeping motivated to create.
I really just want to appreciate these plugin makers, they helped so much student/independent producers!
Me after seeing Vital in the thumbnail: OMG IT'S VITAL THE BEST VST LESSSSS GOOOO
me listening to you using the stereo widener with my phone's mono speaker: 👁️👄👁️
Thanks man. You do great things.
Thank you for this! :)
It’s seriously at the point people can produce professionally for free
Its just harder at some points :D