Making music is a hard. I figured this out a while back & decided to knock that shit off. But all the amazing new music & artists which surfaced in 2006 motivated me to dust off my Casio sk-1 antithesizer which I had custom built, circuit bent & modded all to hell by a circuit bender in Ohio a couple years back.
Last year I also gave in to the call of
Ableton Live. The program as most of you know is amazing. So small, yet so powerful. It’s a little expensive, but like with most equipment the money is well worth the investment.
But not all equipment is expensive & out of reach thanks to VST. I know some of you fools are Ableton pimps. I’m no Dr. Dre, but I have fun. Here’s some links to the VST’s I use the most. Grab these and add them to your collection.
SYNTENDO
Virtual Synth based on the original Nintendo 2A03 APU Audio chip created by VST master Jack Dark. Download it
here (lots of other free VST plugins on his site as well).
ymVST
ymVST is a synth based on Atari’s sound chip. It was created by Atari chip music freak, Gareth Morris (also known as gwEm). Download ymVST
here.
KarmaFX Synth Modular 0.96 BETA
Last but not least we have the Karma FX which is beyond me why this VST is free. The amount of completely customizable parameters is insane. It would cost you a grip to have a real piece of equip that can do what this thing does. Get the Karma FX
here.
These VST’s are all free, but like with mp3’s you should visit the creators page & donate or actually buy their products. The most powerful VST’s are definetly not free. Such as the Mini Moog VST or the Korg MS-20.
Sell some old equip on ebay & buy this bad boy
here ($499.00!).
Dont have any VST capable programs? SUCKS FOR YOU!
No, kidding. Download a free VST host program here.
Even if you don’t want to make some music, try these out when you’re bored at work & have your cubicle neighbors thinking you brought your Gameboy to work.
Happy VSTing.
