Free VSTs & Sound Libraries

Free instruments, sample libraries, effects and sound archives worth having. Titles link to each download page.

Instruments

Free sample-based instruments and packs, shared by a huge community.

Open-source virtual analogue, wavetable and FM synth - deep and actively developed.

Wavetable synth with visual modulation - a genuinely capable Serum alternative.

Free sample player - the engine most Pianobook libraries are built for.

A full free drum kit with mixer, from Steven Slate Drums.

Free orchestral library recorded at AIR Studios.

Free cut-down version of the BBC Symphony Orchestra library.

Free orchestral instruments from Orchestral Tools’ Berlin Series.

Free compact string library.

Free strings library from SONUSCORE.

Reverb and delay hybrid with 22 modes - pads and ambience in seconds.

Dynamic EQ - four bands of corrective EQ and multiband compression in one.

Transparent compressor with independent peak and RMS detection.

The classic multiband compressor - upward and downward, everywhere.

Look-ahead limiter with true-peak detection - a solid chain finisher.

Pitch correction and vocal effects with formant shifting, usable live.

33,000+ clips, free for personal, educational or research use.

Affordable, tightly focused string library from Spitfire Originals.