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These are the best free realistic instrument plugins for Windows and Mac!
So, if you're looking for free virtual instruments that can be used for composing orchestral or realistic music, these 5 plugins will help you do just that.
Apr 10, 2020 Free Drum VST Plugins? For those on a budget, check out some of these free drum VSTs. My favorite on the list below is the MT Power Drumkit 2. DrumTROOP — basic drum kit rompler; MT Power Drumkit 2 — acoustic drums, best free drum VST; Drumactic 3 — now Drumatic 4, free version only offered as a demo; T.REX 606 — made from a Roland TR. Addictive Drums 3.6.1 can be downloaded from our website for free. Addictive Drums lies within Multimedia Tools, more precisely Editors & Converters. This software was originally produced by XLN Audio. Our antivirus scan shows that this download is clean. Jul 08, 2019 Sean Pandy Drums is a acousticdrum rompler with Kick, Snare, 4 Toms and a Sub Blower. Every drum consists of 6 velocity layers and up to 10 random-robin samples, that means you should get no machine gun effect even with fast repetitions. Sean Pandy Drums comes in 2 flavours: stereo or multi-channel.
And all but one will work on both Windows and Mac, but I do mention an alternative for the one that doesn't plus a bonus free sound library at the end.
Chart of the best free realistic instrument plugins
This table includes all of the free realistic instrument VST plugins that are mentioned in the article below.
Plugin Name | Available Plugin Formats | Supported OS |
---|---|---|
LABS | 64 & 32-bit VST, AAX, and AU | Windows & Mac |
Cloudrum | 64 & 32-bit VST, AAX (Mac only), and AU | Windows & Mac |
Sonatina Orchestra | 64 & 32-bit VST | Windows |
SSD5 Free | 64-bit VST, AAX, and AU | Windows & Mac |
Virtual Playing Orchestra | WAVE & SFZ | Windows & Mac |
(Bonus) Taiko Drum Samples | WAVE & SFZ | Windows & Mac |
1. Spitfire LABS
The first one I want to mention is Spitfire LABS, a great resource to get free orchestral instruments and they add a new one every month, at least that's what they say.
So hey, save the article and check back in a couple of months, they might have a new one available.
From this, you can use an array of different instruments like strings, guitar, piano, and choir that all sound great.
Each instrument allows you to control expression, dynamics, and reverb. Some even come with more control.
2. Ample Sound Cloudrum
The next instrument I'd like to highlight is Cloudrum by Ample Sound.
This one sounds pretty cool and is quite different from their regular approach to making plugins as they almost entirely stick to stringed instruments.
With this one being the only exception. Even though it's slightly out of their expertise, this one really hit the mark.
3. Sonatina Orchestra
Now if you're looking for a robust library of orchestral instruments including percussion, strings, and brass, you might really like Sonatina Orchestra.
Unfortunately, this is the one that doesn't work for Mac. But, is very similar to one that does, called VSCO2.
These two plugins seem to have a lot of the same instrument samples and you can find the free download link for VSCO2 in this article.
Check it out, I also demo how it sounds in a video available on the article.
4. SSD5 FREE
If you're looking for a fully functional deluxe drum kit, SSD5 FREE has many different drums for you to use.
With this plugin, you get more control compared to just using samples such as mixing directly in the plugin.
5. Virtual Playing Orchestra
The last one is a bit of a process to get set up but it does sound good and I suggest that you at least listen to the demo I made before you decide not to give it a go.
Virtual Playing Orchestra does require you to download the wave files, sfz scripts and a separate sfz player such as sforzando made by Plogue.
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And there are other orchestral libraries that have sfz format so it won’t be a waste of your time.
6. (Bonus): Taiko Drum Samples
Finally, the bonus sound library. If you're looking for some free Taiko drum samples, you can get them from this pay-what-you-want resource.
If you feel that it's worth some money, the option is there for you but you can get them for free.
In this library, you'll find some nice drum one-shots to use in your music or even sound effects.
I hope these free plugins will help you make better orchestral music or just music in general.
Share it with someone so they don't miss out on these sweet freebies. As always, thanks for reading.