Free & Demo Plugins, Loops, Synths..........

Analog Factory

Analog Factory brings you 2000 legendary synthesizer sounds that have shaped modern music production. From classic phat lead lines to crystalline digital pads, this virtual instrument provides the contemporary musician with a broad, versatile and instantly striking sonic palette.

http://www.arturia.com/en/analogfac/analogfac.php

Just downloaded it here (5:30 AM) and played it for a while interesting analog sound from classic roots. Specs say it needs 1.5G hertz Proc but all I have is a 1 G and things seemed although I havent tried recording yet.

Lets you check off your favorites presets which is nice. Usually I have to make a folder in the software folder and then add the presets I like via "Save Instruments".

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GarageRemote
control GarageBand from any MIDI controller

GarageRemote allows the control of GarageBand's transport functions from any MIDI controller that has programmable buttons.

http://www.macmusic.org/software/version.php/lang/en/id/6461/

I just use the 49e which doesnt have many external functions so I can't really use this but it might be helpful to someone with a keyboard that does

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XO Wave. Its a freeware editing application. You can update to the Pro version if you want. I played around with the application for a while but I'm not really interested in anything other than GB. You might like it if your interested in another editing/mastering program. I'm not.

Below is a description from the website

http://www.xowave.com/

XO Wave is a digital audio software package complete with everything you need to get music from instruments to CD. XO Wave lets you record, edit, sync to video, mix and burn -- all in one package. With support for Mac OS X and Linux, you'll be recording, burning and podcasting in no time!

Red Book CD Burning

CD Burning is easy: just import audio, mark your tracks, and burn your red book compliant master, along with CD Text, ISRC and MCN/UPC info. Not only that, but any session can be burned to CD in just a few clicks -- great for checking out mixes in the car!

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VSamp
http://www.vsamp.com/

Havent tried it yet but it looks like fun! Below is a description from the developers website

Universal binary. New in version 3.7
128 voice polyphony.
24-bit / 192kHz support.
Resonant lowpass filters with realtime control.
Low frequency oscillators to modulate pitch and filters.
A VST and AudioUnits plugin for playing VSamp instruments and banks from within Cubase, Logic, Garageband, Performer and other sequencers.
Very stable and CPU-efficient sample player.
High performance disk streaming or load samples into RAM.
Import SampleCell and SoundFont samples and keymaps.
Support for MacOS X including CoreMIDI Services, VST and AudioUnits

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http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/Rapture/default.asp

RAPTURE. Its a nice synth! You can download a demo AU for GB. Once you find the preset selections you'll see a great many presets to play with. Only problem with the demo is it fades in and out of silence a little too quickly.

If you look over on the web site I posted above you'll see that you can click on a preset like "Leads" and a sub menu will appear and then you can hear online the different presets. Thats kinda cool.

So far I really like this Synth.

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http://www.macpips.com/products/loops.html


Macpips. FREE LOOPS! Two demo packs. Demo pack 1, Demo Pack 2,

Did I say free? Worth checking out if your into FREE loops.


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LUNA

http://www.mutools.com/products.html

from the developers website.
LUNA is an alternative, ultra-light virtual music studio, designed to compose & perform music of different styles and flavors

LUNA Free looked promising but its interface to me is very un mac like. What seemed like a promising application is to me bogged down by a Klutzy interface. But it might be worth a look since its FREE!

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Two packages of instruments from BenBoldt@SpyMac.com

http://benboldt.spymac.com/instruments.html

Fitch Cello is a package containing only one instrument. It's extraordinarily high-quality and absolutely amazing in some situations, depending on what kind of music you're writing.

Claire Fitch's Website

Boldt 24-Pack is a package of 24 various high-quality software instruments, including:
3 Solo Trumpets
A Solo Violin
A Clarinet
A Panflute
An Oboe
A Bassoon
A 5-String Banjo
A Sitar
4 Accordions
A Vibraphone
A Rainstick
4 Harps
3 Unusual String Ensembles
A Church Choir

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The REMEDY is a FREE software synthesizer. I just ran thru it in GB and its nice for a free Synth!

REMEMBER to click on the "Stereo" button you'll find on the front of the synth for better sound

Also. At first it is not clear how many presets are available to the user. There are what seem to be categories in neon green with instruments underneath that you can select. However you can also click those green headers and get more presets. Play around with the "ROOT" button to help find them.

ALso there is an "ARP" button to turn the preset into an arp and a "Sync" button to sync the arps to your songs tempo.

http://www.keytosound.com/?desired_section=remedy
Click on the downloads tab.

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http://www.camelaudio.com/camelcrusher.php

CamelCrusher
Free distortion, compressor and filter for drums and guitar


A FREE Muiti-Effect PLUGIN for FILTERING, COMPRESSION, and DISTORTION.

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Free Bass guitar Loops

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/audio/bassguitarsappleloopsdownload.html

A demo of Bass Loops from Smart loops.
This demo contains 29 loops for you to preview. All the loops are organized in the following folders for easy identification.
- Fast Finger
- Fast Shuffle
- Fast Slap
- Mid 5 String Slap
- Mid 5 String Finger
- Mid Finger
- Mid Fretless
- Mid Pick
- Mid Shuffle
- Mid Slap
- Slow Finger

You can of coarse get lots of free loops from smarts loops at this url
http://www.smartloops.com/Free/

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Gyrovibe. A demo. Here's a description from its website.
vibrato chorus

Gyrovibe is a classic vibrato chorus effect with a wide range of sounds. It's great for keyboards — especially for a cool 60's Hammond sound. It also produces a wide range of rich, full vibrato and chorus effects for guitar.

http://www.musicunfolding.com/gyrovibe.html

Also check out from the same site PhaseDelayArray.

PhaseDelayArray has three effect units chained together in an interesting configuration. And one of these units is just a little bit twisted.

http://www.musicunfolding.com/phasedelayarray.html


Another offering. Something cool called F8
http://www.musicunfolding.com/f8.html


M3 Audio Unit
A distortion effect with two wave shapers, two parametric EQs, a delay and an envelope/MIDI controlled formant wah section

http://www.musicunfolding.com/m3.html

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xEQ is a parametric EQ/Tone Control. and its FREE

http://www.musicunfolding.com/muxeq.html

From the developers website:

xEQ is a straight forward parametric EQ/Tone Control. It consists of Low and High shelf filters and three Peak/Cut filters. It is very useful for placing around distortion effects. Place before as a tone control and after to simulate a speaker cabinet's frequency response curve. There are some example presets in the distribution that are useful starting points for tailoring your tone. The presets starting with TC are tone control curves and those marked with an SC are for speaker cabinet response curves.


Also from the same folks a Distortion DEMO called "hD 1.0

hD is a distortion effect. It can also directly add note harmonics — up to two octaves higher — and it contains a sub-octave generator.
http://www.musicunfolding.com/hd.html

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OK Guitar player wanna be like me. CHECK OUT SLAYER 2!!!

http://www.refx.net/?page=!_Slayer2

This is one of the best AU's I have ever come across. I don't buy too many AU's but this is a MUST have. No other AU for GB comes close to a Gutair like this AU.

You have to at least check it out. Careful you may not leave your keyboard for hours.

Use the the Modulation wheel to control the sound and the Pitch Blend wheel to get a strum like feel.

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RAYSPACE 2.42

Its a demo with 3D rooms you select as presets or make your own.

Kinda cool because it creates a 3D model for you to see how your reverb is being handled. Don't forget to hit the "3D" button.

Being a demo it makes a noise every noise every now and again, but its cool to play around with.

http://www.quikquak.com/

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