EM 432 December 2020 examples and files

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Best Freeware Synths
DISCODSP OB-Xd 2

Green Oak Crystal

Matt Tytel Helm

Nusofting Sinnah

VCV Rack

Digital Suburban Dexed

TAL NoiseMaker

Acoustica Nightlife

Stagecraft Infinity

Futucraft Kairatune

Ichiro Toda Synth1

Tyrell Nexus 6

Best Free Beatmakers

MT Power Drum Kit 2

AudioSpillage MiniSpillage

Synsonic Instruments BD-909

Tactile Sounds TS-808 Drum Machine

Bedroom Producers Blog Cassette Drums

Teragon Audio Kickmaker

Sampleson Analog Drums

Native Instruments Urban Beats

Dopekitz Rupture Lite

Distocore Bazz::Murda

Beatskillz Beat Factory Drums

Studio Linked Drum Pro

Best Free Reverbs & Delays

ValhallaDSP Valhallasupermassive

ValhallaDSP Freq Echo

Voxengo Oldskoolverb

Balance Audio Tools Teufelsberg Reverb

Smartelectronix Ambience

TAL-Dub 2

u-he Protoverb

TAL Reverb 4

Hy Plugins Hy Delay 2

Voxengo Tempo Delay

Surreal Machines Microfuse

Mutools Muverb

Best Free Creative Effects

Melda Productions MBitFun

Tritik Krush

Inear Display Regressif

Audioblast Instalooper

Audiothing Filterjam

Stagecraft Software Autofilter

Audio Damage Fuzzplus FuzzPlus3

Blue Cat Audio Phaser

Michael Ourednik Argotlunar

Hvoya Audio Ribs

Alex Hilton A1 TriggerGate

Native Instruments Supercharger

Best free EQs and filters

Audiothing Blindfold EQ

Ignite Amps PTEQ-X

DDMF ColourEQ

Brainworx Bx_Subfilter

2nd Sense Audio 2S Equalizer

The Easy Guide: Modal Harmony

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