Free music software round-up: Week 41

Free music software 41

Free music software 41

u-he's incredible ACE proves that it's possible to produce a great synth at a relatively low price (€69), but if even that's too much for you, there's yet another free one in this week's round-up.

A couple of effects complete the line-up - specifically, a boutique guitar amp and a flanger.

If you've got a new free music software release, make sure you let us know about it by emailing musicradar.pressreleases@futurenet.com with all the details.

Polly8

Polly8

Osiris Polly8

Platform/format: PC/VST Download

This new instrument is billed as "a recreation of a famous synth of yesteryear" - we'll leave you to work out what the synth is. If you're looking for clues in the specs, you'll want to know that it has two oscillators per voice, 24-voice polyphony and two LFOs, as well as delay, chorus, phaser and EQ.

LexTac

LexTac

LePou LeXTAC

Platform/format: PC/VST Download

This new guitarist-friendly plug-in was inspired by a Californian boutique amplifier and features three channels. Each of these has a 3-position Pre EQ switch, while channels 2 and 3 can be switched to Plexi channels and feature a Structure switch that delivers gain reduction.

Semerika flangerhand

Semerika flangerhand

Semerika FlangerHand

Platform/format: PC/VST Download

No, it's not the title of a new Tim Burton movie: FlangerHand aims to recreate the flanging effect produced when an engineer used to put his finger on the rim of the reel of an old tape machine and then remove it. We'd still like to see Semerika FlangerHand in cinemas, though…

(Via KVR Audio)

Ben Rogerson
Deputy Editor

I’m the Deputy Editor of MusicRadar, having worked on the site since its launch in 2007. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 24 of which I’ve also spent writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it.