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Leads are great. They are the sugary surface of any good track. They get you in the door and perk you up.
But we all know what that one special ingredient is… The most important part of arranging and writing songs. It’s the soul of any good track:
The BASS.
But there’s thousands of free VSTs out there. Which ones are good for bass? No sweat. We found all the best ones so you don’t have to dig.
Here’s our 10 favourite free bass VST plugins that will give you bigger, better bass.
Steinberg – Model E
The Model E is a useful 3 oscillator bass station capable of pumping out some nice lines.
The super simple controls make all your options easy to see and tweak. Plus the lower CPU usage means easy breezy basslines in no time.
TAL – Elek7ro
When it comes to free VSTs no one beats TAL. All their free plugins work great and are super useful. I’m a huge fan of their plugins and you should be too.
The Elek7ro is no exception to their history of producing high quality tools. This synth-plug is good for pretty much everything. Including making some nice full basses for your tracks.
It even comes with a super helpful user guide for getting the most out of Elek7ro.
Plogue – Sforzando TableWarp2
The TableWarp2 is part of Plogue’s Sforzando bundle. It’s a versatile synth that gives you tons of classic sounds…
Including some superb mid-low range basses perfect for beefing up your tracks.
NUsofting – Sinnah
The Sinnah is great. It can create cool noisy tones with its 3 channel delay matrix and feedback sculpting.
It also has a pretty solid onboard EQ which really helps bring out the magic in each tone. So you can get tons of control over the bass sounds you create.
TAL – Bassline
I’ve already talked about the TAL-Bassline in an older Free Plugins article. But I had to put it on this list because it’s so good. The Bassline is basically built for better bass.
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This plug has a warm analog sound and ‘robust core‘ for all your bass and acid needs. Plus, the TAL Bassline user guide will have your walls rattling in no time.
u-he – TyrellN6
U-he is another major source for some very superb free plugins. The TyrellN6 is a powerful overall plugin that will give you all varieties of nice analog synth sounds.
That means wicked basses too. It also has some nice triggering features that are super fun to play around with and a nice, clean interface for easy tweakage.
The download page is in german. So if you don’t speak German just scroll down to find the download link!
Ample Sound – Ample Bass P Lite II
The Ample Bass P Lite II is a nice electric bass plug perfect for some groovier and more rock-centric bass sounds.
Ample Bass also comes with some nice ‘articulations’ including palm mute, slap and legato slide for those little accents that makes bass pop.
LinPlug – FreeAlpha
This plugin is the free version of LinPlug’s Alpha. But just because it’s the free version doesn’t mean it’s not good. In fact, it’s great!
FreeAlpha‘s 2 oscillators are perfect for all sorts of nice basses and the built-in presets are superb starting points for all types of bass and more.
Bruce Sutherland – JUCEoplvsti
If you ever dreamed of making all those incredible sounds that lived on old DOS games then this plugin is your hot ticket.
JuceOPLVSTI is modelled on the Yamaha OPL sound chip found in some old PC computers.
Juce’s interface is a lot like a video game and is super easy to use to get some superb basses, leads and pretty much any other sound you need from an FM synth.
Synister – Synister
Synister is one of the best looking and easiest to use synth plugins I’ve ever seen. This 3 oscillator synth is perfect for making all types of basslines.
The interface is simple, organized and easy to follow. The effects, envelopes, oscillators, LFOs and filters all have their own drop down menus for an easy workflow. And it even has a built in step sequencer!
The bassline bottomline
A good bassline can make or break a track. Finding the best one for your track can be tricky.
These bass VSTs will give you everything you need to find the right one (Hot tip: Turn your monitors way up while you’re experimenting if you wanna meet the neighbours).
Put these in your DAW, start experimenting and take a trip to the international bass station.
If you’re already set for bass check out our other Free VST Plugin Favourites:
Free is the magic number… particularly when starting your music production journey, or operating on a tight budget.
Adam Hignell takes a look at some incredible VST Plugins you can get for exactly zero dollars.
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Steinberg Model E
A free clone of a classic synth, that’s so good even Hans Zimmer uses it? Step forward Steinberg’s Model E. It’s an emulation of the legendary Moog Model D, a monophonic synth that is one of the most celebrated of all time.
You know what a Model D sounds like, even if you’ve never played one, because you’ve heard in so, so many songs. It’s got analog power, character, warmth and tone in abundance – something that’s hard to emulate digitally. Many manufacturers have tried and failed to come up with something as big-sounding as Steinberg’s freebie!
It even goes further than the classic monophonic, 3 VCO engine, by adding up to 64 voices and the capacity for 16 multitimbral parts.
Dexed
Disclosure alert; a good number of the best free VST Instruments are clones of famous classics. So it is with Dexed, which is technically a patch editor for the Yamaha DX7. However, it has its own in-built FM synth engine which sounds pretty amazing. It isn’t the easiest to use interface, but it’s a very faithful recreation of the DX7, and it can roll out some amazingly diverse sounds. There are even some decent preset patches to get you started.
U-He Tyrell N6
I hope you’re sitting comfortably, because this one’s a bit of a story…
The Tyrell N6 has no right to be free, it’s that good. If I could only pick one free synth, it would be this. In fact, I often choose it above VST Instruments with a considerably higher price-tag.
It’s not so much a clone, as an homage. Rather than recreating the sound of a particular classic synth, it can recreate many such legends, like the JUNO-106 or the Moog Model D. The 8-voice engine and architecture was created by U-He, so you know it’s gonna sound pretty decent. There are 2 VCO oscillators and a ludicrously deep Sub Oscillator. VCO Oscillator 1 has 4 wave shapes; Square, Triangle, Saw and what looks to be a Super Saw, while Oscillator 2 has either Triangle or the aforementioned Suoper Saw. Interestingly, both oscillators are wavetable, so varying degrees of input can be garnered from each shape. Presumably, the Sub Oscillator is a Sine wave. In lay terms, that just means there are 3 powerful voices to create your patch, which you can mix together in different degrees for tone control.
There are also Noise, Ring Modulation and Feedback engines, plus Vibrato, Glide and a sweet-sounding Pulse Width Modulator. Add in 2 ADSR envelopes, 2 LFOs, a frankly brilliant Chorus and an equally brilliant Ladder Filter. And, a Mod Matrix… Seriously, this is a synth that should not be free!
The interestng back-story to the N6 starts with a bunch of Germans who love the movie Blade-Runner. Inspired by the replicants (AKA Clones) of the movie, they decided to create their own replicant of a classic synth architecture. Most would have stopped there, but thanks to continuous input from U-He, the synth gets regular updates (including Catalina compatibility) and has even been integral to Behringer’s design of their popular DeepMind hardware synth line.
Martin Lüder’s PG-8X
For me, one of the most underrated classic synths is the Roland JX8-P. Full disclosure; I do on one, and am hopelessly biased. That said, if you want creamy, warm leads, pads, organs and electric pianos, it’s one of the most elegant options going. It can also do unique, abrasive and wild sounds thanks to its powerful DCO/VCO oscillators. Although you do have to ignore the clunky user interface.
For whatever reason, nobody seems to have wanted to create a VST version, until Martin Lüder. He created an open source VST version that doubles as a patch editor for the hardware – similarly to Dexed. And it sounds great. It even has an additional Chorus effect and greater polyphony (12 voices, not 6). If you’re after deep pads or classic 80s style synth sounds, this free plugin instrument might be a secret weapon for you.
Spitfire Audio – LABS
Spitfire Audio are a London-based collective of musicians, producers, engineers and composers who are all active in the industry at large, and contribute their skills and sounds to the ever-expanding LABS platform. Part sample library, part VST Instrument collection, delve into the world of LABS and you’ll discover a rich collection of instantly useful sounds. Regularly updated, and with collections as esoteric as ‘Granular Whalesong’ and ‘Moon Guitar’, it’s a stunning repsoitory of pro-grade sounds and samples.
To use LABS, you need to install the app from their website, open it and install the sound packs you desire – ie all of them! Then, open your DAW and load the LABS VST Instrument. All your downloaded/installed packs are available as sampler instruments.
Choose a sound and play with your MIDI or computer keyboard. You can control velocity and volume, plus a couple of effects per pack. LABS can be assigned to any MIDI channel just like a regular synth.
NI Komplete Start
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Funnily enough, my description of Spitfire LABS applies almost verbatim to NI Komplete Start. Like LABS, it’s a sample-based VST Instrument that you download and install sample packs to play in the UI. Unlike LABS, however, Kontakt Start also comes with 18 effects, plus several full synths, and a bunch of loops and samples. It’s more than enough for any rookie producer to get up and running withoput spending a penny!
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About the author:
Adam Hignell is a music producer, mastering engineer, DJ and label-owner based in Brighton, UK. When not providing content and tech support for Mixed In Key, he produces music under the alias Don Dayglow, provides professional mastering and mixing services, and runs the independent Disco/House label Particle Zoo.
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