Serum, Nexus 4 and Omnisphere 2 VST : Top Free alternatives

It’s great to have the best current VST synths in your DAW: Nexus, Omnisphere and Serum.

But all this comes at a cost : here are the best free alternatives you need to install into your DAW right now

1. Surge

Surge is a full-featured synth that allows you to make and tweak the beat you want. Its multiple presets and effects will make any producer happy: an essential to have in your DAW.

Features :

• 2285 patches
• 614 wavetables
• 24 Effects
• 12 LFO Units
• 2 filters in 8 Units
• 12 Versatile oscillators

Download Surge : here

2. Helm

Helm is one of my favorite synths : it offers new sounds that can complement the musical works of adventurous producers.

Features :

• ADSR
• White Noise
• Oscillators
• Filter
• Stutter
• Step Sequencer

Download Helm : here

3. Zebralette

Zebralette is the free light version of the Zebra 2 synthesizer available at $199. It offers pleasant features and presets that will surely delight you.

Features :

• Stereo VCA
• ADSR
• 2 LFOS
• 24 Spectral effects
• Oscillator
• Polyphonic
• Chorus
• Phaser
• EQ
• Delay

Download Zebralette : here

4. Vital

Vital is a free synth that will add color to your musical projects. These many attributes and functionalities are not to be overlooked.

Furthermore, a lot of amazing free presets packs for many music genres, are available on the Web.

Download Vital : here

5. Afro Keyz Lite

Afro Keyz Lite is a free synth with 6 presets specialized for a specific type of beats : beats with afro tendency.

Such as :

• Afrobeats
• Reggaeton
• R&B
• Baile Funk
• Soul
• Reggae
• Dancehall…

This makes it less of a generalist and less time consuming for the producer to find the ideal sound for this type of music production.

The Pro version contains 40 presets ready to embellish your instrumentals.

Features :

• ADSR
• Pitch
• LFO Rate
• Filters
• Keys

Download Afro Keyz : here