31 May Some Great, Free VST Plugins For Hip Hop Basslines
What to expect?
Whether you are producing New School Hip Hop with subby 808 Basslines, or some smooth LoFi beats with a smooth sub-bass. Low Frequencies play a huge role in any Hip Hop production. After making beats for several years and trying out lots of different plugins, I found 6 outstanding VSTs that I would recommend to any producer who is searching for some great bass sounds.
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TAL Bassline
Description
TAL also know as Togu Audio Line is a small company that was founded in 2000. Over the years, they have released lots of awesome plugins. One of my favorites is TAL-Bassline.
From my experience, this is lietrally the best free sub bass VST that you can get. It sounds very punchy and it’s a lot of fun to play with.
If you download it, make sure to also check out the other great VSTs of this amazing company!
Available for: Windows, Mac OS X
MINIMOGUEVA
Description
The Minimoog is an analog masterpiece, that has been widely used by lots of popular producers like J Dilla or Madlib.
If you are searching for a free emulation of this awesome synthesizer, MinimougeVA is probably the best choice! Besides its pleasing sounds and presets, it also comes with some additional options like a fully programmable delay, or an integrated chorus effect.
This really is the best Moog emulation I have tried so far! Definitely worth giving it a shot.
Available for: Windows
OBXD
Description
The Oberheim OB-X came out in June 1979 and was created by the famous company Oberheim to compete with the popular Prophet-5 Synthesizer.
It is known for its massive sound and pleasing detuning functions that make it so unique. OBXD is a free emulation of this awesome synthesizer, that is also adding some great additional features to the limited design of the original OB-X.
Combined with some FX like a chorus or compression, it has lots of potential for creating some interesting bass sounds.
Available for: Windows, Mac OS X
TAL-NOISEMAKER
Description
Another great free synthesizer plugin made by Togu Audio Line. This is basically a nice, subtractive synthesizer plugin that is easy to use.
It’s great for beginners, who would like to get familiar with the art of sound design. While being a great synthesizer on its own, it also has a small FX section, that will help you to enrich your sound in some interesting ways.
Available for: Windows, Mac OS X
STEINBERG – MODEL E
Description
Another great emulation of the Minimoog created by Steinberg. While this German company is mainly known for its famous DAW Cubase, it has also released some great VST plugins that are highly underrated. (at least in my opinion)
The best part about model e is, that it has a very low CPU load, so you can profit from all of the options without having a high-performing computer. This plugin is great for beginners who want to get familiar with analog synthesizer emulations.
Available for: Windows, Mac OS X
TYRELL N6
Description
Another great emulation of the Minimoog created by Steinberg. While this German company is mainly known for its famous DAW Cubase, it has also released some great VST plugins that are highly underrated. (at least in my opinion)
The best part about model e is, that it has a very low CPU load, so you can profit from all of the options without having a high-performing computer. This plugin is great for beginners who want to get familiar with analog synthesizer emulations.
Available for: Windows, Mac OS X
Conclusion
You don’t always have to spend lots of money to produce a decent sound because some companies created free alternatives. Besides digging for external plugins, I would also recommend you have a look at what your DAW of choice is offering as well.
Stock plugins can produce an amazing sound! As I am a user of FlStudio, I love to create some basslines with Sytrus or 3xOSC and I am pretty sure, that some other DAWs like Ableton or Logic have included some great alternatives in their production environment.
Hope that I could help you with this article!
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