Your Recommended Free PC Software

[Martin Walker]

Welcome to the SOS Forums greg!

However, as far as I can see, RegCure is not a freeware utility, since although you have to scour the web site to find any mention of price, it definitely has a 'Buy Now' button.

Confusingly it offers a Free Scan, but I suspect you have to buy the product for it to actually do something useful

I've also spotted various complaints about it elsewhere on the web, with people not being able to get a refund during the trial period or even a response from the company

Martin

[magicdog]

However, as far as I can see, RegCure is not a freeware utility, since although you have to scour the web site to find any mention of price, it definitely has a 'Buy Now' button.

I've also spotted various complaints about it elsewhere on the web, with people not being able to get a refund during the trial period or even a response from the company

Martin

I would agree and also add a STRONG word of caution with these 'Registry quick-fix' programs - there are hundreds of posts available on the Internet detailing the chaos they often cause to PCs.

I would suggest staying well clear of this type of software - it is more likely to cause you far more trouble than you started with.

[TimCanfer]

Apologies for cross posting, however I've made a free synth tutorial mentioned in this post

The link to the software is here

[Malcolm Jacobson]

One of my favourite DAW programs - Podium - is now available in a free version.

Podium Free is the same as the standard Podium release, with the following exceptions:

- it's a few releases behind the paid version
- no ReWire support
- limited to 1 MIDI interface
- 64 bit mixer engine is disabled
- plugin multiprocessing is disabled
- surround sound is disabled.

Apart from the above there is no timeout or other restrictions.

I have the licensed version, and I love the user interface, the MIDI editor, and the responsiveness of the developer, Frits Nielsen.

Cheers,

Malcolm.

[gloriatrstn]

Mad tracker is a free website and VST synths. My particular favourite is called Cheeze Machine, which is great to produce the classic string ensemble sound, and is also a great gateway to mask the effect, which allows you to create some really great tones. It is very best free pc software.

[Martin Walker]

The excellent Cheeze Machine was actually developed by Big Tick software, although this devs free software now seems to have disappeared (at least temporarily):

www.kvraudio.com/get/177.html

Martin

[Bob Moose]

On Windows I am using these free programs:

Pure Data
ReaPlugs
SoX
Silence Remover
Flux Stereo Tool
Cdburnerxp (though I have not burnt a CD for ages)

also MIDIox and soundfonts.it (already mentioned)

[ad1mt]

I've just recently discovered Multitrackstudio... http://www.multitrackstudio.com/

I've only used it for a short while, but for basic multitrack recording it seems to work reasonably well.

Mark.

[timoc]

I see Voxengo stuff mentioned above. I recently discovered that Boogex by Voxengo is an excellent impulse plugin. Any impulse will work (cab, reverb, etc) and as far as I can tell, it's the only free impulse player that works well real-time (for example when recording guitar straight into a cab impulse:

http://www.voxengo.com/press/82/

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Kontakt 4 player is a great sampler with excellent effects built in:

http://www.native-instruments.com/#/en/products/?category=1339

[Martin Walker]

Hi timoc!

Voxengo's Boogex is indeed a good plug-in - I first mentioned it in my PC Notes column way back in SOS April 2006:

www.soundonsound.com/SOS/apr06/articles ... 0406.htm#3

Do beware of the Kontakt 4 Player though, as strictly speaking it's not freeware, but times out after 30 minutes with non-licensed sample libraries.

Martin

[Mixedup]

Two Notes Torpedo PI-Free is worth a look.

[inderface]

These are nice for freeware (Modern plugins)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9629869/FullPack4950.zip
Let me know what you think