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  I've covered the quirky original ANS synthesizer before. This is the synthesizer used by Eduard Artemyev on soundracks for movies such as Solyaris and Stalker . A virtual ANS software synthesizer has been made, and best of all it is totally free!

Here's a free NES noise generator for you!  Check out also the other NES audio tools by Neil Baldwin .

This is for the SID fans out there: a freeware SID-emulating VSTi for Windows.

SonicXTC have released a new free VST, the Deep Step 606. You can download it at their freebies site here . Check out also their free loop manipulator VST, Beat Twist, and their other nice freebies.

For all the Android users out there, here's a cool free app for you: Music Synthesizer by Raph Levien. It's an emulation of the legendary Yamaha DX7 . Via Music radar .

Here's another free synth for you: Gimmick Graph - a synthesizer where you draw the waveform. This one is only available for the Mac users out there. Found via this Sonic State article .

Here's something for the Windows VST users: EXD-80, a free drum synth by Third Harmonic Studios . It's a virtual analog drum synthesizer, and good for all kinds of electronic music and more. See more info in this article by Sonic State.

This piece of software allows you to make songs by emulating a Commodore 64 sound chip. Great stuff, and it's free to download!

glitchDS is a unique freeware sequencer for the Nintendo DS. Like the 2112 sequencer we saw earlier , the glitchDS is also based on Conway's Game of Life. Here's a couple of tasty videos of the glitchDS in action: