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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 .

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 the computer musicians out there using Windows,, here's some free russian VST synthesizers for you ! The newest addition is the Grey Apparatus version 2, which is a hybrid between an FM synth and a "wavedraw" synth, where you draw the waveform yourself.

In case you've somehow missed it, here's a really cool video clip of the ReacTable , which Rolling Stone magazine called the hot instrument of 2007. I had to include it here.

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.

Here's an open-source softsynth with awesome sounds: ZynAddSubFX . It is available for Linux, Windows and MacOS. Here's a sound demo with all sounds coming from ZynAddSubFX. The screenshot is rumored to be from an upcoming GUI rework...