5 Top Synthwave VSTi's

[@brosephjames]

quick jumps 1:28 sylenth 3:32 tal u no lx 2 6:17 xpand 8:07 wavestation 10:22 sq8l

[@youwouldknow]

bless u

[@odetomykitten]

yes.. bless you child

[@CRASS2047]

It’s fuel to say, but when I’m watching these plugin, sound videos the last thing I want is to hear someone talking. My favorite videos are software demos with NO TALKING! I wish they would just put all the talking and info at the end. That way if you’re actually interested, you can stay until the end to get more info

[@egler5]

@@CRASS2047 me too bruh

[@onionhat9141]

CRASS2047 ok so you might think of me as an idiot of which I am but I searched up “its fuel to say” just because I wanted to know what it meant (again I’m in idiot) and it show me an Los Angeles Times saying that elementary school kids doused in jet fuel so thank you?

[@redmission1984]

Out of all these, I think the FREE SQ8L sounded the best. It sounded very rich and 80s-like.

[@Timecop1983]

Great list! PG8x all the way for me these days!

[@TH3_FURY]

Hey ! i have a JX8P but i play on PG-8X too, and this vst is very powerful and sounds pretty close of the JX8P, you can also export sysex from PG-8X to JX8P, and it"s also a PG 800 midi controler...bread and butter ;) Another vst is not too bad it's the OBX-d by 2DaT : www.vst4free.com/free_vst.php?id=1844 Try it you could be surprised ;) Have a nice day !!

[@bushcraftbeats4556]

PG8x turned me onto the JX-8P, haha, kinda backwards, but I've just learned a massive appreciation for Roland's little runty synths. Alpha Juno in the mail coming my way. JX-3P down the line, and JX-8P further down the line. Just saw an 8P go for crazy low price, in great condition, just didn't have the cash for it (thanks Alpha Juno... I surely would have appreciated the JX-8P more!). It broke my heart, but I'm so happy I've finally figured out what these Roland synths are about.

[@danielreinoso2276]

Absolutely Synth1,thousand of banks and free,great sound and amazing design

[@freeecountryy]

Free?

[@fiftyvinh]

Yes, "Synth1" is free, "Sylenth1" is not. ;)

[@thebreathalyzer]

is Synth1 as 80s sounding though? Synth1 is amazing, probably my favorite VST synth. The leads are incredible.

[@BlazertronGames]

@@thebreathalyzer pretty sure you can make 80s sounds in any standard synth.

[@digitalsketchguy]

Awesome! Thanks. Tale a look at Dexed ( FREE DX7 VST )

[@delphisignal]

Thanks for introducing us to SQ8L! It's 32 bit only so you'll need jBridge if you are in a DAW like Cubase. Also, just bought the Sylenth preset pack from soundbox. Nice!

[@XenosSoundworks]

I like the SQ8L the best out of all the ones you showed. I used to play on the original Ensoniq hardware, and SQ8L pretty much nails it. Great retro-digital sound.

[@paperbagman_5701]

how do you download it?

[@PolarizedChan]

great content

[@bobacks]

Great comparison tut. Going to buy Sylenth now. SQ8L is based on Ensoniq ESQ-1 and SQ80. Two amazing synths used a lot by people like John Carpenter, Adamski, JMJ & Chris Huelsbeck. Those synths are from 1986 and 1987 respectively. They are two rare synths & hard to find on eBay. And I can't use SQ8L because I'm on Mac. So sad.

[@AlexNes]

Which song do these tunes appear in? It is really catchy. Also, the channel is flippin' helpful, it has been a great help to try my wings in synthwave :) Thanks man

[@AMPProf]

The Accent of the voiceover......That is the voice for synthwave!

[@KozmykJ]

I got Xpand!2 fpr free, bundled with an Alesis Q49 in Nov 2018

[@aandarcom]

I liked the SQ8L version the best, it had most of that 80s magic. :)

[@Speal_]

i agree, its the best one and its free...

[@koopax9085]

SQ8L and sylenth both are great

[@80iesDude45]

Unfortunately not for Apple MAC available :-(

[@GalacticPrince0101]

It sucks cuz the sq doesn't have macOS

[@kydakyda6613]

@@GalacticPrince0101 because macOS sucks ;)

[@ShappyMusic]

SQ8L must be one of the best 80s plugin that i tried in my life up there with Sensual Saxophone

[@cloroxbleach8684]

woah the sq8l one really took me to another dimension, I'm in l o v e ! !

[@SodaPopinski2014]

Wow you got some great sounds out of XPand2!..I've never been able to do that lol

[@avace917]

I have 3 of these and have yet to use any of them for Synthwave. I'll have to start using SQ8L, Xpand 2 and the Wavestation

[@ScytheDevTeam]

SQ8L and PG8X are both longtime favorites of mine. PG8X also has it's chorus effect in a separate VST, and it sounds pretty lush. Wavestation rocks, especially if you grew up with Donkey Kong Country 1 & 2. DKC 2 particularly has the Wavestation sound. I snagged Xpand for $1 but haven't used it all that much yet. Haven't used Sylenth or the Tal, although I've used a few free Tal synths that were nice.

[@KozmykJ]

Love the PG-8X. I have a real JX-8P and the PG-8X sounds just like it. My favourite freebie VSTi at he moment is the Arminator2 by Krakli. Superb CS-80 emulation. There's so much brilliant choice out there in freebie land that I surprise myself when I actually buy a VSTi, but I still do buy stuff, especially on Deals. I also bung the freeware makers a bit now and then. They're worth it for sure.

[@SheldonTam]

Your DAW still support 32-bit plugins? I downloaded SQ8L and it only has 32-bit version. Cubase does not support 32-bt VST long time ago, so I cannot use it.

[@AdamSpade]

Great reply. Going to checkout PG-8x now. The Marimba in XPAND! alone Always has me going back. Such a great little sampler instrument. Totally worth the time familiarizing with the sounds. $1 is a crazy price for that one. I’m a Pro tools user so it comes free but I would buy it over and over again. Been using TAL UNO recently too. It needs help but one could do anything Junk they need with it. Great soft synth. The TAL Sample is a fav of mine too. Cheers.

[@daniel_007]

It's so nice to hear you can make good synthwave with Sylenth1

[@randallmakhanya]

SQ8L sounded the best. Looks like that's what I'm downloading.

[@jesuslovestoastyaya]

SQ8L by far the best. Wish it ran as an AU on mac

[@VIC-20_Synthwave]

Me too!!

[@ianmathews]

Such a good point. I stopped wishing and broke down and just bought a SQ80 last Christmas, best purchase ever. Such a fun workflow, love the floppy drive experience, pure magic, every one want to use the disks and save patches. Buuuut Its huge so here:

[@ianmathews]

puremagnetik.com/products/esqone

[@ianmathews]

www.uvi.net/usq-1.html

[@robbelliii]

That first track with synth.....feels 👍

[@yosoyelsupremo]

COBALT and OB-Xd are two great VST's for Synthwave and they are completely free.

[@RickyMackie]

U-he Diva is king...i mean queen ;)

[@yurahandy]

Silenth1 and tal sounds great

[@drumboy940]

For drums, if you're looking for nice samples, get Synthwave Drums. Not a great plugin interface, nor much built-in processing options, but an amazing soundbank with dry and wet samples. I personnaly use them a lot for layering with my own sounds.

[@esoteric6178]

I like the m1 for some great 80's sounds. SEM 2 is great also. I've got the deep mind 12 I've been using a lot too. Sounds almost identical to the juno 60 except it has a lot more modulation capabilities.

[@nirsade4392]

from where did you got the drumes sounds?

[@SheldonTam]

Does the SQ8L have 64-bit version? Cubase does not support 32-bit VST long time ago.

[@teleportkontrola2006]

I use KORG M1, though more for Indie/Vaporwave. Great video, thanks!

[@evrypixelcounts]

the xpand arp is really nice....

[@BodyRocker9]

U-he just came out with repro 1 which seems like it would be amazing for synthwave

[@FatalFriction]

great vid btw!

[@FEVERDREAM1983]

Wanted to say say thanks for drum sample pack. I use them all the time now.

[@fellowmusic6623]

Damn! this sound like Weeknd's new album in 2020

[@prodLostOutHere]

Really love that melody

[@Rhythmattica]

Though you have AIR xpand.... If you want a great SYNTH.. check out their VI Hybrid 3...... Its modern, but I would say , IMO, it has one of the best Sound engines Ive ever heard in plug,

[@DinoSvanhvit]

I went to check out the sounds for Sylenth 1 on Producerbox-what name do you go by there? i saw someone called TorGue, is that you…?

[@rikfreddy]

Awesome sound! did you get inspiration for melody from Timecop 1983 "Dimensions" ? I think Sylenth it's still the best one!

[@Spaced_Invader]

Simply amazing! Thank you!

[@amigazo3972]

Amazing recommendations! Thank you :)

[@SynphamyMusic]

Call me crazy but i think there's a very underrated synth VST built into FLStudio, GMS that can do quite a lot if you tinker around with it!!

[@Ryan-9000]

Sick video mate :) Thanks!

[@dkeditz1570]

Its very good! Working! Thanks

[@ИльяШироков-э3ч]

I was waiting for you to turn on all the tracks...

[@dongduongcam9422]

Hey! Thanks so much for this video!

[@sileme3733]

Yes this top exitlag WORKS!!!

[@Psychodetektiv]

Hey Sir, thank you! I´m looking for some drumsets / loops, so I can building some music around - is there any free content?

[@panhandlegeardemos6837]

I just picked up u-he Diva and they also make Zebra. A little pricier than some you've shown here but seem to be really good.

[@ILaxative]

what type of sounds would zebra make that diva cant make..i own diva already but am considering buying it or should i look for another synth to compliment diva?

[@lorenmorgan1931]

Zebra is more like a nextgen DX. Its FM capabilities are out of this world. I dont use it enough and I should. Diva kinda blends the major 6 classic analogues, with an FM module together (which is awesome), but Zebra takes the FM reigns and runs with it hardcore. You can get anything from DX7, Sega Genesis sounds (FM chiptune), to incredible drums sounds. Get the demo, you wont be sorry. I think they have some 25% of sale going now if you sign up for their newsletter. All their products are solid and sound like legit hardware. Get the demo, you wont regret it.

[@ILaxative]

loren morgan lol wow. I already bought it and others. I didn’t know the fm was great on it. I was going to use fm8 since I owned already but I might want to check this out because I love zebra and dark zebra too

[@totalitariantv1725]

U He had 25% off all there products about a week ago. Very rare they have sales. If you own Zebra 2 you get to buy into Zebra 3 for $30 extra dollars. If you own Zebra 2 and the Dark HZ pack you get it free. I was told this deal will end soon or at any time.

[@flappymlg3607]

GMS should be here. It has a very analog sound!

[@eltouristoduo]

great vid ! Wavestation choices didn't seem to do so well IMO or something, but super great vid thanks !!

[@IlyaArlenka]

Great tutorial, thank you!

[@titansuvenir5279]

I love 60'_70'_80'90'_2005 🎹🎹🎹

[@vlogswithankitnayakvlogs]

Dexed vst Free and good

[@lemonderangello]

It is probably me, but it would have been easier to hear each one if you would have soloed one part out instead of putting the whole mix on. Were all the sounds minus drums being sourced through each vst or part?

[@rodrigoglowacki]

And this Drums? Which one did you use?

[@mcadder]

Tell us!

[@DuroSamples]

Sylenth, Tal, SQ... the rest can stay on the shelf.

[@TheUrbanArcade]

Hello, I wonder if you can help me find a song? not sure if it was the late 80s or early 90s but we got a cd player for the first time, and one of the cd's had a Synthwave song with Speech Synthesis song... All i can remember was a voice saying fast forward. I have been looking for this dam song for years... Thanks.

[@jacobhawkinsmusic]

I know Lali Puna has a song called Fast Forward but it was released in 1999

[@diond1333]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/npW2aH2fd9BomJY Maybe?

[@noiselabproject9659]

Although massive and sample based Omnisphere 2 vst has killer sounds and a nice fat bottom end for the Analog stuff too. Camel Alchemy is up there too still, Arturia SEM V as well ! plus UHE Hive & Diva of course

[@noiselabproject9659]

and there`s Serum as well of course if you like that sort of thing and have a fast computer

[@beerdemus2812]

Awesome. Very informative.

[@ijohnny.]

I like Tal, but I MUST have a dedicated browser to select presets, not one that snaps shut after a selection is made--such as found on U-he synths, or Lush 101, etc.

[@JuanQQuinones]

Beautiful 😻

[@thefuturekidsofficial]

Sadly there is no 64bit on the SQ8L. The rom version which is 64bit, is just not on the same level.

[@phillipwiebrecht1702]

Thanks for showing these hot plugins! Can you or someone else help me with installing sq8l?! After downloading it on my (Windows 11) PC, it shows me after opening with Winrar a .dll data, but no Installation or VST 3 Plugin Data :-(

[@traveler500l]

Hello! Can you tell me what setting you use whit 025 Bass preset for have a "ripetitive" effect? Im novice :D

[@entrust9]

sounds so cool, did you equalize the sounds already?

[@tankingbeast1132]

Ok I'm wanting to make synth wave but I've never made music before on the computer so what software should I use to put music into and work with it and how do you use the synthesizer with the other software

[@lionelpacifico8485]

OPX PRO2 by SonicProjects!

[@zoolook3264]

I like the tal u no lx 2 but I prefer the Juno 106 from the Roland Cloud. Having played the Juno 60 and the Juno 106 in the 90's the official version sounds better, but saying that TAL have done a fantastic job.

[@TwstedTV]

I looked for the Sylenth patch #25 and could not find it. Did you use an external patch ?

[@IlyaArlenka]

Could you please tell what are snare and kick samples did you use here? Pleeeaase)

[@yurahandy]

Great 80 sound

[@jules7168]

SonicProjects OPXII is NUTS

[@ALo-pw7jb]

What is the url to buy the sylenth and Tal uno banks used in this demo?

[@dedaluz100]

Also: NI FM8, Dune2, The legend and Omnisphere/Trillian

[@alfredoproperzi1954]

how is it so far .. i've just started and im really overwheld

[@panhandlegeardemos6837]

What are the drums used in this great video?! Sorry if I missed it

[@britto131]

Amazing man!!! Thx a lot

[@JiggyWig]

Xpand!2 was a real bargain for a £1. I find it great for layering with a more synthy synth. FWIW my current fave synth is LuSH-101 which is a layering monster.

[@RISE-327]

This is great, have you got a tutorial on the beat you made?

[@Me-too3060]

Winch bank of the Sylenth is this?

[@Eng.GuiRodrigues]

Very nice

[@user_s4m777]

I love the tal uno but in this one it sounds sooooo thin in high endy

[@JimijaymesProductions]

This proves how much synthwave is about arrangement and sound design. None of these synths sound the same and only the tal u no sounds 80s especially on a raw level. Sylenth is a great modern digital synth but the oscillators and filter sound clean which is what they are meant to be but not how a prophet or Roland or obxa sounds. Great free synths for 80s sounds are obxd, pg8x, tal u no 60,tal bass line and tal chorus lx on many other synths. Xpand seems alright for those sampled sound of the 90s, dated in a cool way, using these all together in a production would be cool.

[@shadowhenge7118]

Finally broke down and bought sylenth... any suggestions for free synthwave packs out there?

[@Chris-od6he]

SQ8L doesnt run on Windows 😩.

[@ugh2668]

Do I need other software to use SQ8L?

[@MediaMusik777]

basstation ,ohmcide,nexus,softtube compressors,alchemy

[@prometheus1152]

Can you give me a link for the sylenth1 sounds you made? I looked for it on producer box but couldn't find it.

[@SteIngham]

producerbox.com/items/2073/Retro-Thunder---Synthwave-for-Sylenth.html

[@prometheus1152]

thank you, loving your tuts.

[@agiraldodev]

I love this music!

[@JS-bo2xl]

Did you use factory presets exclusively with each one of them?

[@zoomxdude1999]

Where can i grab your sylenth1 bank

[@FishPlinko]

I can't seem to find any place to get the wavestation plugin

[@bjrnb9042]

oa gad. sounds so faking good

[@bibid.2855]

Finally Mins later cos out with the soft

[@Slimek]

what drums did you use here?

[@mcadder]

yes, tell us!

[@omnivorace]

SQ8L is very nice, but it has no automation in the daw. Strange.

[@antoniapolizou7409]

Hey!! Does it work for ableton live lite 10 and pro tools first??

[@lt4801]

any 64 bit vst2 or vst3 works for ableton

[@streetsveterans]

Could be a theme of one serie

[@AllanGildea]

Outstanding!

[@JayTheLane]

Xpand is totally let down by its tiny text preset browser. The sounds are okay but not as sharp as more recent vsti's.