Best Free VST Instruments 2018

Midi Film Scoring readers get exclusive one-month free access to over 2 million sounds from top developers.

Want to get your hands on the best free VST instruments in 2018? Use the exclusive promo code *MIDIFILM17* and get one free month of Splice Sounds when you sign up here.

Splice Sounds is a subscription-based library of over 2 million samples, loops, and synth presets from top labels and artists like Loopmasters, Prime Loops, deadmau5, and KSHMR. There’s also a nice selection of cinematic samples and soundscapes from names like Soundiron and Cinetools, and you’ll find some cool boutique sounds in there as well.

With your free month, you get access to the entire database of sounds. You can download full sample packs OR just the individual samples you need.

Other cool stuff you can do with Splice:

• Find the perfect sound at a moment’s notice – filter sounds by BPM, key, instrument, and genre, and save your favorites for later downloading
• Save disk space with unlimited downloads of samples you’ve already used
• Streamline your workflow by conveniently dragging and dropping sounds into your DAW
• Create your own custom Repack (sample library) and share it with your friends or the Splice community

Make sure to grab some sounds from these epic cinematic packs before your free month is up:

• Varien – Colossus
• Hank Drum Exp 01: Cinematic Motions
• Cinematic Moods

P.S. Don’t forget to check out the free Splice community, where you can collaborate with others, get feedback on your projects, and enter creative competitions.

You can also download others’ project files for in-depth analysis, or view what plugins and sounds were used in a track so you can achieve a similar sound.

The Splice library is constantly growing, so it’s a great way to keep up with the latest sounds and creative techniques.