Mikro Prism: free synth plugin by Native Instruments
Small modal synth for bells, plucks and metallic tones. Part of the free Komplete Start.
Opens Native Instruments's own site.
Put SCRAMBLE. on your synths and melodies
One button rolls a new FX chain: glitch, stutter, tape stop, chops, reverb, delay and vocal tune. There are 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possible chains, the same count as the positions of a 3x3 cube. Save 10,000 presets a day and 1% of them would take 118 billion years, over 8x the age of the universe.
Not just loops: drum buses, 808s and bass, hats, vocals and the master bus. 3,000+ downloads so far.
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Mikro Prism FAQ
Is Mikro Prism free?
Yes. Mikro Prism is a free synth plugin from Native Instruments. The button on this page goes straight to the maker's own download page.
What is Mikro Prism good for?
Small modal synth for bells, plucks and metallic tones. Part of the free Komplete Start.
What are the best alternatives to Mikro Prism?
Other free synth plugins worth trying are Vital, Surge XT and TAL-NoiseMaker. See the full ranked list of free synth plugins.