NES VST AlternativesMusic Production Apps like NES VST

NES VST is described as 'The NES VST is designed to emulate the 8-bit sounds of the Nintendo, remaining faithful to the specifications of the 2A03 chip' and is a music production app in the audio & music category. There are seven alternatives to NES VST for Mac, Windows, Linux, BSD and Flathub. The best NES VST alternative is Vital, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like NES VST are Helm, Odin 2, ZynAddSubFX and Surge Synthesizer.

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NES VST alternatives page was last updated Jul 5, 2025
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    Vital

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    Vital is a spectral warping wavetable synthesizer with drag'n'drop modulation workflow and animated preview of the synth's inner workings where needed. Comes with many modulation sources (including audio-rate), MPE support and FX chain.

    8 Vital alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    default Vital skin

    Vital Features

    1.  Synthesizer
    2.  Spectral Morphing
    3.  Wavetable editor
    4.  MIDI Keyboard Input
    5.  Voice synthesis
    6.  Spectral Warping
    7.  ARM support
    8.  Support for Audio Units Plugins

    Vital VS NES VST

     

    • Vital is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to NES VST.

    • Vital is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to NES VST.

    • Vital is Freemium and Open SourceNES VST is Free and Proprietary
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    Helm

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    Helm is a free, cross-platform, polyphonic synthesizer with a powerful modulation system. Helm runs on GNU/Linux, Mac, and Windows as a standalone program or LV2/VST/VST3/AU plugin.

    18 Helm alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Helm screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest version (0.9.0) is from July 2017.

    Helm Features

    1.  MIDI Keyboard Input
    2.  Sound Effects
    3.  Synthesizer

    Helm VS NES VST

     
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    Odin 2

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    Odin 2 is a versatile 24-voice polyphonic synthesizer that covers about every type of synthesis out there. Odin 2 is released as open-source software.

    24 Odin 2 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Odin 2 screenshot 1

    Odin 2 Features

    1.  Virtual Instrument
    2.  Synthesizer

    Odin 2 VS NES VST

     
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    ZynAddSubFX

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    ZynAddSubFX is a fully featured open source software synthesizer capable of making a countless number of instruments, from some common heard from expensive hardware to interesting sounds that you'll boost to an amazing universe of sounds.

    30 ZynAddSubFX alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • RO flagRomania
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    ZynAddSubFX screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest version (3.0.6) is from January 2022.

    ZynAddSubFX Features

    1.  Synthesizer
    2. Growl icon  Growl integration
    3.  Sound Effects

    ZynAddSubFX VS NES VST

     
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    Surge Synthesizer

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    Surge is an open source digital synthesizer originally written and sold as a commercial product by @kurasu (Claes Johanson) at Vember Audio. The synth uses subtractive hybrid synthesis and each patch contains two 'scenes' which are separate instances of the entire...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    default skin

    Surge Synthesizer Features

    1.  Virtual Instrument
    2.  Synthesizer

    Surge Synthesizer VS NES VST

     
  7. KIA Instrument icon

    KIA Instrument

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    Movement in nature has inspired us for centuries. And now, the sounds of movement in nature have inspired a new instrument that will put you into a creative state of flow.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • KR flagSouth Korea

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    KIA Instrument screenshot 1

    KIA Instrument Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline

    KIA Instrument VS NES VST

     
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    Serum

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    Serum VST is a Wavetable Synthesizer, which pre-installed or imported Wavetables can be used to create synthesized sounds.

    15 Serum alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Serum screenshot 1

    Serum VS NES VST

     

    • Serum is the most popular commercial alternative to NES VST.

    • Serum is Paid and ProprietaryNES VST is Free and Proprietary
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