Jared Ambrose’s wind instrument plugin Starbreath is available as a free download for a limited time!
This article covers the download details and an overview of Starbreath. Be sure to check it out.
What Is Jared Ambrose’s Starbreath?
Starbreath is a sample-free wind instrument plugin that recreates flutes, reeds, and brass through physical modeling. It calculates the behavior of air, pipe, reed, and lips sample by sample, and can be played with wind controllers such as the Akai EWI as well as a regular MIDI keyboard. According to the official site, it is free until January 31, 2027, after which later versions will be paid. Versions downloaded during the free period can be kept and used as they are.
Key Features
- 12 instruments included: Native American-style flute, NAF double, Shakuhachi, Bansuri, Concert flute, Pan flute, Clarinet, Duduk, Duduk Classic, Trombone, Trumpet, and Trumpet with wah-wah mute
- 5 drones that can sound beneath your playing: Singing bowl, Tanpura, Breath pad, Bowl and pad, and Duduk dam
- Third-order ambisonic reverb with 6 rooms (kiva, wood hall, cathedral, cave, forest, canyon) and binaural / stereo / UHJ output
- Freeze function that holds the reverb tail with the sustain pedal
- Harmonizer that turns each melody note into a chord (up to 4 voices)
- Breath curve adjustment, tonguing, and MIDI Learn for every control
- 36 factory presets and a demo tour
- Starbreath Tools for building your own instrument from a recording (experimental beta)
- Supported: Windows 10 or later, macOS 10.13 or later (Apple Silicon / Intel), and Linux (CLAP / VST3 / AU (macOS) / standalone), plus an Android app (beta)
- No account or email registration is required to download
How to Download and Install Starbreath
Click "Download free" on the official page, then download and install the installer for your OS (.pkg for macOS, .exe for Windows, .tar.gz for Linux). The free period runs until January 31, 2027.