What synthesizers, genres, and sound types are available on PresetShare?

PresetShare is a free preset exchange platform for VST synthesizers, and its library is organized along three browsable axes: synthesizer, genre, and sound type. The site reports 23,415 free presets across 51+ synthesizers, so you can filter by the synth you actually own, then narrow by style or by the kind of sound you need. The counts below come from the site's own category listings and reflect what was published at the time of writing, so treat them as scale indicators rather than fixed numbers.

Synthesizers available on PresetShare

The catalog is dominated by a few popular synths, but it extends well beyond them. The largest categories:

Beyond the top tier, the site lists 51 synthesizers in total, including Helm (132), Spire (127), Odin II (106), Dune 3 (103), Diva (100), Zebra (94), MassiveX (82), Patcher FX (68), GMS (62), ANA 2 (62), The Legend (60), Toxic Biohazard (47), Harmless (46), Instrument Rack (39), Avenger (37), Current (36), Ghost (36), Hive 2 (35), Minibit (35), Audjoo Helix (34), FM8 (33), Audio Effect Rack (33), Electra2 (33), Charlatan 3 (24), Essence (22), Rapid (22), Wavetable (22), Vaporizer 2 (18), Grid (16), Twin 3 (9), Absynth 6 (5), and Retrologue (4).

A few practical notes on this list:

• Vital and Serum together account for roughly two-thirds of the library. If you use either, you will almost always find something relevant.
• Serum and Serum 2 are separate categories. A preset filed under Serum 2 is not necessarily compatible with the original Serum, so check which version the upload targets before downloading.
• Some entries are effects, not instruments — Patcher FX, Audio Effect Rack, and Instrument Rack are rack/effect formats rather than standalone synths.
• Free synths are well represented. Vital, Surge, Helm, Charlatan 3, and Odin II are all free or freeware, so you can use a large share of the library without buying a synth.

Genres covered

Presets are tagged by genre, and the spread is broad enough to cover most electronic production styles:

Two things worth knowing before you filter:

• "Multigenre" is the single largest tag. These presets are designed to work across styles, which makes them a reasonable starting point if you are not chasing a specific genre.
• Bass-heavy genres dominate the specific tags. Dubstep, Drum and Bass, and Bass House together make up a large share of genre-tagged presets, which matches the platform's overall tilt toward bass sound design.

Sound types

Every preset is also classified by what it does musically:

How to read this:

• Bass is by far the largest sound type, more than double the next category. If you produce bass music, this is the platform's strongest area.
• Lead, Keys, Pad, and Pluck form a solid melodic core — enough to build full tracks without leaving the site.
• Reese and Sub are separate from Bass, so if you specifically want a Reese bass or a sub layer, filter on those tags rather than scrolling the general Bass list.
• Drums and FX are present but smaller, and since these are synth presets, expect synthesized drums and sound-design FX rather than sampled acoustic kits.

How to combine the three filters

The three axes are independent, so the most efficient approach is to filter by synth first, then genre, then sound type. For example:

1. Pick Vital (largest library, free synth).
2. Narrow to Drum and Bass.
3. Select Bass or Reese.

That combination returns a manageable list instead of the full 23,415. If a filter combination comes back empty or very thin, drop the genre filter first — the Multigenre tag often holds presets that fit your style even when the specific genre tag does not.

What this means for you

• If you use Vital or Serum, PresetShare is worth bookmarking — the library is deep enough to cover most needs.
• If you use a less common synth (Absynth, Retrologue, Twin 3), expect only a handful of presets, so check the count before investing time browsing.
• If you produce bass music, the genre and sound-type distribution is clearly in your favor.
• If you need cinematic, ambient, or synthwave material, those categories are well populated but smaller than the bass-focused ones.

The platform also includes community features — Bundles, Quests, Tracks, Samples, Recipes, and user profiles — alongside the preset library, so browsing by category is only one way into the catalog.