I dont know if these have been posted. I just bought a Digital Music Maker magazine that is a guide to make a CD from the very beginning. There are some great mastering tips and some demo software and tutorials on the CD that came with it.
They have a list of site with freeware…I have seen some of them posted here but here goes.
Wavepad wave editor www.nch.com.au
wavesplitter for grabbing bits of wav to use in samplers and such…http://claudiosoft.online.fr
Phadiiz phase distortion synth www.algomusic.com
Spatsynth 8 subtractive synth http://acousmodules.free.fr
Buzcomp bundle of comps www.x-buzz.com
Ukmchorus2 4 stage chorus www.uk-music.de
thanks for remember us and post syn!