The FREE Plugins Report is BACK! We took a break during the hectic Black Friday period to focus on the great Black Friday Sales that were happening (many still available) and now we have a lot of freebies to catch up on. Read on for an epic list of new freebies that appeared over the last couple of months!
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VST Alarm Exclusive Freebies – Red Sounds Vox Engine 2 for full Kontakt is available as a free download.
Until December 13th
Vox Engine 2 is bigger, better and has more interesting and useful controls. Still, this Kontakt library is very simple to operate. Make catchy vocal melodies and motives or layer these chops with synths for making unique sounds. Make chord progressions or textures in polyphonic mode.
HoRNet Plugins Christmas Advent Calendar – every day until December 24th, you will find another offer, discount or freebie in the Advent calendar.
Until December 24th
Here at HoRNet Plugins we really feel the Christmas spirit so we decided to create this nice advent calendar. Everyday you wull find a new discount code on some plugin, make sure to come back everyday to get a new code!
VST Alarm Black Friday Gifts – This is Phat! 808 Engine virtual instrument for full Kontakt by Red Sounds is free.
Until December 30th
Nowadays 808s take the place of the bass-lines in nearly every Hip-Hop/RnB/Trap hit record. Many of the biggest producers reinventing their 808s. To stay fresh and top level you need to step up 808 game. Using this Kontakt instrument you can create 808 bass-line in minutes. There are 44 rich, handcrafted presets, so you will find the right 808 sound for every track. Also, simple, but effective GUI is letting you mix 808s on the fly.
Choose from Antares Choir, AIR Music Drum Synth, Dawesome LOVE, or a Loopcloud 1-Month Artist Plan free with any purchase from Plugin Boutique.
Until December 31st
DrumSynth is, as you would expect by its name, a plugin focused on drum synthesis. It relies on a combination of FM synthesis, analog modeling synthesis, and physical modeling synthesis that empower the 8 individual sound engines: Kick, Snare, Clap, Hi-Hat, Tom, Percussion, Crash, and Ride.
Description and ImageCHOIR – Vocal Multiplier is a unique vocal processor that turns a single monophonic voice into a lush choir of 4, 8, 16, or even 32 distinct individual unison voices, each with its own pitch, timing, and vibrato variations.
Dawesome’s Love is what I call a ‘soundscape designer.’ I had the opportunity to beta-test it before release and it’s an excellent tool to generate instant ambient textures from any source. The magic comes from the combination of a velvety SHIMMER effect, a simple-to-use GRANULAR engine, and an epic spacey REVERB.
Owners of a Bitwig Studio license with an active Upgrade Plan can download Snap Heap by Kilohearts for free.
Until April 26th
Snap Heap is a modular plug-in that allows you to create up to seven serial or parallel FX chains and bring every parameter to life using its built-in modulation system. The open architecture of the Kilohearts Ecosystem gives you the freedom to design any effect you can imagine. This powerful plug-in is now available for free to all Bitwig Circle members. With Snap Heap you get Kilohearts Essentials, a large library of useful FX that are available as Snapins and can be combined and modulated as you desire. A unique modulation section allows you to connect modulators and FX in infinite combinations for ultimate control or chaos.
Full Bucket Music has released Oxid, a free ARP Omni-2 synthesizer emulation plugin for Win & Mac.
Forever Free
Full Bucket Music has launched a new software instrument, Oxid, which is a free emulation plugin of the ARP Omni-2 synthesizer. Available for both Windows and macOS, Oxid is designed to simulate the classic ARP Omni-2 Polyphonic Synthesizer from the 1970s, offering high performance and low CPU consumption. Oxid is compatible with Microsoft Windows (VST2/VST3/CLAP) and Apple macOS (VST2/VST3/CLAP/AU). It is developed using native C++ code, ensuring optimal performance and minimal CPU usage. Oxid is compatible with Microsoft Windows (VST2/VST3/CLAP) and Apple macOS (VST2/VST3/CLAP/AU). It is developed using native C++ code, ensuring optimal performance and minimal CPU usage.
DixonBeats has released DB1, a free virtual instrument plugin for Mac & Win, inspired by the Casio SK-1.
Forever Free
“DB-1” is inspired by the legendary Casio SK-1 that was originally released in 1985. The overall design is heavily inspired by the SK-1 with the sliders and buttons being modelled in the original 1980s Casio style, but we have added our own twist to make the design current while not losing that nostalgic feel. We have hosted DB1 on WeTransfer for the simple fact that we know there will be a lot of traffic coming to download it. If we were to host it directly on my website / Shopify it would certainly crash and not be available for a while on any given day. Cheers for understanding.
Cherry Audio has released the Synthesizer Expander Module plugin for free.
Forever Free
Synthesizer Expander Module is a free emulation of the classic Oberheim® self‑contained synthesizer module of the same name. Originally released in 1974, the keyboardless, mono module was intended as a companion to the one of the earliest digital sequencers, the Oberheim DS-2. Synthesizer Expander Module is a standalone virtual instrument and plugin, not a module for Voltage Modular. For Voltage Modular, please check out the Voltage Modular Synthesizer Expander Module Bundle from Cherry Audio/MRB with extensive patch panels for modular flexibility, and includes the Poly Synthesizer Expander Module. Synthesizer Expander Module is available in AU, VST, VST3, AAX, and standalone formats.
Bertom Audio has released Vocal Compressor for Win, Mac & Linux. Available under the pay-what-you-want system, including for free.
Forever Free
Vocal Compressor is a simple compressor plugin optimized for speech and singing voice. It is heavily inspired by how mastering limiters work and features the same kind of lookahead (about 1ms) and program dependency but in a soft knee compression context. Additionally, the “HF Sens” sidechain filter allows you to fine-tune the sensitivity to high frequencies. It is similar to what you can find on the back of a famous optical compressor.
Quiet Music has released Classic GTR 2 Lite, a free virtual instrument plugin for Win & Mac.
Forever Free
Classic GTR 2 Lite is a multisampled Spanish guitar library for Windows & Mac, featuring a curated selection of 5 presets from the full version, available for unrestricted use. Consider upgrading to the full version for an enhanced musical experience!
MNTRA Instruments has released Tenebrae-LE, a free version of the upcoming full instrument Tenebrae. Works with the free Mndala Engine.
Forever Free
Tenebrae-LE is the free version of our upcoming, full artist-instrument, Tenebrae. LA-based artist Joseph Holiday creates apocalyptic electronic visions (affectionately described as ‘Death Beats’) under the moniker SNAKES OF RUSSIA. His singular sound weaves together textured modular synth patches with gritty drum samples, all slammed through destructive chains of unobtanium outboard and tape to create a unique world of darkness.
Echo Sound Works has released Vinyl Guitar 2, a free instrument plugin for Win & Mac.
Forever Free
Vinyl Guitar 2, a massive upgrade from our first plugin ever! listened to your feedback from the first version and added tons of additional controls, like a round robin on/off toggle and unique pitch shifting effects. With 10 distinct sample sets and per-layer sculpting ability for each one, you can mix and match different layers for a truly unique base sound. Morever, further adjust the sound with 11 customizable effects, including Speaker and Background Noise effects that are perfect for Lofi productions. There are also 2 different Delay modes, Ping Pong and Stereo Delay, as well as 2 Reverb modules: a Plate Reverb and a True Stereo IR.
Aberrant DSP has released Lofi Oddity, a free degradation effect plugin.
Forever Free
Lofi Oddity is a free toolkit for sonic destruction and experimentation. Incorporating effects from SketchCassette, Digitalis, ShapeShifter, and, Lofi Oddity is an immediate and easy-to-use ear candy playground.
Slate Digital has released Heatwave, a free one-knob saturation plugin for Win & Mac.
Forever Free
Heatwave is a fast, effective, and free way to add grit and aggressiveness to almost any sound while preserving its original transients. Add sizzle to drum parts without losing the snappy attacks. Beef up a funk bass without softening the slap. Distress an acoustic guitar while preserving the intricacies of fingerstyle playing. Heatwave employs a minimal but inspiring interface dominated by a single control to “add heat” to the sound. All the magic is hidden behind-the-scenes, so you don’t need to learn anything technical to make skillful use of the plugin. Heatwave preserves and can even exaggerate transients through a complex use of transient shaping, saturation, compression, and EQ.
Inear Display has released Bref, a free (or PWYW) random percussion synth plugin for Win & Mac.
Forever Free
Bref, a compact synthesizer plugin, specializes in creating synthetic percussion sounds. Utilizing a modified version of Ephemere’s synthesis engine, Bref effortlessly produces a vast array of short, crisp metallic sounds. The workflow of Bref is streamlined and intuitive; The plugin randomly generates a pair of sounds on startup. Trigger it with a MIDI note (the sound has a fixed pitch, making it easy to use the plugin inside drum racks for example).
Tokyo Dawn Labs has released TDR Prism, a free frequency analyzer plugin for Mac & Win with a focus on human audio perception.
Forever Free
TDR Prism is a modern frequency analyzer with a focus on human audio perception. Easy to use and configurable, this audio plugin gives precise insight into the spectral properties of a signal. Among its flexible audio sourcing, decoding and visual configuration possibilities, Prism features a wide range of spectral weighting/tilting methods, peak/RMS smoothing options, including human auditory filters and real-time indication of auditory masking. A freely resizable user interface with fullscreen support offers comfortable insight into the audio spectrum. Screen magnification, automatic marker lines and tone generator options further help inspect audio signals with ease.
The Crow Hill Company has released R+D Strings beta, a free library for the Vaults virtual instrument for Win & Mac.
Forever Free
The Crow Hill Company has just announced the beta for R+D Strings, a free library for its Vaults virtual instrument on Windows and macOS. The library results from experimental sampling and captures a “beautiful string section that evolves and takes you on an unexpected musical journey.” The R+D Strings library requires the free Vaults plugin (VST/VST3, AU, and AAX) to operate. You’ll also need to make a free account on The Crow Hill Company’s website. The company will continue to update Vaults with free libraries moving forward, so keep an eye out for further updates. R+D Strings is the second release in this project, with the debut release being the free Attic Grand.
Fuse Audio Labs has released VPRE-72, a free vintage tube preamp plugin for Win & Mac.
Forever Free
Divine and subtle – this is why you hear the magic of this aerial tube pre on countless kicks, snares, vocals and basses all over the world. The VPRE-72 catches the exact spirit with a faithful emulation of the input and output transformers, the dual EF804s pentode circuit with its peculiar feedback structure, as well as the heavy output choke which produces a subtle touch of air.
Yum Audio has released Crispy Clip Light, a free audio clipper plugin.
Forever Free
Based on Crispy Clip, its light version is a professional-grade audio clipper plugin designed for precise and dynamic sound shaping. This digital audio tool comes equipped with both Push and Ceiling controls, allowing you to accurately set the clipping threshold and specify the exact gain amount. The included Shape control offers seamless transitions between soft and hard clipping modes, providing advanced control over harmonic content and warmth. Coupled with the easy-to-read analog metering, Crispy Clip Light is an ideal tool for music producers, suitable for any DAW production scenario.
Venn Audio has released Free Suite, including 9 free plugins for Win & Mac.
Forever Free
Free Suite is a completely free, performant, light weight, resizeable, zero fuss set of cross-platform audio plugins. All the tools needed to fully mix a track to professional standards. No registration needed, simply download and enjoy! Free Suite is available for Windows, Mac, Mac M1 native and Linux, in VST3, AU and AAX formats.
Goodhertz has released Loudness, a free loudness meter plugin for Win & Mac.
Forever Free
Loudness features a large real-time metering graph with a histogram on its right-hand side. Depending on the meter type selected (LUFS/RMS/Peak/True Peak), the graph will simultaneously display its corresponding Momentary value as a stroke line and its corresponding Short Term value as a filled line. The target loudness is represented by a dashed line overlay.
UAD’s LUNA DAW is now available for FREE for Mac users.
Forever Free
Get your songs sounding like the records you love with LUNA – a next-generation DAW that makes it easy to record, edit, and mix your music. LUNA is the only recording software with the sound of classic studio equipment like analog console summing and tape machine emulations, built right in.
Arturia has released Analog Lab Play, a free version of the Analog Lab plugin.
Forever Free
Analog Lab Play is a free software instrument with a library of 100 essential, hard-hitting, mix-ready synths, keys, basses, pads, and more that’ll make you fall in love with music all over again
Versilian Studios has released VCSL Keys, a free library collection in SFZ format, featuring 5 pianos and 5 harpsichords.
Forever Free
VCSL Keys uses SFZ Format instead of being a standalone VSTi or Audio Units plugin. You will need to download and install the free Sforzando player plugin by Plogue to use these instruments.
Sonuscore has released FREE The Saw, a free cinematic textures library for Kontakt Player.
Forever Free
We’re certain you’ll learn to rely on THE SAW every time you need some shrill, bone-tingling, creeptastic sounds in your composition or event. No doubt it will create just the right touch of terror to your project.
New Nation Audio has released Cowboy Harp, a free jaw harp virtual instrument plugin for Mac & Win.
Forever Free
Whether you’re a composer working on the score for a gritty gunfight, a nostalgic saloon scene, or simply yearning to infuse your music with the authentic spirit of the Wild West, the “Cowboy Harp” audio plugin is your trusty sidearm. Its twangy notes transport you back to a time of duels and dust-covered trails, of pioneers and bandits, ensuring your music captures the heart of the Old West. Lasso your creativity and let it roam freely across the sun-drenched plains and rugged canyons of yesteryear with the “Cowboy Harp.”
Quiet Music has released Quiet Piano 2 Lite, a free virtual instrument plugin for Mac & Win.
Forever Free
Quiet Piano 2 Lite is a FREE virtual instrument meticulously crafted from high-quality samples of a Yamaha C3 piano and a Steinway A188 piano. This instrument delivers captivating LoFi Ambient piano sounds enhanced with premium virtual effects and pedals.
Sonora Cinematic & SwishSwoosh have released Little Amber, a free library for Kontakt Player.
Forever Free
Released in collaboration with SwishSwoosh, AMBER presents an easy-to-use interface and masterfully pre-produced sounds making it simple for anyone to create a truly haunting atmosphere for film and games.
Elevate your horror sound design! All of the content in AMBER is original and recorded and designed by the experienced sound engineers, sound designers, and software engineers of MadRooster Game Audio Lab.
Fanan has released Saxophia gen2, a free saxophone instrument plugin for Windows.
Forever Free
Our classic saxophone instrument is back under new version due to your continual requests. We also added 2 new models (jazz, pop), added poping up advanced edtior and added a cool “spread” effect which emulates 3 voices unison. Saxophia gen2’s goals are easy to use yet good sounding plug & play style saxophone, cheap in resources and quickly editable with full midi learn capabilities (right mouse click on any significant button or knob).
Wasted Audio has released CRSHR, FLDR and SMTHR, free distortion plugins for Win, Mac & Linux.
Forever Free
CRSHR: This is our super simple bit reduction effect plugin. It is very easy to use, with some basic controls. Like all our other software this plugin is without DRM and Opensource.
FLDR: This is our wave folding effect plugin. It is very easy to use, with some basic controls. It includes an automated limiter, that will try to keep things within the RMS level of your input signal. Be careful with it as the output can potentially be very hot! Like all our other software this plugin is without DRM and Opensource.
SMTHR: This is our soft-clipping overdrive plugin. It is very easy to use, with some basic controls. It includes an automated limiter, that will try to keep things within the RMS level of your input signal. Be careful with it as the output can potentially be very hot! Like all our other software this plugin is without DRM and Opensource.
The Crow Hill Company has released Attic Grand, a free piano virtual instrument plugin for Win & Mac from their Vaults series.
Forever Free
The Crow Hill Company launches its Vaults series with the FREE Attic Grand piano. The Crow Hill Company is a project led by Christian Henson, formerly of Spitfire Audio, while Vaults is a series of plugins that host exclusive sounds, like Attic Grand.
Analog Obsession has released Rare Bundle, including two free EQ plugins for Win & Mac – Rare and Rare SE.
Forever Free
Rare and RareSE are two versions of a free bundle of EQ plugins released by Analog Obsession. The bundle is a recreation of a Pultec EQ with some modern additions.
Rare
A passive equalizer plugin inspired by the classic Pultec hardware. It has an optional pre-EQ gain stage.
RareSE
A dual mono, stereo, mid/side Pultec style equalizer. It has L/R and M/S processing.
Soundpaint has released Polyphon, a free giant music box virtual instrument for the free Soundpaint Engine.
Forever Free
A remarkable mechanical instrument born in the late 19th century, the Polyphon operates like a giant music box. It uses precise pins on interchangeable discs to create sparkly, enchanting melodies. What makes the Polyphon truly captivating is its delightful unpredictability. With each note struck at a consistent force but producing subtly unique timbres, there is always an element of mechanical whimsy.
Ohmforce has released Frohmager, a free filter plugin for Win & Mac and the successor of their old Frohmage plugin.
Forever Free
Released in 2001 and maintained for 20 years, forhmage filter has from the begining been an insanely popular free with millions of cumulated download. As we’re creating a new platform for our plugins, Frohmage was high on our list of things to bring to the world. Enriched with a modulation matrix that leaves nothing to desire, and our brand new Macros system, it’s now more than Frohmage, It’s Frohmager.
Gospel Producers has released Loop Track, a free drum rompler for Win & Mac.
Forever Free
Gospel Producers has unveiled its latest product, Loop Track, a free drum rompler compatible with both Windows and Mac systems. The software is packed with over 400 robust drum samples designed to enhance any track they are incorporated into.
Cymatics has released Deja Vu, a free time warping plugin for Win & Mac.
Forever Free
Deja Vu was designed to completely change the vibe / feeling of any sound by time-stretching and pitch-shifting in a musical way. This “slowed down” atmospheric like effect can be heard on countless modern pop and hip-hop records. Deja Vu includes 9 unique time signatures to shift through, with customizable parameters to switch up the outcome in real time.
SampleScience has released 80s DrumStar, a free drum module plugin for Win & Mac.
Forever Free
80s DrumStar is a drum module featuring the sound of the Elka DrumStar 80, a mid-80s drum machine from Italy with a great lofi and punchy sound! All 32 sounds of the original machine are included plus 6 built-in effects to tweak them to your taste. The percussive power of 80s DrumStar lies in its very rough samples that can cut through any mix.
CWITEC has updated the free TX16Wx Software Sampler to v3.6.0.
Forever Free
TX16Wx Software Sampler is a plug-in for the creative musician, inspired and modeled after the best hardware samplers with all the ease and new exiting features of modern software
MonsterDAW has released Monster Toys, a free toy instrument plugin for Mac & Win.
Forever Free
MONSTER TOYS version 1.2023.10 is here to amplify your music-making journey like never before. Get ready to explore the realm of toy instruments in your music production, all in one fantastic plugin!
BFD Audio has released BFD Player, a free drum plugin for Mac & Win with a 5GB core library.
Forever Free
BFD has an enviable reputation of helping professional music producers make great hits with the flagship BFD3! BFD has won countless awards over the last decade. Building on that heritage, BFD Player offers the same high quality drum kits, grooves and mixing options for songwriters and music producers. BFD Player is easy to use. Simply open it up as a virtual instrument in your favourite DAW, or in standalone mode and you’ve got fantastic real drum sounds, imaginative professional
grooves and an easy to use mixer.
Brummer has released ToneTwistPlugs, a free collection of distortion plugins for Win, Mac and Linux.
Forever Free
Brummer released ToneTwistPlugsm, a free collection of distortion VST plugins for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The plugins are compatible with LV2 and VST2.
Fracture Sounds has released Blueprint Electric Keys, a free library for Kontakt Player.
Forever Free
Electric Keys offers the chance to experience the detailed sampling of an original Fender Rhodes Mark 1, combining the iconic sound of this instrument with our well-established modern sampling techniques and atmospheric effects. This is the first instrument in the Blueprint series: an ever-growing collection of free sample libraries for Kontakt Player.
WrongTools has released Spin, a free carousel & music box library for full Kontakt.
Forever Free
Our journey into the creation of SPIN began when buying two self playing antique instruments at a thrift market: a Cylinder Music Box and a Carousel Music Box.
Variety Of Sound has released epicPLATE mkII, a free reverb plugin for Windows.
Forever Free
epicPLATE delivers a modern recreation of classic plate reverberation. It covers the fast and consistent reverb build up as well as that distinct tonality the plate reverb is known for and still so much beloved today. Its unique reverb diffusion makes it a perfect companion for all kinds of delay effects and a perfect fit not only for vocals and drums.
Toybox has released Thump One, a free synth plugin for Mac & Win.
Forever Free
Thump One is an easy to use music synthesiser plugin with a fun glitchy ‘wavetable’ engine and a bank of flexible multi-segment envelopes to shape the sound in any direction you desire. Perfect for powerful kick drums, huge club basses and soaring leads.
Soundprops has released SP–Free Arcade Extension, a free librarys for Kontakt (full version).
Forever Free
Dive into a wave of sonic nostalgia with our exclusive ‘SP – Free Arcade Extension’ sample collection! Experience the magic of classic games from the legendary arcade machines of the 80s and 90s like never before. With SP – Free Arcade Extension, we bring the excitement and energy of those iconic games straight to your music studio.
SampleScience has released Organic Alien Drones, a free virtual instrument (rompler) for Mac & Win.
Forever Free
Organic Alien Drones comprises a set of drones that have been crafted by modulating synthesizer chords with field recordings. These drones were created using two distinct techniques: the first method involves the use of a vocoder, while the second employs convolution. The outcome is both peculiar and musical, making it valuable for crafting soundscapes from another world.
Davisynth has released Spiral Delay, a free ping-pong delay plugin for Win & Mac.
Forever Free
Spiral Delay is a step up from your basic ping-pong delay! It makes echoes that slowly pan back and forth at an adjustable speed. This amounts to a ping-pong style delay but instead of switching between hard-left and hard-right panning, there are intermediate panning steps.
Linda Audio has released Stargazer, a free shimmer reverb and delay effect plugin for Windows.
Forever Free
Linda Audio releases Stargazer – hybrid delay/reverb with shimmer grain generator. The unique effect that can transform any sound to the ethereal shimmering soundscape, string-like or organ-like ensemble (like other shimmer reverbs) but its capabilities are wider. Stargazer is fantastic tool for any ambient music, but it is great also for many other genres and use cases. It works great with guitars as well as with synths or it can be used for some unique sfx design.
ViatorDSP has released LV-50A, a free (or PWYW) parametric EQ plugin for Win & Mac.
Forever Free
LV-50A is a vintage parametric equalizer. Dive into the sonic legacy of the past while harnessing the power of the future with the LV-50A. Crafted to capture the essence of revered hardware EQ’s. It’s available in AU and VST3 formats.
Eduard Telik has released ETI Roads, a free highly detailed Rhodes Mark II electric piano library for full Kontakt.
Forever Free
Eduard Telik has unveiled ETI Roads, a complimentary and meticulously detailed Rhodes Mark II electric piano library for full Kontakt. This new release aims to revive the unique sound of the Rhodes MKII, providing a source of inspiration for music producers.
Rast Sound has released Calm 2, a free ambience library for full Kontakt.
Forever Free
We were already building a concept library with a chill twist to the sounds. After deciding to support our community with free libraries during pandemic times, we have further developed and Calm is born. This engine offers soothing playable sounds, shots and patterns designed from our recordings. It sounds beautiful and helps create soothing music.
SampleScience has released Virtual Vocaid, a free plugin for Win & Mac, emulation of Texas Instruments’ Vocaid vocal assistance device.
Forever Free
Virtual Vocaid is a software rendition of Texas Instruments’ Vocaid, a vocal assistance device created for individuals with speech impairments. It accurately reproduces the distinct synthetic speech of the iconic astrophysicist Stephen Hawking. The software can produce all feasible combinations of words, letters, and numbers generatable by the original device.
99Sounds has released Drumplayer, a free drum virtual instrument plugin for Win & Mac.
Forever Free
Drumplayer includes twenty drum kits suitable for hip-hop, electronic, lo-fi, glitch, and experimental music. Each kit consists of fourteen sounds, including (but not limited to) kicks, snares, hi-hats, and percussion. Drumplayer also features a 14-channel mixer with volume and stereo pan controls for each channel. The drums can be routed to AUX channels for additional processing in your digital audio workstation.
Audiolatry has released RetroGrit Lite a free virtual instrument plugin for Win & Mac.
Forever Free
The full version of Retrogrit comes packed with 80 multi-sampled presets sourced from vintage analog synthesizers: Keys, Leads, Bells, Plucks, Synths, and Pads. Retrogrit Lite is a free Retro Lofi virtual instrument plugin with 9 multi-sampled presets taken from the full version. Apart from fewer presets, there is no other difference between the two versions – this free edition is 100% functional and royalty-free. The GUI is easy to use and intuitive, featuring effect units and controls such as Chorus, Distortion, Cabinet, Delay, Reverb, LFO modulation, ADSR envelope, filter cutoff, etc.
JD Factory has released UltimUtility, a free stereo signal control plugin for Mac & Win.
Forever Free
UltimUtility is a simple plugin that gives you control over virtually every aspect of your stereo signal. The input matrix allows soloing of L, R, Mid or Side, as well as the physical (dual mono) left or right of the mid or side signal. Independant L and R polarity controls, stereo swap… A balance panner and true stereo (combined) panner in one knob. Stereo widening with a ”mono bass” function.
Arthelion has released Moloss II, a free hybrid synth plugin for Windows.
Forever Free
MOLOSS is a virtual synth, available as a VST plugin or standandalone exe, to build analog vintage sounds by combining several techniques used in the 80’s. Its 4 voices mix Subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis, frequency (or actually phase) modulation, cross modulation, to allow a very wide sound range, with a lightweight CPU load. It has a default polyphony of 64 notes, and 2 mono “solo” modes. A lot of parameters can be modulated with controllers, to give the best live expressivity. It has a full embedded file-based preset management.
SampleScience has released Modular Synth VCO, a free synth plugin for Mac & Win.
Forever Free
Modular Synth VCO is a virtual instrument meticulously crafted to replicate the distinctive sonic palette of the Doepfer A-110-1 module’s four primary waveforms. This digital marvel exudes an edgy and unconventional auditory character, setting it apart from the norm. Despite being digital, its waveforms are unstable, like analog oscillators.
Bertom Audio has released EQ Curve Analyzer v2.0.0. The plugin is provided under the pay-what-you-want system, including for free.
Forever Free
EQ Curve Analyzer is an analyzer and signal generator plugin to see the frequency response (magnitude and phase) of any plugin or hardware. Insert the plugin you want to analyse between two instances of EQ Curve Analyzer, the first one set as a signal generator and the second one as an analyzer. Then adjust the latency if needed. That’s it!
ViatorDSP has released Bedroom Comp MkII, a free compressor plugin for Mac & Win.
Forever Free
Elevate your sound to new heights with the Bedroom Comp MkII. With a perfect blend of VCA and Opto compression models, this plugin gives you precise control and an analog touch for a polished and professional sound.
Eoin O’Dowd has released Layer Engine, a free (or PWYW) granular engine plugin for Win & Linux.
Forever Free
Layer engine is a granular engine and multi loop player plugin for Rhapsody player. layer engine is more of a sound design tool for creating soundscaped pad like atmos.
ViatorDSP has released Graphic EQ, a free (or PWYW) graphic EQ plugin for Win & Mac.
Forever Free
Introducing the Viator Graphic EQ: Your Ultimate Analog Emulation Graphic EQ Plugin. Unlock the true potential of your audio with Viator Graphic EQ, a plugin designed to bring the classic character of analog EQ hardware right to your digital audio workstation. Whether you’re a professional producer, mixing engineer, or an aspiring musician, this plugin will overcharge your audio processing experience.
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