We’ve scoured the deepest corners of the internet for free plugins so you don’t have to. From everyday essentials to some properly weird discoveries, we’ve rounded up hundreds of instruments, effects and creative tools, all in one place.
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Synths, pianos and instruments to start an idea.
Texture, movement, colour and happy accidents.
EQs, compressors and tools for the final touches.
Samplers, MIDI tools and creative utilities.
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Image unavailableA collection of free utility plugins designed for modern metal production, offering tools for vocal processing, loudness control, pitch shifting, and heavy impact sound effects. 🎛️🔥
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Image unavailablecollection of guitar-focused plugins including amp modelers, pedal simulations, and effects designed to bring realistic guitar tones and easy tone shaping directly into your DAW.
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Image unavailableA collection of sampled keyboards, orchestral instruments and creative textures for Kontakt Player.
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Image unavailableA bundle of one-knob effects for quick tonal and spatial changes.
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Image unavailableFree collection of Waves effects and instruments.
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A collection of weird-looking, weird-sounding rare VST plugins.
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Image unavailableSingle interface for the Airwindows effects collection.
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audio plugins developed by the students of the course Development of technologies for music production
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Image unavailablethree hardware-inspired plugins for cleaning up vocal tracks. One look at their names tells you what they do: DeCLICK, DePLOSV, and DeBleed.
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Image unavailablea complete collection of nine useful free plugins for mixing.
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Image unavailableCollection of legacy distortion, delay, filter, synth and modulation effects.
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Small selections to spark ideas, solve problems or find something new.
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10 pluginsChop, stretch, pitch and rearrange your samples into something new.
Explore collectionTape colour, sampler grit and pitch drift for sounds with a little history.
Explore collectionCharacterful pianos, electric keys and organs, with tremolo to bring them to life.
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10 pluginsShape the attack, add weight and glue your drums together.
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10 pluginsUnusual instruments, unexpected textures and effects for your next happy accident.
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10 pluginsBuild depth and atmosphere with echoes, reverbs, granular textures and evolving pads.
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