Image unavailableFriendgineer Labs - Chance
Randomised multi-effects plugin that generates creative effect chains using delay, modulation, reverb, pitch shifting and distortion controls.
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Image unavailableMoloko Instruments - Luch
Soviet-era metallophone instrument blending fragile acoustic samples with vintage synth textures, tape-like instability, noise and atmospheric effects.
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RiverFlux Audio Bit Layer
Multi-band bitcrusher that lets you apply bit crushing, sample-rate reduction and jitter independently across up to eight frequency bands.
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Image unavailableXfer Records - Pink Trombone
Vocal-tract synthesizer that models the mouth, tongue, nose and throat to create vowel, consonant and speech-like sounds inside your DAW.
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Image unavailableMike Moreno DSP - LIRA-8
experimental drone synth inspired by the SOMA Lyra-8, built for dark ambient textures, outer-space sounds and evolving drones using eight tunable voices, FM, dual delay, hyper LFO and distortion.
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TugImgSynth
experimental wavetable synth that lets you drag and drop images to turn visual shapes, textures, and motion into playable, evolving sounds with deep modulation and hands-on control.
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Image unavailableButtons From Hell
A percussion library of recorded switches and buttons, with clean clicks and heavily processed impacts.
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Image unavailableIsivisi SLURP
A synthesizer that combines three oscillating sources through rotational signal processing.
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Hammer & Meißel: Polyphonic Modal Filter
A MIDI-keytracked polyphonic modal filter combining modal, formant, comb and low-pass processing.
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Image unavailableDawesome - Zyklop
A synth like no other—powerful, unique, and ready to inspire your next masterpiece.
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10 pluginsThe Sample Flipping Toolkit
Chop, stretch, pitch and rearrange your samples into something new.
Explore collectionDust, Warmth & Wobble
Tape colour, sampler grit and pitch drift for sounds with a little history.
Explore collectionSoulful Keys
Characterful pianos, electric keys and organs, with tremolo to bring them to life.
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10 pluginsMake Your Drums Knock
Shape the attack, add weight and glue your drums together.
Explore collection10 pluginsOdd Ingredients
Unusual instruments, unexpected textures and effects for your next happy accident.
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10 pluginsSpace & Atmosphere
Build depth and atmosphere with echoes, reverbs, granular textures and evolving pads.
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