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Synth

DAWJunkie - VinylSynth Jr

Sample-based lo-fi synth built from sounds recorded from vinyl, with three sound layers, filtering, unison, arpeggiator and built-in effects.

macOS · Windows

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Dusk Audio - Tape Echo 2

Space Echo-style tape delay and spring reverb emulation with three playback heads, wow and flutter, tape ageing and tempo sync.

Windows · macOS · Linux

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Saxophone

Fracture Sounds - Blueprint: Textural Sax

Atmospheric tenor sax instrument featuring four textural articulations, an additional atmosphere layer and built-in lo-fi, delay and reverb controls.

macOS · Windows

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Sample Instrument

Moloko Instruments - Luch

Soviet-era metallophone instrument blending fragile acoustic samples with vintage synth textures, tape-like instability, noise and atmospheric effects.

macOS · Windows

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Bitcrusher

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.

macOS · Windows

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Trebless - Tesseract Echo

Four-head tape delay and reverb with per-head controls, feedback drive, stereo modulation, ducking and MIDI-tuned Karplus-Strong synthesis.

macOS · Windows · Linux

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Tuğrul Akyüz - TugPhonon

Experimental rotating tape delay with eight independent playback heads, per-head filtering, modulation and physical-modelled resonators for creative sound design.

Windows · Linux

Electronik SoundLab - Voltus FX

gritty multi-effect plugin that combines vintage BBD delay, heavy dual-stage saturation, analog-style modulation and filtering to add dark lo-fi warmth, chaotic echoes and raw hardware-inspired character to your sounds.

Windows · macOS

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GS DSP - Quantum Delay Lite

a vintage-inspired stereo delay plugin with deep modulation, filtering, and flexible timing controls for creating everything from warm tape echoes to evolving, experimental delay textures.

Windows · macOS

Multi FX

Jonas Eriksson - Tape Fiasco

multi-effect plugin that combines granular time-stretching, tape-style varispeed manipulation, and rhythmic stutter effects for real-time glitchy sound design and performance.

Windows · macOS

Delay Reverb

Smiarx - ÆLAPSE

a delay and reverb plugin combining tape-style delay with spring-inspired reverb, perfect for everything from subtle guitar ambience to dreamy pads and dub-style echoes.

macOS · Windows

Saturation

HoRNet - TapeLite

analog tape saturation plugin that emulates a classic Otari-style tape machine to add warmth, glue, and subtle compression to your tracks.

Windows · macOS

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Sinevibes - Skew v2

non-linear reverse delay effect plugin that slices incoming audio into tempo-synced reversed chunks and warps their playback speed for pitch-bending, tape-rewind, and rhythmic glitch effects.

Windows · macOS · Linux

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Tiagolr - QDelay

dual stereo delay that packs deep, EchoBoy-style features like ping-pong, swing, pitch shifting, saturation, modulation, and tape-style wow and flutter into a fast, no-nonsense workflow.

Windows · macOS · Linux

Synth

DAWJunkie - DSS-130SE

vintage-style synth sampled from the 1987 Yamaha PSS-130, delivering lo-fi digital tones and nostalgic character in a simple VST/AU plugin.

Windows · macOS

Compressor Tape Emulation

Variety of Sound - FerricTDS

tape dynamics simulator that delivers classic tape-style compression, saturation, and soft clipping, adding glue, warmth, and musical loudness with modern controls and an authentic analogue-inspired character.

Windows

Clipper

Xilentch XMTape&Clip

mastering-style tape and clipping plugin that adds clean loudness, depth, and subtle hardware-like character with near-zero aliasing and independent left/right response for a more natural, analogue-feeling result.

Windows · macOS

Bitcrusher

HOFA Plugins - DigiDestroy

A bitcrusher with bit-depth reduction, sample-rate degradation, jitter and clipping.

Windows · macOS

Vinyl

Sottovoce DSP - Sotto Spindown

Recreates vinyl-style slowdown with an editable deceleration curve and reusable presets.

Windows · macOS

Sonimus - DelaySon

A tape-inspired delay with controls for rhythmic echoes and analog-style coloration.

Windows · macOS

Modulation

UnplugRed Modman

a modulation effect that uses a Perlin noise algorithm to create organic, ever-changing movements, letting you modulate tape drift, filter, saturation, and amplitude for everything from subtle pad movement to warped, experimental textures.

macOS · Windows

Tape Emulation

23DSP - 23Tape

an analog tape simulator that lets you dial in everything from gentle saturation to total tape meltdown, with adjustable tape types, speeds, and age-related imperfections for authentic vintage character.

macOS · Windows

Synth

Audiolatry - LoQuest

A lo-fi instrument with sampled keys, pads, plucks and organs plus filters, modulation and effects.

Windows · macOS

Curated collections

A good place
to start.

Small selections to spark ideas, solve problems or find something new.

Personal tested picks have their own label.

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The Sample Flipping Toolkit

Chop, stretch, pitch and rearrange your samples into something new.

Dust, Warmth & Wobble

Tape colour, sampler grit and pitch drift for sounds with a little history.

Soulful Keys

Characterful pianos, electric keys and organs, with tremolo to bring them to life.

Make Your Drums Knock

Shape the attack, add weight and glue your drums together.

Odd Ingredients

Unusual instruments, unexpected textures and effects for your next happy accident.

Space & Atmosphere

Build depth and atmosphere with echoes, reverbs, granular textures and evolving pads.