Image unavailableLese - Codec 2.0
Creates degradation through real-time audio encoding/decoding, packet loss, noise and reordered packets.
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Image unavailableSomerville Sounds - Gentle Vibes
A sampled vibraphone instrument with tape-style pitch variation, filters and adjustable sustain.
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Image unavailableTiagoLr - TIME-12
An envelope-based delay modulator for stutters, tape stops, glitches, reverse playback and pitch effects.
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Image unavailableVariety of Sound - NastyDLA mkIII 3.5
an analog-modeled chorus and echo plugin with tape delay simulation, refined harmonics, improved dynamics, and enhanced stereo imaging.
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Image unavailableBeskhu - Upright Piano
Sampled upright piano with a warm, lo-fi character.
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Image unavailableWire Grind Rasp
Non-harmonic distortion for noisy lo-fi textures.
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Image unavailableSample Science Dirty ePiano
Sampled electric piano with tape coloration.
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Quiet Music - Love-Fi 4 Lite
the ultimate tool for effortlessly creating LoFi, ChillWave, Chillhop, and Lo-Fi Ambient beats.
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Image unavailableWave Alchemy - Triaz Player
Free drum preset and sample player with audio and MIDI export.
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Image unavailableSomerville Sounds - Dusty Felts
Dedicated felt piano instrument; no Kontakt required.
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Image unavailableAudiolatry - Lofi Flute
Sampled flute instrument with four articulations.
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Airwindows - Flutter2
Tape-style pitch flutter effect.
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Sinuslabs - Bandbreite
Analog-style saturation for drums and bass.
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Image unavailableMatthijs Hollemans The Kiss Of Shame
Tape and circuitry emulation focused on degradation.
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Image unavailableBitscape 95 (Free Edition)
A treasure trove of lo-fi magic, meticulously crafted from the YakBak: a 90’s childhood staple
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Image unavailableIntegraudio Blowdio
Tape saturation plugin with four distinct flavors: Studio, Cinematic, Vintage, and Lofi. You can further shape the sound using the Lowpass, Wow, Digitize, Softclip, Hot In, and Darken features.
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Image unavailableTilr - Time1
an “open source delay modulator” that you can use to create “stutter effects, tape stop, glitch, scratch, reverse, pitch shift and more”.
Windows
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Image unavailableVox Samples - Pixel Rabbit
A simple bit crusher featuring a huge bit crush knob and two smaller ones for adjusting the gain and mix. For quick and easy bit crushing, Pixel Rabbit has got you covered.
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Image unavailableAberrant DSP Lofi Oddity
a free toolkit for sonic destruction and experimentation. Incorporating effects from SketchCassette, Digitalis, ShapeShifter, and ????
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Image unavailableBPB Dirty VHS
An authentic lo-fi VHS and VCR emulation
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Image unavailableBPB Cassette Drums
Sample-based virtual drum machine featuring the sounds of a Roland TR-808, TR-909, TR-606, and the MFB-522 Drum Computer.
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Image unavailablePSP Audioware stepDelay
A creative delay plug-in designed to provide a wide range of sounds from lush analog tape delays to crazy modulated ping-pongs.
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Image unavailableDenise Audio - Bad Tape
Tape degradation effect for warble, hiss, and crackle.
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Image unavailableDenise Audio Slappy: Classic Slapback Delays
Slapback delay with tape-style saturation.
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10 pluginsThe Sample Flipping Toolkit
Chop, stretch, pitch and rearrange your samples into something new.
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10 pluginsDust, Warmth & Wobble
Tape colour, sampler grit and pitch drift for sounds with a little history.
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10 pluginsSoulful 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.
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10 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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