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Creative delay with multiple modes, diffusion, modulation and distortion for everything from conventional echoes to reverb-like and experimental effects.
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Vintage-style low-pass filter inspired by the AKAI S900 sampler, with added resonance, overdrive and envelope-following controls.
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Image unavailableStagecraft Software - FlowFilter
Creative multimode filter with analog-style, comb, formant and morphing modes, plus built-in LFO, envelope and sequencer modulation.
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Spectral reverb that layers shimmering, sparkling textures over a conventional reverb for atmospheric and experimental sound design.
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Four-head tape delay and reverb with per-head controls, feedback drive, stereo modulation, ducking and MIDI-tuned Karplus-Strong synthesis.
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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.
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Creative multi-effect combining delay, reverb, EQ and maximising tools for rhythmic, distorted and heavily processed effects chains.
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Tempo-synced reverse reverb that turns samples or captured audio into risers, with adjustable length, decay, width and tremolo.
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Image unavailableAnalog Obsession - RazorClip
analog-style clipper plugin with five clipping models, gain-compensated input, clean output control and blend for adding controlled saturation, loudness and edge while keeping the dry signal intact.
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Image unavailableAspen Instruments - Black Diamond Distortion
custom distortion plugin that lets you build everything from subtle warmth to aggressive waveshaping using editable curves, harmonic shaping, modulation, hysteresis simulation and a multi-lane distortion mixer.
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Image unavailableCloudy Samples - Filtre
a versatile filter and modulation plugin that adds movement, rhythmic effects and analog-style character to static sounds using 16 filter modes, triple LFOs, gating, panning and classic filter emulations.
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Image unavailabledBdone - and Glas
spectral texture plugin that breaks audio into frequencies and reshapes it with movement, chaos and glassy metallic character, turning static pads, synths, keys and vocals into evolving, more interesting sounds.
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Image unavailableDusk Audio - DuskVerb
algorithmic reverb with seven distinct reverb engines, everything from tight rooms to spring, gated, shimmer and huge ambient spaces, with deep controls for shaping decay, modulation, damping, early reflections and stereo width.
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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.
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Image unavailableMorphulus - Spectrus
modular multi-effect plugin that lets you stack, route and shape up to four effects at once, with reverbs, delays, modulation, saturation, spectral processing and glitch tools for creative sound design.
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Overload Audio - Echodude BBD-150
vintage bucket-brigade echo delay plugin that recreates the warm, driven and unstable character of classic analog delay units, with saturation, modulation, clock artefacts, stereo processing and self-oscillating feedback.
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Plea Tech - Spectaverb
creative multi-effect reverb plugin that turns simple sounds into huge, evolving atmospheres using spectral shaping, modulation, noise, saturation, granular shimmer and immersive spatial effects.
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creative filter inspired by classic hardware filterbanks, designed for aggressive sound-shaping, modulation, distortion and experimental movement on synths, drums and full audio signals.
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Image unavailableTemecula DSP - MDV-II
vintage multi-effects plugin that recreates the character of the Alesis MidiVerb II, with classic reverbs, gates, reverse effects, chorus, flange, delays and dual effect engines for warm, colourful, nostalgic processing.
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Image unavailableTiagolr - Sirial
rhythmic delay plugin that lets you create detailed multi-tap delay patterns using 16 serial delay lines, with stereo taps, feedback control, modulation, reverse delay, ducking, ping-pong movement, damping, saturation and diffusion.
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Image unavailableVariety of Sound - epicVerb mkII
vintage-inspired reverb plugin that combines early reflection-based spaces with modern algorithmic processing, giving you realistic rooms, halls and immersive stereo depth with refined tone-shaping controls.
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Image unavailablevoidDSP - Echo1
flexible stereo delay plugin with two independent delay lines, syncable timing, shared feedback, auto-panning, chorus, phaser, reverb and filters for creating wide rhythmic echoes and animated delay effects.
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Image unavailabledBdone - Pentimento Free
layer atmospheric textures and noises onto your track, automatically triggered by your audio’s dynamics so the sounds move and evolve with your music.
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Image unavailableGS 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.
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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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