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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 unavailableFree modular rack containing 15 instruments, effects and creative devices including Europa, Kong, Scream 4, The Echo and RV7000, with flexible virtual-cable routing. Reason confirms there’s no trial or expiry.
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Image unavailableSample-based drum machine with Modern, Vintage and Texture modes, built-in sound shaping, effects, loops and support for your own samples.
macOS · Windows
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Image unavailable3D sample-based instrument that lets you blend up to eight sound sources with motion-based orbits, giving you evolving pads, pulses, textures, basses and cinematic presets from a curated library of instruments and effects.
Windows · macOS
Image unavailablea MIDI utility plugin that turns ordinary MIDI controllers into more expressive instruments by mapping aftertouch, pitch bend and CC messages to individual notes using configurable MPE-style rules.
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Image unavailablevintage radio effect plugin that makes your audio sound like it is coming through an old AM receiver, with noise, crackle, drift, Morse interference, filtering, speaker emulation and warm saturation.
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Image unavailablesample slicer instrument plugin that lets you load, chop, stretch, pitch and trigger multiple samples with per-slice controls, MIDI playback, filters, envelopes, looping and optional stem separation.
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Decent Sampler instrument from Venus Theory built from the Genki Katla synth, offering jagged textures, crunchy basses, drifting pads and cinematic soundscapes with unstable pitch drift, gritty saturation and evolving dual-layer sound design.
Windows · macOS
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 unavailablepolyrhythmic MIDI arpeggiator plugin with four independent engines that generate complex, scale-aware melodic patterns using a flexible text-based sequencing system.
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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 unavailableeffect plugin that turns chords into Omnichord-style strums by letting you trigger notes in real time using your mouse or pitch wheel.
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Image unavailableA collection of sampled keyboards, orchestral instruments and creative textures for Kontakt Player.
macOS · Windows
A sampled church-bell instrument for Decent Sampler.
macOS · Windows
A cinematic Decent Sampler library built from multisampled Novation Summit patches, with two blendable layers.
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Image unavailablevintage organ sample library for Kontakt, featuring spring reverb, multiple mic positions, and a rich, wobbly vibrato that evokes the nostalgic charm of 1970s circus performances.
macOS · Windows
Image unavailableRandomizes MIDI-note timing and velocity to vary repeated performances.
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Image unavailableA percussion library of recorded switches and buttons, with clean clicks and heavily processed impacts.
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Image unavailableA bundle of one-knob effects for quick tonal and spatial changes.
macOS · Windows
Image unavailableA sampled vintage guitar tone with two amplifier characters, recorded spring-reverb options and tremolo.
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Image unavailableAn EQ-matching tool that captures frequency responses and imports or exports impulse responses.
Windows · macOS
A dark cinematic Decent Sampler instrument with 21 presets and XY blending of four sounds.
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Image unavailableGenerates playable chord voicings from root/type choices, with extensions, memory slots and transposition.
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Image unavailableTen evolving sampled instruments with over 80 presets, built around the lite Infinite Motion Engine.
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Image unavailableA real-time spectrogram with conventional and reassigned analysis modes, freeze and PNG export.
Windows · macOS
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10 pluginsChop, stretch, pitch and rearrange your samples into something new.
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10 pluginsTape colour, sampler grit and pitch drift for sounds with a little history.
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10 pluginsCharacterful 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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