Image unavailableTritik - Tymee
Delay with tap tempo, downsampling and a resonant low-pass filter.
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Compact synthesizer with two oscillators, noise and ring modulation.
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Image unavailableVox Samples - Bouncer
Tempo-synced volume pumping effect controlled by rate and shape.
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Image unavailableAudio Assault - Mix Locker
Modular mixing rack supplied with free processing modules.
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Image unavailableML Sound Lab - MIKKO Reflex Free
Speaker and microphone tool for creating cabinet impulse responses.
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Image unavailableProcess Audio - Protility
Mix utility for gain, pan, width, phase, delay and correlation metering.
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UnplugRed - Magic Carpet
a unique delay plugin with three independent delay lines sharing a common feedback path, creating evolving, dense, and trippy echoes.
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Image unavailableVain Audio - Orange Gate
Gate and compressor with filtered detector and sidechain input.
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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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Venus Theory - auras:rooms
a free, expressive instrument blending experimental pedal chains, solo violins, synths, keys, and more, sampled from every room of Sweetwater’s campus in a single day.
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23DSP - AAReverb
Adaptive reverberation effect.
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23DSP - DE-
Frequency-selective treatment for sibilance, mud and boxiness.
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23DSP - PUMPCOMP
Tempo-synchronized audio compressor.
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23DSP - RESPIRO
Multiband stereo imaging effect.
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Image unavailableAnalog Obsession - Attractor
Dynamic processor with transient manipulation.
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Image unavailableAngelicvibes - Basshead Mini
Bass instrument with seven 808 and eight bass presets.
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Image unavailableBoz Digital Labs - Bark of Dog 3
Low-frequency enhancer combining resonance and boost/attenuation EQ.
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Ewan Briston - CatNip
Frequency-shifting delay patch made in Plugdata.
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Image unavailableFracture Sounds - Blueprint Bass Guitar
Bass guitar library with fingered and picked articulations.
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Image unavailableHivetune - Cactus Lite
Cactus isn’t your typical distortion plugin—it’s a creative playground. With the unique ability to draw your own distortion curve, you’re in charge of shaping your sound exactly how you want.
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Quiet Music - Syntopix
a unique virtual instrument that recreates toy piano sounds using advanced AI synthesis.
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Physical-modelling synthesizer with resonator timbre controls.
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Image unavailableSampleson - rePEDAL
Experimental neural-network overdrive-pedal generator.
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Image unavailableVariety of Sound - FeenstaubTC
an exciter and expander effect based on audio transient processing.
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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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