Image unavailableWire Grind Honest Overdrive
General-purpose overdrive and saturation effect.
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Image unavailableBipolar Audio - BP-909
a free sample-based drum machine for Windows that brings the sound of the legendary TR-909 to your DAW.
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Image unavailableFrostwave Audio Tubeshifter
Analog-tube-style saturation effect.
Windows · macOS
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Image unavailableJust a Sample
Audio sampler with recording, looping and independent time/pitch control.
Windows · macOS · Linux
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Image unavailableRaccoon Audio OctoWah Stew
A powerful blend of dual octaver, overdrive, and auto-wah, combining multiple effects into one for added depth, character, and richness in your tracks.
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IVH-Audio - e::Pi Lite
Emulating the iconic Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi fuzz. Alongside the classic Volume, Tone, and Sustain controls, it features additional global parameters like Input, Doubling, Mix, and Output for extra flexibility.
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Image unavailablePSP Audioware PSP Chamber
Chamber-algorithm reverb for dense, quickly developing room ambience.
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Image unavailableWire Grind Rasp
Non-harmonic distortion for noisy lo-fi textures.
Windows
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Image unavailableAudiolatry Drumtastic
Drum instrument with 50 kits and eight editable pads per kit.
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Image unavailableCodwaves Seaquake Techno Rumble
Kick-rumble effect aimed at techno production.
Windows · macOS
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Image unavailablePlatone Studio - Alton Limiter
Limiter with threshold, release and gain-reduction display.
Windows · macOS
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Image unavailableBedroom Producers Blog Bassaturator
Bass processor combining push/pull equalization with saturation.
Windows · macOS
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Image unavailableMinimal Audio - SQUASH
An OTT-style compressor plugin designed for effortless control. It simplifies the process by replacing complex settings with a large X/Y pad—just adjust the balance between Depth and Tone, tweak the Dry/Wet mix, and let SQUASH handle the rest.
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Image unavailableSample Science Organic Padscapes
Pad rompler based on twelve field recordings made tonal.
Windows · macOS
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Image unavailableAnalog Obsession - DrGate
A free, user-friendly drum gate plugin designed for quick and efficient gating. DrGate keeps things simple—set the threshold with the Gate knob, adjust the Hold time, and blend the dry and wet signals to taste.
Windows · macOS
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Image unavailableFull Bucket Music - Ragnarök 2.0
Synthesizer emulating a custom analogue instrument built in 1980.
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Image unavailableReflex Acoustics Reflex Limiter
Limiter combining look-ahead compression with clipping.
Windows · macOS
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Image unavailableVariety of Sound TesslaSE MKIII
Signal-coloration effect for transient shaping and stereo depth.
Windows
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Image unavailableWitch Pig - Angel Dust
A stereo delay with a creative edge, perfect for experimental sound design. Each channel features independent pitch control, allowing you to shift the repeats up or down by ±1 octave for unique, evolving textures.
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Image unavailableAudio Assault Bass TR
A free bass amp simulation that operates within the developer’s Bass Locker plugin, a spin-off of the popular Amp Locker for guitar. It features a simple yet effective design, including drive and level controls for the preamp section, a 4-band EQ, and a master volume knob.
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Image unavailableMelda Production - MDelay
Delay from MeldaProduction’s free effects bundle.
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Image unavailableSample Science Dirty ePiano
Sampled electric piano with tape coloration.
Windows · macOS
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Image unavailableLittle EQ
Equalizer modelling a passive filter and output transformer.
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Image unavailableViator DSP Monster Channel
A free distortion plugin with flexible tone-shaping controls, modeled after a Class-D amplifier from a major manufacturer
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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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