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Image unavailableEcho Sound Works - Vinyl Guitar 2
We sampled a guitar through an actual vinyl record player and then made a playable instrument out of those samples.
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Image unavailableState Machine - BitFlip
A free instrument that sounds like your favorite games from the olden days when anything more than two buttons was too much.
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Image unavailableThe Crowhill Company - Vaults
a free plug-in that marks the beginning of a never ending stream of free, original and inspiring sounds for you to keep forever.
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Image unavailableThe Department of Sound - Ecoslap
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Image unavailableBaby Audio - Beat Slammer
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Image unavailableCymatics - Memory
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Image unavailableRetornz Tonez 2
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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 unavailableCherry Audio - Synthesizer Expander Module
a free emulation of the classic Oberheim® self‑contained synthesizer module of the same name.
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Image unavailableDixon Beats - DB1
Dixon Beats pays homage to everyone’s favorite toy sampler from the 80s, the legendary Casio SK-1. For the new DB1 plugin, they’ve meticulously sampled all presets from the original keyboard, and added some new ones for even more variety.
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Image unavailableKlanghelm - Tens Jr
TENS jr. is the little brother of the studio spring reverb https://klanghelm.com/contents/products/TENS
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Image unavailableNotonik - SUBS
hard-hitting sub bass sounds from the upcoming Notonik v2 plugin.
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Image unavailablePsycho Circuitry - Big Bad Tube
tube drive plugin offering a Tone knob for quick frequency adjustments. There’s also a Mix knob to dial in just the right amount of crunch. And if you like it, you can always upgrade to one of the other versions, which are even more versatile.
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Image unavailableSlate Digital - Heatwave
a free one-knob saturation plugin that Slate Digital says will “set your sound on fire”.
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Image unavailableVenn Audio Free Suite
a complete collection of nine useful free plugins for mixing.
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Image unavailableAnalog Obsession - FetCB
a FET compressor plugin that ventures a bit off the beaten path. Instead of presenting the umpteenth 1176 emulation, FetCB is based on an original hardware design by the developer.
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An authentic lo-fi VHS and VCR emulation
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Image unavailableFull Bucket Music - Oxid
a classic analog polysynth and string machine. This time, the developer set out to recreate the sound of the ARP Omni-2 Polyphonic Synthesizer from 1978.
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Fuse Audio Labs VPRE-72
an emulation of the iconic V72 preamp of the 1950s
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Image unavailableGoodhertz - Loudness
a comprehensive suite of loudness and stereo metering tools including LUFS, RMS, Peak, and True Peak with momentary, short-term, and long-term options.
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Image unavailableTokyo Dawn Records - TDR Prism
Spectrum analyzer that focuses on human audio perception to guide you to a great-sounding mix
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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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Build depth and atmosphere with echoes, reverbs, granular textures and evolving pads.
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