Plugin Database
Specs, prices, and the Dubspot Score for the synths, effects, DAWs, and AI tools worth knowing about. Filter and sort 110 plugins below, or browse by type.
110 plugins
Omnisphere 3
$479 full / $199 upgrade
FabFilter Pro-Q 4
$199
Ableton Live 12
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FabFilter Pro-L 2
$199.00
Serum 2
$249
Superior Drummer 3
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Valhalla FutureVerb
$50
Valhalla VintageVerb
$50
u-he Diva
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Soundtoys EchoBoy
$199
Melodyne 5
$99
Arturia Pigments
$199
FabFilter Pro-MB
$199.00
FabFilter Pro-R 2
$199.00
Vital
$25
u-he Zebra 3
€249
iZotope RX 11
$99
Logic Pro
$199.99
u-he Repro-5
€149
soothe2
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UA Paradise Guitar Studio
$199
Auto-Tune Pro X
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Avenger 2
$249
Eventide Blackhole
$99
Soundtoys Decapitator
$199
FL Studio
$99
Gullfoss
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u-he Hive 2
€149
Kontakt 8
$299
Synapse Audio Legend HZ
€179
Phase Plant
$199
FabFilter Pro-C 2
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FabFilter Pro-DS
$199.00
FabFilter Saturn 2
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ShaperBox 3
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FabFilter Timeless 3
$149.00
Bitwig Studio
€99 / €199 / €399
Baby Audio Crystalline
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DUNE 3
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Newfangled Audio Elevate
$199
EZdrummer 3
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MODO BASS 2
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RC-20 Retro Color
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FabFilter Volcano 3
$149
XO
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Kiive Audio VX-Q
$39.00
Arturia Prophet-5 V
$149
oeksound spiff
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Addictive Drums 2
$169
Addictive Keys
$99
Arturia Analog Lab V
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u-he Bazille
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oeksound bloom
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Chromaphone 3
$199
Kilohearts Disperser
$59
Sugar Bytes Effectrix 2
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FM8
$99.00
Cableguys HalfTime
€12
Soundtoys Little AlterBoy
$99
Soundtoys MicroShift
$99
Kilohearts Multipass
$99
iZotope Ozone 11
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Portal
$149
Raum
Free
Reaktor 6
$199.00
Replika XT
$69.00
Scaler 2
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Baby Audio Smooth Operator
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Baby Audio Super VHS
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Sylenth1
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Steven Slate Trigger 2
$59
Cableguys VolumeShaper 6
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Baby Audio TAPE
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EZbass
$179
Arturia Jup-8 V
$149
Mastering The Mix REFERENCE
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Thermal
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AmpliTube 5
$99.99
Soundtoys Crystallizer
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Kickstart 2
$16
Output Movement
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sonible smart:EQ 4
€129.00
Studio One 7
$199.99
UJAM Virtual Drummer
$119.00
Atlas 2
$99
Massive X
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iZotope Neutron 5
$299
Nexus 5
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sonible smart:comp 2
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Spire
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Syntronik 2
$199.99
UJAM Virtual Bassist
$119.00
ANA 2
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Arcade
$12.99
EZkeys 2
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Arturia Mini V
$149
iZotope Nectar 4
$55
Stable Audio 3
Open weights (free) / API
Mastering The Mix BASSROOM
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Baby Audio Parallel Aggressor
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SampleTank 4
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Steven Slate Drums 5
$59
iZotope VocalSynth 2
$199.00
Suno Custom Models
$8
Guitar Rig 7
€199.00
InstaChord 2
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MODO DRUM
$199.99
Battery 4
$199
Komplete 26
$149 upgrade / $1,949 Collector's
AIR Hybrid 3
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Effect
Best effect plugins →FabFilter Pro-Q 4
FabFilter Pro-Q 4 is an equalizer plug-in with up to 24 bands, dynamic EQ, spectral dynamics, and linear/natural/zero-latency phase modes.
$199
FabFilter Pro-L 2
FabFilter Pro-L 2 is a true peak limiter plug-in with multiple limiting algorithms and extensive loudness metering.
$199.00
Valhalla FutureVerb
Valhalla DSP's dual-engine reverb and granular delay in one $50 plugin — eight years in the making, and fast becoming an essential space designer.
$50
Valhalla VintageVerb
Valhalla VintageVerb is an algorithmic reverb plugin offering 22 reverb modes and three vintage color modes emulating different eras of digital reverb.
$50
Soundtoys EchoBoy
Soundtoys EchoBoy is a delay/echo plugin that emulates 30 vintage echo and tape units in one effect.
$199
Melodyne 5
Melodyne 5 is note-based audio editing software that detects individual notes in a recording so you can edit pitch, timing, vibrato, and formants.
$99
FabFilter Pro-MB
FabFilter Pro-MB is a multiband dynamics plug-in offering up to six bands of compression, expansion, limiting and gating.
$199.00
FabFilter Pro-R 2
FabFilter Pro-R 2 is a reverb plug-in for simulating natural acoustic spaces and classic reverb units with Decay Rate and Post EQ control.
$199.00
iZotope RX 11
iZotope's industry-standard audio restoration software for repairing, de-noising, and editing audio; the official page now sells RX 12 (RX 11 is superseded).
$99
soothe2
soothe2 is oeksound's dynamic resonance suppressor that automatically detects and reduces problematic resonances and harshness in audio.
UA Paradise Guitar Studio
A UAD Native plug-in that combines 11 modeled tube guitar amps with cabinets, mics, and studio effects for recording guitar.
$199
Auto-Tune Pro X
Auto-Tune Pro X is Antares' flagship vocal pitch-correction plugin with redesigned GUI, real-time Auto Mode and graphical Graph Mode editing.
Eventide Blackhole
Eventide Blackhole is a reverb plugin that creates expansive, otherworldly virtual spaces beyond the limits of physical reverb.
$99
Soundtoys Decapitator
Soundtoys Decapitator is an analog saturation plugin that models hardware consoles, preamps, and studio distortion units to add subtle to extreme warmth.
$199
Gullfoss
Gullfoss is an intelligent equalizer that uses a computational auditory perception model to improve a mix's clarity, detail, spatiality, and balance.
FabFilter Pro-C 2
FabFilter Pro-C 2 is a professional stereo compressor plug-in with eight compression styles, side-chain EQ, and mid/side processing.
FabFilter Pro-DS
FabFilter Pro-DS is a de-esser plug-in with two detection modes and wide-band or split-band processing for taming sibilance in vocals and audio.
$199.00
FabFilter Saturn 2
FabFilter Saturn 2 is a multiband distortion and saturation plug-in with 28 distortion styles and extensive modulation options.
ShaperBox 3
ShaperBox 3 by Cableguys is a multi-effect plugin combining 11 effect processors, each driven by drawable LFO waveforms with optional 3-band processing.
FabFilter Timeless 3
FabFilter Timeless 3 is a tape delay plug-in offering vintage-style echoes with extensive modulation and creative effects.
$149.00
Baby Audio Crystalline
Crystalline is an algorithmic studio reverb plugin by Baby Audio with modern controls for shaping reverb character and sound design.
Newfangled Audio Elevate
Newfangled Audio Elevate is a multi-band mastering limiter that uses adaptive analysis across 26 frequency bands to raise loudness while preserving dynamics.
$199
RC-20 Retro Color
RC-20 Retro Color is an XLN Audio effect plugin that adds vintage-style texture and character to recordings, emulating warm analogue and lo-fi recording equipment.
FabFilter Volcano 3
Volcano 3 is FabFilter's creative filter plug-in with four analog-style filters, flexible routing, and extensive modulation.
$149
Kiive Audio VX-Q
A British-style tone-shaping EQ plugin with transformer saturation modes for color and detail on any source.
$39.00
oeksound spiff
An adaptive transient processor that detects transients via spectral analysis and cuts or boosts them with time- and frequency-specific controls.
oeksound bloom
Bloom is an adaptive tone shaper that analyzes a signal's character and corrects its perceived tonal balance for a more even sound.
Kilohearts Disperser
Disperser is an all-pass filter that rotates the phase of frequencies around a cutoff point, useful for transient shaping without changing the signal's gain.
$59
Sugar Bytes Effectrix 2
Effectrix 2 is a 32-step multi-effects sequencer plugin from Sugar Bytes with 14 step-sequenced effects for real-time audio manipulation.
Cableguys HalfTime
HalfTime is a half-speed audio effect plugin that drops incoming audio to half (or other) speeds for slowed-down beats and breakdowns.
€12
Soundtoys Little AlterBoy
A monophonic voice processor for pitch shifting, formant adjustment, hard-tune, and MIDI-controlled vocal effects.
$99
Soundtoys MicroShift
MicroShift creates stereo width using a combination of pitch shifting and time-varying delay.
$99
Kilohearts Multipass
Multipass is a band-splitting multi-effect plugin that divides incoming audio into up to five frequency ranges, each with its own modular Snapin effect chain.
$99
iZotope Ozone 11
iZotope Ozone 11 is a mastering plugin suite, offered in Elements, Standard, and Advanced editions, with AI-assisted Master Assistant workflows.
Portal
Portal is a granular synthesis FX plugin from Output that transforms any audio input into playable, musical granular effects.
$149
Raum
Raum is a creative reverb plugin from Native Instruments with three algorithm modes for everything from realistic rooms to abstract ambient soundscapes.
Free
Replika XT
Replika XT is a creative multi-mode delay plugin with five modeled delay modes and advanced options for echoes, width, and sound design.
$69.00
Baby Audio Smooth Operator
A spectral balancing plugin that dynamically removes harshness, mud, and masking from a track only when and where those frequencies occur.
Baby Audio Super VHS
Super VHS is an 80s-inspired multi-effects plugin that adds lo-fi degradation: tape saturation, sample-rate reduction, pitch drift, and reverb.
Cableguys VolumeShaper 6
VolumeShaper is a Cableguys effect plugin that shapes audio with a drawable volume LFO triggered by beats, MIDI or transients across three frequency bands.
Baby Audio TAPE
TAIP is an AI-modeled tape saturation plugin from Baby Audio that emulates a 1970s tape machine to add analog warmth and color.
Mastering The Mix REFERENCE
REFERENCE 3 is a plugin that lets you A/B your mix against professional reference tracks and shows what adjustments are needed to match them.
Thermal
Thermal is an interactive distortion plugin (effect) from Output for multi-stage distortion, filtering, and effects processing.
AmpliTube 5
AmpliTube 5 is IK Multimedia's guitar and bass amp/effects modeling software for recording and live use, available as plugin and standalone.
$99.99
Soundtoys Crystallizer
A granular echo plugin that combines pitch shifting and reversed echo processing, based on the Eventide H3000's reverse shift algorithm.
Kickstart 2
Nicky Romero Kickstart 2 by Cableguys is a sidechain ducking plugin that ducks a track's volume on each kick to clear space for bass.
$16
Output Movement
Movement is an effects plugin that applies rhythm-based modulation to any input using synchronized engines, sequencers, and effects.
sonible smart:EQ 4
sonible smart:EQ 4 is an AI-powered equalizer that detects and corrects spectral imbalances and balances up to 10 tracks together.
€129.00
iZotope Neutron 5
iZotope Neutron 5 is an AI-assisted mixing suite of channel-strip and analysis modules for balancing and shaping individual tracks.
$299
sonible smart:comp 2
sonible smart:comp 2 is a spectro-dynamic compressor plugin that uses intelligent processing and automatic parametrization across audio bands.
iZotope Nectar 4
iZotope Nectar 4 is a vocal processing plugin suite with AI-assisted tools for pitch correction, EQ, compression, reverb, and harmonies.
$55
Mastering The Mix BASSROOM
BASSROOM is a low-end mastering EQ plugin that helps shape bass frequencies so mixes translate clearly across playback systems.
Baby Audio Parallel Aggressor
Parallel Aggressor adds parallel saturation and compression in one plugin, splitting your audio into three signals you can balance for added punch.
iZotope VocalSynth 2
VocalSynth 2 is a creative vocal synthesizer plugin combining five modules to produce electronic vocal textures, robot voices, and computerized harmonies.
$199.00
Guitar Rig 7
Guitar Rig 7 Pro is a multi-effects rack and amp simulator with machine-learning circuit modeling and an intuitive interface.
€199.00
Synth
Best synth plugins →Omnisphere 3
Spectrasonics' flagship hybrid software synthesizer — 26,000+ patches, a standalone 93-processor FX Rack, and one of the deepest engines in software.
$479 full / $199 upgrade
Serum 2
Serum 2 is Xfer Records' wavetable synthesizer plugin with five oscillator engines, flexible effect routing, an arpeggiator, and a clip sequencer.
$249
u-he Diva
Diva is a virtual analogue synthesizer that models oscillators, filters and envelopes from classic hardware synths via circuit simulation.
Arturia Pigments
Arturia Pigments is a software synthesizer combining six synthesis engines, drag-and-drop modulation, filters, effects, and sequencing.
$199
Vital
Vital is a spectral warping wavetable synthesizer by Matt Tytel for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
$25
u-he Zebra 3
u-he's cult-favorite synth, rebuilt from the ground up with spline-based wavetables, additive synthesis up to 1,024 partials, and an adaptive modular interface.
€249
u-he Repro-5
Repro-5 is u-he's component-level software model of a famous 1978 five-voice polyphonic analog synthesizer, sold within the Repro plugin.
€149
Avenger 2
VPS Avenger 2 is a software synthesizer by Vengeance Sound combining multiple oscillator types, modular routing, and built-in effects.
$249
u-he Hive 2
Hive 2 is a u-he subtractive/wavetable software synthesizer with two stereo oscillator pairs, dual multimode filters, and onboard effects.
€149
Synapse Audio Legend HZ
The Legend HZ is an analog-modeled software synthesizer by Synapse Audio, developed with composer Hans Zimmer, emulating a classic vintage hardware synth.
€179
Phase Plant
Phase Plant is a semi-modular software synthesizer combining wavetable, sample, and noise generators with modular modulation and built-in effects.
$199
DUNE 3
DUNE 3 is Synapse Audio's software synthesizer combining virtual analog, wavetable and FM synthesis with a dual-oscillator-stack architecture.
Arturia Prophet-5 V
A software emulation of the classic Prophet-5 Rev 2 polyphonic analog synthesizer, with modeled VCOs, SSM filter, Poly-Mod, and effects.
$149
Arturia Analog Lab V
Arturia Analog Lab is a software instrument that combines 2000+ presets from across the V Collection synths and keyboards in one plugin.
u-he Bazille
A polyphonic modular software synthesizer with digital oscillators based on phase distortion and FM, multimode filters, and patch-cord modulation.
Chromaphone 3
Chromaphone 3 is a two-voice acoustic object synthesizer using physically modeled acoustic resonators by Applied Acoustics Systems.
$199
FM8
FM8 is Native Instruments' digital FM synthesizer with eight operators and a modern interface, the successor to FM7.
$99.00
Reaktor 6
Reaktor 6 is Native Instruments' modular sound studio for building and playing custom synths, samplers, effects, and sequencers.
$199.00
Sylenth1
Sylenth1 is a virtual analog software synthesizer with four unison oscillators, two filter sections, and built-in effects.
Arturia Jup-8 V
Software emulation of the Roland Jupiter-8 synthesizer with component-level analog modeling and added modern sound design features.
$149
Massive X
Massive X is Native Instruments' polyphonic wavetable synthesizer plug-in built around two wavetable oscillators and a modular routing engine.
Nexus 5
NEXUS5 by reFX is a ROMpler/synthesizer plugin with eight sound-generator types, thousands of factory presets, effects, and a built-in sample editor.
Spire
Spire by Reveal Sound is a polyphonic software synthesizer combining four multimode oscillators with a unison engine, filters, and built-in effects.
Syntronik 2
Syntronik 2 is IK Multimedia's virtual synthesizer collection using a hybrid sample-and-modeling engine, offered in CS, SE, full, and MAX editions.
$199.99
ANA 2
ANA 2.5 by Sonic Academy is a subtractive virtual analog software synthesizer plugin combining wavetable oscillators, multisampling, and analog-modelled filters.
Arturia Mini V
Software emulation of the Minimoog synthesizer with three oscillators, a ladder filter, modulators, an arpeggiator, and effects.
$149
AIR Hybrid 3
Hybrid 3 is AIR Music Technology's high-definition virtual synthesizer combining analog warmth with digital manipulation across two simultaneous parts.
Sampler
Best sampler plugins →Kontakt 8
Kontakt 8 is Native Instruments' software sampler platform for hosting and building virtual instruments, available as a plugin or standalone app.
$299
MODO BASS 2
A physically modeled electric bass virtual instrument that uses modal synthesis to recreate the sound and behavior of real bass guitars.
XO
XO by XLN Audio is a drum sampler and beat-making plugin that visually organizes one-shot samples and lets you build and audition drum patterns.
Addictive Keys
Addictive Keys is XLN Audio's sample-based virtual instrument plugin featuring four recorded acoustic and electric keyboard instruments.
$99
EZbass
EZbass is bass software with two sound libraries, MIDI basslines, audio-to-MIDI conversion and tools for creating realistic bass performances.
$179
Atlas 2
Atlas 2 is a sample organiser and drum machine combined that uses AI to scan and categorise drum samples for beat making.
$99
UJAM Virtual Bassist
Virtual Bassist is a collection of bass guitar virtual instrument plug-ins from UJAM for creating realistic bass lines in a DAW.
$119.00
Arcade
Output Arcade is a subscription-based playable sampler and instruments plugin with a continuously updated, royalty-free sound library.
$12.99
EZkeys 2
EZkeys 2 is Toontrack's virtual grand piano and songwriting software, built around a multi-sampled Fazioli F212 grand with chord and MIDI tools.
SampleTank 4
SampleTank 4 is IK Multimedia's sample-based virtual instrument and sound workstation plugin with over 8,000 instrument presets.
Battery 4
Battery 4 is Native Instruments' drum sampler plugin for building, editing, and triggering drum kits from a cell-based sample grid.
$199
Drums
Best drums plugins →Superior Drummer 3
Toontrack Superior Drummer 3 is a drum production studio plugin with 7 sampled kits, a built-in mixer and effects, and audio-to-MIDI conversion.
EZdrummer 3
EZdrummer 3 is Toontrack's virtual drum software with seven kits recorded at Hansa Studios, around 15 GB of sounds, 2,500+ MIDI grooves, and songwriting tools.
Addictive Drums 2
Addictive Drums 2 is XLN Audio's multi-sampled virtual drum instrument and standalone app for building, mixing, and playing customizable acoustic drum kits.
$169
Steven Slate Trigger 2
Trigger 2 Platinum is a drum replacement and augmentation plugin that detects transients to swap or layer kicks, snares, and toms with pro drum samples without MIDI.
$59
UJAM Virtual Drummer
UJAM Virtual Drummer is a collection of virtual instrument plug-ins for creating drum tracks, offering seven drummer personalities.
$119.00
Steven Slate Drums 5
A virtual drum instrument plugin with 148+ drum kits, 2,400+ MIDI grooves, and a Groove AI assistant that recommends grooves for your song.
$59
MODO DRUM
MODO DRUM is IK Multimedia's physical-modeling drum virtual instrument that combines modal synthesis with sampling to build customizable acoustic kits.
$199.99
Ableton Live 12
Ableton Live 12 is a digital audio workstation (DAW) for music creation, performance, recording, mixing, and production, available in Intro, Standard, and Suite editions.
Logic Pro
Logic Pro is Apple's professional digital audio workstation for music production and editing on Mac and iPad.
$199.99
FL Studio
FL Studio is Image-Line's music production software (DAW) for Windows and macOS used to record, sequence, mix, and master music.
$99
Bitwig Studio
Bitwig's modular DAW. Version 6 adds clip aliases, automation clips, project-wide key signature, and a major automation overhaul.
€99 / €199 / €399
Studio One 7
DAW software built on the Studio One platform, sold by Fender (formerly PreSonus Studio One Pro 7), with recording, editing, mixing and mastering tools.
$199.99
MIDI Tool
Best midi tool plugins →Scaler 2
Scaler 2 is a music theory and chord-progression plugin (MIDI tool) for detecting, building, and performing scales and chords in a DAW.
InstaChord 2
InstaChord 2 is a MIDI plugin from W.A. Production that builds, edits, and sequences chord progressions and patterns from single-key triggers.
AI Tool
Best ai tool plugins →Stable Audio 3
Stability AI's open-weight generative audio model — fast local inference, six-minute generations, and ComfyUI integration. The caveat: no vocals, no lyrics.
Open weights (free) / API
Suno Custom Models
Custom Models tunes a personalized version of Suno's v5.5 model on tracks you own, learning your style and sound.
$8