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FilterFreak is a filter plugin from Soundtoys. Score 8.5/10, price $149, formats and comparisons.
Plugin comparison
FilterFreak vs Malfunction v3
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which effect to buy.
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Sinevibes Malfunction v3: circuit-bent filter effect with two bend modes, 4x oversampling, 4-stage filter and two stereo LFOs for Mac, Windows and Linux. $29.
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Specs compared
| Signal | FilterFreak | Malfunction v3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $149 | $29 |
| Dubspot Score | 8.5 | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | VST3, AU, AAX, macOS, Windows, Linux |
| Product type | effect from Soundtoys | — |
| Developer | Soundtoys | — |
| Typical price | $149 | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | — |
| Primary job | focused effect work in modern sessions | — |
| Catalog status | Current as of 2026 | — |
| Type | — | Circuit-bent filter effect |
| Bent filter | — | Two character modes, 4x oversampling; Cutoff, Resonance, Mode, Gate, Level |
| Multi-mode filter | — | State-variable, up to 4 stages (-48 dB/octave); LP, HP, BP, Notch, Peaking |
| LFOs | — | 2 stereo, through-zero phase, 15 waveforms, BPM and transport sync |
| Channels | — | Mono to mono, mono to stereo, stereo to stereo |
| macOS | — | AU, VST3, AAX; macOS 10.13+, Apple Silicon and Intel |
| Windows | — | VST3, AAX; Windows 8.1+ 64-bit |
| Linux | — | VST3; Linux 2020+ 64-bit |
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