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Leit Audio Places free reverb plugin interface showing its space selector and three controls
Software

Leit Audio Places: A Free Reverb With Twelve Spaces

Places by Leit Audio is a free algorithmic reverb with twelve spaces, three controls and VST3/AU builds for macOS, Windows and Linux. Specs, comparison, FAQ.

Priya RamanOct 7, 20267 min read
Jas-i Khorlo physical-modeling synth plugin with its rotating cylinder of strings
Software

Jas-i Khorlo: A Free Synth Built on a Spinning Cylinder

Jas-i Khorlo is a free physical-modeling synth built on a rotating cylinder with eight strings and eight pluckers. Full feature breakdown, specs, and how it compares.

Priya RamanOct 1, 20268 min read
mo0kid wave open-source Waldorf Wave emulation plugin interface with monochrome display
Software

mo0kid wave: An Open-Source Waldorf Wave for Your DAW

mo0kid wave is a free, open-source emulation of the 1993 Waldorf Wave that runs the original firmware, with 48 voices, for macOS. Here is how it works.

Elena MarshSep 28, 20268 min read
Soundpaint 5.0 sampler plugin interface showing the Brush sample editor
Software

Soundpaint 5.0 Adds a Built-In Sample Editor and Deep Arp

Soundpaint 5.0 is a free update that adds the Brush sample editor, a 2000-step arpeggiator, and new Racks to 8Dio's sampler platform for macOS and Windows.

Marcus FeldSep 25, 20267 min read
The Usual Suspects 88emu / 88EmuPlayer interface emulating a Roland Sound Canvas module
Software

88emu: A Free, Firmware-Level Roland Sound Canvas Emulator

88emu is a free, open-source emulator that runs the real firmware of Roland Sound Canvas modules like the SC-88 Pro. Standalone for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Elena MarshSep 25, 20267 min read
Gearmulator MD/MM plugin recreating the Elektron Machinedrum and Monomachine front panels in a DAW
Software

Gearmulator MD/MM: Free Machinedrum and Monomachine Plugins

Gearmulator MD/MM is a free, open-source plugin that runs the real Elektron Machinedrum and Monomachine firmware inside your DAW. Full breakdown of features, formats and how it works.

Theo NakamuraSep 20, 20268 min read
Phantomexposure Sprite Spores multi-chip synthesizer plugin interface with CRT-style displays
Software

Sprite Spores: A Free Multi-Chip Synth for Retro and Ruined Sound

Sprite Spores is a free multi-chip synth with AY/YM, SID and Yamaha FM engines, a drawable wavetable and glitchy video-memory effects. Full feature guide.

Marcus FeldSep 18, 20268 min read
Wavea Flite 2 multi-sampler and synth plugin interface showing oscillators, sequencers and effects
Software

Wavea Flite 2 Review: A Free Synth Built on Rare Gear

Wavea Flite 2 pairs FM, granular and wavetable synthesis with a 2.5GB library sampled from classic synths, and a genuinely usable free tier. Full review.

Marcus FeldSep 11, 20268 min read
Full Bucket FB3 free Kawai K3 emulation synthesizer plugin interface
Software

Full Bucket FB3 Review: The Kawai K3 Is Free Now

Full Bucket FB3 is a free plugin emulation of the 1986 Kawai K3 hybrid synth, with a user additive wave, an analog-style filter, and 64-voice polyphony.

Marcus FeldSep 7, 20267 min read
RIPPLES Pulse free sidechain plugin showing the Deep House Duck curve, Sync mode, and Depth Mix controls
Software

RIPPLES Pulse: A Free Volume Shaper You Can Draw

RIPPLES Pulse is a free sidechain, gate, and LFO volume shaper for VST3 and AU. Five drawable shapes, Sync or Trig, 16 presets. Specs and who it's for.

Marcus FeldSep 7, 20268 min read
Lewitt Space Replicator Free plugin simulating a studio control room on headphones
Mixing & Mastering

Lewitt Space Replicator Free: A Studio in Your Headphones

Lewitt's free Space Replicator lets you mix on headphones as if you were in a real studio room, with 800+ headphone profiles. Full features, limits, specs and comparisons.

Priya RamanSep 3, 20267 min read
Reason Free rack plugin showing Europa, Kong and Scream 4 devices loaded in a DAW
Software

Reason Free Puts 15 Legendary Rack Devices in Any DAW

Reason Free gives away 15 classic Reason Rack devices as a VST3, AU and AAX plugin, plus a 16-track free DAW. Full device list, specs, limits and how it compares.

Marcus FeldSep 3, 20268 min read