Every Dubspot article filed under Free Plugins, with the newest stories first.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.