VCV Rack 2 Free
VCV
VCV Rack 2 Free recreates a modular-synthesizer workflow using connected virtual modules.
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Free Music Software & Plug-ins
Find permanently free recording tools, instruments, effects and audio utilities for desktop, mobile and the browser. Each listing explains its purpose, compatibility and important free-edition restrictions, with links to the official source.
These are researched directory entries, not hands-on reviews. Optional purchases, account requirements and limited editions are identified on product pages. Format availability can differ by operating system.
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Verberate Basic
Acon Digital
Verberate Basic offers a reduced free selection of reverberation from the developer's larger reverb family.
View details →Vinyl
iZotope
Vinyl adds record-inspired wear and mechanical coloration to audio.
View details →Virtual ANS
Alexander Zolotov
Virtual ANS turns a drawn spectral image into sound, extending the idea of the historic ANS synthesizer.
View details →Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard
VMPK Project
Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard sends and displays MIDI notes using an on-screen keyboard and computer input.
View details →VISR
University of Southampton / VISR
VISR is a framework for building spatial-audio rendering systems.
View details →Vital Basic
Vital Audio
Vital Basic is the free tier of a spectral-warping wavetable synthesizer.
View details →VK-1 Viking Synthesizer
Blamsoft
VK-1 Viking Synthesizer is a monophonic virtual-analog instrument with a traditional subtractive control layout.
View details →Voxengo AnSpec
Voxengo
AnSpec presents audio levels in an analog-style spectrum display.
View details →Voxengo Beeper
Voxengo
Beeper inserts intermittent tones, noise or silence into an audio stream.
View details →Voxengo Boogex
Voxengo
Boogex combines guitar-amplifier-style processing with cabinet impulse-response facilities.
View details →Voxengo Correlometer
Voxengo
Correlometer examines stereo correlation across frequency bands.
View details →Voxengo Latency Delay
Voxengo
Latency Delay is a utility for dealing with latency that another processor does not report correctly to the host.
View details →Voxengo Marvel GEQ
Voxengo
Marvel GEQ is a linear-phase graphic equalizer with a band-based interface.
View details →Voxengo MSED
Voxengo
MSED is a mid/side encoding, decoding and level-control utility.
View details →Voxengo OldSkoolVerb
Voxengo
OldSkoolVerb is an algorithmic stereo reverb aimed at familiar room, plate and hall-style ambience.
View details →Voxengo Overtone GEQ
Voxengo
Overtone GEQ combines graphic equalization with harmonic coloration.
View details →Voxengo Sound Delay
Voxengo
Sound Delay provides precise signal delay in time or sample units.
View details →Voxengo SPAN
Voxengo
SPAN is a real-time spectrum analyzer with additional metering and stereo-analysis information.
View details →Voxengo Stereo Touch
Voxengo
Stereo Touch creates stereo width from a mono source using a delay-based approach.
View details →Voxengo Tempo Delay
Voxengo
Tempo Delay supplies tempo-related echo processing with separate control over repeating paths.
View details →Voxengo Tube Amp
Voxengo
Tube Amp adds tube-inspired saturation to recorded material.
View details →VSTHost
Hermann Seib
VSTHost is a Windows environment for loading and connecting compatible plug-ins outside a full recording workstation.
View details →Wavacity
Wavacity Project
Wavacity brings an Audacity-derived editing environment into a browser.
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