AURORA
13x Audio
AURORA combines a parametric equalizer with per-band dynamics, spectrum analysis and selectable stereo routing.
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CLAP – 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.
28 listings
Bucket Pops
Full Bucket Music
Bucket Pops draws on the rhythm-box sound of the Korg Mini Pops family.
View details →BYOD
ChowDSP
BYOD is a modular guitar-processing environment for connecting different distortion and supporting stages.
View details →Cardinal
DISTRHO
Cardinal packages a virtual modular environment for use in supported plug-in and standalone contexts.
View details →Charlatan
BLaukraut Engineering
Charlatan is a virtual-analog synthesizer with a focused architecture for familiar subtractive sounds.
View details →ConjureAlign
ConjureDSP
ConjureAlign compares a recording with a sidechain reference to estimate time offset and polarity.
View details →DPF-Plugins
DISTRHO
DPF-Plugins is a collection of open-source audio instruments and effects built with the DISTRHO framework.
View details →DrumTraqs
Full Bucket Music
DrumTraqs recreates the sample-based character of a classic Drumtraks-style drum machine.
View details →FB-7999
Full Bucket Music
FB-7999 models the hybrid digital-waveform approach of Korg's DW-series instruments.
View details →FB3
Full Bucket Music
FB3 recreates the hybrid synthesis approach of the Kawai K3 and K3m, with waveform generation, factory sounds and expanded polyphony.
View details →FBVC
Full Bucket Music
FBVC models a vintage vocoder approach for imposing one signal's spectral movement on another.
View details →Frequency Shifter
Full Bucket Music
Full Bucket's Frequency Shifter applies a fixed frequency offset rather than a conventional musical pitch ratio.
View details →GRNi Lite
FRCTL Audio
GRNi Lite is a permanently free granular instrument that turns one loaded sample into clouds of grains played from MIDI.
View details →Linux Studio Plugins
LSP Project
Linux Studio Plugins is a broad open-source processing suite for Linux production.
View details →ModulAir
Full Bucket Music
ModulAir is a polyphonic modular synthesizer whose structure is assembled from connected modules.
View details →Mono/Fury
Full Bucket Music
Mono/Fury draws on the four-oscillator Korg Mono/Poly architecture.
View details →OB-Xf
Surge Synth Team
OB-Xf continues the last open-source OB-Xd codebase within the Surge Synth Team’s current development infrastructure.
View details →Odin 2
TheWaveWarden
Odin 2 combines several oscillator approaches with filters, modulation and effects in a semi-modular instrument.
View details →plugdata
plugdata Team
plugdata brings a graphical patching environment into standalone and plug-in workflows.
View details →Surge XT
Surge Synth Team
Surge XT is a hybrid synthesizer with multiple oscillator models, extensive modulation and integrated effects.
View details →Surge XT Effects
Surge Synth Team
Surge XT Effects makes the project's effect algorithms available for processing other audio.
View details →Tape Echo 2
Dusk Audio
Tape Echo 2 models a three-head tape-delay system with a spring-reverb path.
View details →The Deputy Mark II
Full Bucket Music
The Deputy Mark II is a string-synthesizer-style instrument for ensemble textures and related keyboard sounds.
View details →The scrooo
Full Bucket Music
The scrooo uses spectral and formant-oriented synthesis to create sounds with vocal-like or resonant characteristics.
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