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VST2 – 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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Tunefish 4

Brain Control

Tunefish 4 is an open-source synthesizer developed with a compact sound-generation approach.

LinuxmacOSWindowsSynthesizers
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TyrellN6

u-he

TyrellN6 is a virtual-analog synthesizer with a compact architecture and modulation options suited to classic electronic sounds.

LinuxmacOSWindowsSynthesizers
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UVI Player

UVI

UVI Player is the current name of UVI Workstation, a free instrument environment for UVI soundware and Falcon Expansions.

macOSWindowsOrchestral & Acoustic InstrumentsSamplers
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Valhalla Freq Echo

Valhalla DSP

Valhalla Freq Echo combines delay with frequency shifting, producing echoes that change spectral position as they repeat.

macOSWindowsDelaysReverbsSound Design
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Valhalla Supermassive

Valhalla DSP

Valhalla Supermassive produces spacious delays and reverberant textures from algorithms designed for large, evolving effects.

macOSWindowsDelaysReverbsSound Design
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Verberate Basic

Acon Digital

Verberate Basic offers a reduced free selection of reverberation from the developer's larger reverb family.

macOSWindowsReverbs
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Vital Basic

Vital Audio

Vital Basic is the free tier of a spectral-warping wavetable synthesizer.

LinuxmacOSWindowsSound DesignSynthesizers
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Voxengo Boogex

Voxengo

Boogex combines guitar-amplifier-style processing with cabinet impulse-response facilities.

macOSWindowsDistortion & SaturationGuitar & Bass
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Voxengo Latency Delay

Voxengo

Latency Delay is a utility for dealing with latency that another processor does not report correctly to the host.

macOSWindowsRecording Utilities
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Voxengo MSED

Voxengo

MSED is a mid/side encoding, decoding and level-control utility.

macOSWindowsRecording UtilitiesSpatial & Surround Audio
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Voxengo SPAN

Voxengo

SPAN is a real-time spectrum analyzer with additional metering and stereo-analysis information.

macOSWindowsMetering & Analysis
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Voxengo Stereo Touch

Voxengo

Stereo Touch creates stereo width from a mono source using a delay-based approach.

macOSWindowsModulation EffectsSpatial & Surround Audio
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WhispAir

Full Bucket Music

WhispAir uses wavetable synthesis for sounds that move through changing harmonic content.

macOSWindowsSynthesizers
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Availability, licensing and system requirements can change. Verification refers to official documentation and download availability, not installation or hands-on testing. Check the developer's current terms before installing.

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