Charlatan
BLaukraut Engineering
Charlatan is a virtual-analog synthesizer with a focused architecture for familiar subtractive sounds.
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VST3 – 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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Chow Centaur
ChowDSP
Chow Centaur models a guitar overdrive circuit and offers several approaches to the modeled processing.
View details →Chow Kick
ChowDSP
Chow Kick synthesizes kick-drum sounds through a model-oriented signal path.
View details →Chow Matrix
ChowDSP
Chow Matrix is a delay processor organized around interconnected delay nodes.
View details →Chow Phaser
ChowDSP
Chow Phaser applies phase-based modulation inspired by analog circuitry.
View details →Chow Tape Model
ChowDSP
Chow Tape Model explores the behavior of magnetic tape through a collection of modeled processes.
View details →COLONY
13x Audio
COLONY groups drive, movement, space, pumping, width and noise-related color around an ENERGY macro.
View details →ConjureAlign
ConjureDSP
ConjureAlign compares a recording with a sidechain reference to estimate time offset and polarity.
View details →DC1A
Klanghelm
DC1A is a streamlined compressor built around input and output controls, with switches that alter its response.
View details →dearVR AMBI MICRO
Sennheiser / Dear Reality
dearVR AMBI MICRO processes and monitors Ambisonic material, including binaural rendering for headphones.
View details →dearVR MICRO
Sennheiser / Dear Reality
dearVR MICRO is a binaural spatializer for placing a source in a headphone-oriented three-dimensional sound field.
View details →dearVR MIX
Sennheiser / Dear Reality
dearVR MIX creates a virtual monitoring environment for headphone listening with supported headphone-compensation options.
View details →dearVR PRO 2
Sennheiser / Dear Reality
dearVR PRO 2 is a spatializer for binaural, Ambisonic and multichannel production.
View details →Decent Sampler
Decent Samples
Decent Sampler is a sample-instrument player used by a wide range of independent sound-library makers.
View details →Denoiser Classic
Bertom Audio
Denoiser Classic reduces steady noise through a compact real-time interface.
View details →DPF-Plugins
DISTRHO
DPF-Plugins is a collection of open-source audio instruments and effects built with the DISTRHO framework.
View details →dpMeter
TBProAudio
dpMeter provides digital audio metering for level and loudness-related tasks.
View details →DrumTraqs
Full Bucket Music
DrumTraqs recreates the sample-based character of a classic Drumtraks-style drum machine.
View details →DuckTool
DsgDnB
DuckTool provides sidechain-controlled level ducking with a visible envelope and controls for its shape.
View details →DuskVerb
Dusk Audio
DuskVerb is an algorithmic reverb with controls for building an acoustic tail around a source.
View details →Emissary
Ignite Amps
Emissary is a guitar-amplifier simulator focused on a modern high-gain amplifier design.
View details →epicPLATE mkII
Variety Of Sound
epicPLATE mkII provides plate-style reverberation for vocals, instruments and effects.
View details →epicVerb mkII
Variety Of Sound
epicVerb is an algorithmic reverb from Variety Of Sound's freeware collection.
View details →EQ Curve Analyzer
Bertom Audio
EQ Curve Analyzer measures the frequency response of an audio path or processor.
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