HOFA 4U ProjectTime
HOFA
ProjectTime tracks time spent working on a production project.
View details →THE AUDIO MAGAZINE / RESOURCES
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.
168 listings
HY-Delay4 Free
HY-Plugins
HY-Delay4 Free is a restricted delay edition intended for a focused selection of echo-processing tasks.
View details →HYLL Pressure
Hell Yes Loop Lab
HYLL Pressure combines soft clipping, saturation, density and a ceiling control, with a blend for parallel treatment.
View details →Hysteresis
Glitchmachines
Hysteresis combines delay with modulation and glitch-oriented processing.
View details →IEM Plug-in Suite
IEM / University of Music and Performing Arts Graz
The IEM Plug-in Suite supplies Ambisonic and spatial-audio tools for encoding, decoding and processing sound fields.
View details →Insta-Gate
Parish Audio
Insta-Gate is a focused noise gate with one threshold control, aimed particularly at high-gain guitar recordings.
View details →ISOL8
TBProAudio
ISOL8 divides a signal into frequency regions for monitoring and inspection.
View details →Kilohearts Essentials
Kilohearts
Kilohearts Essentials is a free account-based collection of compact effects and utilities.
View details →Kontakt Player
Native Instruments
Kontakt Player is the free playback edition of Native Instruments' sampler platform.
View details →Krush2
Tritik
Krush combines bit crushing, sample-rate reduction and modulation for digital coloration.
View details →Layers
Orchestral Tools
Layers is a free orchestral instrument collection for the SINE environment, organized for quick composition and ensemble-based writing.
View details →Linux Studio Plugins
LSP Project
Linux Studio Plugins is a broad open-source processing suite for Linux production.
View details →LoudMax
Thomas Mundt
LoudMax is a look-ahead loudness-maximizing limiter with a compact control set.
View details →Melody Flip
Roland / Sony Computer Science Laboratories
Melody Flip generates connected melody, chord, bass and drum ideas from a selected Palette or analysis of imported audio.
View details →MFreeFXBundle
MeldaProduction
MFreeFXBundle collects effects and utilities covering tonal shaping, dynamics, modulation and analysis.
View details →MIYA
Sennheiser / Dear Reality
MIYA is a creative resynthesis processor that changes harmonic content and dynamics.
View details →ModulAir
Full Bucket Music
ModulAir is a polyphonic modular synthesizer whose structure is assembled from connected modules.
View details →MonasteryGrand
MeldaProduction
MonasteryGrand is a sampled concert-piano instrument for MeldaProduction’s MSoundFactory environment, including its free player.
View details →Mono/Fury
Full Bucket Music
Mono/Fury draws on the four-oscillator Korg Mono/Poly architecture.
View details →MSoundFactory Player
MeldaProduction
MSoundFactory Player is a restricted instrument player for compatible content from the MSoundFactory ecosystem.
View details →Multiply
ACON Digital
Multiply is a chorus effect that combines multiple delayed voices to create ensemble texture.
View details →mvMeter2
TBProAudio
mvMeter2 offers an analog-style metering display with selectable measurement behavior.
View details →NadIR
Ignite Amps
NadIR is an impulse-response loader often used for guitar cabinet responses.
View details →NastyDLA mkIII
Variety Of Sound
NastyDLA mkIII is a character delay with coloration and modulation associated with vintage echo processing.
View details →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.