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The Best Free Plug-ins: A list of great gear that won’t cost you a thing
MSCC - a free side-chain compressor · Source: MSCC
Mercuriall Audio Free Tubes Creamer a virtual TS-808 pedal · Source: http://mercuriall.com/cms/
Magix Music Maker Free · Source: Magix Youtube
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Free plug-ins – what’s not to like? There are dozens – hundreds, actually – of great software tools out there that won’t cost you a dime. We’ve put together lists of great free plug-ins you can download now. And we’re not talking b-stock from years ago – these are recent modules covered in our rolling weekly coverage of the latest free plug-in releases. They include synths, EQs, compressors, guitar amp sims and weird and wonderful sound-mangling stuff…
Please note: downloading some of these may require you to do something to get them, like register with a company, leave your email address or similar. One or two might have been time-limited at the time of writing and no longer available. Now delve in to our list of the latest free plug-ins!
Polarity-Glue, Reverse Reverb, ToneShaper: Free Plugins of the Week
20 Sep in Studio
This week’s round-up of freebies brings you a bus compressor, instant reverse risers, and a useful tone shaper: Polarity-Glue, VAS Reverse Reverb, ToneShaper.
FB3, Clew, Wasser: Free Plugins of the Week
FB3 by Full Bucket Music brings the classic Kawai K3 hybrid synth from 1986 to your DAW for free! Check it out in this week’s round-up of the best free plugins.
TetraOP, Delta6, CURVA: Free Plugins of the Week
This week’s roundup of freebies brings you two excellent synths and a very unique modulation plugin. Check out TetraOP, Delta6, and CURVA!
Sucrose, Box of Bass, Chance: Free Plugins of the Week
30 Aug in Studio
Sucrose is a great-sounding harmonic generator, Box of Bass is a massive bass rig, and Chance is a fun random multi-effects plugin: Freebies of the Week!
At last, a Pink Trombone Plugin! Free Plugins of the Week
Steve Duda of Serum fame grants all fans of the legendary Pink Trombone a wish: the viral speech synthesizer is now available as a free plugin!
Scintillate, VxBx, Parrot: Free Plugins of the Week
16 Aug in Studio
The results of the KVR Developer Challenge 2026 are in! This year's winners are Scintillate, VxBx, and Parrot – three free plugins for creative sound design!
Voyage Voyage, Altitude, ZL Spectrum Equalizer: Free Plugins of the Week
A droning shimmer reverb, a hybrid synth, and a spectrum EQ so good you won't believe it's free: check out Voyage Voyage, Altitude, and ZL Spectrum Equalizer!
RESTRUKT, Multiply 2, The Clap: Free Plugins of the Week
02 Aug in Studio
RESTRUKT deals with unwanted ambience, Multiply 2 takes free chorus plugins to a new level, and The Clap claps without samples. Free Plugins of the Week!
Drift Ritual, RVRSE, gFractor: Free Plugins of the Week
This week’s collection of free plugins brings you a software synth, instant reverse risers, and a powerful spectrum analyzer: Drift Ritual, RVRSE, and gFractor!
Dagon, Instant, TheBus: Free Plugins of the Week
This week’s round-up of freebies brings you a free alternative to Soothe and a drum plugin that’s heaps of fun. Check out Dagon, Instant, and TheBus!
Moonverb, Polarity-RES, SIBALANCE, VOCRIDE: Free Plugins of the Week
12 Jul in Studio
This week’s round-up brings you a shimmer reverb, a creative resonator effect, and a pair of vocal plugins: Moonverb, Polarity-RES, SIBALANCE, and VOCRIDE!
EightyEight, NINER, Polyfreq: Free Plugins of the Week
Free Synths Galore: EightyEight models the Jupiter-8, NINER is a hard-hitting kick drum synth, and Polyfreq is a virtual analog synth with a Soviet-style filter.
Orra Pump, EQ Pro, Series 9000: Free Plugins of the Week
28 Jun in Studio
This week’s round-up of freebies brings you drawable modulation, a seriously impressive dynamic EQ, and a vintage sampler filter. Check out Orra Pump, EQ Pro, and Series 9000!
FlowFilter, Tesseract Echo, Lil’ Doc: Free Plugins of the Week
21 Jun in Studio
This week's collection of freebies brings you FlowFilter, Tesseract Echo, and Lil’ Doc: an awesome filter, a tape delay, and a slamming compressor!
RoomDIY, The Trick, Tilt EQ: Free Plugins of the Week
14 Jun in Studio
RoomDIY lets you design virtual rooms and play your audio through them! Check it out in this week's round-up of the best free plugins.
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