Free Audio Plugins & Softwares for macOS

YALA

YALA is a free compressor VST, Audio Unit plugin developed by Analog Obsession. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

Yet Another Limiting Amplifier!

Burn it with YALA! Famous Vari-Mu Limiting Amplifier in your DAW! Add shine to your mixes. Level vocals and basses especially but it’s good for all purposes! Even without compressor use it as line amp or summing amp.

True Component & Circuit Modeling

Re-drawing and designing original circuit carefully and emulated original fingerprint of gear with our technology. Carefully designed transformers and tubes. Fully emulated vari-mu limiting amplifier.

Supported Plug-in Formats

AU – VST2 (Win/OSX).

Supported Operating Systems
Mac OS X 10.7 through 10.14
Windows 7 through 10
Any VST/AU-compatible host running on a supported operating system.

Mac
Intel CPU only (minimum 2 GHz recommended).

PC
Intel-compatible CPU with SSE2 instruction set (Pentium 4 compatible or higher; minimum 2 GHz recommended).

System Requirements
Display resolution: 1440 × 900px or 1280 × 960px or higher
Memory: 2 GB RAM.

http://analogobsession.com/

Xylo Toy

Xylo Toy is a free rompler VST, VST3, Audio Unit plugin developed by Reflekt Audio. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

FREE VST GIVEAWAY

Hello my fellow music makers Daniel here bringing you all a 100% free VST plugin called Xylo Toy.

Xylo Toy is a free plugin I made from a Toy xylophone. To get your copy simply follow the steps below.

Xylo is available for Windows and Mac.

Here is how to get you copy:

1.) Follow me @reflektaudio

2.) Tag 2 producer friends.

3.) Send me a dm so I can send you a link to the download.

(Limited copies available)

If you have any questions by all means feel free to let me know via dm on instagram or email me at [email protected].

The Xylo Toy is sick, get your copy today.

Xylo Toy Audio: https://soundcloud.com/reflektaudio/xylo-toy-free-vst-plugin

https://reflektaudio.com

xTrem

xTrem is a free tremolo Audio Unit plugin developed by Music Unfolding. Compatible OS(s): macOS.

xTrem is a tremolo unit capable of a range of tremolo shapes; it works as a mono or stereo tremolo. In mono mode, the left channel controls are active. The two channels are fully independent except for the tremolo depth setting, this gives it the capability of producing some interesting panning/tremolo combinations.

http://www.musicunfolding.com/

XT-EQ Equalizer

XT-EQ Equalizer is a free equalizer LV2 plugin developed by Harrison. Compatible OS(s): Windows, macOS.

The XT-EQ Equalizer features a revolutionary filter shape that was originally designed for precision speaker management. Unlike a conventional EQ, when 2 or more adjacent bands are adjusted, the shape is “flat” across the top. This avoids the “comb filter” shape of a typical multiband EQ. The resulting sound is smooth and transparent.

Adjusting the EQ is fast and effortless. Just click and drag your mouse to draw the EQ shape that you want, or use the mouse wheel to boost and cut each band individually. Made a change you didn’t like? Clear bands with a right-click drag. You can go back to square-one in a matter of seconds. You can also create a desired filter in one swipe, and then smooth the bands by holding shift and scrubbing. The XT-EQ Equalizer can be used for carving your tracks into shape, leaving the Mixbus channel EQs free to make the artistic changes needed for your mix.

Features:

Harrison XT-EQ Equalizer plugin with 10 control bands.

Innovative DSP curve-match allows a “flat top” across adjacent bands.

Ultra-fidelity equalizer based on Harrison’s XTool plugins for digital consoles.

http://www.harrisonconsoles.com/

XO Wave

XO Wave is a free audio editor and sequencer and DAW plugin developed by XO Audio. Compatible OS(s): macOS, Linux.

XO Wave is a digital audio workstation designed to meet the needs of audio and video professionals, with a focus on CD Mastering and audio for video related work. It has support for direct recording from any core-audio device, importing and exporting files in a variety of formats (including songs from iTunes playlists), CD Burning, multi-track editing, and QuickTime synchronization and export.

XO Wave Open on Linux is free. XO Wave on Mac OS X comes in two versions: Free and Pro. Pro adds features such as AU support and CD burns.

A comparison of the available versions is available here.

http://www.xoaudio.com/

Xhip Synthesizer

Xhip Synthesizer is a free software synthesizer developed by aciddose. Available format(s): VST, Audio Unit for Windows 64b, macOS.

Xhip Synthesizer allows you to produce high quality dual-oscillator polyphonic synthesizer sounds, similar to classic poly synthesizers of the late 80s. Strings, synth pads, basses, leads, organs, pianos, percussion, bells, vocals, sound effects and more are demonstrated in the factory banks also freely available for download.

Factory banks and a manual can be downloaded separately from the Xhip Synthesizer page. Please read the manual for the current version if you have not yet read it as it contains an important “getting started” chapter and lots of helpful documentation for non-obvious features.

Features:

Re-sizable GUI.

Two oscillators, filters, envelopes and LFOs.

Oscillator sync and X-mod (FM).

Both oscillator (super-saw) and voice level unison.

PCM (samples) as oscillator waveform with looping and anti-aliasing.

Ring-mod, audio-rate filter modulation and saturation.

Per-voice wave-shaping (distortion).

Sample-accurate modulation.

Ability to route MIDI inputs to parameters.

Embedded effects.

Detailed PDF format manual.

Xhip was featured in One-Synth-Challenge #85. OSC-85-Xhip

OSC-85-cyan

Xhip has an account at soundcloud with example audio clips available.

http://soundcloud.com/xhip/

http://xhip.net/

Xhip Effects

Xhip Effects is a free stereo imaging VST, Audio Unit plugin developed by aciddose. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

These effect plugins were originally created for use with Xhip Synthesizer.

Instead of a downloadable manual: detailed documentation is maintained for each effect on the Xhip Effects page.

What are Xhip Effects?

The Xhip Effects bundle are simple, general purpose effects designed to be flexible, easy to use and most importantly fun. They are intended to be used in a more plug-and-play, old school, “analog” or “by ear” way. Each effect includes only the essential parameters in a format expected from a rack-mount or pedal.

Other effect plug-ins have more specialized designs that attempt to do what some might consider “too much”. This can overcomplicate their application as simple effects like a stereo delay.

The Xhip Effects provide every parameter via the plug-in interface for parameter automation and do not include presets, menus or other complicated UI features.

The effects include:

Fully resizable and partially skinnable GUIs (by editing configuration file).

Reverb – Designed to avoid an ultra-smooth fade-to-noise decay.

Compressor – Insert based upon a minimal electronic circuit.

Gate – Standard with additional features including side-chain input.

Limiter – Counterpart to the compressor for limiting with a simple design.

Vocal – A phoneme filter made from formant filters.

Follower – The Xhip synthesizer filter controlled by a HAR envelope follower.

mDelay – A modulated stereo delay with a feedback filter.

Phaser – Standard with a variable number of stages.

Tremolo – Standard with the bonus of a continuously variable LFO shape.

Clipper – Generic hard clipper with oversampling.

Multiplier – Unique type of fold-back distortion.

Quantizer – Time (sample and hold) and amplitude (bit reduction) axis quantization.

RC Filter – The most basic analog filter configurable as low-pass or high-pass.

Rectifier – Simple diode-like effect capable of half or full rectification.

Ringmod – Simple with a timbre control.

Xhip has an account at soundcloud with some example audio clips available.

https://soundcloud.com/xhip/vocor2

https://soundcloud.com/xhip/mdelay-ding

https://soundcloud.com/xhip/why-wobble

The Xhip account on soundcloud includes demos of the effects as well as the tracks included there use almost exclusively Xhip Effects.

https://soundcloud.com/xhip/

http://xhip.net/

xEQ

xEQ is a free equalizer Audio Unit plugin developed by Music Unfolding. Compatible OS(s): macOS.

xEQ is a parametric EQ/Tone Control. It consists of Low and High shelf filters and three Peak/Cut filters. It is useful for placing around distortion effects – place one xEQ before your distortion effect to act as a preamp’s tone control; place another xEQ after your distortion effect to simulate a speaker cabinet’s frequency response curve. Some example presets are provided; presets that start with “TC” are tone control curves and those beginning with an “SC” are for speaker cabinet response curves.

http://www.musicunfolding.com/

X-Eight Lite

X-Eight Lite is a free rompler VST, VST3, Audio Unit plugin developed by Thenatan. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

X-Eight Lite is a free / feature-reduced version of Thenatan’s 808 plugin X-Eight which features:

80 Fine-tuned 808/Sub Kick and Subbass sounds.

Glide.

Attack/Release.

High Pass Filter.

And Master Volume.

{See video at top of page}

What’s the difference between the full version and the Lite version:

10 Expansions with Over 1000 Presets.

Monthly Expansions.

High/Low Pass Filters.

Full ADSR.

LFO.

Fine Tune Pitch.

Distortion.

Reverb.

Velocity Curve controls.

Free updates.

Take a look at full version: sellfy.com/p/Xsgn

https://thenatan.com/

X Crash

X Crash is a free rompler VST, Audio Unit plugin developed by VST4FREE. Compatible OS(s): Windows, macOS.

X Crash is a sampled 16 inch crash cymbal.

This is an “explosive” crash from a well known cymbal maker. It was recorded using 3 microphones (one aiming at the top + a stereo pair to capture the room sound).

You can mix the 2 tracks using different settings to sculpt its sound and get a wide sonic range.

Samples were carefully edited and choosen, they are long from 18 to 20 seconds and are organized on 4 velocity layers to get a natural sound and play:

24-bit / 41000 Hz recordings.

20 long samples.

4 velocity layers.

5 round-robin samples / layer.

http://www.vst4free.com/?dev=VST4FREE