Free Audio Plugins & Softwares for macOS

SampleTank Custom Shop

SampleTank Custom Shop is a free sampler Stand Alone, VST, VST3, Audio Unit, AAX plugin for Sampletank developed by IK Multimedia. Compatible OS(s): Windows, macOS.

Now allows import (“Powered by SampleTank” libraries and user samples) and editing! – updated April 19, 2016.

SampleTank Custom Shop is a free version of SampleTank 3 that gives you access to over 19 GB of sounds, over 14,000 samples, over 1,200 MIDI patterns, 3,700 loops and over 570 instruments, plus 30 free instruments and 10 Custom Shop gear credits. With SampleTank Custom Shop, you can now experience the full power of SampleTank for free.

SampleTank Custom Shop gives you the freedom to experiment with a fully functional curated library of 30 high-quality instruments that illustrate SampleTank 3’s broad sonic versatility. You can play, use and edit with all the functionality of the world’s best selling sound and groove workstation.

But what sets SampleTank Custom Shop apart is that now you have the ability to purchase and play the complete expanding collection of add-on instruments for SampleTank 3. You can now purchase and play add-on collections like the new Alan Parsons Grand Piano, American Acoustic Guitar, Neil Peart Drums, Billy Cobham Drums, Future Synths and more from the convenience of a standalone application or DAW plug-in, and you can do it starting as low as $29.99.

With SampleTank 3 Custom Shop, you get 30 instruments right from the get go. These include extremely nuanced high-end instruments like Grand Piano 1 SE, a very accurate representation of one of the best German-made concert grands of all time. You can get extremely experimental with all of these included instruments — SampleTank 3 Custom Shop lets you get wild and creative with its 3 sample engines, 55 high-quality effects, 16 channel mixer and other advanced features. Want to apply these effects to downloaded SampleTank 3 Instruments? Simply upgrade to SampleTank 3 or SampleTank 3 SE.

A Standalone player for SampleTank Instrument Libraries

Want the new stuff? Need new inspiration? SampleTank Custom Shop is also a standalone sound store and player for SampleTank instrument libraries. You can now purchase, download and play additional instruments from the SampleTank Custom Shop online store — a feature previously available only to SampleTank SE and Full Users. Simply click on the shopping cart icon and you’ll enter a completely new world of sonic nirvana full of collections from the top engineers and sound designers. And when you download and authorize SampleTank Custom Shop, you’ll get 10 Custom Shop Gear credits you can use toward the purchase of that sound library you’ve been lusting over.

A well-curated library

SampleTank 3 Custom Shop’s library of free instruments has been carefully curated to show off the astonishing breadth of the full version. It gives you everything from lush strings to delicate woodwinds, electric guitars to buzzing synthesizers and a whole lot more.

http://www.ikmultimedia.com/

SampleDelay

SampleDelay is a free delay VST, VST3, Audio Unit, AAX plugin developed by BlueLab | Audio Plugins. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

SampleDelay is a plugin that simply applies a short delay to a track. It has a precision at the level of one sample. It is more designed to be used as a utility than to be used to make an effect.

Examples of use

Shifting a track slightly: the plugin can be used to adjust a track that has been accidentally slightly shifted.

Dubbing effect: with the plugin, two tracks can be slightly shifted from one to the other to get a dubbing effect.

https://bluelab-plugs.com

sample tools

sample tools is a free midi controller VST plugin developed by Stoev Lab. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS, Linux.

sample tools – the software companion for volca sample.

sample tools is a multi-platform plug-in that provides software control for volca sample.

Features:

Chromatic playback of samples;

Single MIDI channel triggering of all parts;

Software control of parameters;

Parameter automation;

Multi-platform – Windows, MacOS and Linux.

https://www.stoevlab.com

Salamander Piano VST

Salamander Piano VST is a free rompler VST, Audio Unit plugin developed by bigcat instruments. Compatible OS(s): Windows, macOS.

Sampled in 16 velocity layers by Alexander HolmFeel from a Yamaha C5, the Salamander Piano is one of the largest and smoothest stand alone free pianos. It makes a good rock or pop piano as it can cut through mixes and also sounds realistic enough to solo.

Creative Commons Attribution License – Please Credit Alexander HolmFeel.

https://bigcatinstruments.blogspot.com/

SAFEReverb

SAFEReverb is a free reverb VST, Audio Unit plugin developed by Semantic Audio. Compatible OS(s): Windows, macOS.

The SAFE Project is motivated by the lack of statistically-defined transferable semantic terms in music production and the requirement for more intuitive control of low-level parameters.

One of the main outcomes of the project is a suite of DAW plug-ins that allow you to both save and load semantic terms from within the audio production workflow. This means you can now control your audio effect plug-ins using terms that normal human beings can understand! Just type a term (such as warm, bright, etc.) into the text-box, and if we have it on our server, your parameters will be moved around to represent this. Similarly, if you achieve an effect that can be explained in semantic terms, input it into the box and hit save.

As the plug-ins are based on the music production community, the more users that input terms, the more representative the effects become for everyone else.

http://www.semanticaudio.co.uk

SAFEEqualiser

SAFEEqualiser is a free equalizer VST, Audio Unit plugin developed by Semantic Audio. Compatible OS(s): Windows, macOS.

The SAFE Project is motivated by the lack of statistically-defined transferable semantic terms in music production and the requirement for more intuitive control of low-level parameters.

One of the main outcomes of the project is a suite of DAW plug-ins that allow you to both save and load semantic terms from within the audio production workflow. This means you can now control your audio effect plug-ins using terms that normal human beings can understand! Just type a term (such as warm, bright, etc.) into the text-box, and if we have it on our server, your parameters will be moved around to represent this. Similarly, if you achieve an effect that can be explained in semantic terms, input it into the box and hit save.

As the plug-ins are based on the music production community, the more users that input terms, the more representative the effects become for everyone else.

http://www.semanticaudio.co.uk

SAFEDistortion

SAFEDistortion is a free distortion VST, Audio Unit plugin developed by Semantic Audio. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

The SAFE Project is motivated by the lack of statistically-defined transferable semantic terms in music production and the requirement for more intuitive control of low-level parameters.

One of the main outcomes of the project is a suite of DAW plug-ins that allow you to both save and load semantic terms from within the audio production workflow. This means you can now control your audio effect plug-ins using terms that normal human beings can understand! Just type a term (such as warm, bright, etc.) into the text-box, and if we have it on our server, your parameters will be moved around to represent this. Similarly, if you achieve an effect that can be explained in semantic terms, input it into the box and hit save.

As the plug-ins are based on the music production community, the more users that input terms, the more representative the effects become for everyone else.

http://www.semanticaudio.co.uk

SAFECompressor

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

The SAFE Project is motivated by the lack of statistically-defined transferable semantic terms in music production and the requirement for more intuitive control of low-level parameters.

One of the main outcomes of the project is a suite of DAW plug-ins that allow you to both save and load semantic terms from within the audio production workflow. This means you can now control your audio effect plug-ins using terms that normal human beings can understand! Just type a term (such as warm, bright, etc.) into the text-box, and if we have it on our server, your parameters will be moved around to represent this. Similarly, if you achieve an effect that can be explained in semantic terms, input it into the box and hit save.

As the plug-ins are based on the music production community, the more users that input terms, the more representative the effects become for everyone else.

http://www.semanticaudio.co.uk

S4LFO

S4LFO is a free software synthesizer for Max for Live, developed by SONIC EMBLEM. Available format(s): for Windows, macOS.

Ableton Max for Live Device – Improved LFO.amxd.

Features:

// SAW > Saw-100% ~ Tri ~ Saw+100%.

)) SIN > Sine-100% ~ Sine+100%.

}} SCH > Sidechain -100% ~ 100%.

]] SQU > S&H+100% ~ Square+100%.

= SPD > LFO Speed 48Bar ~ 48Beat.

+ EXT > Extension Value -100% ~ 100%.

× LVL > Level Value 0% ~ ∞%.

÷ SCL > Scale Value 0% ~ 100% *-value=delay action.

{See video at top of page}

https://sites.google.com/site/sonicemblemstudio

S2VOL

S2VOL is a free glitch and lfo VST, Audio Unit, RTAS plugin developed by SONIC EMBLEM. Compatible OS(s): Windows, macOS.

< Sequencer Control >

Step Number > 1Step ~ 4Step.

Step Direction > Up, Down, Updn, Rndm.

Trigger Mode > Manual ~ Auto.

Quantize Cycle > 1Bar ~ 128Beat.

Step Length > x1Rate ~ x48Rate *-value=accelerate action.

Step Speed > x1Rate ~ x48Rate *-value=invert action.

< Waveform Control >

SAW > Saw-100% ~ Tri ~ Saw+100%.

SQU > S&H+100% ~ Square+100%.

SIN > Sine-100% ~ Sine+100%.

SCH > Sidechain -100% ~ 100%.

SPD > LFO Speed 1Bar ~ 48Beat.

EXT > Extension Value -100% ~ 100%.

LVL > Level Value 0% ~ ∞%.

SCL > Scale Value 0% ~ 100% *-value=with delay action.

*Mouse Right Click=Reset Value.

{See video at top of page}

https://sites.google.com/site/sonicemblemstudio