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The Best Free Audio Plugins for Linux with Video Demos. Ladspa and LV2 …Synths, Reverbs, Compressors…and much more. Just listen, watch and download!
Dexed | Audio Plugins for Free

Dexed

  • Synth FM
    WindowsMacLinuxFree VSTLV2
210.301 Views Rating: 3.9 /5 (166 votes)
Dexed is a free, open-source FM synthesizer modeled closely on the classic Yamaha DX7, down to compatible sysex patches [...]
Vital | Audio Plugins for Free

Vital

  • MPE | Synth
    WindowsMacLinuxFree VSTAudioUnitLV2
204.953 Views Rating: 4 /5 (158 votes)
Vital, by Matt Tytel, is a free wavetable synthesizer built around real-time spectral warping and a highly visual, drag-[...]

SQL8

  • Synth
    WindowsMacLinuxFree VST
128.442 Views Rating: 4.2 /5 (49 votes)
SQ8L is a free software recreation of the Ensoniq SQ-80, the wavetable synth from the late 1980s that shares most of its[...]
Glitch | Audio Plugins for Free

Glitch 2

  • chopping | Distortion
    WindowsMacLinuxFree VSTAudioUnit
107.230 Views Rating: 3.8 /5 (61 votes)
Three versions available: the button above downloads the Windows (VST/VST3) version. Mac users need the macOS build inst[...]
Graillon 3 | Audio plugins for free

Graillon 3

  • Auto-tune | Pitch correction
    WindowsMacLinuxFree VSTAudioUnitLV2AAX
77.508 Views Rating: 4.1 /5 (26 votes)
GRAILLON 3: Enhanced Pitch Correction and Vocal Processing GRAILLON 3 is an advanced pitch correction tool that instantl[...]
Caustic 3 | Audio Plugins for Free

Caustic 3

  • Daw | Drum machine
    WindowsMacLinux
63.925 Views Rating: 4 /5 (26 votes)
Caustic 3, by Single Cell Software, is a rack-based music production app modeled after hardware synth/sampler rigs — y[...]

Helm

  • Synth Analogue/Subtractive
    WindowsMacLinuxFree VSTAudioUnitLV2AAX
59.421 Views Rating: 4.1 /5 (32 votes)
“Helm – a free, cross-platform, polyphonic synthesizer that runs on GNU/Linux, Mac, and Windows as a standalone[...]
Neural Amp Modeler | Audio Plugins for Free

Neural Amp Mode...

  • AI | Virtual guitar amp / Fx
    WindowsMacLinuxFree VSTAudioUnit
47.610 Views Rating: 3.4 /5 (34 votes)
Neural Amp Modeler (NAM), by Steven Atkinson, is a free, open-source plugin that uses machine learning to recreate the e[...]
Waveform Free | Audio Plugins for Free

Tracktion Wavef...

  • Daw | Standalone
    WindowsMacLinux
46.332 Views Rating: 3.8 /5 (36 votes)
Waveform Free is Tracktion’s no-cost digital audio workstation, built on the same engine as the paid Waveform Pro [...]
Bertom Denoiser | Audio Plugins for Free

Bertom Denoiser

  • Denoiser
    WindowsMacLinuxFree VSTAudioUnit
44.111 Views Rating: 3.7 /5 (34 votes)
Denoiser Classic, by Bertom Audio, is a noise-reduction plugin built for cleaning up recordings without the smearing art[...]
GSnap | Audio plugins for free

GSnap

  • Auto-tune | Pitch
    WindowsMacLinuxFree VST
43.171 Views Rating: 3.9 /5 (13 votes)
“GSnap is an auto-tune effect. It can be used subtly to correct the pitch of a vocal, or, with more extreme settin[...]
Audiotool | Audio Plugins for Free

Audiotool

  • Daw | online
    WindowsMacLinux
43.050 Views Rating: 3.5 /5 (7 votes)
“Audiotool is a powerful flash based online music production studio right in your browser. All crafted with lots o[...]
Tonespace | Audio Plugins for Free

Tonespace

  • chord generator | Midi Tool
    WindowsMacLinuxFree VSTAudioUnit
39.570 Views Rating: 3.4 /5 (38 votes)
“Tonespace is a chord generator and visualizer displays chords and scales on a grid, making it easy to understand [...]
Sitala | Audio plugins for free

Sitala (Build ...

  • Drum machine | Drum Sampler
    WindowsMacLinuxFree VSTAudioUnitAAX
38.614 Views Rating: 3.8 /5 (16 votes)
“Sitala (Build 1.0.9 February 1, 2021)  is a free drum plugin and standalone app. Sitala’s beauty is simpli[...]
WebX0X | Audio Plugins for Free

WebX0X

  • Drum Synthesizer | online
    WindowsMacLinux
37.735 Views Rating: 3.6 /5 (5 votes)
“If you want a simple drum machine that isn’t a Roland, load up WebX0X. It’s only got four drum sounds to choo[...]
LoudMax | Audio Plugins for Free

LoudMax

  • Maximizer
    WindowsMacLinuxFree VSTAudioUnitLadspa
35.295 Views Rating: 4.2 /5 (22 votes)
LoudMax, by Thomas Mundt, is a free look-ahead brickwall limiter built for one job: raise loudness without obviously cha[...]
Decent Sampler | Audio plugins for free

Decent Sampler

  • Sampler
    WindowsMacLinuxiOSFree VSTAudioUnitAAX
32.081 Views Rating: 3.6 /5 (6 votes)
“The Decent Samples plugin is a FREE sample player plugin that allows you to play sample libraries in the DecentSa[...]

Tunefish 4

  • Synth Additive | Synth Wavetable
    WindowsMacLinuxFree VSTAudioUnit
31.389 Views Rating: 3.6 /5 (17 votes)
“Features Available on Windows and Linux as VST (32 and 64 bit) and on Mac as Audio Unit or VST (Universal binary)[...]
VCV Rack | Audio Plugins for Free

VCV Rack

  • Modular synth | Standalone
    WindowsMacLinux
30.934 Views Rating: 3.9 /5 (17 votes)
“At Knobcon 2017, developers launched VCV Rack – an open-source virtual Eurorack modular synthesizer that’s av[...]
Cardinal | Audio plugins for free

Cardinal

  • Modular synth | Synth
    WindowsMacLinuxFree VSTAudioUnit
30.314 Views Rating: 4.3 /5 (16 votes)
“Cardinal, the Rack! Cardinal is a free and open-source virtual modular synthesizer plugin, available as JACK stan[...]

HybridReverb2

  • Reverb
    WindowsMacLinuxFree VST
30.145 Views Rating: 3.8 /5 (5 votes)
“Introduction: HybridReverb2 is a convolution-based reverberation effect which combines the superior sound quality[...]