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Alessandro Fois is a musician, composer, pianist, arranger and sound engineer. Since 2018, he has also been a writer, blogger and webmaster. He currently resides in Ivrea (Turin) where, in addition to the above activities, he manages Lycnos, studio for audio, video and web services, and the recording studio Glamour Recording Studio.
Many of you, especially beginners, do not have a large spending budget to acquire the necessary resources to get the best out of your DAW.
Below, therefore, you will find a list with many free audio plugins that you can download freely and, above all, legally.
Good work.
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Name |
Brand |
Type |
Format |
Platform |
Link |
| 2BusControl | MAAT | Sound Analysis, Audio Tool | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Action Tremolo | NoiseAsh | Multi-FX | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Ample Bass P Lite II | Ample Sound | Virtual Bass | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Ample Guitar M Lite II | Ample Sound | Virtual Acoustic Guitar | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Ample Percussion Cloudrum | Ample Sound | Virtual Instrument | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Amplified Cello Quartet | Spitfire Audio | Virtual Arches | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Anaglyph | Anaglyph | Binaural Spatialisation | VST | macOS | |
| Atom | Sinevibes | Filter | AU | macOS | |
| Attack Knob | Abletunes | Transient Shaper | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| AutoFilter Plugin | Stagecraft Software | Filter | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Bark of Dog 2 | BOZ Digital Labs | Low End Enhancer | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| BD-808 | Synsonic Instruments | Drum Synth | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| BD-909 | Synsonic Instruments | Drum Synth | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Beat Factory Drums | BeatSkillz | Drum Sampler | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| BitCrusher Plugin | Stagecraft Software | Bit-crusher | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| BitterSweet | Flux | Transient Designer | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Blindfold EQ | AudioThing | Equaliser | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst | Blue Cat Audio | Sound Analysis | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Boogex | Voxengo | Amp Simulator | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| bx_cleansweep V2 | Brainworx | Filter | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| bx_rockrack V3 Player | Brainworx | Amp Simulator | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| bx_subfilter | Brainworx | Filter | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Cassette Transport | Wavesfactory | Cassette Simulator | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Charango | Spitfire Audio | Virtual Instrument | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Choir | Spitfire Audio | Choirs | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Chorus-LX | Togu Audio Line | Chorus | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Clap Machine | 99Sounds | Sampler | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Cobalt | Leslie Sanford | Synth | VST | Windows | |
| Cocoa Delay | tesselode | Delay | VST | Windows | |
| Coffee The Pun | Audio Acoustics | Equaliser | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Convology XT Plugin | Impulse Record | Reverberation | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Correlometer | Voxengo | Sound Analysis | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Crush | Audec Music | Bit-crusher | AU, VST | macOS | |
| Cypress TT-15 | Black Rooster Audio | Amp Simulator | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| DC1A | Klanghelm | Compressor | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| DCAM FreeComp | FXpansion | Compressor | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Delay Plugin | Stagecraft Software | Delay | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Dexed | Digital Suburban | Synth | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Digits 2.0 | Louis Gorenfeld | Synth | VST | macOS, Windows | |
| DLYM | Imagining | Chorus, Flanger | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| dpMeter 4 | TBProAudio | Sound Analysis | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Drift | Sinevibes | Multi-FX | AU | macOS | |
| Driftmaker | Puremagnetik | Delay | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Drive Knob | Abletunes | Saturator | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Drum Machine | 99Sounds | Drum Rompler | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Drums | Spitfire Audio | Drum Sampler | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Dulcimer | Spitfire Audio | Dulcimer | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Efektor Silencer | Kuassa | Noise Gate | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Electric Piano | Spitfire Audio | Electric Piano | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Emissary | Ignite Amps | Amp Simulator | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Exakt Lite | SonicBits | Synth | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Expanse | Puremagnetik | Texture Generator | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Filterjam | AudioThing | Filter | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Filterstep | Audiomodern | Motion Filter | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Micro finisher | UJAM | Multi-FX | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| FireBird 2 | Tone2 | Synth | VST | Windows | |
| Pinball | reFuse Software | Audio Tool | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Fracture | Glitch Machines | Buffer Effect | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| FreeAMP | Klevgrand | Saturator | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Frontier | D16 | Limiter | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Frozen Strings | Spitfire Audio | Virtual Arches | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| GK Amplification 2 LE | Audified | Bass Amp Simulator | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Granular Whalesong | Spitfire Audio | Virtual Instrument | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Greed Smasher | Mercuriall | Overdrive | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Haas | Audec Music | Stereo Widener | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Hall of Fame 3 - Free Edition | Best Service | Reverberation | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Hand Bells | Spitfire Audio | Virtual Instrument | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Helm | Matt Tytel | Synth | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| HY-Filter | HY-Plugins | Filter | VST | Windows | |
| Hystereris | Glitch Machines | Glitch Delay | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Iconic Algorithms | Audio Hack | Reverberation | AAX, AU, VST | macOS | |
| ISOL8 | TBProAudio | Audio Tool | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| IVGI 2 | Klanghelm | Saturator | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Kairatune | Futucraft | Synth | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Kee Bass | Martinic | Virtual Instrument | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Kotelnikov | Tokyo Dawn Records | Compressor | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Krush | Tritik | Bit-crusher | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| KSHMR Essentials Kick | Dharma Studio | Multi-FX | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| L12X | Audiority | Amp Simulator | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Listener | Bob Perry Audio | Audio Tool | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| London Atmos | Spitfire Audio | Virtual Instrument | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| LVC-Meter | LVC Audio | Sound Analysis | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Magic Switch | Baby Audio | Chorus | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Mandolin | Spitfire Audio | Mandolin | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| MAutoPitch | Melda Production | Intonation Correction | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| MCharmVerb | Melda Production | Reverberation | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| MCompressor | Melda Production | Compressor | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| MConvolutionEZ | Melda Production | Reverberation | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Meter, Fader & MS-Pan | HOFA | Audio Tool | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| MidSide Matrix | Goodhertz | Audio Tool | AAX, AU | macOS | |
| Mind the Gap | Luke Zeitlin | Delay | AU | macOS | |
| MiniSpillage | AudioSpillage | Drum Synth | AU | macOS | |
| MJUC jr. | Klanghelm | Compressor | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Modular Piano | Spitfire Audio | Plan | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Momentum | Big Fish Audio | Loop Player | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Monochord | Spitfire Audio | Monochord | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Monster | Slate Digital | Compressor | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Moon Guitar | Spitfire Audio | Virtual Instrument | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| MSED | Voxengo | Audio Tool | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| MSpectralPan | Melda Production | Panner | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| MT Power DrumKit 2 | Send Audio | Drum Sampler | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| MT-A | Mercuriall | Distortionist | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Multiply | Acon Digital | Chorus | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Music Box | Spitfire Audio | Music Box | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Music Box Suite Free | Frozen Plain | Music Box | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Muteomatic | Sound Radix | Talkback auto-cue | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| mvMeter2 | TBProAudio | VU Meter | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| NadIR | Ignite Amps | Cabinet Simulator | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Noisemaker | Togu Audio Line | Synth | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Nova | Tokyo Dawn Records | Equaliser | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Opia | Spitfire Audio | Virtual Instrument | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| OSL Chorus | Oblivion Sound Lab | Chorus | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| OTT | Xfer Records | Compressor | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Ozone Imager 2 | iZotope | Stereo Widener | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| PanCake 2 | CableGuys | Panner | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Panipulator | BOZ Digital Labs | Audio Tool | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Pedal Pads | Spitfire Audio | Pads | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Peel Guitar | Spitfire Audio | Virtual Guitar | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Pendulate | Newfangled Audio | Synth | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| PG-8X | Martin Luders | Synth | VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Phazor | Adam Szabo | Phaser | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Piano Pads | Spitfire Audio | Pads | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Podolski | u-he | Synth | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| PreFET | Accentize | Pre-Amp Simulator | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| ProjectTime | HOFA | Utility | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Protoverb | u-he | Reverberation | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| PSP PianoVerb | PSP Audioware | Reverberation | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| PTEq-X | Ignite Amps | Equaliser | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| pump+ | Patches Zone | Side-Chain Envelope Shaper | Max for Live | macOS, Windows | |
| Push | Sampleson | Synth | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Rare Groove Piano | Spitfire Audio | Electric Piano | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Reverb-4 | Togu Audio Line | Reverberation | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Revival | Slate Digital | Analogue Emulation | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Ring | Audec Music | Ring Modulator | AU, VST | macOS | |
| Rough Rider 3 | Audio Damage | Compressor | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| RS-W2395C | Fuse Audio Labs | Equaliser | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| s(M)exoscope | Armando Montanez | Oscilloscope | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Saturation Knob | Softube | Saturator | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Scary Strings | Spitfire Audio | Virtual Arches | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Sitala | Decomposer | Drum Sampler | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| SK10 | Wavesfactory | Sub-Kick Simulator | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Slam Pup | BeatSkillz | Multi-FX | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Sleigh Bells | Spitfire Audio | Sleigh Bells | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| SLOW | Tim Exile | Reverberation | Reaktor | macOS, Windows | |
| Snap Heap | kiloHeartz | Multi-FX | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Snapshot 2 | Non Lethal Applications | Tool | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| SnareBuzz | Wavesfactory | Snare Rattle Simulator | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Soft Piano | Spitfire Audio | Plan | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| SoftAmp PSA | AXP | Pre-Amp Simulator | VST | Windows | |
| SonEQ | Sonimus | Equaliser | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Space Knob | Abletunes | Reverberation | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Space Modulator | Valhalla DSP | Multi-FX | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| SPAN | Voxengo | Sound Analysis | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| STC-3 | RAZ Audio | Spatial Expander | VST | Windows | |
| Stereo Tool | Flux | Sound Analysis, Audio Tool | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Stereo Touch | Voxengo | Stereo Widener | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Strings | Spitfire Audio | Virtual Arches | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Strings 2 | Spitfire Audio | Arches | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Subspace | Zynaptiq | Reverberation | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Super Massive | Valhalla DSP | Multi-FX | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Svep | Klevgrand | Multi-FX | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Sweetcase E.P. | NoiseAsh | Electric Piano | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| SyndtSphere | Klevgrand | Synth | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Synth Pads | Spitfire Audio | Synth | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| TAN | Audio Acoustics | Compressor | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Tape Cassettes | Caelum Audio | Cassette Simulator | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Tape Cassette 2 | Caelum Audio | Cassette Simulator | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| TAS-X | Beijaflor | Tremolo | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Temper | Creative Intent | Distortionist | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Tempo Delay | Voxengo | Delay | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| The Canary | Black Rooster Audio | Transient Shaper | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Thump | Metric Halo | Low End Enhancer | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Titanium 3 Basstard | Audio Acoustics | Equaliser | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Track Control | DMG Audio | Audio Tool | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Transient Lite | Audec Music | Transient Shaper | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Trumpet Fields | Spitfire Audio | Trumpets | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| TSC (Ibanez TS-808 mod) | Mercuriall | Overdrive | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| TSE BOD | TSE Audio | Bass Overdrive | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Tundra Atmos | Spitfire Audio | Virtual Instrument | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| TyrellN6 | u-he | Synth | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Valhalla Freq Echo | Valhalla DSP | Delay | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Vector | 2cAudio | Sound Analysis | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Verberate Basic 2 | Acon Digital | Reverberation | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Vibrato | Audec Music | Multi-FX | AU, VST | macOS | |
| Vinyl | iZotope | Vinyl Emulator | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| VK-1 Viking Synthesizer | Blamsoft | Synth | VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Vocal Doubler | iZotope | Doubling Effect | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| VOS SlickEQ | Tokyo Dawn Records | Equaliser | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| VSTSID | Igorski | Synth | VST | macOS, Windows | |
| VU Meter | Presonus | VU Meter | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| W-Noize | Reflekt Audio | White Noise | AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Wider | Polyverse | Stereo Widener | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Width Knob | BOZ Digital Labs | Audio Tool | AAX, AU, RTAS, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Wurli | Spitfire Audio | Electric Piano | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Youlean Loudness Meter 2 | Youlean | Loudness Meter | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows | |
| Zebralette | u-he | Synth | AAX, AU, VST | macOS, Windows |
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