A plugin is a software synthesizer which can be accessed within a DAW. Usually the plugin is loaded on a MIDI track.
Instrument plugins interface with your DAW through one of a handful of standards. Steinberg's VST is a standard supported by many DAWs. AudioUnit (AU) is widely supported on Mac computers. RTAS is used by ProTools. Put simply, you should check your DAW's user manual to see what kind of plugins you can run.
Instrument plugins interface with your DAW through one of a handful of standards. Steinberg's VST is a standard supported by many DAWs. AudioUnit (AU) is widely supported on Mac computers. RTAS is used by ProTools. Put simply, you should check your DAW's user manual to see what kind of plugins you can run.
This table is woefully incomplete - there are many more plugins out there!
| Name |
Description |
Platform |
Tuning ability |
Tuning method |
Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| alphacanal Automat |
Subtractive synthesizer with FM and waveshaping |
Mac, AU |
Full-keyboard microtuning |
Tun file import |
Free |
| Camel Audio Alchemy |
Additive synthesizer/spectral sampler |
Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS |
Full-keyboard microtuning |
Tun file import |
$249 |
| Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 |
Sample-based orchestra library |
Windows/Mac, VST/other? |
Supposedly full-keyboard microtuning, though nonoctave scales are buggy |
scl/kbm file import |
$149.95 |
| LinPlug Alpha |
Subtractive synthesizer |
Windows/Mac, VST/AU |
Full-keyboard microtuning |
Tun file import |
$79, €59 |
| LinPlug MorphoX |
Subtractive synthesizer |
Windows/Mac, VST/AU (and Mac-only RTAS) |
Full-keyboard microtuning |
Tun file import |
$129, €99 |
| LinPlug Octopus |
Modulation synthesizer |
Windows/Mac, VST/AU |
Full-keyboard microtuning |
Tun file import |
$129, €99 |
| LinPlug Organ 3 |
Organ emulation |
Windows/Mac, VST/AU (and Mac-only RTAS) |
Full-keyboard microtuning |
Tun file import |
$99, €79 |
| LinPlug SaxLab |
Saxophone emulation |
Windows/Mac, VST/AU (and Mac-only RTAS) |
Full-keyboard microtuning |
Tun file import |
$99, €79 |
| LinPlug Spectral |
Additive/subtractive synthesizer |
Windows/Mac, VST/AU |
Full-keyboard microtuning |
Tun file import |
$149, €119 |
| Mark Henning AnaMark |
Virtual analog/modulation synthesizer |
Windows, VST |
Full-keyboard microtuning |
Tun file import |
Free |
| Modartt Pianoteq |
Physical-modeled piano |
Windows/Mac/Linux, VST/AU/RTAS/standalone |
Full-keyboard microtuning |
scl/kbm file import |
€249-€399 |
| Native Instruments Absynth |
Virtual modular subtractive synthesizer |
Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS/AAX/standalone |
Limited to 12 note scales, each note ±50 cents from 12-edo |
User input |
$199 |
| Native Instruments FM8 |
FM synthesizer |
Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS/AAX |
Limited to 12 note scales, each note ±50 cents from 12-edo |
User input |
$199 |
| Native Instruments Kontakt 5 |
Sampler |
Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS/AAX/standalone |
Full-keyboard microtuning |
Kontakt script |
$399 |
| Plogue chipsounds |
Emulation of classic arcade/console sound chips |
Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS/AAX |
Full-keyboard microtuning (IIRC buggy with nonoctave scales) |
scl/kbm file import |
$95 |
| Plogue Sforzando |
Sampler, .sfz soundfont format |
Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS/AAX/standalone |
Full-keyboard microtuning |
scl/kbm file import |
Free |
| Spectrasonics Omnisphere |
Rompler/synthesizer |
Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS/AAX |
Full-keyboard microtuning |
Tun file import |
$499, €379 |
| u-he ACE |
Virtual modular analog synthesizer |
Windows/Mac, VST/AU |
Full-keyboard microtuning |
Tun file import |
€69 |
| u-he Zebra |
Various synthesizer |
Windows/Mac, VST/AU (and Mac-only RTAS) |
Full-keyboard microtuning |
Tun file import |
$199 |
| VAZ Modular |
Virtual modular synthesizer |
Windows, VST/standalone |
Full-keyboard microtuning |
Tun file import |
£129.99 |
| VAZ Plus |
Virtual analog synthesizer |
Windows, VST/standalone |
Full-keyboard microtuning |
Tun file import |
£14.99 |
| Vogue MK2 |
Virtual analog and wavetable |
Mac Standalone |
Full-keyboard microtuning |
MTX |
Free |
| Xen-Arts IVOR |
Virtual analog synthesizer |
Windows, VST |
Full-keyboard microtuning |
MTS messages, or import MIDI tuning dump |
Free |
| Xen-Arts Xen-FMTS |
FM/spectral synthesizer |
Windows, VST |
Full-keyboard microtuning |
MTS messages, or import MIDI tuning dump |
Free |
| Xen-Arts XenFont |
Soundfont (sf2) player |
Windows, VST |
Full-keyboard microtuning |
MTS messages, or import MIDI tuning dump |
Free |
| ZynAddSubFX |
Various synthesizer |
Windows/Linux, VST/standalone |
Full-keyboard microtuning |
Direct input of values, or import scl/kbm file |
Free |
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