Mika Micro ~ Minimal Subtractive Synth


Mika Micro is a subtractive synthesizer plugin that aims to be fun and expressive with a minimal set of controls.

Features:

  • 2 oscillators with 6 waveforms and split knobs
  • Simple FM functionality
  • 12dB resonant low pass filter
  • 8 voice polyphony and mono/legato modes
mika micro

tesselode.itch.io/mika-micro
github.com/tesselode/mika-micro

Element ~ Advanced Plugin Host


This is the community version of Element, a modular AU / LV2 / VST / VST3 audio plugin host. Create powerful effects, racks and instruments by connecting nodes to one another. Integrates with your existing hardware via standard protocols such as MIDI.

Features:

  • Runs standalone or as a plugin in your DAW
  • Route Audio and MIDI from anywhere to anywhere
  • Play virtual instruments and effects live
  • Create re-usable instruments and effect graphs
  • Preloaded plugin graphs
  • External sync w/ MIDI clock
  • MIDI controller mapping
  • Sub graphing – nest graphs within each other
  • Custom keyboard shortcuts
  • Placeholder nodes
  • Built in virtual keyboard
  • Multiple undo/redo
Element

github.com/kushview/Element
kushview.net/element/

Audio Router ~ Open Source Windows Router


Routes audio from programs to different audio devices.

audiorouter

github.com/audiorouterdev/audio-router
Reddit Discussion

Dragonfly Reverb ~ Four Reverb Effects


Dragonfly Reverb is a bundle of four free audio effect plugins (LV2 and VST) for Linux, MacOS, and Windows.

dragonfly_reverb

michaelwillis.github.io/dragonfly-reverb
github.com/michaelwillis/dragonfly-reverb

Microsoft Voice Recorder ~ Windows Utility


Record sounds, lectures, interviews, and other events. Mark key moments as you record, edit, or play them back.

MS Voice Recorder

www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windows-voice-recorder/9wzdncrfhwkn

Any Audio Record ~ Record Any Audio Free


Soft4Boost Any Audio Record is free software that can record audio from any source. A simple user-friendly interface makes working with Any Audio Record easy and convenient. Now you don’t need other converters as Soft4Boost Any Audio Record supports many of the common audio formats – MP3, AAC, WAV, MP2, OGG, M4A, WMA etc. Soft4Boost Any Audio Record allows you to record all Skype Internet (P2P) and landline calls.

Now, you can change Soft4Boost Any Audio Record design as you wish! There are 11 beautiful skins! Soft4Boost Any Audio Record interface is available in English, Danish, German, Russian, French, Spanish, Italian, Hungarian and Turkish.

sorentioapps.com/any-audio-record

Utility ~ Channel Strip Plugin


Utility is a free, lightweight, universal general purpose all in one digital channel strip plugin offering precise controls over various aspects of an audio signal, from mid/side processing to soft clipping.

Features:

  • input routing with separate pans for the left and right channels, or alternatively a pre mono balance control to decide how the left and right channels are blended for conversion into mono
  • gain, and individual left and right channel gains, mutes
  • pan and phase inversion of either channel
  • width control, along with separate mid and side gain sliders and mutes
  • maximally flat minimal phase high and low pass 12db/octave filtering
  • optional hard and soft clipping at 0db
  • everything is fully automatable with sensible parameter ranges/scaling

www.vennaudio.com/utility
gitlab.com/JHVenn/Utility

Audio File Library ~ Open Source Audio API


The Audio File Library is a C-based library for reading and writing audio files in many common formats.

The Audio File Library provides a uniform API which abstracts away details of file formats and data formats. The same calls for opening a file, accessing and manipulating audio metadata (e.g. sample rate, sample format, textual information, MIDI parameters), and reading and writing sample data will work with any supported audio file format. The Audio File Library lets you work with audio data in whatever format is most convenient for you.

audiofile.68k.org
github.com/mpruett/audiofile

VCV Rack 2 ~ Virtual Modular Synthesizer


VCV Rack is an open-source virtual modular synthesizer.

VCV

vcvrack.com
github.com/VCVRack/Rack
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCV_Rack
www.facebook.com/groups/vcvrackdev

glBars ~ OpenGL Visualisation Plugin


This is an OpenGL bars visualization plugin (as seen in XMMS and XBMC/Kodi). It’s adapted from the jack_glbars project by Nedko Arnaudov. glBars works as a JACK standalone and audio plugin (LV2 or VST).

glbars

github.com/DISTRHO/glBars
distrho.sourceforge.io/plugins
github.com/DISTRHO/DPF-Plugins

dexed ~ Frequency Modulation Synthesizer


Dexed is a multi-platform, multi-format plugin synth that is closely modelled on the Yamaha DX7. Dexed is also a midi cartridge librarian / manager for the DX7.

Features:

  • Multi platform (OS X, Windows or Linux) and multi format. (VST, AU, LV2)
  • The sound engine music-synthesizer-for-android is closely modelled on the original DX7 characteristics.
  • 144 DAW automatable DX7 parameters available from one single panel.
  • Fully supports DX7 input and output Sysex messages; including controller change. This means that you can use this with a native DX7/TX7 as a patch editor and sysex manager.
  • Each operator has a realtime VU meter so you know which one is active.
  • Can load or save any DX7/TX7 sysex programs. It is also possible to save a single program into a different sysex file.

asb2m10.github.io/dexed
github.com/asb2m10/dexed

PitchPerfect ~ Guitar & Instrument Tuner


PitchPerfect is a free guitar tuner that eliminates the need of tuning a guitar conventionally and will automatically detect the note you are playing. Tune your strings quickly and easily to any note you want! No longer are you constrained by standard tunings, PitchPerfect includes more than 50 alternative tunings.

  • Accurate, fastest, professional guitar tuner
  • Any sound input device: microphone or line in
  • Automatic note detection
  • Easy to use interface

pitchperfect

www.nch.com.au/tuner