Plugins I made.
You keep.

Instruments and effects built for my own tracks, now free for yours.

32 plugins · 20 instruments · 12 effects · VST3 for macOS

See the list

All 32, at a glance

The flagships

Nine big ones, each with a look of its own.

MasterAnalyse, fix and master an electronic mix fast.

HaloWavetable synth with a modulation matrix and 117 presets.

AcidAcid bassline synth with a pattern grid.

SequencerGenerate and mutate step patterns, then drag them into Live.

LayersThree-layer sample-loop instrument with dice and banks.

HooksmithChords, melody and arp for 12 electronic genres, in any key.

PhrasecraftGenre-driven melody and chord generator.

HacksawGate, roll and mangle stutter effects.

PhraseworkCaptures a phrase from Live, finds its key, and plays chord and bass ideas against it.

Play them

Instruments you perform.

HaarpA harp you play by dragging across the strings.

ArpHold a chord and a step sequencer plays it through a filter.

HandpanHandpan-style modal synthesis, with no samples.

SitarPhysical-model sitar with jawari and sympathetic strings.

TenorA playable tenor sax with breath, vibrato and humanize.

StylusAn instrument played by pressure and touch.

They play themselves

Instruments with a mind of their own.

MyceliumA living network that plays itself.

AscentChords that climb forever.

Talking AcidAn acid line that speaks.

AeolianStrings played by the weather.

OrbitPlanets that play chords.

WhirlSound spinning around your head.

Finish the track

For drums, grooves, builds and balance.

RiserBuilds and drops that actually hit.

SwingTurns polite drums into slamming ones.

PocketFixes stiff, robotic grooves and puts the feel back.

WeaveAdds movement and texture to dry, loop-like parts.

BalanceAuto-EQ that balances a sound against a target.

Move the hits

Each one catches the hits in your audio and does something to them.

Gravity WellPulls each hit toward the grid you choose.

Negative SpaceAnswers in the gaps with pitched responses while the input is quiet.

DominoEach hit sets off a falling chain of transformed repeats.

Read your arrangement

Atlas maps a Live set. Contrast and Void play from that map.

AtlasReads a Live set and maps its arrangement activity.

ContrastAn instrument that opens in the quiet bars of your arrangement.

VoidAn instrument whose tones duck as the arrangement fills.

Four steps to sound

Download

Pick a plugin, press download, unzip the file.

Drop it in

Move the .vst3 into ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3.

Unblock it

The plugins are free and not notarized by Apple, so macOS blocks them at first. Open Terminal, paste this line and press Return:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/SHABBA*

Rescan in Live

Preferences, Plug-ins, Rescan. It appears in your browser, ready to play.

MacmacOS, Apple SiliconDAWAbleton Live 12FormatVST3PriceFree

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Plugins I made.You keep.