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VeloScaler plugin interface
CodeFN42

VeloScaler

VeloScaler by CodeFN42 is a free MIDI effect plugin for Windows that lets you adjust and scale MIDI note velocities with up to 5 customizable bands.

VST2MIDI effects
NoteMapper plugin interface
CodeFN42

NoteMapper

NoteMapper by CodeFN42 is a free MIDI utility plugin that maps incoming MIDI notes to up to three different notes across multiple channels, enabling complex triggering setups like multi-sampler drum patterns.

VST2MIDI tools
MidiKeySwitcher plugin interface
4drX

MidiKeySwitcher

MidiKeySwitcher lets you assign 2-key switches to select MIDI channels and send program and bank change messages directly from your MIDI keyboard, eliminating the need for a mouse when browsing plugin presets.

VST2Uncategorized
MIDI-Transformer plugin interface
Austen

MIDI-Transformer

MIDI-Transformer by Austen lets you transform and reroute incoming MIDI signals within your VST chain on Windows 64-bit systems.

VST2MIDI tools
MIDI Monitor plugin interface
Robin Schmidt

MIDI Monitor

MIDI Monitor by Robin Schmidt displays incoming MIDI messages in real time. It is available as both instrument and effect plugin versions to ensure host compatibility.

VST2MIDI tools
Wind Chimes plugin interface
ToneCarver

Wind Chimes

Wind Chimes by ToneCarver generates MIDI notes simulating wind chime strikes influenced by wind conditions, optionally sending control change messages for system energy.

VST2MIDI generators

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VeloScaler plugin interface
VeloScalerCodeFN42 · VST2
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NoteMapper plugin interface
NoteMapperCodeFN42 · VST2
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MidiKeySwitcher plugin interface
MidiKeySwitcher4drX · VST2
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MIDI-Transformer plugin interface
MIDI-TransformerAusten · VST2
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MIDI Monitor plugin interface
MIDI MonitorRobin Schmidt · VST2
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Wind Chimes plugin interface
Wind ChimesToneCarver · VST2
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Midinaut Filta plugin interface
Midinaut

Midinaut Filta

Midinaut Filta is a free parallel stereo filter plugin featuring separate lowpass and highpass filters with resonance and stereo LFOs for dynamic modulation. Available in VST2 format for Windows 64-bit.

VST2Filters
Mad Filter plugin interface
Rast Sound

Mad Filter

Mad Filter by Rast Sound is a free analog-style filter and drive plugin delivering warm and rich tones with versatile filter transitions.

VST2Filters
KranchDD plugin interface
KINDZAudio

KranchDD

KranchDD by KINDZAudio is a versatile filter plugin featuring multiple distortion algorithms for creative sound shaping.

VST2Filters
IO Filter plugin interface
B Serrano

IO Filter

IO Filter by B Serrano is a paraphonic multifilter effect with a sophisticated GUI envelope capable of infinite duration, offering multimode filtering including low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, and peak modes in a cascade arrangement.

VST2Filters
HY-Reso plugin interface
HY-Plugins

HY-Reso

HY-Reso is a free filter effect plugin featuring three parallel bandpass filters with LFO and envelope follower modulation and a resizable interface.

VST2Filters
HY-Filter3 free plugin interface
HY-Plugins

HY-Filter3 free

HY-Filter3 free is a multimode filter plugin featuring two filter modes, a randomizer, base color editing, and a resizable interface with preset management.

VST2Filters
HY-Filter plugin interface
HY-Plugins

HY-Filter

HY-Filter by HY-Plugins is a versatile free filter plugin for Windows, featuring four distinct filter modes including state variable, formant, telephone, and comb filters.

VST2Filters
Hulo plugin interface
Shuttleplug

Hulo

Hulo by Shuttleplug is a free LFO-controlled filter effect plugin for Windows that offers stereo modes and tempo-synced modulation.

VST2Filters
Formant Filter plugin interface
Oli Larkin

Formant Filter

Formant Filter by Oli Larkin is a free VST2 filter effect for Windows that uses a bank of 5 band pass filters to imprint formant peaks from one sound onto another. It includes vowel presets and a custom formant mode for user-defined values.

VST2Filters
Forbice plugin interface
Acrobatics

Forbice

Forbice by Acrobatics is a stereo filtering module designed for intensive audio cutting and mangling with flexible parameter configurations and interactive envelope filtering.

VST2Filters
FollowTroller plugin interface
Audioutsider

FollowTroller

FollowTroller by Audioutsider is a unique amplitude and filter effect that lets you modulate the envelope or cutoff frequency using another audio signal, offering envelope follower style control.

VST2Filters
FiltR plugin interface
GuDa audio

FiltR

FiltR by GuDa audio is a versatile multimode filter plugin featuring transistor ladder, K 2 Pole, and diode ladder filter types with overdrive.

VST2Filters
FilterGrizzly 2 plugin interface
CFA-Sound

FilterGrizzly 2

FilterGrizzly 2 by CFA-Sound is a warm and character-rich filter featuring tube-based saturation, analog modeled filters, and advanced oversampling for Windows.

VST2Filters
Filter&Gate plugin interface
beatassist.eu

Filter&Gate

Filter&Gate by beatassist.eu offers six versatile filter and gating effects including trancegate, dubstep rhythm creator, and multi-band filters for Windows VST2 hosts.

VST2Filters
Engineers Filter plugin interface
Robin Schmidt

Engineers Filter

Engineers Filter is a free VST2 filter plugin for Windows offering extremely steep filtering using high order IIR designs like Butterworth, Chebychev, inverse Chebychev, and elliptic filters.

VST2Filters
EMSFilter plugin interface
Davisynth

EMSFilter

EMSFilter by Davisynth is a free multimode filter plugin for Windows offering versatile sound shaping capabilities.

VST2Filters
easy-mf 202 plugin interface
easytoolz

easy-mf 202

easy-mf 202 by easytoolz is a free filtering effect plugin for Windows featuring a moogysh lowpass filter, envelope follower, overdrive, saturation, and an LFO with five waveforms plus sample and hold. It includes 16 presets.

VST2Filters
DvnKeyFilter plugin interface
Davi Santos

DvnKeyFilter

DvnKeyFilter is a versatile low pass filter plugin where the cutoff frequency is dynamically controlled by key tracking and an expression parameter assignable to any MIDI CC or DAW envelope.

VST2Filters
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