Audio Plugin for Mac

SA76 is a 1176 compressor emulation from Sonic Academy that pairs the original's fast, punchy character with modern controls: gain linking, a parallel mix control, sidechain, a drive stage, and stereo width. It ships in AU, VST3, and AAX formats with a Universal 2 macOS build.

NODE is a wavetable editor and generator from Sonic Academy that lets producers draw, morph, and animate waveforms with nodes and Bezier curves, then export them directly to synths such as Serum, Pigments, and ANA2. Version 1.0.2 adds native Apple Silicon support for Mac.

Busboy is a mix bus and subgroup channel strip plugin from Carve Audio, combining musical shelving EQ, high-pass and low-pass filters, a bus-style compressor, and a limiter in one simple plugin. It ships in AU, VST3, and AAX formats with a Universal 2 macOS build.

DEEP/4 is a four-engine multi-effects plugin from Temecula DSP that emulates the Ensoniq DP/4, featuring 43 hardware-inspired algorithms, roughly 300 factory presets, flexible four-engine routing, and SysEx hardware compatibility. Version 1.1.6 is a stability-focused update, available as a VST3, AU, and AAX plugin on Mac.

DEEP/Z is a dual-engine effects processor plugin from Temecula DSP that emulates the Ensoniq DP Pro, featuring all 42 original hardware algorithms, 128 factory presets, flexible dual-engine routing, and per-effect Tweak macro controls. Version 1.2.7 is a stability-focused update, available as a VST3, AU, and AAX plugin on Mac.

Orra Tone Zone Pro is a tonal balance processor for full mixes and masters from Orra Audio, using its SCOUT and AUTO workflow to automatically analyze, plan, and maintain corrective EQ based on real professional master references. With 60 target curves across 19 genres, nine saturation modes, dynamic EQ on every band, and direct export to Orra EQ.

The Backups is a six-voice harmony plugin from creator Nico Baran and publisher The Fixers that automatically generates backing vocal arrangements from a single melody line. It features twelve harmony engines, automatic key detection via Key Detective, up to 36-voice crowd layering, and eight console-style controls, available as a universal, notarized VST3 and AU plugin on Mac.

Auto-Tune Advanced is Antares Audio Technologies' flagship pitch correction plugin, featuring a rebuilt core algorithm and the new patent-pending DVA engine that preserves natural vocal vibrato during correction. It includes sub-millisecond live-mode latency, a redesigned Formant Designer, Flex Tune, and a 78-note Visual Keyboard, available in VST3, AU, and AAX formats on Mac.

reFX NEXUS5 is an all-in-one "super synth" combining eight synthesis engines — including Virtual Analog, Wavetable, Sampler, and FM — with an open architecture that lets users import their own samples and build custom presets from scratch. With more than 5,300 factory presets, a studio-grade effects suite, full backward compatibility with older NEXUS content, and a one-click NEXUS2 Retro Skin, it blends instant usability with deep sound design.

Rumor is a glitch and stutter plugin from ATRUM LAB that slices any sound on a drawable tempo map, then runs it through reverse, tape echo, and half-time pitch pedals with four drawable LFOs. Locked to your host tempo with zero latency, and with a one-click Magic feature that turns a take into draggable ideas, it delivers fast, rhythmic glitch effects from a single panel.

KeySpace is a modulated reverb plugin from KeySolutions Sounds offering Room, Hall, and Space algorithms for lush, studio-quality ambience. Its dedicated Space Mode builds large, evolving atmospheric environments while keeping the source clear, and built-in movement adds subtle pitch and width variation, whether used standalone or inside the Traveler hybrid synthesizer.

KeyTime is a dual-modulated delay plugin from KeySolutions Sounds that adds subtle pitch variation to its repeats, building width, depth, and lushness rather than producing flat, conventional echoes. With Dual and Ping Pong modes ranging from subtle ambiance to expansive rhythmic movement, it works standalone or alongside the Traveler hybrid synthesizer it was originally built for.

DRE-2K is a digital reverb plugin from Temecula DSP that faithfully recreates the rare Sony DRE-2000 hardware unit, built algorithmically from the original schematics and validated against physical hardware measurements. With 4 reverb modes, 4 echo/delay modes, 50 factory presets, and the original unit's distinctive remote-control workflow, it's designed for building tight drum rooms, plates, halls, and vintage-style echoes.

SpaceWalk is a MIDI chord progression generator from UK studio Higher Plane, built specifically for ambient, cinematic, and atmospheric music. Its Evolving Chord Engine produces smooth, naturally voice-led harmony, with controls for Sparseness, Suspension, and Deviation, chord locking, seven character presets, and — as of version 1.2 — per-voice MIDI routing and custom user presets.

Audiorift DUEL XT is a cinematic dynamics and saturation processor combining Charge/Energy compression, six saturation modes, calibrated Low/Mid/High tone controls, comprehensive gain management, and a three-mode limiter (Safe, Modern, Punch). Created by trailer composer Nick Road, it's the premium tier above the free DUEL LT plugin, available as an AAX/AU/VST3 plug-in for Mac.

Percussive is a percussion-focused channel strip plugin from Kura Plugins that combines tuned EQ, dual-mode saturation, transient and sustain shaping, and a dedicated clipper into one fast, intuitive interface. Built to replace a long chain of separate drum-mixing processors, it's designed for shaping kicks, snares, loops, and other rhythmic elements quickly and cons

Lemur Audio Ester is a two-channel stereo passive tube equalizer plugin with five EQ bands per channel — Low Cut, Low Boost, Mid Cut, High Boost, and High Cut — modeled after a hand-built vacuum tube unit. It features dual 6072A/6N1P tube voicings, independent low bands, automatic gain compensation, and flexible L/R or Mid/Side stereo processing, available as a VST3/AU/AAX plug-in for Mac.

Automator is an automation plugin from Boz Digital Labs that collapses complex EQ, gain, pan, and width automation into a single automatable control. Users build up to 12 programmable States — full snapshots of every setting — then automate a single State parameter in their DAW to smoothly morph between them across a song's verses, choruses, and bridges.

Freezr is a real-time freeze sequencer plugin from Audiomodern that captures and sequences frozen audio slices into structured rhythmic patterns, generating infinite variations for expressive live performance and production. With dual sequencers, a Remix mode, a signature Infinity Mode, and full MIDI Learn support, it's built for endlessly evolving stutter and glitch textures.

ONRI Audio REISEI is a one-screen mastering processor for Apple Silicon Macs that combines harmonic-tracking Partial EQ, dual-band De-Dyn dynamics, Wide stereo imaging, Comp & Sat saturation, and a four-algorithm Master Limiter around an integrated FFT-based analyzer. It offers comprehensive ITU-R BS.1770-4 loudness metering, streaming target presets, and four-slot A/B/C/D comparison, distributed as an AU/VST3 plug-in from onriaudio.com.

Motion: Dimension is a space and time modulation plugin from Excite Audio that combines dual delay lines with blendable plate and hall reverbs, controlled through an innovative six-slider Hexagon macro controller. With series/parallel routing, reverse delay, mono-to-stereo spatial enhancement, and a 3D reactive visualizer, it's built for crafting evolving, interactive sonic textures.

GetGood Drums Smash and Grab 2 is a dual-compressor drum processing plugin combining a FET-style "Smash" compressor and a VCA-style "Grab" compressor, with a Drum Type knob offering 12 specialized compression styles, Pro Mode for full manual control, Beef/Air EQ stages, built-in saturation, and a parallel compression blend knob. It's available as VST3, AU, and AAX plug-ins for Mac, licensed through iLok.

PIANET-T is a virtual instrument plugin from Martinic that recreates the classic '70s Hohner Pianet T electro-mechanical piano using ACE modeling technology, combining a faithful pickup emulation with a physically modeled unplugged tone. It includes a Harmonic Mix section, vibrato and tremolo effects, a vintage tube amp with cabinet modeling, and extensive MIDI control for authentic vintage keyboard character in any production.

TAL-J-8X is a virtual analog synthesizer plugin from TAL Software (Togu Audio Line), an authentic emulation of the 1985 Roland JX-8P featuring dual cross-modulating DCOs, a faithful resonant filter plus a new self-oscillating mode, chord creation, an arpeggiator, built-in EQ/Delay/Reverb, MPE support, and direct SysEx compatibility with real JX-8P/JX-10/MKS-70 hardware. Available as a Universal 2 Binary VST/VST3/AU/AAX/CLAP plugin for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

TAL-Pha is a virtual analog synthesizer plugin from Togu Audio Line that faithfully emulates the classic Roland Alpha Juno II and MKS-50 hardware synths, combining authentic DCO-based sound with modern features like MPE support, microtuning, and SysEx hardware compatibility. With built-in delay, reverb, and bell-EQ effects, a multi-mode arpeggiator, and over 380 presets, it's built for both vintage-accurate sound and modern flexibility.