HOFA: SYSTEM Ducker

HOFA’s SYSTEM Ducker makes keeping your main audio clear feel almost effortless. Whether it’s a podcast, vocals, or layered music, it automatically lowers background elements just when you need it, keeping the focus where it should be.

You can also integrate other HOFA SYSTEM effects into the Ducked Chain, letting the Ducker dynamically control their levels. Combine this with flexible attack, hold, release, and lookahead settings, and you have a powerful way to manage everything from reverb tails to backing loops — all while the visual feedback keeps dialing it in very intuitive. 

The result is mixes that stay balanced, polished, and professional without constant manual tweaking. SYSTEM Ducker quietly handles the tricky stuff, giving you the freedom to focus on what matters most — your sound.

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HOFA

SYSTEM DUCKER

Kraftur: Soundtheory

Soundtheory’s Kraftur is a multiband saturator and clipper that adds warmth, punch, and presence without compromising dynamics. Whether on a full mix of individual tracks, it brings a polished, cohesive feel that makes everything sound more alive.

The triangular blend control lets you shift between single-band and multiband processing, while Drive, Offset, Knee, and three Shift sliders let you shape each band with precision. MATCH mode keeps levels consistent, and the colourful meters give real-time visual feedback that’s both helpful and engaging.

Standout features like dynamic loudness compensation, oversampling to minimize distortion, and visually intuitive feedback make Kraftur a modern saturation tool you’ll reach for again and again — it’s the kind of plugin that instantly elevates a mix.

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HOFA

KRAFTUR

SOUNDTHEORY

VHS Home Video Flavor Box: Audio Hertz

If you’ve ever been drawn to the warm, unpredictable quirks of old VHS tapes, Audio Hertz’s VHS Home Video Flavor Box nails that feel in plugin form. It recreates the slightly fuzzy, unpredictable charm of tape by emulating two classic VCRs — each with its own unique character — and works just as well on clean synths as it does on punchy drums.

It doesn’t overload you with controls, but gives you exactly what you need: wow and flutter for that pitch wobble, hiss for tape noise, saturation for analog warmth, plus an EQ and limiter to shape and keep everything in check. It’s the kind of tool that’s easy to jump into and quickly find something that just clicks with your track.

What’s great is that it doesn’t try to be a hi-fi emulation; instead, it embraces all those little imperfections that made tapes feel personal. So if you’re after a quick way to add character and a touch of nostalgia without the fuss, VHS is a fun and reliable go-to.

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VHS HOME FLAVOR VIDEO BOX

AUDIO HERTZ

Bloom KSHMR: Excite Audio

Bloom KSHMR turns cultural richness into instant inspiration, blending the sounds of South Asia with a modern, fast-moving sample engine. Co-created by KSHMR and Excite Audio, it puts playable percussion, vocals, winds, and strings right under your fingers — no digging, slicing, or stretching required.

Its 14‑pad phrase sequencer makes loops feel alive, while four macro controls shape tone, depth, grit, and space with quick, satisfying moves. Whether you’re after dusty folk textures or polished cinematic flair, Bloom balances authenticity with flexibility.

Switch into Edit mode and there’s full control over pitch, envelopes, filters, and layers — or just stay in Play mode and ride the presets. With 250+ curated sounds, onboard FX, and intuitive key snapping, it’s a sample instrument that invites you to follow feel over theory.

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BLOOM KSHMR

EXCITE AUDIO

Halogen FM: GForce Software

Halogen FM embraces the beauty of happy accidents, turning the complexity of FM synthesis into something playful and intuitive. Powered by the Spark engine, it generates fully-formed patches with a single click — surprising, musical results that encourage exploration over perfection. With six macro controls for shaping timbre, envelopes, modulation, FX, and operator mix, it’s fast, fun, and full of unexpected possibilities. 

For those who want to dive deeper, the interface reveals traditional FM parameters like waveforms and modulation indexes — without the usual confusion. With 320 presets, built-in reverb, and MIDI support, Halogen FM is a creative playground for producers chasing inspiration, not instruction manuals.

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HALOGEN FM

GFORCE SOFTWARE

Walls: Klevgrand

Klevgrand Walls offers a bold new approach to reverb design, blending familiar acoustic spaces with surreal, time-warped environments. With six unique modes—Plate, Hall, Spring, Cosmic, Hex, and Binary—it ranges from classic ambience to abstract, metallic reflections.

Walls moves beyond typical reverbs, offering up to 40 modulation LFOs, dynamic visualizers, and intuitive controls for stereo width, diffusion, and reflection shaping. EQ, damping, and Mix Lock give added precision, while its early/late mixer and varied room sizes open up deep sound-sculpting potential with impressive creative range and sonic character, Walls is a standout for producers and sound designers pushing beyond the ordinary.

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WALLS

KLEVGRAND

SpaceBlender: Soundtoys

Soundtoys SpaceBlender offers a fresh take on spatial effects, blending delay, reverb, and modulation into a fluid, evolving tool. Inspired by swarm synthesis, it lets users sculpt otherworldly textures through its intuitive sonar-style Visualizer. 

SpaceBlender moves beyond typical effects, offering time settings up to a minute, tempo sync, and Warp mode for pitch-shifting, tape-like warbles, and glitches. Color, Texture, and Mod controls add depth, shimmer, and motion, while Mix Lock ensures presets won’t override your balance. The Freeze function captures audio into looping, malleable layers, perfect for ambient sound design, rhythmic effects, or creative spatial manipulation. A must-have for sonic explorers.

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SPACEBLENDER

SOUNDTOYS

TRONIC: Sampleson

When you think of a “one-click beat generator,” you might picture something gimmicky, spitting out tired loops. TRONIC, however, is far from that. Sampleson’s latest creation blends simplicity with depth, offering instant inspiration without the fluff. Whether you’re after punchy drum and bass or lush rave rhythms, TRONIC delivers fully-formed grooves with a single click.

But it’s the tweaking that unleashes the magic—three generation styles and a semi-modular patcher let you shape dynamic beats that evolve over time. Intuitive, punchy, and packed with character, TRONIC brings a fresh approach to beat-making for just 29 bucks. An instant hit for producers and performers alike.

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TRONIC

SAMPLESON

Cloudmax Breeze: Karanyi Audio

Karanyi Audio’s Cloudmax Breeze is a game-changer for vocal production, harnessing AI to streamline the process and deliver polished results with minimal effort. Powered by the Karanyi Neural AI model, it transforms raw vocals into mix-ready tracks in seconds.

The interface is sleek and intuitive, ensuring a smooth workflow, while the standout feature, Capture mode, automatically adjusts over 40 parameters—including EQ, reverb, and dynamics—based on vocal style, mood, and tempo. Whether you’re shaping polished pop vocals or adding texture to rap, Breeze delivers quick, high-quality results, making it a must-have tool for producers looking to save time without sacrificing creativity.

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CLOUDMAX BREEZE

KARANYI AUDIO