01
Drum sampler
Sitala
by Decomposer · 16-pad drum sampler
Hats, percs and kicks on pads for quick loop building.
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Techno · 10 plugins · total $0The $0 Techno Producer Setup
Rumbling kicks, hypnotic synth loops, distortion and huge dark spaces. This rack covers the techno essentials, with plenty of room to experiment.
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02
Synth & kick design
Surge XT
by Surge Synth Team · Hybrid synth (open source)
Deep synth for leads, drones, rumble and even synthesized kicks.
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03
Acid & mono lines
Odin 2
by TheWaveWarden · Semi-modular synth (open source)
Fat mono synth lines and squelchy filters.
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04
Distortion & color
Airwindows Consolidated
by Airwindows · All Airwindows effects in one plugin (open source)
Dozens of saturators and distortions in one plugin.
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05
Rumble & space
Valhalla Supermassive
by Valhalla DSP · Huge reverb / delay
Huge reverb tails for rumble kicks and dark atmospheres.
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06
Delay
ChowMatrix
by Chowdhury DSP · Tree-of-delays (open source)
Complex, evolving delay trees for hypnotic textures.
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07
Sidechain & gates
Kilohearts Essentials
by Kilohearts · Bundle of 30+ simple effects
Trance Gate, Filter and Compressor for rhythmic movement and ducking.
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08
EQ
TDR Nova
by Tokyo Dawn Labs · Dynamic EQ
Dynamic EQ to keep the low end tight.
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09
Bus compression
TDR Kotelnikov
by Tokyo Dawn Labs · Bus / mastering compressor
Controls the groove on drum and mix buses.
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10
Master limiter
LoudMax
by Thomas Mundt · Look-ahead brickwall limiter
Clean, simple final limiting.
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