Free VST Plugins

Virtual Studio Technology (VST) is used to extend the features of music production applications known as digital audio workstations (DAWs) in the form of add-on software modules known as plugins. These can be used to provide additional sound generation and audio processing capablities in the form of virtual instruments and effects.

Dead Duck Software provides a variety of free instrument and effect plugins for use in Windows DAWs that support version 2 of the VST plugin format.

Reducktion Synthesizer

Reducktion is a 32-voice polyphonic software synthesizer based upon a subtractive design. It features:

  • Three multi-mode oscillators.

  • Stereo output with oscillator pan and stereo noise options.

  • Up to 8-voice unison detune with mix and stereo spread controls.

  • Two resonant multi-mode filters.

  • Three ADSR envelopes.

  • Three flexible LFOs.

  • A 12-slot modulation matrix.

  • Built in drive, EQ, chorus, delay and reverb effects.

  • 16-step arpeggiator/sequencer.

  • MIDI learn for easy assignment of hardware controllers.

  • File-based preset system for easy management and sharing.

  • Resizeable user interface with a range of scaling options from 100% to 200%.

  • User-definable themes for easy customisation.

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Deducktion Synthesizer

Deducktion is a 32-voice polyphonic software synthesizer based upon a subtractive design. It features:

  • Two multi-mode oscillators.

  • Versatile sub-oscillator.

  • Stereo output with oscillator pan options.

  • Up to 6-voice unison detune with mix and stereo spread controls.

  • Two resonant multi-mode filters.

  • Four ADSR envelopes.

  • Four flexible LFOs.

  • A 24-slot modulation matrix.

  • Built in delay and reverb effects.

  • MIDI learn for easy assignment of hardware controllers.

  • Resizeable user interface with scaling options from 100% to 200%.

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Free Effects

The Free Effects bundle provides 26 audio effect plugins covering everything from essential mixing tools and utilities to creative sound shaping effects and processors:

  • Filters: Filter, AutoFilter and DualFilter.

  • Equalisers: Equaliser, DJEQ and TiltEQ.

  • Dynamics: Compressor, Limiter, Gate, Expander and DeEsser.

  • Channel Strips: Channel and Channel2.

  • Delay and Reverb: Delay, MonoDelay and Reverb.

  • Modulation: Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, AutoPan and RingMod.

  • Distortion: BitCrusher and Overdrive.

  • Utilities: SigGen and Utility.

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Classic Instruments

The Classic Instruments present updated versions of four plugins from pioneering plugin developers mda:

  • DJX10 subtractive synthesizer

  • DDX10 FM synthesizer

  • DPiano-A acoustic piano

  • DPiano-E electric piano.

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Download

All of the Dead Duck plugins can be downloaded for free from KVR Audio from the following links:

User Guides

Follow the links below for detailed descriptions of all the Dead Duck plugins.