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:

• Reducktion

• Deducktion

• Free Effects

• Classic Instruments

User Guides

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

• Reducktion
  • Contents
    • Overview
    • The Top Bar
    • The Central Panel
    • The Lower Panel
    • The Modulation Matrix
    • The Sequencer
    • Themes
• Deducktion
  • Contents
    • Overview
    • The Top Bar
    • The Central Panel
    • The Lower Panel
    • The Modulation Matrix
• Free Effects
  • Contents
    • Overview
    • Filters
    • Equalisers
    • Dynamics
    • Channel Strips
    • Delay and Reverb
    • Modulation
    • Distortion
    • Utilities
• Classic Instruments
  • Contents
    • Overview
    • DJX10 Synthesizer
    • DDX10 Synthesizer
    • DPiano-A Digital Piano
    • DPiano-E Electric Piano