Genre · EDM

Best EDM plugins.

Top VST plugins for EDM producers — supersaw synths, sidechain compressors, and big-room effects ranked.

Trap Lo-Fi Hip Hop EDM Cinematic Pop R&B / Soul Ambient Synthwave

Xfer Records · Free multiband upward/downward compressor — the modern-production staple.

Tokyo Dawn Records · Free wideband dynamics processor built for mix-bus and mastering.

Tokyo Dawn Records · Free parallel dynamic EQ — a genuine mixing staple.

u-he · Free two-oscillator analogue-style synth from u-he.

u-he · Free, CPU-light subtractive synth from u-he.

discoDSP · Free analogue-modelled synth inspired by the Oberheim OB-X.

Surge Synth Team · Free, open-source hybrid synth with an enormous feature set.

Matt Tytel · Free spectral wavetable synth with a genuinely complete free tier.

Valhalla DSP · Multi-mode delay from subtle slapback to infinite echoes.

ValhallaFreqEcho

Valhalla DSP · Free Bode-style frequency shifter and echo for alien delay effects.