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This is a list of software plugins that can be used in a [[DAWs|DAW]] for creating microtonal music.
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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">A plugin is a software synthesizer which can be accessed within a [[DAWs|DAW]]. Usually the plugin is loaded on a MIDI track.


Instrument plugins interface with your DAW through one of a handful of standards. Steinberg's **VST** is a standard supported by many DAWs. AudioUnit **(AU**) is widely supported on Mac computers. **RTAS** is used by ProTools. Put simply, you should check your DAW's user manual to see what kind of plugins you can run.
== What are plugins? ==
Computer musicians typically use a DAW to create music. Plugins provide extra functionality within your DAW. For example, if your DAW doesn't allow microtuning then you can get that functionality via plugins.


Check out and add to [[@https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/144HycbwxpK0WdkxmMt1Dp70DMF4chaf7Hm0K1y4rrIA/edit?usp=sharing|this open Google spreadsheet]] for the latest version of this table.
Plugins featured on this page are typically either:


Synths to add: all Homegrown Sounds synths, Virtual CZ
* '''Software instruments''' that have built-in tuning functionality (e.g. synthesizers, samplers)
* '''Tuning tools''' that alter the tuning of other instruments, plugins and/or audio clips but otherwise do not generate sounds themselves


||~ **Name** ||~ **Description** ||~ **Platform** ||~ **Tuning ability** ||~ **Tuning method** ||~ **Cost** ||
Before purchasing a plugin, you should check your DAW's user manual to see which types of plugins it supports. In many cases you can try a free demo to make sure it works as expected. Plugin types include:
||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|| [[http://www.alphakanal.de/automat.html|alphacanal Automat]] || Subtractive synthesizer with FM and waveshaping || Mac, AU || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || tun file import || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Free&lt;/span&gt;** ||
|| [[https://www.applied-acoustics.com/chromaphone-2/|Applied Acoustics Chromaphone 2]] || Physical modelled percussion || Windows/Mac, VST/AU/AAX/RTAS || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || Scala file import (is kbm supported?) || $199 ||
|| [[https://www.applied-acoustics.com/lounge-lizard-ep-4/|Applied Acoustics Lounge Lizard EP-4]] || Physical modelled electric piano || Windows/Mac,
VST/AU/AAX/RTAS || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || Scala file import (is kbm supported?) || $199 ||
|| [[https://www.applied-acoustics.com/string-studio-vs-2/|Applied Acoustics String Studio VS-2]] || Physical modelled strings || Windows/Mac,
VST/AU/AAX/RTAS || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || Scala file import (is kbm supported?) || $199 ||
|| [[https://www.applied-acoustics.com/ultra-analog-va-2/|Applied Acoustics Ultra Analog VA-2]] || Virtual analog || Windows/Mac,
VST/AU/AAX/RTAS || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || Scala file import (is kbm supported?) || $199 ||
|| [[http://www.bigtickaudio.com/rhino/home|Big Tick Rhino]] || Hybrid FM || Windows/Mac, VST/AU || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || tun file import || $99 ||
|| Cakewalk Dimension Pro ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|| [[http://www.camelaudio.com/Alchemy.php|Camel Audio Alchemy]] || Additive synthesizer/spectral sampler || Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || tun file import || No longer available ||
|| [[http://www.garritan.com/products/personal-orchestra-4/|Garritan Personal Orchestra 4]] || Sample-based orchestra library || Windows/Mac, VST/other? || Supposedly full-keyboard microtuning, though nonoctave scales are buggy || scl/kbm file import || $149.95 ||
|| [[http://www.humanoidsoundsystems.com/enzyme-vst-plugin-au-plugin-synth/|Humanoid Sound Systems Enzyme]] || Scanned synthesis || Windows/Mac, VST/AU || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || tun file import || $79.99 ||
|| [[http://www.image-line.com/plugins/Synths/Harmor/|Imageline Harmor]] || Additive synthesizer || Windows only, VST/standalone || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || scl file import
(cannot adjust reference frequency) || €139 ||
|| LinPlug Alpha || Subtractive synthesizer || Windows/Mac, VST/AU || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || tun file import || $79, €59 ||
|| [[http://www.linplug.com/|LinPlug CRX4]] || Sample manipulation synth || Windows/Mac, VST/AU || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || tun file import || $99 ||
|| [[http://www.linplug.com/|LinPlug MorphoX]] || Subtractive synthesizer || Windows/Mac, VST/AU (and Mac-only RTAS) || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || tun file import || $129, €99 ||
|| LinPlug Octopus || Modulation synthesizer || Windows/Mac, VST/AU || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || tun file import || $129, €99 ||
|| LinPlug Organ 3 || Organ emulation || Windows/Mac, VST/AU (and Mac-only RTAS) || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || tun file import || $99, €79 ||
|| [[http://www.linplug.com/|LinPlug SaxLab]] || Saxophone emulation || Windows/Mac, VST/AU (and Mac-only RTAS) || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || tun file import || $99, €79 ||
|| [[http://www.linplug.com/|LinPlug Spectral]] || Additive/subtractive synthesizer || Windows/Mac, VST/AU || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || tun file import || $149, €119 ||
|| [[http://madronalabs.com/products/aalto|Madrona Labs Aalto]] || Semi-modular synthesizer || Windows/Mac, VST/AU || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || scl file import || $99 ||
|| [[http://madronalabs.com/products/kaivo|Madrona Labs Kaivo]] || Semi modular synthesizer || Windows/Mac, VST/AU || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || scl file import || $129 ||
|| [[http://madronalabs.com/products/virta|Madrona Labs Virta]] || Sound-controlled synthesizer and effects || Windows/Mac, VST/AU || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || scl file import || $89 ||
|| [[http://www.mark-henning.de/am_downloads_eng.php|Mark Henning AnaMark]] || Virtual analog/modulation synthesizer || Windows, VST || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || tun file import || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Free&lt;/span&gt;** ||
|| [[https://www.pianoteq.com/|Modartt Pianoteq]] || Physical-modeled piano || Windows/Mac/Linux, VST/AU/RTAS/standalone || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || scl/kbm file import || €249-€399 ||
|| [[http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/synths-samplers/absynth-5/|Native Instruments Absynth]] || Virtual modular subtractive synthesizer || Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS/AAX/standalone || Limited to 12 note scales, each note ±50 cents from 12-edo || User input || $199 ||
|| [[http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/synths-samplers/fm8/|Native Instruments FM8]] || FM synthesizer || Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS/AAX || Limited to 12 note scales, each note ±50 cents from 12-edo || User input || $199 ||
|| [[http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/synths-samplers/kontakt-5/|Native Instruments Kontakt 5]] || Sampler || Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS/AAX/standalone || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || Kontakt script || $399 ||
|| [[http://www.plogue.com/products/chipsounds/|Plogue chipsounds]] || Emulation of classic arcade/console sound chips || Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS/AAX || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;**
(IIRC buggy with nonoctave scales) || scl/kbm file import || $95 ||
|| [[@http://www.plogue.com/products/sforzando/|Plogue Sforzando]] || Sampler, .sfz soundfont format || Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS/AAX/standalone || Limited to 12 note scales || scl/kbm file import || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Free&lt;/span&gt;** ||
|| Rapture ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|| Rapture Pro ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|| [[http://www.reveal-sound.com/|Reveal Sound Spire]] || Subtractive synthesizer with flexible oscillators || Windows/Mac, VST/AU/AAX, 32/64 bit || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || scl file import with adjustable reference pitch || $189 ||
|| [[http://www.spectrasonics.net/products/omnisphere.php|Spectrasonics Omnisphere]] || Rompler/synthesizer || Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS/AAX || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || tun file import || $499, €379 ||
|| [[http://www.synthfont.com/VSTSF_news.html|SynthFontVSTi]] || Soundfont player (sf2, sfz, sfark, gig, dls, etc.) || Windows, VST || Limited to 12 note scales || Manual entry or choose from a list || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Free&lt;/span&gt;** ||
|| [[https://tal-software.com/products/tal-bassline-101|TAL BassLine-101]] || Virtual analog synthesizer || Windows/Mac, VST/AU/AAX || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || tun file import || €55,80 ||
|| [[http://tal-software.com/products/tal-sampler|TAL sampler]] || Sampler/Synthesizer || Windows/Mac, VST/AU/AAX || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || tun file import || $60 ||
|| [[https://tal-software.com/products/tal-u-no-lx|TAL U-NO-LX]] || Virtual analog synthesizer || Windows/Mac, VST/AU/AAX || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || tun file import || €55,80 ||
|| [[http://www.u-he.com/cms/ace|u-he ACE]] || Virtual modular analog synthesizer || Windows/Mac, VST/AU || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || tun file import || €69 ||
|| [[http://www.u-he.com/cms/bazille|u-he Bazille]] || Virtual modular synthesizer || Windows/Mac, VST/AU/AAX || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || tun file import || $129 ||
|| [[http://www.u-he.com/cms/zebra|u-he Zebra]] || Various synthesizer || Windows/Mac, VST/AU (and Mac-only RTAS) || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || tun file import || $199 ||
|| [[https://www.uvi.net/falcon.html|UVI Falcon]] || Hybrid synthesizer || Windows/Mac, VST/AU/AAX || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || scl/kbm file import || €349 ||
|| [[http://www.vaz-synths.com/vmIndex.html|VAZ Modular]] || Virtual modular synthesizer || Windows, VST/standalone || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || tun file import || £129.99 ||
|| [[http://www.vaz-synths.com/vpIndex.html|VAZ Plus]] || Virtual analog synthesizer || Windows, VST/standalone || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || tun file import || £14.99 ||
|| [[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vogue-mk2-synthesizer/id416578687?mt=12|Vogue MK2]] || Virtual analog and wavetable || Mac Standalone || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || MTX || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Free&lt;/span&gt;** ||
|| Xen-Arts FMTS2 || FM/spectral synthesizer || Windows, VST (32-bit) || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || MTS messages, or import MIDI tuning dump || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Free&lt;/span&gt;** ||
|| [[http://www.xen-arts.com/p/download-vsti.html|Xen-Arts IVOR]] || Virtual analog synthesizer || Windows, VST || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || MTS messages, or import MIDI tuning dump || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Free&lt;/span&gt;** ||
|| [[http://www.xen-arts.com/p/download-vsti.html|Xen-Arts Xen-FMTS]] || FM/spectral synthesizer || Windows, VST || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || MTS messages, or
import
MIDI tuning dump || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Free&lt;/span&gt;** ||
|| [[http://www.xen-arts.com/p/download-vsti.html|Xen-Arts XenFont]] || Soundfont (sf2) player || Windows, VST || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || MTS messages, or
import
MIDI tuning dump || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Free&lt;/span&gt;** ||
|| [[@https://www.xferrecords.com/products/serum|Xfer Serum]] || Wavetable synthesizer || Windows, OSX, VST/AU/AAX 32/64-bit || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || tun file import || $189 ||
|| Z3TA+2 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|| [[http://zynaddsubfx.sourceforge.net/|ZynAddSubFX]] || Various synthesizer || Windows/Linux, VST/standalone || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || Direct input of values, or import
scl/kbm file || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Free&lt;/span&gt;**


$59 for 3.0 version ||</pre></div>
* [[Wikipedia: Virtual Studio Technology|VST3]] by [[wikipedia:Steinberg|Steinberg]], widely supported. VST2 is also by Steinberg, who discontinued it in 2018. But most Windows versions of non-Steinberg DAWs still support VST2 as of 2023.
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* [[Wikipedia: Audio Units|AU]] by [[wikipedia:Apple Inc.|Apple]], widely supported on macOS only.
<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">&lt;html&gt;&lt;head&gt;&lt;title&gt;List of Microtonal Software Plugins&lt;/title&gt;&lt;/head&gt;&lt;body&gt;A plugin is a software synthesizer which can be accessed within a &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/DAWs"&gt;DAW&lt;/a&gt;. Usually the plugin is loaded on a MIDI track.&lt;br /&gt;
* AAX by [[wikipedia:Avid Technology|Avid]], used in ProTools, and [[wikipedia:Real Time AudioSuite|RTAS]], obsolete format which was used in ProTools until version 10.
&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Wikipedia: LV2|LV2]], [[Wikipedia: CLever Audio Plug-in|CLAP]] ([https://cleveraudio.org/ site]) and [[Wikipedia:Disposable Soft Synth Interface|DSSI]] (obsolete, replaced by LV2), open-source cross-platform plugin formats.
Instrument plugins interface with your DAW through one of a handful of standards. Steinberg's &lt;strong&gt;VST&lt;/strong&gt; is a standard supported by many DAWs. AudioUnit &lt;strong&gt;(AU&lt;/strong&gt;) is widely supported on Mac computers. &lt;strong&gt;RTAS&lt;/strong&gt; is used by ProTools. Put simply, you should check your DAW's user manual to see what kind of plugins you can run.&lt;br /&gt;
* NKS by [[wikipedia:Native Instruments|Native Instruments]], used with their hardware.
&lt;br /&gt;
Check out and add to &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/144HycbwxpK0WdkxmMt1Dp70DMF4chaf7Hm0K1y4rrIA/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;this open Google spreadsheet&lt;/a&gt; for the latest version of this table.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Synths to add: all Homegrown Sounds synths, Virtual CZ&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;


== Instrument plugins with microtonal support ==
Further information about the list of microtonal software plugins is below the list.


&lt;table class="wiki_table"&gt;
{| class="wikitable sortable"
    &lt;tr&gt;
|-
        &lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Name&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
! Publisher
&lt;/th&gt;
! Name
        &lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Description&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
! Description
&lt;/th&gt;
! OS
        &lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Platform&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
! Plugin type
&lt;/th&gt;
! Tuning ability
        &lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuning ability&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
! Tuning method
&lt;/th&gt;
! License / Cost
        &lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuning method&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-
&lt;/th&gt;
| accSone
        &lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [https://www.accsone.com/crusherx/aboutcrusherx crusher-X]
&lt;/th&gt;
| Granular synthesizer
    &lt;/tr&gt;
| Windows, macOS
    &lt;tr&gt;
| VST, AU
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| style="color: #007f00;" | '''Full-keyboard microtuning'''
&lt;/td&gt;
| scl or [[Anamark tuning file format|tun file]] import
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| €289
&lt;/td&gt;
|-
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| amsynth contributors
&lt;/td&gt;
| [https://amsynth.github.io amsynth]
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| Subtractive / virtual analog
&lt;/td&gt;
| Linux, macOS
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| VST, AU, LV2, DSSI
&lt;/td&gt;
| style="color: #007f00;" | '''Full-keyboard microtuning''' {{normal|(Linux version only)}}
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| scl/kbm file import
&lt;/td&gt;
| style="color: #007f00;" | '''Free software'''
    &lt;/tr&gt;
|-
    &lt;tr&gt;
| Applied Acoustics
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.alphakanal.de/automat.html" rel="nofollow"&gt;alphacanal Automat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [https://www.applied-acoustics.com/chromaphone-3/ Chromaphone 3]
&lt;/td&gt;
| Physically modeled percussion
        &lt;td&gt;Subtractive synthesizer with FM and waveshaping&lt;br /&gt;
| Windows, macOS
&lt;/td&gt;
| VST3, AU, AAX, NKS, standalone
        &lt;td&gt;Mac, AU&lt;br /&gt;
| Partial Scala support (no keyboard mappings)
&lt;/td&gt;
| scl file import
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| $199
&lt;/td&gt;
|-
        &lt;td&gt;tun file import&lt;br /&gt;
| Applied Acoustics
&lt;/td&gt;
| [https://www.applied-acoustics.com/lounge-lizard-ep-5/ Lounge Lizard EP-5]
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Free&lt;/span&gt;&lt;
| Physically modeled electric piano
| Windows, macOS
| VST3, AU, AAX, NKS, standalone
| Partial Scala support (no keyboard mappings)
| scl file import
| $199
|-
| Applied Acoustics
| [https://www.applied-acoustics.com/string-studio-vs-2/ String Studio VS-2]
| Physically modeled strings
| Windows, macOS
| VST3, AU, AAX, NKS, standalone
| Partial Scala support (no keyboard mappings)
| scl file import
| $199
|-
| Applied Acoustics
| [https://www.applied-acoustics.com/ultra-analog-va-3/ Ultra Analog VA-3]
| Virtual analog
| Windows, macOS
| VST3, AU, AAX, NKS, standalone
| Partial Scala support (no keyboard mappings)
| scl file import
| $199
|-
| Archie3d (Arthur Benilov)
| [https://archie3d.github.io/aeolus_plugin/ Aeolus]
| Pipe organ synthesizer
| Windows, macOS, Linux
| VST3, VST, AU, CLAP, LV2, standalone
| Partial microtuning support (no keyboard mappings)
| MTS-ESP client
| style="color: #007f00;" | '''Free software'''
|-
| Arturia
| Augmented series ([https://www.arturia.com/products/software-instruments/augmented-brass/overview BRASS], [https://www.arturia.com/products/software-instruments/augmented-grand-piano/overview GRAND PIANO], [https://www.arturia.com/products/software-instruments/augmented-strings/overview STRINGS], [https://www.arturia.com/products/software-instruments/augmented-voices/overview VOICES])
| Wavetable, granular, virtual analog, sampling
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, AAX, NKS, standalone
| Partial microtuning support (no keyboard mappings)
| MPE, MTS-ESP client
| €99/$99 each
|-
| Arturia
| [https://www.arturia.com/products/software-instruments/buchla-easel-v/overview Buchla Easel V]
| Physically modeled reproduction of the [[Wikipedia:Buchla Electronic Musical Instruments|Buchla Music Easel]]
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, AAX, NKS, standalone
| Partial microtuning support (no keyboard mappings)
| MTS-ESP client
| €149/$149
|-
| Arturia
| [https://www.arturia.com/products/software-instruments/clavinet-v/overview Clavinet V]
| Physically modeled reproduction of the [[Wikipedia:Clavinet|Hohner Clavinet]]
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, AAX, NKS, standalone
| Partial microtuning support (no keyboard mappings)
| MTS-ESP client
| €149/$149
|-
| Arturia
| [https://www.arturia.com/products/software-instruments/cmi-v/overview CMI V]
| Physically modeled reproduction of the [[Wikipedia:Fairlight CMI|Fairlight CMI]]
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, AAX, NKS, standalone
| Partial microtuning support (no keyboard mappings)
| MPE, MTS-ESP client
| €149/$149
|-
| Arturia
| [https://www.arturia.com/products/software-instruments/cs-80v/overview CS-80 V]
| Physically modeled reproduction of the [[Wikipedia:Yamaha CS-80|Yamaha CS-80]]
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, AAX, NKS, standalone
| Partial microtuning support (no keyboard


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; Notes
* "Full-keyboard microtuning" means that the plugin is capable of any arbitrary pitch, note or frequency on any given MIDI note. This is possible via .tun format, MIDI Tuning Standard, and .scl/.kbm pairs (but not .scl support on its own).
* All synths in the list are assumed to be 64-bit by default or offer an option of 32- or 64-bit. Synths that are 32-bit only are marked with "(32-bit)"
* For distinction of free software and freeware, see [[Wikipedia: Free software]] and [[Wikipedia: Freeware]].
* In some synths, portamento/glide doesn't work properly when microtuned. Examples are Xfer Serum and LinPlug synths. There may be others, so it is recommended to test this function before making a purchase, if it is important for you.
* There are plugins retunable by MTS-ESP ([[#Tuner plugins|see below]]) which aren’t in this table. See them on the official [https://oddsound.com/usingmtsesp.php MTS-ESP page].
** The list there seems incomplete as of January 26, 2023: Full Bucket Audio states that their plugins [http://music.fullbucket.de/mps.html MPS], [http://music.fullbucket.de/tricent.html Tricent mk III], [http://music.fullbucket.de/stigma.html Stigma], [http://music.fullbucket.de/fbvc.html FBVC], [http://music.fullbucket.de/monofury.html Mono/Fury], [http://music.fullbucket.de/blooo.html The blooo],[https://www.fullbucket.de/music/scrooo.html The scrooo], [http://music.fullbucket.de/qyooo.html The qyooo] now have MTS-ESP support, but these aren’t in the list yet.
 
== Discontinued instrument plugins with microtonal support ==
Plugins which are discontinued or no longer available are shown in the below table for reference.
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|-
! Publisher
! Name
! Description
! OS
! Plugin type
! Tuning ability
! Tuning method
! License / Cost
|-
| Cakewalk
| [https://www.cakewalk.com/Products/Dimension-Pro Dimension Pro]
| Combines real instruments with advanced synthesis
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, AAX
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| scl file import
| Discontinued
|-
| Cakewalk
| [https://www.cakewalk.com/Products/Rapture Rapture Pro]
| Multisample synthesizer
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, AAX
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| scl file import
| Discontinued
|-
| Cakewalk
| [https://www.cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA Z3TA+2]
| Waveshaping synthesizer
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, AAX
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| scl file import
| Discontinued
|-
| Camel Audio
| Alchemy 1.x
| Additive synthesizer / spectral sampler
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, AAX
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| [[Anamark tuning file format|tun file]] import
| Discontinued
|-
| Humanoid Sound Systems
| [http://www.humanoidsoundsystems.com/enzyme-vst-plugin-au-plugin-synth/ Enzyme]
| Scanned synthesizer
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| [[Anamark tuning file format|tun file]] import
| Discontinued
|-
| LinPlug
| LinPlug Alpha
| Subtractive synthesizer
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| [[Anamark tuning file format|tun file]] import
| Discontinued
|-
| LinPlug
| LinPlug CRX4
| Sample manipulation synthesizer
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| [[Anamark tuning file format|tun file]] import
| Discontinued
|-
| LinPlug
| LinPlug MorphoX
| Subtractive synthesizer
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, RTAS (RTAS is macOS only)
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| [[Anamark tuning file format|tun file]] import
| Discontinued
|-
| LinPlug
| LinPlug Octopus
| Modulation synthesizer
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| [[Anamark tuning file format|tun file]] import
| Discontinued
|-
| LinPlug
| LinPlug Organ 3
| Organ emulation
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, RTAS (RTAS is macOS only)
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| [[Anamark tuning file format|tun file]] import
| Discontinued
|-
| LinPlug
| LinPlug SaxLab
| Saxophone emulation
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, RTAS (RTAS is macOS only)
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| [[Anamark tuning file format|tun file]] import
| Discontinued
|-
| LinPlug
| LinPlug Spectral
| Additive/subtractive synthesizer
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| [[Anamark tuning file format|tun file]] import
| Discontinued
|-
| Native Instruments
| [http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/synths-samplers/absynth-5/ Absynth]
| Virtual modular subtractive synthesizer
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, AAX, RTAS, standalone
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| gly file import
| Discontinued
|-
| Rob Papen
| [https://splice.com/plugins/342-albino-3-vst-au-by-rob-papen Albino 3]
| Hybrid/subtractive synthesizer
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, RTAS
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| tun file import
| Discontinued
|-
| SoundModeler
| [https://github.com/SoundModeler?tab=overview&from=2020-12-01&to=2020-12-31]
| VST, Additive synthesizer
| Windows
| VST
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| The built-in choice for the temperaments: Equal, Pythagorean, Just and Mean-tone 1/4 comma. Main note flexible tune (from A=440), Supports each oscillator tuning by 0.01%
| style="color: #007f00;" | '''Freeware''' (discontinued)
|-
| VAZ
| [http://www.vaz-synths.com/vmIndex.html VAZ Modular]
| Virtual modular synthesizer
| Windows
| VST, standalone
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| [[Anamark tuning file format|tun file]] import
| Discontinued
|-
| VAZ
| [http://www.vaz-synths.com/vpIndex.html VAZ Plus]
| Virtual analog synthesizer
| Windows
| VST, standalone
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| [[Anamark tuning file format|tun file]] import
| Discontinued
|-
| Xen-Arts
| Ivor2
| Subtractive synthesizer
| Windows
| VST (32-bit)
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| MIDI Tuning Standard (MTS)
| style="color: #007f00;" | Freeware''' (discontinued)
|-
| Xen-Arts
| OneSF2
| Soundfont (sf2) player
| Windows
| VST (32-bit)
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| MIDI Tuning Standard (MTS)
| style="color: #007f00;" | Freeware''' (discontinued)
|-
| Xen-Arts
| Xen-FMTS 2
| FM synthesizer
| Windows
| VST (32-bit)
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| MIDI Tuning Standard (MTS)
| style="color: #007f00;" | Freeware''' (discontinued)
|-
| Xen-Arts
| XenFont
| Subtractive synthesizer with soundfont (sf2) oscillators
| Windows
| VST (32-bit)
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| MIDI Tuning Standard (MTS)
| style="color: #007f00;" | Freeware''' (discontinued)
|}
 
== Tuner plugins ==
These plugins only tune other instruments and typically do not generate any sound themselves.
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Publisher
! Name
! Description
! OS
! Plugin type
! Tuning ability
! Tuning method
! License / Cost
|-
| Celemony
| [https://www.celemony.com/en/melodyne/what-is-melodyne Melodyne]
| Polyphonic pitch editing and autotune
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, AAX, RTAS, standalone
| todo
| scl file import
| €99-€699
|-
| Codenote
| [https://maxforlive.com/library/device/6713/microtone-toolkit-mpe-edition Microtone Toolkit MPE edition]
| Polyphonic MIDI retuning (pitch-bend based & MPE-based)
| Windows, macOS
| Max for Live device
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| variety, including inputs for n-TET, just intonation ratios, detuning in cents, scl file import
| $40
|-
| Cycling '74
| [https://maxforlive.com/library/device/6713/microtone-toolkit-mpe-edition Max 7 Pitch and Time Machines] – ''Autotuna'' & ''Microtuner''
| Microtonal autotune
| Windows, macOS
| Max for Live device
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| ''Autotuna'' – scl file import, <br>''Microtuner'' – graphic function
|
|-
| Dmitri Volkov
| [https://www.dmitrivolkov.com/projects/pivotuner/ Pivotuner]
| automatic real-time pure intonation and microtonal modulation
| Windows, macOS
| VST3, AU
| Limited to 12 interval sizes, but can microtonally modulate. More intervals possible with Chord Tuning.
| Manual user input
| $5 (monthly license), $47 (lifetime license)
|-
| Entonal Studio
| [https://entonal.studio/ Entonal Studio]
| Creates tunings and retunes softsynths
| Windows, macOS, Linux
| VST2, VST3, AU, standalone
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| Direct input, scl file import, MTS-ESP master
| Intro :£49 Later: £79
|-
| Infinitone
| [https://infinitone.com Infinitone DMT]
| Creates tunings and retunes softsynths via MTS-ESP, MPE, MTS SysEx or MIDI pitch bend
| Windows, macOS
| ?, standalone
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| Direct input, scl file import, MTS-ESP master
| $99 (introductory price)
|-
| Octarone
| [https://sites.google.com/site/octarone/code/midi-tools/key-tuner Key Tuner] (Broken link as of May 2023)
| MIDI note retuning
| Windows, macOS, Linux
| [http://www.reaper.fm/reaplugs/ ReaJS Reaper]
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| scl file import
| style="color: #007f00;" | Free software'''
|-
| Oddsound
| [https://oddsound.com/mtsespmini.php MTS-ESP Mini]
| Retunes softsynths via MTS-ESP
| Windows, macOS Intel, macOS ARM
| VST, VST3, AU, AAX
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| scl/tun import, MTS-ESP master
| style="color: #007f00;" | Freeware'''
|-
| Oddsound
| [https://oddsound.com/mtsespsuite.php MTS-ESP Suite]
| Creates tunings and retunes softsynths via MTS-ESP, MPE, MTS SysEx or MIDI pitch bend
| Windows, macOS Intel, macOS ARM
| VST, VST3, AU, AAX
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| Direct input, scl/tun import, MTS-ESP master
| £79.99
|-
| PitchGrid
| [https://node.audio/products/pitchgrid PitchGrid]
| Parametrizes MOS Scales with parameters exposed to host DAW (i.e. supports automation for changing tuning), supports scale-aware pitch bend
| Windows, MacOS, Linux
| VST3, AU, standalone
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| Direct MIDI/MPE to MIDI/MPE, MTS-ESP master
| £42
|-
| Surge Synth Team
| [https://surge-synthesizer.github.io/ Surge XT]
| Creates tunings and retunes softsynths via MTS-ESP
| Windows, MacOS, Linux
| VST3, AU, CLAP
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| scl/kbm file import, tuning editor with equal-divisions of arbitrary intervals, or direct input of ratios or cents, MTS-ESP master
| style="color: #007f00;" | Free software'''
|-
| Pitch Innovations
| [https://www.pitchinnovations.com/products/fluid-pitch/ Fluid Pitch]
| Creates tunings and retunes softsynths via MPE or MIDI pitch bend
| Windows, macOS
| VST, VST3, AU, AAX, iOS
| todo
| todo
| $75
|-
| Ursine
| [https://www.maxforlive.com/library/device/3068/retune-for-live Retune for Live]
| Polyphonic MIDI retuning (pitch-bend based)
| Windows, macOS
| Max for Live device
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| scl file import, csv file import
| style="color: #007f00;" | Freeware'''
|-
| VisualPlugin
| [https://github.com/Windows81/FL-Custom-Intonation Custom Intonation]
| Fruity Patcher preset; works on many of FL Studio's stock plugins
| Windows, macOS
| N/A
| Limited to 12 note scales, each note ±100 cents from 12edo
| scl file import or manual user input
| style="color: #007f00;" | Free software'''
|-
| Marcus Hobbs
| [https://www.wilsonic.co/ Wilsonic MTS-ESP]
| Dynamic microtuning. Retune the MPE software synthesizers in your DAW
| Windows, macOS, iOS
| AU, VST3
| style="color: #007f00;" | Full-keyboard microtuning'''
| Direct input, scl file import, MTS-ESP master
| style="color: #007f00;" | Free software'''
|}
 
== MIDI remapper plugins ==
These plugins are neither instruments nor tuners but are useful when working with those, remapping notes input to the plugin, presumed to be in one tuning or a mode of a tuning, to the notes the plugin outputs, presumed to be in another tuning. For example, making you use just a MOS subscale of an output equal-division tuning.
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Publisher
! Name
! Description
! OS
! Plugin type
! Tuning ability
! Tuning method
! License / Cost
|-
| Vincenzo Sicurella
| [https://github.com/vsicurella/SuperVirtualKeyboard SuperVirtualKeyboard]
| MIDI remapper, keyboard layout and scale explorer and visualizer<!-- this is a poor desctription, feel free to improve! -->
| Windows, macOS, Linux (on demand)<!-- “on demand” is according to the post at XA Discord: https://discord.com/channels/332357996569034752/516069154181349416/775142352721018890 -->
| VST, AU
| todo
| todo<!-- kbm export in alpha 0.03, what else? -->
| Free software
|-
| Joseph Sheasby (Userminusone)
| [https://github.com/Userminusone/Userminusone-s-Microtonal-Launchpad-tools Userminusone's Microtonal Launchpad Tools]
| MIDI remapper, Novation Launchpad MINI layout visualizer (utilizes text files for layout configuration and optional subset/remapping specifications, and relies on multiple plugins to work properly. This is explained in the video the GitHub repository links to.)
| Windows, macOS, Linux
| Reaper JSFX (JesuSonic FX)
| N/A
| N/A
| Free software
|}
 
== MPE-compatible software instrument plugins ==
A recent development in music technology is MIDI polyphonic expression (MPE). Instruments that support MPE are able to apply pitch-bend on a per-note basis. In theory, this allows a musician to create polyphonic microtonal music using any MPE-compatible synth. In practice, it is a laborious process to create microtonal music by specifying a pitch-bend on every single MIDI note. However some plugins shown in the above "Tuner plugins" table can intercept MIDI note data from the sequencer and systematically apply the correct per-note pitch-bend before that data is received by the instrument. Because of this, creating microtonal music with MPE-compatible instruments is now a viable approach.
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Publisher
! Name
! Description
! OS
! Plugin type
! Tuning ability
! Tuning method
! License / Cost
|-
| Ableton 
| [https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/microtuner/ Ableton Microtuner]
| MIDI remapper, works only in Abelton DAW, can import .scl files, retunes any Ableton instrument or other MPE-compatible plugins.
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU
| Full-keyboard microtuning
| .scl file import or manually setting pitches
| Included with Live 12 Suite
|}
 
== See also ==
* [[Software]]
* [[DAWs]]
* [[Hardware Synths|List of Microtonal Hardware Synths]]
 
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