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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.


Synths to add: all Homegrown Sounds synths, Virtual CZ
Plugins featured on this page are typically either:
* '''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.kv331audio.com/|kv331audio Synthmaster and Synthmaster One]] || Flexible semi-modular synthesizer || Windows/Mac, VST/AU/AAX || ? || scl file import || $79
$69 ||
|| [[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
&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;(cannot adjust reference frequency properly)&lt;/span&gt; || €139 ||
|| LinPlug Alpha || Subtractive synthesizer || Windows/Mac, VST/AU || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || tun file import || discontinued ||
|| [[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 || discontinued ||
|| 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 || discontinued ||
|| [[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 ||
|| [[https://www.u-he.com/cms/diva|u-he Diva]] || Virtual analog synthesizer || Windows/Mac, VST/AU/AAX || **&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;** || tun file import || $179 ||
|| [[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;** ||
|| [[http://xen-arts.net/xen-fmts-2/|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://xen-arts.net/ivor2/|Xen-Arts IVOR2]] || Virtual analog 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 (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 Xen-FMTS]] || 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 XenFont]] || Soundfont (sf2) player || 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://xen-arts.net/xenfont2-stereo-microtonal-sf2-soundfont-vsti/|Xen-Arts XenFont2]] || Soundfont (sf2) player || 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;** ||
|| [[@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 {{w|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 {{w|Native Instruments}}, used with their hardware.
&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
        &lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuning method&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
! Cost
&lt;/th&gt;
|-
        &lt;th&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| accSone
&lt;/th&gt;
| [https://www.accsone.com/crusherx/aboutcrusherx crusher-X]
    &lt;/tr&gt;
| Granular synthesizer
    &lt;tr&gt;
| Windows, macOS
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| VST, AU
&lt;/td&gt;
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| SCL or TUN file import
&lt;/td&gt;
| Proprietary
        &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 synthesizer
&lt;/td&gt;
| Linux, macOS
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| VST, AU, LV2, DSSI
&lt;/td&gt;
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span> (Linux only)
    &lt;/tr&gt;
| SCL/KBM file import
    &lt;tr&gt;
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Free software'''</span>
        &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;
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Free'''</span>
&lt;/td&gt;
|-
        &lt;td&gt;Subtractive synthesizer with FM and waveshaping&lt;br /&gt;
| Applied Acoustics
&lt;/td&gt;
| [https://www.applied-acoustics.com/chromaphone-3/ Chromaphone 3]
        &lt;td&gt;Mac, AU&lt;br /&gt;
| Physically modeled percussion
&lt;/td&gt;
| Windows, macOS
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Full-keyboard microtuning&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| VST3, AU, AAX, NKS, standalone
&lt;/td&gt;
| Partial
        &lt;td&gt;tun file import&lt;br /&gt;
| SCL file import
&lt;/td&gt;
| Proprietary
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #008000;"&gt;Free&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| $199
&lt;/td&gt;
|-
    &lt;/tr&gt;
| Applied Acoustics
    &lt;tr&gt;
| [https://www.applied-acoustics.com/lounge-lizard-ep-5/ Lounge Lizard EP-5]
        &lt;td&gt;&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext"
| Physically modeled electric piano
| Windows, macOS
| VST3, AU, AAX, NKS, standalone
| Partial
| SCL file import
| Proprietary
| $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
| SCL file import
| Proprietary
| $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
| SCL file import
| Proprietary
| $199
|-
| Archie3d (Arthur Benilov)
| [https://archie3d.github.io/aeolus_plugin/ Aeolus]
| Pipe organ synthesizer
| Windows, macOS, Linux
| VST3, VST, AU, CLAP, LV2, standalone
| Partial
| MTS-ESP client
| style="color: #007f00;" | '''Free software'''
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Free'''</span>
|-
| 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
| MPE, MTS-ESP client
| Proprietary
| €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
| MTS-ESP client
| Proprietary
| €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
| MTS-ESP client
| Proprietary
| €149/$149
|-
| Arturia
| [https://www.arturia.com/products/software-instruments/cmi-v/overview CMI V]
| Physically modeled reproduction of the {{w|Fairlight CMI}}
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, AAX, NKS, standalone
| Partial
| MPE, MTS-ESP client
| Proprietary
| €149/$149
|-
| Arturia
| [https://www.arturia.com/products/software-instruments/cs-80v/overview CS-80 V]
| Physically modeled reproduction of the {{w|Yamaha CS-80}}
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, AAX, NKS, standalone
| Partial
| MPE, MTS-ESP client
| Proprietary
| €199/$199
|-
| Arturia
| [https://www.arturia.com/products/software-instruments/cz-v/overview CZ V]
| Physically modeled reproduction of the [[Wikipedia: Casio CZ synthesizers #CZ-1|Casio CZ-1]] and [[Wikipedia: Casio CZ synthesizers #CZ-101|CZ-101]]
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, AAX, NKS, standalone
| Partial
| MPE, MTS-ESP client
| Proprietary
| €149/$149
|-
| Arturia
| [https://www.arturia.com/products/software-instruments/dx7-v/overview DX-7 V]
| Physically modeled reproduction of the {{w|Yamaha DX-7}}
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, AAX, NKS, standalone
| Partial
| MTS-ESP client
| Proprietary
| €149/$149
 


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; Notes
* <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span> 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 (MTS), and SCL/KBM pairs (but not SCL alone).
* All plugins in the list are assumed to be 64-bit by default or offer an option of 32- or 64-bit. Plugins that are 32-bit only are marked with "32-bit".
* In some synths, portamento/glide does not 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 are not 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 are not 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
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>{{dubious}}
| SCL file import
| Proprietary
| Discontinued
|-
| Cakewalk
| [https://www.cakewalk.com/Products/Rapture Rapture Pro]
| Multisample synthesizer
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, AAX
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>{{dubious}}
| SCL file import
| Proprietary
| Discontinued
|-
| Cakewalk
| [https://www.cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA Z3TA+2]
| Waveshaping synthesizer
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, AAX
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>{{dubious}}
| SCL file import
| Proprietary
| Discontinued
|-
| Camel Audio
| Alchemy 1.x
| Additive synthesizer / spectral sampler
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, AAX
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
| TUN file import
| Proprietary
| Discontinued
|-
| Humanoid Sound Systems
| [http://www.humanoidsoundsystems.com/enzyme-vst-plugin-au-plugin-synth/ Enzyme]
| Scanned synthesizer
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
| TUN file import
| Proprietary
| Discontinued
|-
| LinPlug
| LinPlug Alpha
| Subtractive synthesizer
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
| TUN file import
| Proprietary
| Discontinued
|-
| LinPlug
| LinPlug CRX4
| Sample manipulation synthesizer
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
| TUN file import
| Proprietary
| Discontinued
|-
| LinPlug
| LinPlug MorphoX
| Subtractive synthesizer
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, RTAS (RTAS is macOS only)
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
| TUN file import
| Proprietary
| Discontinued
|-
| LinPlug
| LinPlug Octopus
| Modulation synthesizer
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
| TUN file import
| Proprietary
| Discontinued
|-
| LinPlug
| LinPlug Organ 3
| Organ emulation
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, RTAS (RTAS is macOS only)
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
| TUN file import
| Proprietary
| Discontinued
|-
| LinPlug
| LinPlug SaxLab
| Saxophone emulation
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU, RTAS (RTAS is macOS only)
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
| TUN file import
| Proprietary
| Discontinued
|-
| LinPlug
| LinPlug Spectral
| Additive/subtractive synthesizer
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
| TUN file import
| Proprietary
| 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
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
| GLY file import
| Proprietary
| 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
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
| TUN file import
| Proprietary
| Discontinued
|-
| VAZ
| [http://www.vaz-synths.com/vmIndex.html VAZ Modular]
| Virtual modular synthesizer
| Windows
| VST, standalone
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
| TUN file import
| Proprietary
| Discontinued
|-
| VAZ
| [http://www.vaz-synths.com/vpIndex.html VAZ Plus]
| Virtual analog synthesizer
| Windows
| VST, standalone
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
| TUN file import
| Proprietary
| Discontinued
|-
| Xen-Arts
| Ivor2
| Subtractive synthesizer
| Windows
| VST (32-bit)
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
| MIDI Tuning Standard (MTS)
| Proprietary
| Discontinued
|-
| Xen-Arts
| OneSF2
| Soundfont (sf2) player
| Windows
| VST (32-bit)
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
| MIDI Tuning Standard (MTS)
| Proprietary
| Discontinued
|-
| Xen-Arts
| Xen-FMTS 2
| FM synthesizer
| Windows
| VST (32-bit)
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
| MIDI Tuning Standard (MTS)
| Proprietary
| Discontinued
|-
| Xen-Arts
| XenFont
| Subtractive synthesizer with soundfont (SF2) oscillators
| Windows
| VST (32-bit)
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
| MIDI Tuning Standard (MTS)
| Proprietary
| 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
| Partial
| SCL file import
| Proprietary
| €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'''
| Variety, including inputs for ''n''-edo, just intonation ratios, detuning in cents, SCL file import
| Proprietary
| $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
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
| ''Autotuna'' – SCL file import, <br>''Microtuner'' – graphic function
| Proprietary
|
|-
| 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 input
| Proprietary
| $5 (monthly license), $47 (lifetime license)
|-
| Oddsound
| [https://oddsound.com/mtsespmini.php MTS-ESP Mini]
| Retunes softsynths via MTS-ESP
| Windows, macOS Intel, macOS ARM
| VST, VST3, AU, AAX
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
| SCL or TUN file import, MTS-ESP master
| Proprietary
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Free'''</span>
|-
| 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
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
| SCL or TUN file import, manual input, MTS-ESP master
| Proprietary
| £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
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
| Direct MIDI/MPE to MIDI/MPE, MTS-ESP master
| Proprietary
| £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
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
| SCL/KBM file import, manul input, MTS-ESP master
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Free software'''</span>
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Free'''</span>
|-
| 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
| ?
| ?
| Proprietary
| $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
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
| SCL file import, CSV file import
| Proprietary
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Free'''</span>
|-
| VisualPlugin
| [https://github.com/Windows81/FL-Custom-Intonation Custom Intonation]
| Preset for FL Studio Patcher
| Windows, macOS
| N/A
| Limited to 12-note scales, each note ±100 cents from 12edo
| Manual input, SCL file import
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Free software'''</span>
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Free'''</span>
|-
| Marcus Hobbs
| [https://www.wilsonic.co/ Wilsonic MTS-ESP]
| Dynamic microtuning. Retune the MPE software synthesizers in your DAW
| Windows, macOS, iOS
| AU, VST3
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Full'''</span>
| SCL file import, manual input, MTS-ESP master
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Free software'''</span>
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Free'''</span>
|}
 
== 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
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU
| ?
| ? <!-- kbm export in alpha 0.03, what else? --> <!-- what does this comment mean? -->
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Free software'''</span>
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Free'''</span>
|-
| 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
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Free software'''</span>
| <span style="color: #007f00;">'''Free'''</span>
|}
 
== 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 Ableton DAW, can import .scl files, retunes any Ableton instrument or other MPE-compatible plugins.
| Windows, macOS
| VST, AU
| Full
| SCL file import or manually setting pitches
| Proprietary
| Included with Live 12 Suite
|}
 
== See also ==
* [[Software]]
* [[DAWs]]
* [[List of microtonal hardware synths]]
 
== References ==
 
[[Category:Practice]]
[[Category:Software]]
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