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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.


This table is woefully incomplete - there are many more plugins out there!
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


Synths to add: all Homegrown Sounds synths, Virtual CZ
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:


||~ **Name** ||~ **Description** ||~ **Platform** ||~ **Tuning ability** ||~ **Tuning method** ||~ **Cost** ||
* [[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.
|| Aalto ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
* [[Wikipedia: Audio Units|AU]] by [[Wikipedia: Apple Inc.|Apple]], widely supported on macOS only.
|| [[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;** ||
* 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.
|| Applied Acoustics Lounge Lizard ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
* [[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.
|| Applied Acoustics etc... ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
* NKS by {{w|Native Instruments}}, used with their hardware.
|| [[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 || $249 ||
|| [[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://linplug.com/alpha.html|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://linplug.com/morphox.html|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 ||
|| [[http://linplug.com/octopus.html|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 ||
|| [[http://linplug.com/organ_3.html|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://linplug.com/saxlab.html|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://linplug.com/spectral.html|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://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.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;** ||
|| [[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 ||
|| [[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 ||
|| [[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;** ||</pre></div>
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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;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;
&lt;br /&gt;
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;
&lt;br /&gt;
This table is woefully incomplete - there are many more plugins out there!&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
        &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;Aalto&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
| Physically modeled percussion
| Windows, macOS
| VST3, AU, AAX, NKS, standalone
| Partial
| SCL file import
| Proprietary
| $199
|-
| Applied Acoustics
| [https://www.applied-acoustics.com/lounge-lizard-ep-5/ Lounge Lizard EP-5]
| 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


&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>
; 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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