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A plugin is a software synthesizer which can be accessed within a [[DAWs|DAW]]. Usually the plugin is loaded on a MIDI track.
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.
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. '''LV2''' is an open-source plugin format commonly supported on Linux. Put simply, you should check your DAW's user manual to see what kind of plugins you can run.


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.
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.


Synths to add: all Homegrown Sounds synths
"Full-keyboard microtuning" below 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).
 
Synths to add: all Homegrown Sounds synths, samplv1, padthv1, xen-arts


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|Semi-modular softsynth
|Semi-modular softsynth
|Windows/Mac/Linux
|Windows/Mac/Linux
|Loads Scala files.
|'''<span style="color: #008000;">Full-keyboard microtuning</span>'''
|.tun
|tun file import
|$69 Euros
|€69
|-
|-
| | [https://www.applied-acoustics.com/chromaphone-2/ Applied Acoustics Chromaphone 2]
| | [https://www.applied-acoustics.com/chromaphone-2/ Applied Acoustics Chromaphone 2]
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VST/AU/AAX/RTAS
VST/AU/AAX/RTAS
| | '''<span style="color: #008000;">Full-keyboard microtuning</span>'''
| | Partial Scala support (keyboard mappings are missing)
| | Scala file import (is kbm supported?)
| |scl file import
| | $199
| | $199
|-
|-
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VST/AU/AAX/RTAS
VST/AU/AAX/RTAS
| | '''<span style="color: #008000;">Full-keyboard microtuning</span>'''
| | Partial Scala support (keyboard mappings are missing)
| | Scala file import (is kbm supported?)
| |scl file import
| | $199
| | $199
|-
|-
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VST/AU/AAX/RTAS
VST/AU/AAX/RTAS
| | '''<span style="color: #008000;">Full-keyboard microtuning</span>'''
| | Partial Scala support (keyboard mappings are missing)
| | Scala file import (is kbm supported?)
| |scl file import
| | $199
| | $199
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|-
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VST/AU/AAX/RTAS
VST/AU/AAX/RTAS
| | '''<span style="color: #008000;">Full-keyboard microtuning</span>'''
| | Partial Scala support (keyboard mappings are missing)
| | Scala file import (is kbm supported?)
| |scl file import
| | $199
| | $199
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| | $99
| | $99
|-
|-
| | Camel Audio Alchemy
| | Camel Audio Alchemy 1.x
| | Additive synthesizer/spectral sampler
| | Additive synthesizer/spectral sampler
| | Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS
| | Windows/Mac, VST/AU/RTAS
| | '''<span style="color: #008000;">Full-keyboard microtuning</span>'''
| | '''<span style="color: #008000;">Full-keyboard microtuning</span>'''
| | tun file import
| | tun file import
| | No longer available
| |Discontinued
 
|-
(it is now part of [http://www.apple.com/logic-pro/ Apple Logic Pro X])
|Camel Audio Alchemy 2 and above
|Additive synthesizer/spectral sampler
|Logic Pro X bundled plugin
|Limited to 12 note scales, each note ±100 cents from 12-edo
|Via Logic Pro settings
|Now part of [http://www.apple.com/logic-pro/ Apple Logic Pro X]
|-
|-
| | [https://www.fullbucket.de/music/fb3300.html FB-3300] / [https://www.fullbucket.de/music/fb3200.html FB-3200] / [https://www.fullbucket.de/music/fb3100.html FB-3100]
| | [https://www.fullbucket.de/music/fb3300.html FB-3300] / [https://www.fullbucket.de/music/fb3200.html FB-3200] / [https://www.fullbucket.de/music/fb3100.html FB-3100]
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| | Additive synthesizer
| | Additive synthesizer
| | Windows only, VST/standalone
| | Windows only, VST/standalone
| | '''<span style="color: #008000;">Full-keyboard microtuning</span>'''
| | Partial Scala support (keyboard mappings are missing)
| | scl file import
| | scl file import


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|Subtractive Synthesis
|Subtractive Synthesis
|Windows VST.  32-bit. Has ceased development.  
|Windows VST.  32-bit. Has ceased development.  
|.MTS files
|'''<span style="color: #008000;">Full-keyboard microtuning</span>'''
|Doesn't hold tuning and reverts to 12-TET in DAW when closed sometimes.
|MIDI Tuning Standard (MTS)
|Free  
|'''<span style="color: #008000;">Free</span>'''
|-
|-
| | [https://sites.google.com/site/octarone/code/midi-tools/key-tuner Key Tuner JSFX Script]
| | [https://sites.google.com/site/octarone/code/midi-tools/key-tuner Key Tuner JSFX Script]
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| | '''<span style="color: #008000;">Full-keyboard microtuning</span>'''
| | '''<span style="color: #008000;">Full-keyboard microtuning</span>'''
| | tun file import
| | tun file import
| | discontinued
| |Discontinued
|-
|-
| | [http://www.linplug.com/ LinPlug CRX4]
| | [http://www.linplug.com/ LinPlug CRX4]
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| | '''<span style="color: #008000;">Full-keyboard microtuning</span>'''
| | '''<span style="color: #008000;">Full-keyboard microtuning</span>'''
| | tun file import
| | tun file import
| | discontinued
| |Discontinued
|-
|-
| | LinPlug Organ 3
| | LinPlug Organ 3
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| | '''<span style="color: #008000;">Full-keyboard microtuning</span>'''
| | '''<span style="color: #008000;">Full-keyboard microtuning</span>'''
| | tun file import
| | tun file import
| | discontinued
| |Discontinued
|-
|-
| | [http://www.linplug.com/ LinPlug SaxLab]
| | [http://www.linplug.com/ LinPlug SaxLab]
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|.MTS files  
|.MTS files  
|Doesn't hold tuning and reverts to 12-TET in DAW when closed sometimes.
|Doesn't hold tuning and reverts to 12-TET in DAW when closed sometimes.
|Free  
|'''<span style="color: #008000;">Free</span>'''
|-
|-
| | [https://www.xferrecords.com/products/serum Xfer Serum]
| | [https://www.xferrecords.com/products/serum Xfer Serum]
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| | tun file import
| | tun file import
| | $189
| | $189
|-
|[http://zynaddsubfx.sourceforge.net/ Zyn-Fusion]
|Various synthesizer
|Windows/Linux, VST/standalone
|'''<span style="color: #008000;">Full-keyboard microtuning</span>'''
|Direct input of values, or import
scl/kbm file
|'''<span style="color: #008000;">Free if compiling from source or if installed from KxStudio Linux repo.</span>'''
$45+ for pre-compiled Windows binary.
|-
|-
| | [http://zynaddsubfx.sourceforge.net/ ZynAddSubFX]
| | [http://zynaddsubfx.sourceforge.net/ ZynAddSubFX]
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scl/kbm file
scl/kbm file
| | '''<span style="color: #008000;">Free</span>'''
| | '''<span style="color: #008000;">Free</span>'''
$59 for 3.0 version
|}
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