awesome-linux-clap-list

A list of FOSS clap plugins that work for Linux (and Windows too but get Linux for your own sake, detailed below). FOSS means "Free and Open Source Software", that basically means the source code is freely available to all so there will never be any payment or registration required (fuck iLok)

(Bold are my recommended plugins)

Plugin List

Aeolus - Pipe organ synthesizer
Actuate - Synthesizer, Sampler, Granulizer
AIDA-X - AIDA-X, an Amp Model Player leveraging AI
Airwindows Consolidated - Airwindows, Consolidated into a single Library, Rack Plugin and DAW Plugin
B-Step - The MonoPlugs b-step sequencer
BYOD - Build-your-own guitar distortion!
Cardinal - Virtual modular synthesizer plugin
ChowKick - Kick synthesizer based on old-school drum machine circuits
ChowMultiTool - Multi-Tool Audio Plugin
CHOWTapeModel - Physical modelling signal processing for analog tape recording
crrshrr - A very simple bit crusher effect plugin
DEL2 - A rhythm delay with crunch.
delax - A delay audio plugin
dexed - DX7 FM multi plaform/multi format plugin
Dragonfly Reverb - A set of reverb effects
firefly-synth - Semi-modular synthesizer
firefly-fx - Semi-modular FX plugin
fluidsynth - A clap-plugin bridge to fluidsynth
hardclipper - A simple hard clipper
HexoSynth - A hexagonal modular synthesizer plugin.
JC303 - A Roland TB-303 Plugin for, a Juce port of Open303 engine
lamb - A lookahead compressor/limiter that's soft as a lamb
lsp-plugins - Linux Studio Plugins Project
master_me - Automatic mastering plugin for live streaming, podcasts and internet radio
MoniqueMonosynth - Monique monosynth
midi_transpose_rs - Midi Transposer
nih-plug plugins - A collection of basic plugins
OctaSine - Frequency modulation synthesizer plugin
Odin 2 - Odin 2 Synthesizer Plugin
PeakEater - A wave shaper plugin
Penare - A wonky distortion plugin :3
plugdata - Pure Data as a plugin, with a new GUI
ripchord - Chord tool originally from trackbout; this fork adds CLAP support
RoomReverb - A mono/stereo to stereo algorithmic reverb audio plugin with many presets that lets you add reverberation to your recordings in your DAW
Scrollscope - A simple scrolling oscilloscope
Shortcircuit XT - Will be a sampler when its done!
ShowMidi - Multi-platform GUI application to effortlessly visualize MIDI activity
SpectMorph - Spectral Audio Morphing
Stochas - The Stochas Sequencer
StompTuner - Strobe Tuner
Subhoofer - Sub and Bass Enhancement plugin
Surge XT - Synthesizer plug-in (previously released as Vember Audio Surge)
Terrain - Open Source Wave Terrain Synth
ToneTwistPlugs - Multi-format audio effect plugs
unplugred plugins - Different unique plugins (please donate if you can) Also here: https://github.com/unplugred/vsts
Vital - Wavetable synth Also here: https://github.com/mtytel/vital
vitalium-verb - A Rust port of the reverb module from the Vital/Vitalium synthesizer
wolf-shaper - Waveshaper plugin with a spline-based graph editor
wstd-crshr - Simple bit reduction plugin
wstd-dlay - Simple Delay Audio Plugin
wstd-eq - Simple nasty EQ plugin
wstd-flangr - Simple flanger plugin
wstd-fldr - Simple wave folder plugin
wstd-smthr - Simple soft-clipping overdrive plugin

how to install linux: 1) copy down your windows product key 2) backup your files to a harddrive 3) install the linux mint cinnamon .iso file from the linux mint website 4) use etcher (download from its website) to put the .iso on a usb flash drive 5) go into bios 6) boot from the usb 7) go through the introduction and then erase all of your computers the storage and install 8) press update all in the update manager 9) celebrate. it takes 15 minutes.

Please note, some of the above are experiencing GUI bugs and do not work perfectly! The vast majority do work, only AIDA-X. Cardinal, and Octasine are currently broken on Linux but function fine on Windows.

All of the above plugins also work for Windows. For Windows users, I would also advise looking at https://github.com/sdatkinson/NeuralAmpModelerPlugin https://github.com/DamRsn/NeuralNote and https://tonehunt.org (tonehunt is no longer FOSS but it's only a website)

Also, download this: https://github.com/ldrolez/free-midi-chords If you want realistic sounding instruments, look for .sfz samples and download sfizz (no .clap). Synths will never get you realistic sounding instruments, you NEED samples.

Oh and by the way, just because it's free doesn't mean you shouldn't donate to support these creators! Your choice!!

Lastly, if any of you nerds want to make a GUI based MIDI chord generator plugin, https://github.com/Miserlou/chords2midi

Oh and truly lastly, "but are these plugins as good as paid plugins", mostly yes (besides the sample based ones so far). Plugins have largely just become rehashes of each other, most reverb, compression, EQ, etc. plugins do the exact same thing with a different coat of paint https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tWHFRbooCY