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Companies

Every developer with an entry in the directory. Company pages describe what the company actually makes, which formats it supports, and list its indexed products.

72 companies
116 products

Native Instruments DRM · 12 entries Native Instruments develops the Kontakt sample player, the Maschine groovebox range, Reaktor and a long list of software synthesizers and effects. Profile

Heavyocity DRM · 4 entries Heavyocity produces sample libraries aimed at film, television and game scores, built around processed and heavily designed recordings rather than traditional orchestral sampling. Profile

Softube SYN · 4 entries Softube develops analogue-modelling plugins, including a series of vintage synthesizer emulations and a range of mixing and mastering tools built around console and tape workflows. Profile

Sugar Bytes FX · 4 entries Sugar Bytes develops creative effects and instruments built around unusual sequencers, slicing and modulation rather than conventional processing. Profile

Arturia SYN · 3 entries Arturia began with software emulations of vintage analogue synthesizers and has since expanded into hardware controllers, audio interfaces and a broad plugin catalogue. Profile

IK Multimedia SMP · 3 entries IK Multimedia develops SampleTank, AmpliTube, T-RackS and the Miroslav Philharmonik orchestral library, alongside a hardware range of interfaces and controllers. Profile

Korg SYN · 3 entries Korg is a Japanese instrument manufacturer whose catalogue runs from the MS-20 and Polysix to the M1 workstation and the wavestate, opsix and modwave digital hardware. Profile

Spectrasonics SMP · 3 entries Spectrasonics produces Omnisphere, Keyscape and Trilian, large sample-based instruments built on a shared engine and a very large factory library. Profile

Steinberg DAW · 3 entries Steinberg develops Cubase and Nuendo, and originally created the VST plugin standard that most of this directory is built on. Profile

u-he SYN · 3 entries u-he develops software synthesizers including Diva, Hive, Bazille and Repro, with a reputation for careful analogue circuit modelling. Profile

AIR Music Technology FX · 2 entries AIR Music Technology develops software instruments and effects, and sits within the inMusic group alongside Akai Professional and M-Audio. Profile

FabFilter FX · 2 entries FabFilter makes mixing and mastering plugins with a strong emphasis on interface design and visual feedback, most notably the Pro-Q equaliser range. Profile

GForce Software SYN · 2 entries GForce Software specialises in emulations of vintage analogue and digital synthesizers, working closely with the original manufacturers where possible. Profile

iZotope FX · 2 entries iZotope develops audio repair, mixing and mastering software, including the RX restoration suite and the Ozone mastering chain. Profile

MusicLab SMP · 2 entries MusicLab develops the RealGuitar, RealStrat and RealEight instruments, which use keyboard input to trigger guitar parts with realistic strumming, chord and picking behaviour. Profile

Reason Studios DAW · 2 entries Reason Studios makes Reason, a digital audio workstation built around a simulated rack of instruments and effects that can be patched in the same way as hardware. Profile

Rob Papen SYN · 2 entries Rob Papen is a sound designer and developer whose software range spans synthesizers, drum machines and effects, all sharing a consistent interface style. Profile

Soundtoys FX · 2 entries Soundtoys develops effects plugins with a strong analogue-modelling and character focus, including Decapitator, EchoBoy and the Little Radiator range. Profile

Spitfire Audio SMP · 2 entries Spitfire Audio records and sells orchestral and cinematic sample libraries, including the BBC Symphony Orchestra range and the Abbey Road collections. Profile

Tokyo Dawn Records FX · 2 entries Tokyo Dawn Records is a record label that also publishes the TDR plugin range, developed in collaboration with engineer Fabien Schivre. Profile

UVI SYN · 2 entries UVI develops the Falcon sampler and a large catalogue of sampled instruments, including emulations of vintage hardware under the Vintage Vault range. Profile

Valhalla DSP FX · 2 entries Valhalla DSP develops reverb and delay plugins at flat, low prices, with a single developer behind the algorithms and interfaces. Profile

Aberrant DSP FX · 1 entry Aberrant DSP is a small effects developer known for deliberately characterful, lo-fi processors rather than clean tools. Its plugins are aimed at producers who want audible degradation and colour. Profile

Ableton DAW · 1 entry Ableton makes Live, a digital audio workstation built around a clip-based session view that later added a conventional arrangement timeline. It is widely used for electronic production and live performance, where clips can be launched and manipulated without a linear timeline. Profile

Ample Sound SMP · 1 entry Ample Sound records and develops sampled guitars, basses and other stringed instruments, with detailed articulation and performance scripting. Profile

Apple DAW · 1 entry Apple develops Logic Pro, the macOS-only digital audio workstation that grew out of Emagic’s Logic range after the 2002 acquisition. It is sold once through the App Store with no upgrade fees. Profile

Audacity UTL · 1 entry Audacity is a free, open-source audio editor that runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. It is not a DAW in the sequencer sense, but it handles destructive editing, recording and basic analysis well. Profile

bigcat Instruments SMP · 1 entry bigcat Instruments is a one-person project publishing free Kontakt instruments built from public-domain and Creative Commons sample sets, often assembled on top of community recordings such as the VSCO2 Community Edition. Profile

Bitwig DAW · 1 entry Bitwig Studio is a digital audio workstation with a modular modulation system built into the core of the application, letting almost any parameter be driven by LFOs, envelopes or other modulators. Profile

Cherry Audio SYN · 1 entry Cherry Audio develops software synthesizers and effects, most of which are emulations of vintage instruments priced well below the market average. Profile

Cinesamples DRM · 1 entry Cinesamples records orchestral and percussion libraries with session players in Los Angeles, aimed at film, television and game scoring. Profile

Cockos DAW · 1 entry Cockos develops REAPER, a digital audio workstation known for a small installer, low CPU overhead and an extremely deep customisation and scripting system. Profile

Decent Samples DRM · 1 entry Decent Samples develops Decent Sampler, a free and deliberately lightweight sampler, and hosts a large library of instruments made for it. Profile

Decomposer DRM · 1 entry Decomposer is an independent developer behind Sitala, a deliberately minimal drum sampler built around fast pad assignment and one-shot playback. Profile

Digital Suburban SYN · 1 entry Digital Suburban is the project name behind Dexed, a free emulation of the Yamaha DX7 six-operator FM synthesizer. Profile

discoDSP SYN · 1 entry discoDSP develops software instruments and effects, including the OB-Xd Oberheim emulation, which is released free of charge with the source code available. Profile

e-instruments SMP · 1 entry e-instruments records and develops sampled instruments with a focus on keys and strings, most of which run in Kontakt or the free Kontakt Player. Profile

Freesound SMP · 1 entry Freesound is a collaborative database of Creative Commons licensed audio recordings, run by the Music Technology Group at Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Profile

Image-Line DAW · 1 entry Image-Line develops FL Studio, a digital audio workstation with a step-sequencer heritage that remains popular for hip hop and electronic production. Profile

Kilohearts SYN · 1 entry Kilohearts makes a modular plugin ecosystem in which a single host, Phase Plant, can load the company’s generators and effects as free-form modules. Profile

Klanghelm FX · 1 entry Klanghelm is a one-person operation producing a small range of compressors and saturation tools at deliberately low prices. Profile

Kuassa FX · 1 entry Kuassa develops guitar amplifier and effects plugins alongside a smaller range of mixing tools, with a house style built around amp-sim modelling. Profile

KV331 Audio SYN · 1 entry KV331 Audio develops SynthMaster, a hybrid synthesizer combining wavetable, additive, subtractive and sample-based synthesis with an unusually deep modulation system. Profile

LennarDigital SYN · 1 entry LennarDigital develops Sylenth1, a subtractive software synthesizer that remains popular for its sound and low CPU cost despite a long production run. Profile

Loopcloud SMP · 1 entry Loopcloud is a sample subscription service from the same company as Loopmasters, built around a desktop application that previews loops in time and key with a project. Profile

Manda Audio DRM · 1 entry Manda Audio develops MT Power Drumkit, a free acoustic drum instrument with a built-in mixer and pattern library. Profile

Matt Tytel SYN · 1 entry Matt Tytel is an independent developer and the author of Vital, a spectral warping wavetable synthesizer released free of charge. Profile

MeldaProduction UTL · 1 entry MeldaProduction produces a large catalogue of mixing and mastering plugins built on a shared, highly configurable interface system. Profile

oeksound FX · 1 entry oeksound develops Soothe, a dynamic resonance suppressor that automatically finds and reduces harsh frequencies, and Spiff, a transient processor. Profile

Orchestral Tools SMP · 1 entry Orchestral Tools records orchestral and hybrid libraries, running them in its own SINE player rather than in a third-party sampler. Profile

Output SMP · 1 entry Output produces Arcade, a loop instrument built around a subscription and a browsable, keyword-tagged loop library. Profile

Parawave Audio SYN · 1 entry Parawave Audio develops Rapid, a hybrid synthesizer aimed at modern electronic production with a large oscillator section and a clear modulation workflow. Profile

Pianobook SMP · 1 entry Pianobook is a community sample library site founded by Christian Henson, where contributors upload instruments they have sampled themselves. Profile

ProjectSAM SMP · 1 entry ProjectSAM records orchestral libraries for film and game scoring, with the Symphobia series built around combined ensembles recorded together rather than single instruments in isolation. Profile

reFX SYN · 1 entry reFX develops Nexus, a preset-based workstation whose sound comes from separately sold expansion packs rather than from user programming. Profile

Sonic Academy DRM · 1 entry Sonic Academy is a music production education platform that also develops plugins, most notably KICK, a dedicated kick drum synthesizer. Profile

Sonic Charge DRM · 1 entry Sonic Charge is the software label of developer Magnus Lidström, known for Microtonic, Synplant and Permut8. Profile

Sonuscore SMP · 1 entry Sonuscore develops orchestral and scoring libraries with an emphasis on engine-driven arrangement, generating playable ensembles from chords rather than requiring every line to be written. Profile

SoundGym UTL · 1 entry SoundGym is an online ear-training service for audio engineers, built around short exercises in frequency recognition, compression and stereo placement. Profile

Soundiron SMP · 1 entry Soundiron records sample libraries covering choirs, orchestral instruments, percussion and found-object sounds, with a strong free section alongside the commercial range. Profile

Soundpaint DRM · 1 entry Soundpaint is a free sampler and sample library platform, built by the team behind 8Dio with a morphing engine that blends between sampled articulations. Profile

Splice SMP · 1 entry Splice is a sample subscription service with a very large licensed loop catalogue, plus rent-to-own plugin payment plans. Profile

Surge Synth Team SYN · 1 entry The Surge Synth Team maintains Surge XT, an open-source hybrid synthesizer with wavetable, FM, subtractive and physical-modelling engines. Profile

Synapse Audio SYN · 1 entry Synapse Audio develops software synthesizers and effects, including Dune and The Legend analogue emulation, with a focus on efficient, broad-application instruments. Profile

TAL Software DRM · 1 entry TAL Software develops a compact range of synthesizers, drum samplers and effects, including the TAL-Reverb and TAL-Drum ranges. Profile

Toontrack DRM · 1 entry Toontrack develops EZdrummer and Superior Drummer, along with a very large catalogue of separately sold MIDI grooves and drum sample expansions. Profile

UJAM DRM · 1 entry UJAM builds instruments aimed at fast results rather than deep editing, with playing styles chosen by keyword rather than programmed note by note. Profile

United Plugins FX · 1 entry United Plugins is a distribution label that publishes effects built by small independent developers under one storefront and installer. Profile

Voxengo UTL · 1 entry Voxengo develops audio plugins with an emphasis on metering, mastering and mathematical precision, including the SPAN spectrum analyser. Profile

Xfer Records SYN · 1 entry Xfer Records was founded by producer and developer Steve Duda and is best known for Serum, a wavetable synthesizer with an integrated wavetable editor. Profile

XLN Audio DRM · 1 entry XLN Audio develops Addictive Drums and Addictive Keys, both of which pair a core engine with separately sold expansion packs. Profile

Youlean UTL · 1 entry Youlean develops the Youlean Loudness Meter, a loudness meter that reports LUFS, true peak and loudness range against common delivery standards. Profile

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The index starts with 116 hand-written entries and grows from there. If a company you use is absent, send it in — suggestions from working producers are how most of this list was built.