Frighten.
A late-90s style workstation synth with 512 programs of its own.
The full library with its effects, arpeggiators and master EQ. Big pianos, lush strings, punchy drums and bright synths.
$24.99Introductory priceRegular price $49.99 from 2 December.
Pay once. Yours to keep. Windows VST3 · macOS VST3 and AU.
No iLok. Activate online or offline on up to 3 computers.
Price-drop promise: if our price drops before 1 December, we refund the difference.
Buy once · Up to 3 computers · 14 days to change your mind, even after download
Free trial: 30 days · No card · Up to 2 computers. Trial terms
Version 1.0.0 · Windows and Mac
Hear it before you buy
Hear this instrument in a recorded performance. Choose an example, then press Play.
Preset: Acoustic Piano. Recorded from the same plug-in you download.
Frighten in brief
Sketch a short arrangement with one program, then compare alternatives while keeping the notes fixed.
How it is built
Frighten is a late-90s style workstation synth with 512 programs of its own. Programs run in Single, Double or Drums mode, and each oscillator has its own filter, amplifier and LFO shaping. In Double mode each layer has its own velocity range, so a second layer can come in on harder notes. Two arpeggiators, five insert and two master effect slots and a master EQ finish the sound, and the macro knobs change their targets with each program.
Velocity can choose the layer
In Double mode each oscillator has its own velocity range. Use it to bring a bright attack in on hard notes over a softer body, so a keyboard part answers the player's touch. Test quiet, medium and hard notes before you compress anything. Macro names change with each program, so read them before you automate.
Specs and compatibility
Windows VST3 · macOS VST3 and AU. Windows 10 or later, 64-bit (x86-64) · macOS 11.0 or later
Formats, systems and licence
At a glance
- Formats
- Windows VST3, macOS VST3 / Audio Unit
- macOS
- macOS 11.0 or later
- Windows
- Windows 10 or later, 64-bit (x86-64)
- Windows architecture
- x64
- Mac architecture
- universal
- Activation
- Browser, serial or offline activation on up to 3 machines
- Licence
- Perpetual single-user licence
What it does
- Single, Double and Drums program modes
- Per-oscillator filter, amplifier and LFO shaping
- Velocity ranges and expressive MIDI modulation
- Two arpeggiators with program-specific patterns
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- Five insert and two master effect slots
- Program-specific macro assignments
DAW setup help
Installation help for 15 DAWs, including Ableton Live, Apple Logic Pro, Image-Line FL Studio, Steinberg Cubase, PreSonus Studio One and Cockos REAPER.
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Thirty days in your own session
The full plug-in, no card. If you buy later, it unlocks without reinstalling.
Download the installer for your computer.Your account keeps the licence and the installers together.
Rescan plug-ins in your DAW.Windows VST3 · macOS VST3 and AU
Load the instrument on a MIDI-capable track and play some notes.Your DAW guide names the right track type. Start from a preset, then shape it.
Frighten is also in Instrument Room, 9 plug-ins for $139.99. Separately they cost $274.91.
See Instrument Room →Before you buy
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Frighten
$24.99Introductory priceRegular price $49.99 from 2 December.
14 days to change your mind, even after download