The “daily-driver” FX bundle
Kilohearts Essentials is a free pack of 30+ lightweight effects designed for fast mixing and sound design. You can use them as normal plugins in your DAW, and they also work as Snapins inside the Kilohearts ecosystem (Snap Heap, Multipass, Phase Plant). Clean UI, quick controls, and a lot of “small tools” you end up using on every session.
Why it’s useful
- Speed-first workflow: no deep menus, just results
- Great for mix utility (gain, stereo, filtering, transient-style shaping)
- Great for creative movement (modulation, simple time FX, glitchy moments)
- Perfect if you want a solid baseline toolkit without installing 50 separate freebies
Technical sheet
- Developer: Kilohearts
- Product: Kilohearts Essentials
- Type: Multi-effects bundle (Snapins + standard plugins)
- Price: Free (account required)
- OS: Windows / macOS
- Formats: VST, VST3, AU, AAX (depending on system/DAW)
- Install/Updates: via Kilohearts Installer
- Integration: loads as Snapins in Snap Heap / Multipass / Phase Plant
Download (official)
- Essentials page: https://kilohearts.com/products/kilohearts_essentials
- Installer: https://kilohearts.com/download
