Free frequency shifter combined with an analog-style echo for psychedelic dub effects.
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Checked September 2026
Best Soundtoys Crystallizer alternatives (2026)
The closest Soundtoys Crystallizer alternatives are Valhalla Freq Echo, Valhalla Space Modulator, TAL-Chorus-LX, based on overlapping categories and operating systems. Soundtoys Crystallizer is best for shimmering reverse-pitch textures and starts at $149 one-time.
Free flanger plugin with eleven algorithms for through-zero flanging, doubling, and strange modulated echoes.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedFree vintage chorus effect emulating the Roland Juno-60 chorus circuit.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPsupportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXsupportedA free chorus that thickens sounds without phasey artifacts.
VST3not supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported- $99once
Soundtoys
Soundtoys MicroShift
Stereo widening plugin using pitch shifting and time-varying delay to add width to vocals, guitars and synths.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported 80s-inspired multi-effect with six one-knob effects: static, tape heat, bit reduction, chorus, drift and reverb.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported- $99once
Eventide
Eventide MicroPitch
Dual-voiced pitch shifter that mixes in detuned and delayed copies of the source.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported Vocal effects processor using granular algorithms to alter timbre and pitch.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedDigital, tape, BBD, ping-pong, and pitch-shifting delay plugin covering classic and modern echo styles.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedModulation-driven delay plug-in with analog tape delay character and up to 16 taps.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPsupportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported
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Questions people ask
Valhalla Freq Echo is the closest match: it is best for psychedelic frequency-shifted dub echoes and starts at Free.
Yes: Valhalla Freq Echo, Valhalla Space Modulator, TAL-Chorus-LX, Acon Digital Multiply, Soundtoys MicroShift, Baby Audio Super VHS, Eventide MicroPitch, Valhalla Delay, FabFilter Timeless 3.