Kilohearts
Kilohearts Essentials
Free collection of over 30 effects usable as DAW plugins or Snapins.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported
Checked September 2026
Best TDR Nova alternatives (2026)
The closest TDR Nova alternatives are Kilohearts Essentials, MFreeFXBundle, FabFilter Pro-Q 4, based on overlapping categories and operating systems. TDR Nova is best for frequency-selective compression and dynamic EQ and starts at Free.
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MeldaProduction
MFreeFXBundle
Free bundle of 38 effects covering EQ, dynamics, reverb, and distortion.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported Precision EQ plug-in with up to 24 bands, dynamic EQ, and spectral dynamics processing.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPsupportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedFree mixing/mastering EQ with four vintage-modeled EQ character options.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedFree real-time FFT spectrum analyzer for professional mixing and mastering.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedAI-driven mixing channel strip with dynamics, EQ, and a Visual Mixer.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedFree British-style channel strip EQ and preamp simulator.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedA free linear-phase 16-band graphic equalizer suited to mixing and mastering.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedA free Swiss-army-knife plugin with EQ, waveshaper, band-splitter and filters.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXnot supportedCLAPsupportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXsupportedA free bundle of 12 mixing plugins.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXsupported
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Questions people ask
Kilohearts Essentials is the closest match: it is best for producers wanting a full free effects toolkit inside one ecosystem and starts at Free.
Yes: Kilohearts Essentials, MFreeFXBundle, FabFilter Pro-Q 4, TDR VOS SlickEQ, SPAN, Neutron 5, BritChannel, Voxengo Marvel GEQ, ChowMultiTool, Venn Audio Free Suite.