Vinyl | The ultimate lofi plugin
Vinyl simulates the dust, scratches, warp, and mechanical noise of beloved vinyl records. Oh yeah, and it's FREE. Now with Native Kontrol Standard.
Vinyl x Native Kontrol Standard
Use Vinyl in Native Instruments gear and software
Analog vibe, with a few new tricks. With Native Instruments NKS—Native Kontrol Standard—you can now use iZotope Vinyl without taking your hands off your MASCHINE controller or KOMPLETE KONTROL keyboard. Add age, scratches, electrical noise, and more to your track, directly from your instrument. With no setup needed, on-the-fly tweaking, and menu browsing right from hardware controls, you can keep your mind on your music, not the minutiae—mouse and keyboard optional.
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Why Vinyl?
Old-school character with a single push
Vinyl now includes the Lo-fi Effect. Apply the saturated, worn timbre of late-80s hip-hop in an instant. Sampled records from this era have a unique tone created by the gear of the era. Lo-fi enables you to color with the character of secondhand vinyl to add a soulful, nostalgic feel to your music.
Support for any setup
With integrated support for most modern host applications, Vinyl is sure to have a place in your workflow.
Zero learning curve
A simple, clean UI means you can get right to crafting believable vintage effects.
Light on CPU
Vinyl is easy on your computer, so you can use it all you want, even in your most complex productions.
Vinyl has become the ultimate lo-fi tool for adding character to tracks. I’ve used it on projects for The Strokes, The Shins, My Morning Jacket, and Morrissey. I’ve used it on acoustic guitar, strings, and drums. My favorite is the year control — I loved dialing an orchestral string sound back to the 1930s.
Joe Chiccarelli, Producer
Vinyl Audio Examples
Learn more about Vinyl:
Your favorite old-school, lo-fi effect plug-in just learned a few new tricks. Introducing NKS support for Vinyl.
In this article we explore the history, technology, and music that inspired the newly-refreshed Vinyl plug-in’s Lo-fi feature, and hear from two of its developers firsthand.
Learn how to use the free iZotope plug-in for genres like hip-hop, pop, electronic, and rock.
Get Vinyl now!
Vinyl is available as a free download, so download the update now and up your music and post production game!
Vinyl
iZotope's Vinyl plug-in is the ultimate LoFi effect for vintage audio vibes. Download for Free today!
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System Requirements
System Requirements
Operating Systems:
- Mac: macOS Sonoma (14.7.x), macOS Sequoia (15.7.x), macOS Tahoe (26.1.x) ** Supported on Intel Macs & Apple silicon Macs (Apple M-series chips) in Rosetta 2 & native.
- Windows: Windows 10 (22H2), Windows 11 (24H2)
Plugin Formats:
AU, AAX, VST3, VST2.
All formats are 64-bit only.
Supported Hosts:
Logic Pro 11, Pro Tools 2024, Ableton Live 12, Cubase 14, Nuendo 14, Studio One 7, Reaper 7, FL Studio 2024, Adobe Audition 2025, Adobe Premiere Pro 2025, Davinci Resolve 19, Reason 13.