EVERY Gatekept VST Plugin You Need In 2025

[@AirArtStudiosOfficial]

your plug in looks great! my Favourite hidden gem is Pulsar Modular Luna Lander

[@sauceware]

Thank u! What does pulsar modular do?

[@sauceware]

CONGRATS!! You are the winner of the free plugins! We will DM you on Instagram to deliver your prizes! Appreciate you

[@NavieD]

Big thank you for the noteGRABBER mention my man 💪 My favorite gate-kept plugin: Playbox by NI That thing can create some insane beatstarter ideas

[@sauceware]

Thanks for giving away a free copy 🫡 I was pleasantly surprised at how good it was able to get chords in a heavy rock song. Great job!

[@swatforce3309]

My gate- kept plugin is for sure Gorilla bass v2 by sample science. I Compiled a list of some of the names of vst plugins I read in the comments(These are only the names). gate kept plugins: Backmask from Freakshow Industries fusion sky keys Glitch 1 String Murmuration Spawn note grabber murda melodies from slate digital ToneBoosters EQ-Pro Prisma by Unplug Scaler 2 Backmask Plugins from Safari Pedals Scorch Patcher Soundpaint Decimort 2 by D16 Group Beam by Lunacy Autochroma cube by lunacy Nocturnal Gestures by Crow Hill Company Little Plate by Soundtoys Filterstep cymatics deja vu geoforma and synbiosis Matter001 Titan SYLENTH 1 Surge XT beatgrader

[@sauceware]

Wow clutch list thank u!

[@jyack]

one of the best gatekept plugin has to be Glitch 1, and not many people know that its basically free effectrix. Absolutely love it

[@pablopicasso3122]

I need SPAWN in my life, like yesterday. You've taken so many features that SHOULD be merged together and made a streamlined experience, and I am HERE FOR IT. My personal gatekept plugin is Laser by Sweetsonics, hands down the best sidechain available. The way that the sidechain response can be contoured along with the transient protection to make sure you get that nice clean smack at the front, makes this a blue chip plugin that I've never heard anyone talk about.

[@jassass1n]

sky keys is my gatekept plugin for sure. tons of amazing sounds in it but the fact that you can drag in one shots is a game changer.

[@sauceware]

Yeah he really did something special with that feature 🙏🏾 that was actually how scorch was originally built, to drag and drop one shots but we couldn’t figure out how to get it to sound right. I’m happy he cracked the code, it’s a great workflow to have for the community

[@DennisGordonII]

Sky keys dope af. I’ve been using that a lot lately.

[@dricokimbrough9254]

When does spawn drop?

[@stevet3733]

Bro, you explained these more in depth than some of the actual tutorials of them! 🎉

[@LetoBeats]

Great video! My favorite gate-kept plugin is Aparillo. There's a lot of really cool textures that blur the line between synthesized and organic.

[@captjackbeatz336]

I've been dabbing/experimenting with Mirror (Reverse Negative Delay) for about a month now. It has some sick presets. Definitly Gatekept!

[@benjaminehrlich441]

Backmask from Freakshow Industries. Textures you can get from it are insane

[@sauceware]

I heard good things about freak show but haven’t tried anything yet. I’ll look into these

[@tpochieftaingrayz4282]

All your vst/plugins are game changers. Advancing the culture. Appreciate you, bro....

[@Gaszia]

Actually first time coming across one of these lists that every plugin I've never heard of and every plugin looks dope. My favorite gatekept plugin has been Infiltrator 2. Incredible FX unit similar to plugins like Shaperbox/Effectrix but 10x more insane

[@unknownbeats9201]

All the Plugins from Safari Pedals are really great for vintage samples

[@lawinter1949]

Thanks for this vid! Love the randomize patch tip. My most gate kept vst would be ToneBoosters EQ-Pro. Best alt for fab pro-Q 3 and the demo is unlimited so you can use it for free. Its got transient, tonal bands, dynamic eq, also direct and background bands. Its like the all in one workhorse EQ and its free to use with the unlimited demo.

[@SekouTV]

My #1 gatekept VST is Baby Audio’s BA-1. You blessed us with a lot of 💎 here.

[@Kikster-x1q]

Spawn is truly amazing! So is Scorch. So many way to level up your beats with these plugins.

[@sauceware]

Appreciate that! We’re always trying to better and better. Some times it works, sometimes it doesn’t but I think innovation is needed. Everyone keep doing the same old thing, cloning old synths haha they sound great but I wanna push the limits

[@mattshalash]

Spawn looks super dope, and I’m definitely buying the Fusion saturation right now. For my gate-kept plugin: I love to use “UJAM Finisher Micro”. It’s a really creative single-knob multi fx plugin, kind of gives that sparkly portal sound but more consistent. At a low mix level, it really fills out mid-range sounds with a high-end sparkle.

[@daniep]

All great plugins but SPAWN is my favorite, hands down, truly groundbreaking 🙏 Synthplant 2 close second place.

[@sauceware]

Thanks you!

[@bradyspeaks5600]

My gate kept plug in is probably murda melodies from slate digital. Quite a few presets, but it’s extremely easy to use and has quite a few really useful effect knobs for reverb, reverse, saturation, etc.

[@sauceware]

I used some of the slate digital products but not the murda one. I’ll check it out 👌🏾

[@neigtheven]

I havent seen too many people talking about BEAM by LUNACY. Thats my personal Go-To-Plug In for some Extra Sauce in my Mix. So i would say that this is my Gatekept Plug in.

[@CLOUDEEbeats]

STRING MURMURATION SOUND SO NICE!

[@prodbyheatwavs]

eyyy good to see some full length vids again, my faves

[@sauceware]

More to come!

[@prodbycactusjoe]

Hey bro! I just finished watching your FL Studio Masterclass bought one month ago but didn't have the time to watch since i take care of my daughter. A lot of GEMS, the placement course is on a level of its own Highly recommend it!. SPAWN looks Flawless BTW!!!

[@sauceware]

Appreciate that! I absolutely get it, I became a dad this year and man is it hard to find time to make music haha It's funny in a weird way Spawn was inspired by that time constraint. It's all about helping you come up with a quick idea, without putting any pressure on the beat making process so you can just have fun cooking up in the limited time you have. Excited for you to check it out, when it's time!

[@prodbycactusjoe]

@@saucewareyeah man is like becoming an octopus, making beats with one hand on the mouse and changing daipers with the other one 😂. not and easy task but worth it 100%. It's all about perspective as well, the moment will come that i can look back and say that it was all worth it, the hard work, the long nights. But with patience we all know this is a marathon not a sprint! so for all my fellow producers. Don't stop dreaming and keep grinding whatever it takes!! ❤

[@michaeltinglin7062]

My favorite plugin that many people have slept on is the RX1200 by inphonik it is a pretty faithful reproduction of the emu sp1200 it hits hard and even the preset kits are banging!

[@cam_is_like_beats]

My current favorite plugin I don’t see many people mentioning is either Scaler 2 or Backmask. Spawn looks great!

[@sauceware]

Love scaler! Use it all the time. In many ways scorch was Inspiered by scaler and Cthulhu. I love how easy chord it is to find great chord combinations

[@sabxsvb]

Wires by AudioThing - great for grain efx, Dist Coldfire by Arturia - love using it on vocals that need distortion/heavy saturation

[@sauceware]

Man I really should have included audio thing in here. The outer space delay is amazing

[@prodbiemonday]

fusion is ultimately my favorite, not only because of the velocity functions, but as you said, the 808s speak to each other, you can definitely make something with similar bounce to how metro uses 2 different snares to speak to each other. Also the different saturation modes adds a whole new world of depth and almost gives the 808 its own voice? if that makes sense.

[@sauceware]

For sure, it makes the 808s talk haha

[@1maxsta]

My favourite gatekept plug-in is forsure harmony bloom by mario nieto, super fire plug-in !!!

[@Ly0n64]

Dope video, notegrabber is cool, Spawn seems like really great for workflow or just to sketch stuff out quickly, the more stuff like this that comes out the better imo. Tbh just wanted to share some vst's, idrk if they're gatekept or not, but they're some of my favorites: (Backmask mentioned a lot but worth repeating, all that guys stuff is great) Amigo Sampler, Ramzoid 808 cooker, Diablo Lite, UVR, Vapor by Audio Damage, Burier by KIT, LANDR FX suite, Fresh Air, CHANNEV, Dirty Dyna, Visco, Cardinal Rack+FX, and just because nobody has mentioned it, you can really do a lot with Vital. Most of these are free or cheap iirc.

[@demiammora3291]

spawn is gonna be the next game changer , congrats bro !

[@sauceware]

Thank you! Looking forward to Nov 1st 🙏🏾 long time in the making

[@BanksboyEnt]

Scorch is my gatekeep. looking forward to spawn!

[@sauceware]

We got something cool coming right around the corner for scorch too 👀

[@WhatJules]

been using "cymatics deja vu" a lot, good alternative to grossbeat/halftime!

[@brkofdon]

So many great gatekept plugins mentioned already but I’ll throw out Vybz, a lofi fx plugin that I’ve enjoyed their presets and that you can randomize as well. Always love it when plugins have a randomized feature in it

[@EvolKzoo]

my gatekept plugin is iota mini. it has unreal sounds i use in almost all my beats. its free aswell and it has soundpacks you can download and add to it. awesome video and yoooo spawn looks amazing i have to start saving!!!! (broke solo dad producer lol)

[@tehillimmusic]

Neo Soul Keys Studio 2 by Gospel Musicians, imposcar 3, Orion, dubstation 2, DrMS.... just to name a few!! The ones you mentioned in the video are all so dope! Thanks for sharing!!

[@sauceware]

Thank you for sharing! Will look into these

[@yepyepmusic]

I think the most gate kept plugin is note grabber because it makes learning other songs so much easier and also you can remake a sample you don't like the sound but like the melody

[@sauceware]

Yeah I had a lot of fun using it. I was surprised it was able to find the chords in that rock song. There was a lot of distortion in it. I’m sure it does really well on soul samples

[@IndepthjayBeats]

Dope video. minimal vst has a lot cool effects, distortions, and a dope multi-mode phase manipulator.

[@sauceware]

Current is a go to for me! Love Jake and everything they do over at minimal. They are an inspiration to us for sure

[@lordmagnus6333]

This channel is lit as hell too I just subscribe how have I not heard about you before and I'll be watching all the producer channels?😮

[@ryte6933]

Not a lot of people talk about Cradle Audio's State Machine plugins. They push the concept of The Prince to extreme boundaries and makes the concept of sound design in romplers possible with really great sounds. Highly recommend pairing them with The Prince.

[@sauceware]

Have you tried to the Joshua plugin they just dropped?

[@ryte6933]

​@@sauceware CPU cries every time😭

[@javierperez3292]

Influx by FKFX would one for sure! Congrats on SPAWN, looks awesome!!

[@CapChino76]

Salute! this is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Cant wait to the release to cop this.

[@JamesBryant-g5b]

My favorite gate kept plug-in : spacecontrol by a acustica audio. Has definitely I changed my mix.

[@GetOutTheKitchenWhenImCooking]

Wow 😲 these gatekeeping vst are crazy 🔥♥️🔥

[@sauceware]

Download the *free* SPAWN BETA PACK here: saucewareaudio.com/pages/free-beta With over 50 samples created using the new Spawn plugin, plus MIDI, one-shots, drums & more!

[@sylvomadeit5]

My favorites: Cube by lunacy audio! Weird synths, cool textures, a lot of versatility and customizability! Sky keys is a favorite Black keys by lfoaudio is another good one! Spawn looks incredible! :D

[@sylvomadeit5]

Also saving up for these: The teletone audio series! @teletoneaudio Ondine, Scarbo, as well as Le Gibet, Soulfi... all of them are literal masterpieces. Alas I'm a broke med student but a girl can dream!

[@Rio-uv1gs]

Matter001 & Fusion I would've said were my gatekept plugins cause I bought them about two weeks ago . This video is true to the title, not like some videos where they say its gatekept plugins and it ends up being a video full of plugins you already know..Good video Mybredrenjacob..I have Trifecta, Scorch and Octane already, Spawn looks like it could be a great addition.👍🏾

[@sauceware]

Spawn is gonna be the one man! trust me. Really appreciate your support

[@riodaghost]

What up Jacob I would have to say the Sonnox Oxford Inflator when used on your drums it glues them together gives them warmth power and presence it’s super cheap right now on sweetwater 🙏🏽✌🏽

[@WTFJuiceBox]

Sky Keys gotta be up there for me. So many great sounds and the ability to import one shots. Notonik 2 has some lowkey dope stuff too

[@PrototypeAudio]

Yeahh! made it into the list 🔥 ...also cant wait to see SPAWN being released!

[@jayrosa999]

PATCHER is the best gatekept plugin... You can add plugins,vst to sound design... Or make another interesting effects and people really slept on it💯

[@sauceware]

Couldn't agree more!

[@ITSFAVELAONTHISTRACK]

Decimort 2 by D16 Group is my favorite gatekept plugin. It makes everything sound better.

[@sauceware]

Yup I like that one

[@craigmccartney5058]

Lunacy Beam has been a favourite. Especially with the new time expansion

[@Caliyan]

Spawn looks amazing. The endless possibilities

[@sauceware]

Thanks!

[@mrgsb]

My favourite gatekept plugin is Nocturnal Gestures by Crow Hill Company. The textures and sounds in there sound absolutely magical

[@sauceware]

Man the crow hill stuff has been slappin. They got so many good sounds. I’ll have to check that one out 👌🏾

[@blissfulhumanoid9536]

I really love the way Spawn sounds. But, I am quite honestly struggling financially. What will it cost when released? AutoChroma is my latest favorite

[@ALonelyAlien]

There’s no need to hesitate, Scorch is the way to go. It’s a groundbreaking plugin that’s incredibly useful for both sound selection and beat-making.

[@sauceware]

Thanks for the kind words! Love pushing the limits and hopefully we’ve done that with our new one too 🙏🏾

[@eafortson]

Infiltrator is my gate kept plugin. Hella powerful effect tool. 🔨

[@robdagoat]

H3000 is my gatekept plugin. looking forward to spawn!

[@sauceware]

Love the H3000 use it all the time

[@JCoop318]

Octave deluxe is so slept on..still use it..but keyscape is my gatekeep plug in

[@sauceware]

Thanks! Wasn’t for octave I dunno where I’d be. So appreciate that early support 🙏🏾

[@guestlistrecords1466]

My gatekeeper is EFFECT GIRD. It adds effect to frequencies H/M/L way fun to change up a sound

[@sauceware]

Is that an fl stock plugin? Or something else?

[@guestlistrecords1466]

@@sauceware been gatekeeping this for a while HAHAHA

[@TheLizSound]

These plugins are amazing, thank you for this video bro, spawn is gorgeous ❤

[@sauceware]

Thank you!

[@georgeolteanu4289]

My most gatekept is cableguys midishaper. I can modulate ANY parameter on ANY plugin. Huge timesaver.

[@F-sharpp]

all the safari pedals for me crazy bundle . Spawn looks crazier !!

[@kinetixtt]

By far the most gatekept plugin is Calliope by Sonic Cat, the same guys who made Purity. It is a Kontakt library with hundreds of instruments and drum machines in less than 1 GB of disk space.

[@sauceware]

Ok deff gotta check this out, thanks

[@chileas1]

We really need this 2 bars things on the key rack from craw hill....Waiting for this

[@Hovss]

My most gatekept would def be a multi-effect plugin AND it's FREE. It's called Prisma by Unplug, a multiband distortion plugin for advanced tone shaping. They also have another dope plugin called Diet Audio! Check it out

[@sauceware]

Ok fire will check it out!

[@aaronagostini7377]

I'll definitely be getting Spawn when it drops, winning it would be great.

[@sauceware]

Thank for the support! And good luck

[@FromTheV]

Little Plate by Soundtoys. I put that joint on anything and it makes it sound HUGE

[@TruittBeats]

Autochroma, sound design goes crazy with this plugin!

[@davidasher22]

SOUNDPAINT!! That my jam.. I discovered them a few months ago and I’m hooked. It’s one of the most versatile and easy to use sampler players around. Ultra deep sampling, 127 velocity layers, hyper acoustic polyphonic legato, crazy morph technology.. man. That’s just the beginning! Not to mention their libraries sound amazing and are super reasonably priced. And they are constantly updating and adding features. Honestly, I just can’t say enough good stuff about them.

[@sauceware]

Ok amazing I’ll take a look at them 👌🏾

[@davidasher22]

@@sauceware oh you don’t know about SOUNDPAINT? Dude! The guy from 8DiO started it. SOUNDPAINT is the name of he sample player. Like Kontakt . But they do this ultra deep sampling where every velocity layer has its own sample. So it’s not like a normal modulation wheel where there’s 4 or 5 layers and you gradually fade through them. This is way better. You done hear that phasing and the legato engine is Al o next level. I just can’t stop buying libraries. They also keep their prices super low by never having sales. So it’s like the sales price year round. I love it. You can just tell they love it too.

[@MikeyGQ]

Huge plug 🔌 my gatekept plug in atm would have to be ripchord, you use it as a midi fx plug in on basically any vst and can create complex chord progressions through the different banks they have by only pressing one key at a time

[@Amor-Gabriel-Rodriguez]

Bro that spawn vst is crazy!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@sauceware]

Thank you! Excited to drop this

[@sxmmgokrayyy]

sky keys def my fav gatekept vst, not too many people apart from sponsorships talking about it and ill fs not tell anyone when they ask me what i use for my melodies

[@sauceware]

Yeah sky keys is sick, can’t wait to see what Skylar releases next

[@emptytombprod]

🔥🔥🔥 Deres by W.A. is clutch.. also Little Labs VOG

[@sauceware]

What’s VOG?

[@emptytombprod]

​@sauceware voice of God.. sub bass/bass shoot even vocals.. you should definitely check it out

[@calhoonthaboss7861]

I love FP FINALIZER … it helps get that quality sound And loudness it brings confidence…I’ve only been producing 10 months and SPAWN OMGGGGGG I need that in my life…BLESSINGS ALL GOOD LUCK

[@sauceware]

Ok I gotta check out FP I never even heard of that 🙏🏾 spawn is great wether you’re starting out or been making beats for years. Exited to drop this one 🫡 good luck

[@TearzBeats]

That Fusion plugin looks sick ! 🔥🔥🔥

[@sauceware]

Yeah it’s sick

[@tonyjaiyesimi2304]

@@saucewarewhere can I buy it tho? Can’t find it anywhere

[@alioxnfree4993]

I don’t have a favorite plugins other than NLS non linear summer, nor am I gatekeeping any. But I am very interested in Spawn. I would love to know when it’s available.

[@coolwill5241]

Spawn looks brilliant!

[@luck7___]

Past to Future Reverbs - Psych Chords (KONTAKT)

[@tobionekenobi9101]

My gate kept library is a Kontakt bank hammers and waves piano collection.

[@kaine4499]

Quadra by Cherry Audio. But right now, Spawn and Note Grabber look like future grabs to me.

[@JonathanClark-h3k]

great stuff in the video, I am most excited about spawn.

[@sauceware]

Me and you both! Should be getting the final version in a week or so 🙏🏾 we’ve made some nice improvements since I shot this video

[@looprizz]

My fav gate kept plugin is Gorilla Drive by Safari Pedals I use it on old school drums to add that grit

[@sauceware]

Yeah it’s a dirty plugin, in a good way

[@TRUJIE]

I love using Monomy kontakt library

[@giovanoarmano]

Most underrated video on KZbin

[@sauceware]

Much appreciated family 🫡🙏🏾

[@DeejayAfro]

My GateKept Plugins are : Factoid by Anemond, 2nd For mixing The Glue by cytomic, SampleLogic Morphestra 2 and last but not least Native instruments Sequis & Playbox ! Spawn seem to be a very good Ideas prolificator !!! hope I can afford it if I am not wining it at least !!!

[@PandaPotPies]

my favorite gate kept plugin (in sfx design) is Twisted Tools S-layer for reaktor

[@jiribilloso]

Would love to get a copy of SPAWN! Also, there's a free one core version for Fusion which is very useful for everything.

[@sauceware]

I had no clue! Thanks for sharing

[@NotGood.Content]

Autochroma gang 💪🏾💎

[@prodbymeadow]

Fav new plugin fasho spawn 🎉

[@cnrcnrs]

hyped to try SPAWN wow

[@sauceware]

Thanks 🔥🙏🏾

[@esosemboy]

Man somebody else said cube by lunacy audio lol. But yeah that plugin is fire and super simple. I love making my own presets

[@sauceware]

Will check it out 👌🏾

[@scarsbeatz5881]

Autochroma, I don’t see many producers use it while it’s great to get unique textures and in addition it’s FREE!

[@sauceware]

Just got it a few days ago, gotta try it out but haven’t had the time

[@mrclassytunezz]

My GateKeep plugin is { SYLENTH 1 } really get year 2000s vibes sounds

[@sauceware]

Still love using sylenth

[@nerd19teen]

Skykeys is one of my fav gate keep plugins ! ✊🏾

[@sauceware]

It’s a must 👌🏾🔥

[@musicproduct3659]

unfiltered audio silo is my gatekept plugin, crazy textures

[@producedbyHABY]

my favorite gatekept plugin is BEAM by Lunacy, SUPER FIRE

[@TwoThreadsAhead]

That spawn plugin is crazy

[@sauceware]

Thanks u! Excited to drop

[@Casey-cq9xp]

SPAWN looks awesome! Gorilla Drive is my go-to VST

[@sauceware]

Love what safari pedals is doing. I dunno how they can make so many good plugins haha every week they got a new one

[@darrylwilliams6888]

My favorite gatekept plugin is Titan. Ion even remember how I got it but I know you cnt get it anymore...wish I could get hypersonic again as well

[@sauceware]

Will check it out