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Best Audio and MIDI Software - KVR Audio Readers' Choice Awards 2023

The results are in! We are very excited to present to you the winners of the 2023 KVR Audio Readers' Choice Awards!

As ever, lots of great choices, including several repeat winners!

Congratulations to all the winners and huge thanks to every KVR member who took the time to nominate and vote.

KVR Readers Choice Favorite Audio Community Badge
Link HereFavorite Developer

Favorite Developer

Your favorite audio software developer, for any reason.

The Nominees - choose one to add or change your vote

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Link HereMost Innovative

Most Innovative

Any product released this year that embodies the spirit of innovation. Think implementation of cutting edge new technology, innovative UI and originality.

The Nominees - choose one to add or change your vote

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Link HereFavorite DAW

Favorite DAW

Your favorite DAW to start and finish a recording project.

The Nominees - choose one to add or change your vote

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Link HereFavorite Notation

Favorite Notation

Your favorite software for entering, editing and printing traditional music notation...

The Nominees - choose one to add or change your vote

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Link HereFavorite Audio Editor

Favorite Audio Editor

Your favorite software for micro-editing and/or repairing audio files.

The Nominees - choose one to add or change your vote

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Link HereFavorite Software for Performance

Favorite Software for Performance

Your favorite software for use in live performances. This could be a DAW, Sequencer, MPE enabled synthesizer or instrument, plugin host or any other utility for live performances.

The Nominees - choose one to add or change your vote

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Link HereFavorite Synth

Favorite Synth

You favorite softsynth, any synthesis method from analogue to FM to wavetables and beyond.

The Nominees - choose one to add or change your vote

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Link HereFavorite Sampler

Favorite Sampler

Your favorite application for managing, mangling, playing and creating sample libraries.

The Nominees - choose one to add or change your vote

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Link HereFavorite Keyboard Virtual Instrument

Favorite Keyboard Virtual Instrument

Your favorite keyboard virtual instrument. Piano, mechanical keyboards, organs, clavinets etc. Sampled or modeled.

The Nominees - choose one to add or change your vote

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Link HereFavorite Orchestral/Cinematic Virtual Instrument

Favorite Orchestral/Cinematic Virtual Instrument

Your favorite Orchestral instruments or cinematic sound collections for scoring. We're looking for your favorite libraries and unique instruments, not a sample platform.

Link HereFavorite World/Ethnic Virtual Instrument

Favorite World/Ethnic Virtual Instrument

From Accordion to Zither. What is your favorite world/ethnic virtual instrument collection?

Link HereFavorite Drums/Percussion Virtual Instrument

Favorite Drums/Percussion Virtual Instrument

Your favorite drum part creation tool or library of drum and percussion sounds. Acoustic or electronic, sampled or modeled.

The Nominees - choose one to add or change your vote

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Link HereFavorite Guitar/Fretted Virtual Instrument

Favorite Guitar/Fretted Virtual Instrument

Your favorite virtual instrument for the creation of fretted instrument parts like guitar, bass, mandolin, etc. Sampled or modeled.

The Nominees - choose one to add or change your vote

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Link HereFavorite Creative Sampled Virtual Instrument

Favorite Creative Sampled Virtual Instrument

Your favorite sample based instrument focused on pushing sonic boundaries. Vocals, synths, ambient fx, drones, creative loops and more.

The Nominees - choose one to add or change your vote

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Link HereFavorite EQ/Filter

Favorite EQ/Filter

Your favorite equalizer or filter effect plugin.

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Link HereFavorite Dynamics

Favorite Dynamics

Your favorite dynamics plugin including compressors, limiters, gates, transient shapers and so on.

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Link HereFavorite Saturation/Distortion

Favorite Saturation/Distortion

You favorite saturation or distortion effect. Tape, valves and tubes right through to digital wavefolders and bitcrushers.

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Link HereFavorite Reverb/Delay

Favorite Reverb/Delay

Your favorite time based effects. Reverbs and delays, traditional, analogue styles right through to complex modern granular effects.

The Nominees - choose one to add or change your vote

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Link HereFavorite Multi Effect

Favorite Multi Effect

Your favorite Multi FX... this should be a single, self-contained plugin capable of performing multiple functions with multiple effects types.

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Link HereFavorite Guitar Effect

Favorite Guitar Effect

You favorite guitar effect. Anything from amp sims to pedals and guitar specific multi effects.

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Link HereFavorite Vocal Effect

Favorite Vocal Effect

Your favorite effect or effects suite designed for processing vocals.

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Link HereFavorite Mastering

Favorite Mastering

Your favorite mastering software or effect. Clippers, limiters, compressors, EQs and all encompassing software designed for specifically for mastering.

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Link HereFavorite Utility

Favorite Utility

Your favorite utility. Anything including metering, MIDI plugins, step sequencers, chord generators etc.

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Link HereFavorite Free Instrument

Favorite Free Instrument

Your favorite free synth or instrument.

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Link HereFavorite Free Effect

Favorite Free Effect

Your favorite free effect plugin.

The Nominees - choose one to add or change your vote

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