Best Free VSTs for Drum & Bass in 2025

When we started producing drum and bass, finding inspiration was never the hard part — it was shaping those ideas into something polished, something complete.

We’ve had plenty of sessions that ended with a folder full of promising, but unfinished, projects.

Over the years, we’ve come to value tools that help me stay in the flow without adding complexity or cost. The free plugins in this list have been genuinely useful — not just for sketching ideas, but for bringing them across the finish line. If you’re looking to refine your sound without spending a penny, these are well worth exploring.

1. Valhalla Supermassive – Lush Reverb & Delay

If you don’t already have this in your arsenal, grab it now. Supermassive is our go-to for those vast, echo-laced intros and spacey textures that really lift a track. It’s versatile, from tight mod delays to galaxy-sized reverb swells.

Super handy for keeping your track consistent too. Instead of reaching for a new sample, try throwing this on some pre existing sounds in your track and resampling it. You may find you can fill out the arrangement and bind the track together more cohesively withis this method.

Download: https://valhalladsp.com/shop/reverb/valhalla-supermassive/

2. iZotope Vinyl – Vintage Emulator

iZotope Vinyl brings the nostalgic warmth of old records to your digital productions. With controls for dust, scratches, warp, and mechanical noise, it’s great for adding character and a lo-fi aesthetic to your drum and bass tracks. This plugin is a favorite among producers looking to inject a vintage feel into their minimal mixes.

This ones recently been updated with a new UI and a lot more options. For those who used to use the old one like us – go check it out.

Download: https://www.izotope.com/en/products/vinyl.html

3. Vital – Advanced Wavetable Synthesizer

Vital is a versatile wavetable synthesizer that rivals Serum and other paid options in terms of features and sound quality. With its intuitive interface and powerful modulation capabilities, it’s excellent for designing complex basslines, leads, and atmospheric pads essential in drum and bass production. Its spectral warping and real-time visual feedback make sound design both accessible and inspiring.

There are also a lot of free preset packs available if your someone who likes flicking through new sounds, just search the web to find them.

Download: https://vital.audio/

4. TAL-Reverb-4 – Old School Reverb

TAL-Reverb-4 is a high-quality vintage reverb plugin with a distinctive character. It’s great for adding space and depth to your sounds, especially snares and vocals, giving them a classic, feel that’s often sought after in drum and bass when you are looking for something clean for your mixdown.

This ones perfect for drum buses or as an overall utility verb. We used to use this one a lot when we started out and it still gets thrown into rotation from time to time.

Download: https://tal-software.com/products/tal-reverb-4

4. Voxengo SPAN – Spectral Analyser

Proper Swiss Army Knife plugin here.

If you’re serious about mixing drum and bass — where tight sub-bass and crisp highs are essential — a trustworthy spectrum analyzer is a must. SPAN by Voxengo is one of those tools I’ve used on almost every project. It gives you real-time frequency data, peak hold, RMS metering, stereo imaging, and more — all wrapped in a customizable, resizable interface.

Whether you’re comparing your low end to reference tracks or checking for masking between elements, SPAN helps you make informed decisions. It’s not flashy, but it’s ridiculously useful.

This is used in every single one of our projects and is on our new project templates too – an absolute essential!

Download: https://www.voxengo.com/product/span/

These are the free plugins we keep coming back to — not just for sketching ideas, but for actually finishing tracks. If you’re like me and looking to level up your sound without spending a thing, these are a solid place to start.