Audio Plugin Player

Play various instruments using a mouse and keyboard
Sep 26, 2025
Rating:
3.4 on 72 votes
Category:
System ToolsPlugins & Addons
Developer:
Defective Records Software
License:
Shareware $2.99
Total downloads:
92 (1 last week)
Latest version:
1.3.1

Description

Control a host for several VST and AU instrument plug-ins. Create an environment where you use a mouse and a keyboard as input tools to compose and play music. Work with presets for multiple playback sections and, optionally, connect and recognize a MIDI device.

The 1.3.1 version of Audio Plugin Player for Mac was available to download on the developer's website when we last checked. We cannot confirm if there is a free download of this app available. The actual developer of this Mac application is Defective Records Software.

The most popular versions of the software are 1.3 and 1.2. Please check the Mac app with an antivirus before launch as it is downloaded from the developer's website, and we cannot ensure that it is safe. The unique identifier for this application's bundle is com.defectiverecordssoftware.AudioPluginPlayer. Audio Plugin Player for Mac lies within System Tools, more precisely Plugins & Addons.

From the developer:

Audio Plugin Player is a lightweight VST and AU instrument plugin host, that allows you to play these instruments using either your mouse, computer keyboard, or MIDI device (both hardware and software MIDI devices supported).

You may want to check out more software for Mac, such as Aurora Blu-ray Player for Mac, Audio Extractor or Audio Scrubbers, which might be similar to Audio Plugin Player.

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