Proof of Life Audio
Experimental folk instruments, strange synths, and sounds from the middle of nowhere.
1,200+ presets · Mac + Windows
Black Friday sale: $29 through Nov 30. Ends Nov 30, 11:59 PM CT
Every sound except the drums was made with ACRE 51—including the bass, melodies, pads, and textures.
Some are tonal instruments for melodies and chords. Others are textures that don’t follow a clear pitch. The sound library is included and installs with the plugin. No Kontakt needed.
Pianos & Keys · Synth Keys · Organs & Reeds · Bells & Mallets
Felted and prepared pianos, worn electric-style keys, reed organs, mallets, and bells for chords and melodies.
Presets Oak KeybedSaltbox IvoryWorn Relay ContactRafter OrganWalnut Striker
Plucked Strings · Bowed Strings & Metal
Picked guitars and mandolin-, charango-, and ronroco-style strings, plus bowed strings and bowed metal.
Presets Three String PorchCedar ParlourCharango Style - Cedar PairBowed Gate Hinge
Basses & Drones
Short, punchy low notes and sustained low drones.
Presets Packed SiltRoot HammerCellar Weight
Leads
Theremin leads, whistles, and reedy lines for melodies that sit on top of a mix.
Presets Theremin - Wire HaloNarrowband WhistleNeedle over Fields
Pads · Voices & Resonance
Tonal pads for sustained chords, and voice-like sounds from hums to small choirs.
Presets Copper CupolaWindow ChoirHumming Behind Timber
Synths & Signals
Electronic tones and signals, from steady oscillators to unstable transmissions.
Presets Grounded AntennaUnlit TransmitterFencepost Frequency
Textures
Field-recorded and atonal textures you play from the keyboard. Many don’t follow a clear pitch, by design.
Presets Fine Rain VeilRosin on SlateFog through Wire
Each preset puts a playable instrument in the middle of four sound layers: Tree Line, Husk, Transmission, and Root Cellar. Every layer has its own source, motion, tail, and volume.
Drag the receiver around the scene to change how much of each layer you hear. The center keeps the instrument clear; the corners blend two layers. The RECEIVER menu colors the sound as Unfiltered, Shortwave, Pocket TV, or Wiretap.
Attack, decay, sustain, and release, plus tone and plate reverb. HOLLOW adds tuned hollow-body resonance. REEDS thickens one voice into an ensemble. DRIFT adds slow, tape-like pitch movement. FORMANT moves the character lower without changing the notes you play.
Mark favorites with the heart, and save your edits as your own presets.
Use Audio Unit in Logic, AAX in Pro Tools, and VST3 in other hosts that support VST3 instruments. VST2-only hosts can’t load it. There is no Linux or native Windows ARM build. Not every OS version, DAW, or wrapper has been tested, so try the demo in your own setup first.
The download is about 3.3 GB and the installed sounds take about 3.45 GB. On Windows, extract the whole ZIP and run Setup.exe with both .bin files next to it. On Mac, open the .pkg installer. The installer adds the plugin formats and the sound library together.
The demo runs for 15 minutes each time you load ACRE 51. When the time is up, it stops making sound until you reload the plugin or activate a license. Closing the plugin window or changing presets doesn’t restart the timer.
ACRE 51 has its own license code. Paste it into the license panel inside the plugin and press ACTIVATE while you’re online. That removes the time limit, with no need to reinstall. Governor and SIPHON codes don’t activate ACRE 51.
The full ACRE 51 installer. It plays for 15 minutes each time you load the plugin. Activate a license to remove the limit, with no need to reinstall.
Windows: VST3, AAX, and standalone. Mac: VST3, Audio Unit, AAX, and standalone, on Intel and Apple Silicon.
No. ACRE 51 is its own instrument plugin with its sound library included.
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1,200+ presets. Windows and Mac. VST3, AU, AAX, and standalone.
ACRE 51
Black Friday sale: $29 through Nov 30. Ends Nov 30, 11:59 PM CT
Buy ACRE 51Free demo
15 minutes each time you load the plugin. Same installer as the full version. Enter your email to get the download.
Windows: extract the entire ZIP, then run Setup.exe with both .bin files beside it.
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