Hornet plugins are easy to install, easy to use, very performant and absolute world class sounding. They also have well thought out and layed out UI:s, makes them very nice for serious studio work... See more
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Hornet Audio plugins are absolute gems — they sound amazing, work flawlessly, and cost just a fraction of what they’re worth. I use them in every mix because they truly make a difference. It’s rare to... See more
I love using Hornet plugins because I think they are innovative and good. They seem to be coming up with forward thinking designs that are a little bit different. I use the Molla spring, the Jamming... See more
The plugins they create are really excellent. Not just for their price, but also compared to much more expensive ones. I can also install them as many times as I like (I perform formats on my PC many... See more
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HoRNet Plugins is a plugin audio developer which focuses on speeding up your work with smart tools that get the job done
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Via 25 Aprile 144, 53034, Colle di val d'Elsa, Italy
- saverio.vigni@hornetplugins.com
- hornetplugins.com
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Very Good
Very Good! this plug-in is fantastic,,, Thanks to the developer who allows us to receive products of extraordinary quality at a very low cost....I love Hornet plug-ins
October 31, 2024
Unprompted review
Great plugins, so creative
All plugins are great, I wish they start to develop some ARA supported plugins
April 28, 2025
Best sounding plugins for affordable price
This plugin developer can compare to the best companies out there and even outshine them (especially TotalEQ MK2, Analog Stage MK2, VU Meter MK4, HarmoniQ, BalancEQ, Tape MK2, 80Reverb, Multicomp MK2, HA2A …). Everything sounds excellent and most plugins have Oversampling!
October 10, 2025
Unprompted review
Plus and Minus
+Easy to handle
+Structured
+Budget-friendly
+Changing parameters allows a human to hear what's going on
-A bit buggy
-Support is improvable
September 28, 2025
The Hatefish RhyGenerator made my day
The Hatefish RhyGenerator is a simple, user-friendly, and creative rhythm generation plug-in, ideal for sound engineers and producers. With a straightforward interface, it generates everything from basic drum patterns to complex polyrhythms with minimal effort—no latency or artifacts.
Available in VST/AU/AAX formats, it integrates seamlessly into DAWs like Luna or Pro Τools with minimal CPU usage
The price? Incredibly affordable, and the company skips all copy protection or iLok hassles—pure, hassle-free activation.
A fantastic pick for pros and hobbyists alike.
September 30, 2025
Don't judge a book...
At first I was a bit worried about the visual appearence but after I tried the first plugins I was sold. Now I already have purchased 26 plugins,m and most of them are awesome.
September 30, 2025
Excellent plugins
Excellent plugins, they do exactly what it says they do. Quality!
September 29, 2025
Solid innovative Plug-Ins
Overall they have innovative plug-ins. Trying to do different things at the price point they offer. You get a lot. Don’t expect Fab Filter levels of audio quality but they are great per track when you need quick adjustments. And one thing they have which is great is auto gain some pricey plug ins don’t even have this but Hornet does. And tip of my hat to them.
October 3, 2025
Unprompted review
Hornet Is The Best!
Great array of incredibly useful plugins for all phases of music production. Outstanding value for money, and they seem like a really great company overall. Love everything they do.
September 29, 2025
Great Plugins !
September 28, 2025
Nice company with lots of sales.
September 28, 2025
Good product and transaction!
September 28, 2025
Really nice and creative plugins
Really nice and creative plugins, the website is easy to use and there are often some freebies to grab. The prices are very reasonable for the quality of the plugins.
October 1, 2025
Unprompted review
I am frustrated and disgusted
I am frustrated and disgusted - they charged me TWICE for a plug in that did not even install. I wrote several emails requesting they remedy this but they never responded. I will have to report this to my credit card company.
September 24, 2025
Unprompted review
Reply from hornetplugins.com
Hi, you wrote us saying that you were not able to install a plugin you bought (the fact that you bought it twice is not our fault) . We replied you giving you all the instructions to successfully install the plugin and you replied "I don't have time for this".
Our policy (that you agree when buying plugins from us) states the refund is only possible when a plugin is found to be defective or not working at all (and you haven't even tried to install it or use the demo) That said I will give you the refund anyway because I prefer to make someone happy that have a few more euros.
Regards
Saverio
Great analog plugin sound
Great analog plugin sound. I got some latency with mbc, but I am very happy with the other 37 plugins. My favourite is HoRNet Tape MK2. It sounds amazing.
January 1, 2025
Unprompted review
Great company with great quality plugins
Great company with great-sounding plugins and frequent sales throughout the year.
September 15, 2025
Unprompted review
Excellent products, smooth and secure
Excellent products, smooth and secure process. Highly recommend!
September 15, 2025
Unprompted review
Support quite reluctant and unresponsive. Refund request is blocked
I pulled the trigger for a bunch of plugins.
I immediately discoverd a problem with TotalMQ MK2 which rendered it unusable in my DAW. I could watch the display but cannot control bands. Then on top I discovered a 2nd bug in the frequency buckets display, that even slipped various youtube vloggers for months now ... hilarious. Then 3rd I discovered that VU Meter MK4 is buggy. I reported all problems on the public forum on kvraudio AND on top filed bug tickets on hornet website.
But then I decided - To many problems I want to have a refund, which I'm absolutely eligable too after only a few days since the purchase.
But the company - basically a one man show - is quite slow in replying to my filed incidents/bug reports and even the refund request.
All this is now like "work" for me. Why? It's as easy as grant the refund.
It boild down to: I think the policy of the company is to sit refund request out and hope people will write the money off beacuse "it's anyways so cheap". No way! That is not serious business!
But I won't. Please think twice. I don't say the plugins are all bad. My experience in dealing with refund is horrible. I personnaly would not buy a single thing in the futur again.
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Though I could have tried it, there is EUROPEAN LAWS for internet business.
September 3, 2025
Unprompted review
Reply from hornetplugins.com
Hi as I replied you in the first place you bought the plugins in a bundle so I was not able to refund one plugin out of the whole bundle. Then I decided to let you have the partial refund even of this implied that you could still keep the plugin (having no way to prevent you access it since the payment is for a bundle) . Also there are demos for almost all of our plugins you could have tried them to see if they work for you before buying.
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