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Heavyocity
What Heavyocity is
Heavyocity makes virtual instruments and sound-design software for composers, producers, and sound designers. Its catalog includes cinematic virtual instruments, sample libraries, and audio effects for macOS and Windows. Free Foundations instruments combine traditional sounds such as piano, choir, bass, guitar, brass, and strings with designed layers, and are offered for Kontakt Player. Convergence provides over 130 analog sources and more than 480 presets covering rhythms, arpeggios, pads, plucks, keys, leads, and basses. VAST supplies an impulse library spanning rooms, halls, large and immense spaces, plates, springs, textures, and rhythmic patterns. VAST formats include VST3, AU, and AAX, with Bitwig, Cubase, Digital Performer, Live, Logic, Pro Tools, and WaveLab listed as supported and tested hosts. Foundations Staccato Strings uses Kontakt Player and is NKS-ready for Komplete Kontrol. Heavyocity Portal handles downloads and updates on macOS 10.14+ and Windows 10+. PUNISH Lite costs 49.00 USD once; other products list free trials.
Who it suits
Heavyocity suits composers, producers, and sound designers seeking cinematic instruments, sample libraries, or effects for macOS and Windows. Its products also fit users working in the listed plug-in formats and host applications.
What it does well
- Free Foundations instruments are available
- Convergence includes over 480 presets
- VAST supports VST3, AU, and AAX
- Staccato Strings is NKS-ready
- Portal provides downloads and updates
What to know first
- VAST trial demos time out after 15 minutes
- PUNISH Lite costs 49.00 USD once
- Portal requires macOS 10.14+ or Windows 10+
Limits
The free plan provides the Foundations instruments. The VAST free trial demo times out after 15 minutes, while PUNISH Lite is a paid $49, paid once plan.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PUNISH Lite | VST3, AAX, AU · macOS 10.14+ · Windows 10+ | $49, paid once |
| VAST | Impulse Engine | Free trial · trial demo times out after 15 minutes | On request |
| FURY | Distortion Designer | Free trial · 64-bit audio plug-in | On request |
As heavyocity.com lists them, read 9 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Open the Heavyocity website
- Choose a product or the free Foundations instruments
- Use Heavyocity Portal to download products and updates
- Install on macOS 10.14+ or Windows 10+
- Load compatible instruments in Kontakt Player or a listed host
Verdict
Heavyocity offers cinematic instruments, samples, and effects with free Foundations content and product trials. Its catalog spans major plug-in formats, while pricing varies by item and some products do not list a price.
Questions
Does Heavyocity have a free plan?
Yes. Heavyocity lists a free plan and free Foundations instruments.
What platforms does Heavyocity support?
Its products support macOS and Windows. Heavyocity Portal supports macOS 10.14+ and Windows 10+.
Which plug-in formats are listed?
The listed formats are VST, VST3, AU, and AAX.
What does PUNISH Lite cost?
PUNISH Lite is listed at $49, paid once.
Does Heavyocity offer trials?
Yes. A free trial is listed; VAST's trial demo times out after 15 minutes.
Facts from Heavyocity's own pages
- Company history
- Heavyocity's history page says Heavy Melody Music launched in New York City in September 2003 and that Heavyocity Media, Inc. formed in 2006. · heavyocity.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Download manager
- Heavyocity Portal provides access to product downloads and updates and supports macOS 10.14+ and Windows 10+. · heavyocity.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Effect features
- VAST provides a curated impulse library across rooms, halls, large spaces, immense spaces, plates, springs, textures, and rhythmic patterns. · heavyocity.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Foundations
- The free Foundations instruments pair traditional instruments such as piano, choir, bass, guitar, brass, and strings with crafted sound design layers, and are offered for Kontakt Player. · heavyocity.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2006 · heavyocity.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Instrument features
- Convergence includes over 130 analog sources and more than 480 presets spanning rhythms, arpeggios, pads, plucks, keys, leads, and basses. · heavyocity.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The VAST quickstart guide lists VST3, AU, and AAX formats and names Bitwig, Cubase, Digital Performer, Live, Logic, Pro Tools, and WaveLab as supported and tested host applications. · heavyocity.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Kontakt and NKS
- The Foundations Staccato Strings instrument uses Kontakt Player and lists Komplete Kontrol integration as NKS-ready. · heavyocity.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Maker identity
- The maker identifies itself as Heavyocity Media, Inc., a cinematic music software company with a collective of professional composers and sound designers. · heavyocity.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Privacy practices
- The privacy policy says the site uses Google Analytics and cookies and identifies Heavyocity's Data Protection Officer contact as [email protected]. · heavyocity.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Product range
- Its products include cinematic virtual instruments, sample libraries, and audio effects. · heavyocity.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Security and payments
- Heavyocity says its website uses HTTPS with an SSL certificate and that payment information is handled by Shopify and PayPal rather than retained by Heavyocity Media. · heavyocity.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Heavyocity Portal page directs customers needing assistance to the Portal FAQ page. · heavyocity.com, 9 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Heavyocity makes virtual instruments and sound design software for composers, producers, and sound designers. · heavyocity.com, 9 Oct 2026
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