Heavyocity
Heavyocity makes virtual instruments and sound-design software for composers, producers and sound designers.
What Heavyocity is
Heavyocity makes virtual instruments and sound-design software for composers, producers and sound designers. Its products include cinematic instruments, sample libraries and audio effects for macOS and Windows. Free Foundations instruments combine piano, choir, bass, guitar, brass or strings with designed layers and are offered for Kontakt Player. Convergence contains over 130 analog sources and more than 480 presets covering rhythms, arpeggios, pads, plucks, keys, leads and basses. VAST provides impulse content for rooms, halls, large and immense spaces, plates, springs, textures and rhythmic patterns. Listed formats include VST3, AU and AAX, with host applications such as Bitwig, Cubase, Digital Performer, Live, Logic, Pro Tools and WaveLab. Foundations Staccato Strings supports 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, paid once.
Good
- Free Foundations instruments
- Over 480 Convergence presets
- VST3, AU and AAX formats
- Kontakt Player and NKS support
- Portal manages downloads and updates
Watch out
- PUNISH Lite costs $49, paid once
- Some trial demos time out after 15 minutes
- Products are downloaded per item
- Requires macOS 10.14+ or Windows 10+ for Portal
Who it suits
It is intended for composers, producers and sound designers working with virtual instruments, samples and effects on macOS or Windows. Kontakt Player and NKS users may find the listed integrations relevant.
Verdict
Heavyocity offers cinematic instruments, sample content and effects with broad host-format listings and free Foundations instruments. Review each product’s pricing, trial limits and required host software before purchase.
Plans and prices
From Heavyocity's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| PUNISH Lite | $49, paid once | VST3, AAX, AU · macOS 10.14+ · Windows 10+ |
| FURY | Distortion Designer | Priced on request | Free trial · 64-bit audio plug-in |
| VAST | Impulse Engine | Priced on request | Free trial · trial demo times out after 15 minutes |
The facts
Each one read from Heavyocity's own pages, with the date it was checked.
The company
- 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.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2006checked 28 Sep 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.checked 9 Oct 2026
What it does
- Download manager
- Heavyocity Portal provides access to product downloads and updates and supports macOS 10.14+ and Windows 10+.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Effect features
- VAST provides a curated impulse library across rooms, halls, large spaces, immense spaces, plates, springs, textures, and rhythmic patterns.checked 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.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Instrument features
- Convergence includes over 130 analog sources and more than 480 presets spanning rhythms, arpeggios, pads, plucks, keys, leads, and basses.checked 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.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Kontakt and NKS
- The Foundations Staccato Strings instrument uses Kontakt Player and lists Komplete Kontrol integration as NKS-ready.checked 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].checked 9 Oct 2026
- Product range
- Its products include cinematic virtual instruments, sample libraries, and audio effects.checked 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.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Heavyocity Portal page directs customers needing assistance to the Portal FAQ page.checked 9 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Heavyocity makes virtual instruments and sound design software for composers, producers, and sound designers.checked 9 Oct 2026
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