DeeMute

Name: DeeMute
Author: Dotec-Audio

by Dotec-Audio · Modulation · MIDI-triggered mute/gate

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DeeMute is a free plugin that mutes or inverts audio when triggered by MIDI notes, for stutters, gate effects and ducking.

A Flip button reverses the action and Attack and Release settings smooth it for ducking.

Best for: Drums, Bass, Keys & Synths, Sound Design. Genres: Electronic & EDM.

Keywords: MIDI-controllable, ducking, stutter, free, bass, rhythmic, simple, smooth, pads, AAX, drums, mixing, pumping, samples & loops, sound design, vocals.

What it does

DeeMute is a free plugin from Dotec-Audio that "can mute (or invert) audio triggered by MIDI notes". You place it on an audio track and play or draw MIDI notes into it, so the notes decide when the sound is cut, which gives gate, stutter and ducking effects.

MIDI triggering: each incoming MIDI note mutes the audio, or inverts it, for as long as the note is held.
Flip: reverses the action, so the audio stays muted until a MIDI note arrives. This turns it into a MIDI-triggered gate.
Attack and Release: smooth the start and end of each mute, from hard stutter chops to softer pumping and ducking shapes.
Level: a level control sits alongside Attack and Release.
Uses: rhythmic stutters, stepped gating, note-triggered ducking and bass patterns from long notes; the developer says it works "for a wide range of applications" beyond these.
Host support: tested in Ableton Live, Cubase, Logic Pro X, FL Studio, Studio One, Pro Tools, Reason, OBS Studio and others.

Version 1.2.1 (13 January 2026) follows 1.2.0 (June 2025), 1.1.0 (September 2024) and the first release in August 2022. It is a free download.

Source: Dotec-Audio product page

When to use it

DeeMute is the pick when you want MIDI notes to control a gate or stutter directly. Compared with LFO Tool and Duck 2, it has no drawn volume curves or tempo-synced envelopes, but it follows whatever rhythm you program in MIDI, which makes irregular patterns and fills easy. Unlike Kickstart 2, it isn't a one-knob sidechain pump; you set the timing yourself with notes and the attack and release controls. ShaperBox 3 does far more (multiband shaping, filters and many effects) but costs money, while DeeMute is free and very simple.

Best for: MIDI-driven stutters, stepped gates, note-triggered ducking and chopped vocal or pad effects.
Genres: EDM, trance, dubstep, hip-hop and other electronic music.
Look elsewhere if: you want drawn volume curves, tempo-synced LFOs or multiband shaping; LFO Tool, Duck 2 or ShaperBox 3 do more.
Tip: program short MIDI notes against a sustained bass or pad to turn it into a rhythmic electronic pattern, a use Bedroom Producers Blog points to.

What producers say

Blog coverage presents it as a simple, effective free tool; no real criticisms have been published.

Bedroom Producers Blog (August 2022) called it a "simple but effective stutter plugin" and suggested it for EDM producers who want glitchy stutters or bass patterns from basic MIDI notes.
Production Expert featured it first in a roundup of seven free Dotec-Audio plugins, describing it as a MIDI-triggered gate for quick stepped gating effects and noting its use beyond stutter and ducking.

Where to buy

Dotec-Audio: Free

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