The story behind the sound

Retro-future plugins, built with obsession.

From making beats in India to building plugins in Irvine, California. Along the way: an Oscar-winning soundtrack, a residency at Motown Records in the Capitol Records Building, Bollywood hit records and more than 10 million records sold. Every BeatSkillz plugin carries that history: a love of vintage gear, a retro-future look, and tools that feel as good as they sound.

Gaurav Dayal, founder and CEO of BeatSkillz
Gaurav DayalFounder & CEO
10M+Records sold
25K+Producers worldwide
2015Founded
18Pro plugins
From the studio to the plugin

A small plugin house, obsessed with one thing.

BeatSkillz started because Gaurav couldn't find the retro-future sounds he wanted, so he made them. It's still a small plugin house, and every release has to clear the same three bars: it has to sound right, it has to look right, and it has to stay out of the way while you make music.

Some of our plugins use neural captures, some hand-tuned DSP, some sampled hardware. We pick whichever the sound needs, not whichever is quickest to build.

The journey

Two decades of sound.

From India's first beats-and-loops brand to an Oscar-winning soundtrack, a residency at Motown Records and now BeatSkillz.

The people

Small team. Big sound.

A few people who ship plugins the way a studio makes records, not the way a factory makes parts.

Navneet Bhatia

Web Manager

A partner for more than 15 years. Runs the online store and keeps the customer experience smooth.

Abhishek Midwal

Operations Manager

Keeps builds, releases and support moving. Nothing ships without his sign-off.

Shubham Juyal

Media Manager & Artist Relations

Makes the videos and content around every plugin, gets new releases into artists' hands and works with creators and influencers.

What drives us

What we believe.

01

Sound comes first

If it doesn't sound like the hardware, it doesn't ship. Every plugin is A/B tested against the original gear hundreds of times before release.

02

The look matters

The interface is half the experience. Every knob and every glow is designed by hand to fit the era the plugin comes from.

03

Made for producers

Prices are set for working musicians. Support emails are answered personally. Features come from real sessions, not spec sheets.

Hear it for yourself.

18 plugins, each one built with the same care. Browse the catalogue and find the one for your next session.

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