Rusty is a little robot that turns your keyboard into a scrapyard. Every key plays real physical metal: creaks, groans, scrapes and clanks, all pitched to the note you play. The exact industrial textures you hear in huge electronic drops, now on tap.
Get started in 3 steps
1. Put Rusty on a MIDI track. He shows up as an instrument. Play a key and the metal rings.
2. Turn CREAK up slowly. That is the rusty door hinge. CRK RATE sets how fast it groans.
3. Pick a preset. Door of Doom, Ship Hull, Factory Ghost. 14 machines ready to play.
Make it yours
MATERIAL. Morphs the metal from rusty junk to a clean ringing bell.
CREAK. Stick-slip friction, the sound of metal under strain. The character knob.
SCRAPE. Adds grinding noise excitement, like dragging something heavy.
RING. How long the metal rings after you let go. Short clank to nine-second wash.
RUST. Grit. Drive and crunch for when the metal needs to feel dangerous.
SPACE. Puts the whole scrapyard in a room, from closet to cathedral.
Pro tip
Play one low note with RING maxed and record 30 seconds. Chop that recording into a percussion kit and you have drums nobody else owns.
Common questions
What is an industrial foley synth? It synthesizes the sounds of physical metal, creaking doors, groaning hulls, struck beams, and lets you play them like an instrument, in tune with your song. No samples, every note is generated live.
Is Rusty really free? Yes. Enter your email and the download starts right away. Full version, no locked knobs, no trial timer.
What DAWs does Rusty work in? Any macOS DAW that loads VST3 or AU plugins: Ableton Live, Logic Pro, FL Studio, GarageBand, Reaper, Studio One and more. Logic and GarageBand pick up the AU version automatically.
Is there a Windows version of Rusty? Windows builds are finished and getting their final polish. macOS is live today and Windows lands soon. Join the email list when you download and you will hear the moment it drops.
How do I install Rusty? Run the installer and it puts the VST3 and AU files in the right folders for you. Restart your DAW, rescan plugins if needed, and it shows up like any other plugin.