Picking Fingers: Free Bass Pick/Finger Tone Plugin by Box of Rules
Picking Fingers is a free bass guitar processing plugin from Box of Rules that converts a fingerstyle recording into a picked tone, or pushes a picked track toward a fingerstyle sound. The plugin runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux in VST3, AU, and CLAP formats. You can download it directly from the Box of Rules release page.
The interface centers on a single Pick ↔ Finger knob that morphs the attack transient and spectral envelope of the incoming signal. A Drive stage adds harmonic grit for heavier genres, while Tone tilts the overall brightness without affecting the morph curve. An output Gain control compensates for level changes when switching between playing styles.
Box of Rules licenses Picking Fingers for any use, including commercial projects, with no attribution required. No account creation or email sign-up is needed to download the installer. The plugin is built in SynthEdit and ships as a single binary per platform — no additional libraries or runtime installers.
System requirements
- macOS 10.13 or later (Intel / Apple Silicon)
- Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit)
- Linux GLIBC 2.27+ (x86_64)
- VST3, AU, CLAP hosts
Quick Facts: Picking Fingers is 100% free for commercial and non-commercial use. It supports VST3, AU, and CLAP on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Download the latest version from the Box of Rules product page linked above.
FAQ
Is Picking Fingers really free for commercial use? Yes, the license permits any use including commercial releases without attribution or payment.
What plugin formats does Picking Fingers support? VST3, AU, and CLAP on all three supported platforms (macOS, Windows, Linux).
Do I need to create an account to download the plugin? No sign-up or email is required; the installer downloads directly from the product page.