Let’s talk about the best chorus plugins in 2025 – the ones that actually earn their place in a session, not just because they sound wide or lush, but because they bring character and movement that feel alive…
Chorus has always been one of those effects that walks a fine line between subtle polish and full-blown motion. It’s the glue that makes a synth feel wide, the shimmer that breathes life into static guitars, or the quiet swirl that gives vocals that dreamy sense of depth. But not all chorus plugins are built the same.
Some aim to capture the gooey analog charm of vintage BBD circuits, while others take a cleaner, more surgical approach with modern spatial controls and multi-band precision. In this collection, I dug into a range of chorus plugins that each bring something different to the table – from the smooth analog swirl of the UAD Brigade Chorus to the precise, multi-band sculpting of Minimal Audio’s Flex Chorus.
Some, like D16’s Syntorus 2 and Arturia’s DIMENSION-D, stay faithful to the classics that defined the ‘80s, while others like Caelum Audio’s Choric and BLEASS Chorus reimagine what chorus can be in a modern mix. Across all of them, the goal is the same: depth, warmth, and motion without muddying the sound. Whether you’re chasing vintage shimmer, digital clarity, or just a touch of stereo width, each of these tools offers its own flavor of movement – a reminder that chorus isn’t just an effect, it’s a feel.
1. Minimal Audio Flex Chorus

I’ve been running Flex Chorus on a few synth buses lately, and it’s honestly one of those effects that can sneak in some width without wrecking your low end.
The dual modes are clever – Smooth mode gives that classic, rich stereo shimmer that just wraps around a sound, while Glass mode is sharper and a bit more modern, great for adding clarity and air. What really got me hooked is the multi-band control, which lets me keep my lows clean while pushing the highs super wide.
It’s flexible enough for subtle mix polish or full-on lush modulation, and those 24 voices can get huge fast if you’re not careful. But let’s talk about the features –
- Two Distinct Modes: Flex Chorus gives you Smooth and Glass algorithms – Smooth uses psychoacoustic tricks for that deep, analog-style richness, while Glass focuses on a multi-stage stereo spread that sounds cleaner and more modern.
- Up to 24 Voices: You can stack anywhere from 2 to 24 voices, each with its own time and modulation depth controls. It’s powerful enough to create everything from subtle stereo width to a massive, ensemble-like chorus.
- Multi-Band & Filtering: The multi-band section lets you decide exactly where the chorus lives in the frequency spectrum, keeping low-end untouched while widening mids or highs for precision control.
- Visual Feedback & Presets: A real-time stereo visualization shows how voices move across the field, and over 40 presets cover everything from gentle stereo polish to dense, detuned motion.
2. IK Multimedia Triad Chorus

There’s something special about a chorus that can fill out a mix without smearing the details. Triad Chorus nails that balance by combining three fully independent voices, each with its own rate, pan, and phase controls.
It gives you total command over movement and width, letting you build anything from subtle stereo motion to lush, vintage-style shimmer. The sound feels wide, alive, and perfectly suited for modern productions that still want that touch of old-school charm. The features are following:
- Three Independent Chorus Voices: Each voice in Triad Chorus has its own Amount, Rate, Phase, Pan, and BPM Sync controls, giving you precise control over motion and stereo depth.
- Authentic Analog Character with Digital Flexibility: Inspired by the iconic ’80s tri-stereo chorus, it delivers that warm, classic sound but with modern enhancements like digital expansion and BPM-synced modulation.
- Feedback and Stereo Input Modes: The Feedback control lets you loop the processed signal for richer, evolving textures, while Stereo Input Mode routes each channel uniquely across the three voices for wide, immersive soundscapes.
3. OSL Multi Chorus

Sometimes a track just needs that gentle movement to feel alive again. OSL Multi Chorus delivers exactly that with four distinct vintage-inspired modes that cover everything from silky studio shimmer to lush, wide ensemble textures.
- Four Distinct Chorus Modes: OSL Multi Chorus includes Sixty, Studio, Ensemble, and Quad modes, each modeled after iconic hardware like the Juno-60 and Dimension D, giving a full range from subtle width to lush, vintage movement.
- Independent Parameter Control: Every mode features its own editable parameters, allowing fine-tuning of modulation depth, rate, and delay for fully customized chorus textures.
- Mid/Side Stereo Widening: Built-in Mid/Side processing makes it easy to shape how wide or centered the effect feels, perfect for balancing mix clarity with depth.
- Efficient and Flexible Workflow: With 77 factory presets, DAW automation, and light CPU usage, it’s optimized for quick experimentation and reliable use on multiple tracks without slowing your session down.
4. Tritik Echorus

Its four modes cover everything from warm vintage shimmer to unpredictable modulation, and they all sit beautifully in a mix. The built-in echo section takes it further, creating these evolving textures that can turn a basic pad or guitar line into something cinematic. Echorus is straightforward, musical, and honestly one of those plugins that just makes everything sound more organic. Plugin also comes with trial version so you can try it.
- Four Distinct Chorus Modes: Echorus includes Retro, Multi, Detune, and Random algorithms, each offering its own modulation character from smooth vintage warmth to unpredictable, evolving motion.
- Integrated Echo Section: A dedicated Echo module with delay time and feedback gain controls lets you feed the processed signal back into the chorus, creating flanging tones, resonant ambiences, or deep spatial textures.
- Analog-Modeled Filtering: The output stage features high-pass and low-pass filters modeled after analog circuits, allowing precise tonal shaping before the signal leaves the plugin.
- Creative Preset System: With over 50 ready-to-use presets, A/B comparison, and a file-based system for easy recall, it’s designed for quick inspiration and seamless workflow.
5. Caelum Audio Choric

What stood out to me with Choric is how it gives you that lush, wide chorus sound but with way more control than usual. You can run up to 32 voices, which is insane for building massive unison textures or subtle stereo movement depending on what you need.
I really like how the Pitch and Filter sections let you fine-tune tone and character, from slightly detuned warmth to totally warped sound design. The Width controls are also super useful for spreading layers across the stereo field without losing focus in the mix. It’s one of those plugins that feels both creative and practical, perfect for anyone who wants depth without overcomplicating things.
- Up to 32 Voices: Choric allows between 2 and 32 modulation voices, making it capable of everything from subtle chorus width to massive, ensemble-like unison effects.
- Advanced Pitch Section: Includes pitch shifting from -12 to +12 semitones with a Preserve Formants option, giving you realistic detuning or creative pitch layering without artifacts.
- Flexible Filtering: Choose between Low-Pass, Band-Pass, and High-Pass filters, then fine-tune the tone using Cutoff and Resonance controls to focus the modulation on specific frequency ranges.
- Stereo and Spatial Control: Use Spread, Flip CH, and Width controls to manage stereo imaging, letting you control how wide or centered the modulation feels in your mix.
- Character Modes: Add warmth and tone coloration with Warm mode for subtle analog-style saturation or Dark mode to gently roll off high frequencies for a softer, vintage vibe.
6. Roland JUNO-60 CHORUS

If you are looking for a simple to use chorus that sounds amazing,try JUNO-60.
I’ve been using JUNO-60 Chorus on synths, guitars, even vocals, and it nails that wide, liquid stereo vibe with the same three classic modes from the original hardware, perfectly capturing that warm, nostalgic shimmer the real JUNO is known for.
- Authentic Three-Mode Chorus: JUNO-60 Chorus recreates the original hardware’s I, II, and hidden I+II modes, offering everything from gentle shimmer to deep, swirling stereo movement modeled directly from the vintage circuit.
- True Analog Character Modeling: Each mode includes variable analog noise and the exact modulation behavior of the original Roland JUNO-60, preserving that signature warmth and lush stereo depth inside your DAW.
7. UAD Brigade Chorus Pedal

I reach for Brigade Chorus when I want that unmistakable ‘70s analog swirl that just melts into a mix. It’s modeled after the classic BOSS CE-1, and it nails that thick, liquid chorus and chewy vibrato that makes guitars or synths instantly come alive.
I’ve also used it on vocals and keys when I want some width without losing clarity, and it always adds this smooth, musical motion that feels real. It’s simple to dial in, but the tone has that old-school magic you can’t fake with modern digital modulation.
- Authentic BOSS CE-1 Emulation: Brigade Chorus faithfully models the 1976 BOSS CE-1 Chorus Ensemble, capturing every detail of its rich analog circuitry, lush stereo chorus, and signature vibrato section.
- Dual Operation Modes: Offers the original mono/stereo configuration (dry left, wet right) and an exclusive dual mode that simulates two CE-1 units running in parallel for massive stereo width and movement.
- Versatile Sound Enhancement: Delivers everything from subtle shimmer and gentle detune to full, saturated vibrato tones that work beautifully on guitars, synths, vocals, and even drum buses.
8. Eventide TriceraChorus

Some chorus effects feel flat or predictable, but this one really moves in three dimensions.
The TriceraChorus combines classic 70s and 80s tri-stereo chorus architecture with Eventide’s signature micro-pitch detuning, giving it that lush, liquid stereo motion that instantly fattens any sound. I’ve been using it on synths, vocals, and guitars, and it always adds width without losing focus or clarity.
The extra modes like Chorale and Swirl push it into more creative territory, making it just as good for subtle polish as it is for deep, evolving textures.
- Three Chorus Voices: TriceraChorus uses Left, Center, and Right modulation voices driven by a three-phase LFO, creating rich stereo movement and authentic tri-chorus depth inspired by vintage hardware.
- Multiple Chorus Modes: Offers Chorus, Chorale, and Swirl modes for everything from classic stompbox shimmer to lush rackmount modulation and psychedelic, frequency-shifted textures.
- Factory Presets Collection: Comes loaded with a diverse range of factory presets that works perfectly for instruments like synths, guitars, bass, keys and even vocals, giving quick access to both classic and creative modulation tones.
- Performance Controls: The RIBBON macro and HOTSWITCH make it easy to morph between two sound states or jump instantly between presets during a session or live performance.
9. BLEASS Chorus

I like how BLEASS Chorus makes it ridiculously easy to dial in movement without overcomplicating things. It can run up to four stereo delay lines, which gives you a super wide and detailed chorus effect that still feels controlled.
The built-in filter section is great for shaping tone, whether I’m after bright, airy modulation or darker, more lo-fi textures. It’s clean, efficient, and honestly one of those plugins that just fits perfectly into a modern production workflow.
- Up to Four Stereo Delay Lines: BLEASS Chorus generates as many as four fully independent stereo delay lines, allowing precise control over depth, rate, and offset to create anything from subtle width to dense, complex motion.
- Dual Filter Modes: The built-in filter section offers both high-pass and low-shelving modes, letting you focus the modulation on specific frequency areas or shape the tone for warmer or airier results.
- Advanced Stereo Width Control: Independent left and right depth adjustments, along with Width and Offset parameters, give full control over stereo image and phase relationships for natural or exaggerated spatial movement.
- Visual Oscilloscope Display: A real-time oscilloscope provides instant visual feedback for each delay line and modulation channel, helping you fine-tune your chorus behavior without relying on guesswork.
10. Arturia DIMENSION-D

Sometimes a mix just needs a bit more space and movement to really come alive. The Chorus DIMENSION-D gives you that instantly, modeled after the legendary Roland Dimension D that defined so many classic records.
I’ve been using it to widen vocals and soften synths, and it delivers that smooth, BBD-style warmth that makes everything feel more polished. It’s super easy to use too, with four classic modes that let you go from gentle stereo shimmer to rich, animated depth in seconds.
- Four-Mode Classic Operation: Chorus DIMENSION-D keeps the original four-button system, offering instant access to fixed rate and depth variations for smooth, musical stereo chorus without any menu diving or tweaking.
- Authentic BBD Circuit Modeling: Recreates the original bucket-brigade device (BBD) behavior along with its analog compression, expansion, and filtering, delivering that unmistakable warmth and subtle saturation that defined the Roland Dimension D.
- Enhanced Modern Controls: Adds new features like five selectable LFO shapes, Dynamic Color for tone shaping, and a Stereo Width control to fine-tune the crossmix and stereo spread.
11. D16 Syntorus 2

It’s not easy to find a chorus plugin that actually feels analog instead of just pretending to be. Syntorus 2 nails that sound with its three BBD delay lines, recreating the lush, organic movement you’d get from vintage synths like the Juno-106 or Solina. I love how it adds width and warmth without sounding artificial, whether I’m using it on bass, pads, or even electric guitars.
It’s that kind of chorus that just makes things come alive in a mix. When it comes to features, here is what it offers:
- Three Independent BBD Delay Lines: Syntorus 2 uses three precisely modeled bucket-brigade delay lines, delivering an authentic analog chorus tone with the same warmth and depth found in vintage hardware units like the Juno-106 and Solina String Ensemble.
- Accurate Analog Modeling: Features an extremely detailed digital recreation of high-quality BBD circuitry, capturing the subtle saturation, modulation drift, and time variance that define true analog chorus character.
- Enhanced Usability: Includes MIDI Learn, multiple UI scaling options, and HiDPI support, making it easy to integrate into any workflow while maintaining visual clarity on modern displays.
Extra 1: XILS Lab Chor’X

Some plugins promise vintage chorus but end up sounding flat once you load them up. Chor’X actually delivers, combining four classic BBD-based chorus models with a unique True Stereo Dynamic Engine that lets you shape space in a way most plugins can’t. I really like how you can switch between legacy and advanced views, keeping things simple when you want speed or going deep when you want precision.
It’s perfect for adding width, warmth, and movement to synths, guitars, or even full mixes without washing out the low end.
- Four Classic Chorus Models: Chor’X includes four meticulously modeled Bucket-Brigade Delay (BBD) types – Synthex, CS-80, Dim-D, and VP-330 – each replicating the unique tone and modulation behavior of vintage analog chorus units.
- True Stereo Dynamic Engine (TSDE): This advanced spatial system lets you position sounds across real stereo depth, not just left or right, allowing instruments to sit naturally in front or further back in the mix.
- Legacy and Advanced Modes: Choose Legacy mode for quick access to iconic chorus tones or switch to Advanced mode for deep control over modulation rate, amount, and stereo dynamics.
- Dynamic Modulation and Impulse Control: Features automatic rate and amount modulation for evolving movement, plus an Impulse Threshold option to keep low-end clean while adding chorus only to sustained or decaying parts.
Extra 2: Audiority Chief Chorus

What I really like about Chief Chorus is how accurately it captures the warm, liquid tone of the original CE-2 while adding modern touches like tempo sync, stereo spread, and adjustable depth that make it way more flexible in a mix.
- Authentic BBD Circuit Emulation: Chief Chorus precisely models the MN3007 bucket-brigade chip from the original late-70s CE-2, recreating its warm, analog modulation with the same reduced bandwidth and classic tone.
- Modern Enhancements: Adds new tools like tempo sync, stereo spread, adjustable rate and depth trimmers, and a blend control, giving full creative control while staying true to the vintage character.

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