Freeware VST plugins

[studiotime]

Hi all,

Just interested in your experiences and thoughts with your favorite shareware VST plugins. Soft synths, sequencers, effects? Are there any that you've tried that come anywhere close to the big names?

[eusagc]

Try the digitalfishphones stuff. Spitfish gets a lot of respect for being one of the best de-essers around (it beats ALL my paid de-esser plugins!), while Blockfish is a very good all-around track compressor.

digitalfishphones.com - free audio vst plugins

[wallyburger]

Originally Posted by studiotime

Hi all,

Just interested in your experiences and thoughts with your favorite shareware VST plugins. Soft synths, sequencers, effects? Are there any that you've tried that come anywhere close to the big names?

Yep, this is one of the best free down loads.....

Elektrostudio Analog Pack, a collection of 10 freeware VST instruments for Windows

Worth paying for actually ! Can't beleive it's free, the Mellotron is gtreat.

Also....

KVR: DaSample GlaceVerb - Virtual Effect

One of the best free reverb's !

WB.

[cavern]

this is also a great little plug.

GVST - GDuckDly Manual

[dickiefunk]

Bootsies fx plugs :-

Variety Of Sound

[Paul Russell]

The one I use the most is Bionic Delay, which is a very cool primitive delay that responds well to automation of feedback. The longer it feeds back on itself, the more the sound quality deteriorates in a tape fashion.

[studiotime]

Hey great suggestions guys! Thanks a lot, I'll check em' out right away.

Mike

[studiotime]

Originally Posted by wallyburger

Yep, this is one of the best free down loads.....

Elektrostudio Analog Pack, a collection of 10 freeware VST instruments for Windows

Worth paying for actually ! Can't beleive it's free, the Mellotron is gtreat.

Also....

KVR: DaSample GlaceVerb - Virtual Effect

One of the best free reverb's !

WB.

wowsa...the 10 pack looks awesome but having a hard time downloading with it not being in english and all. I think this is the download page. Maybe? >>>>Wrzuta.pl - elektrostudio

[jproc]

check out kvraudio.com its a great resource for free VST's, both effects and instruments....

my personal free favorites are the Kjaerhus classic compressor & classic limiter, the Voxengo MSED mid-side encoder/decoder, and the Roger Nichols Inspector plugin (great analysis plug I use on almost every single mix)

[Alxi]

Originally Posted by wallyburger

Yep, this is one of the best free down loads.....

Elektrostudio Analog Pack, a collection of 10 freeware VST instruments for Windows

Worth paying for actually ! Can't beleive it's free, the Mellotron is gtreat.

Also....

KVR: DaSample GlaceVerb - Virtual Effect

One of the best free reverb's !

WB.

Thanks.. i have been looking for the elektrostudio lately

EDIT

Hey guys... here's the english download link

Elektrostudio

-Alxi-

[Jafo]

Hello. I'm visiting from kvraudio, where we (theoretically) talk about this stuff all the time, and this seems as good a place as any to de-lurk. Along with the afore-mentioned digitalfishphones suite, Kjaerhus' Classic series and the SimulAnalog suite of guitar gearsims were once the gold standard of free FX plugs, and they still hold their heads up high. However, plugs from Bootsy and Togu Audio Line have pretty much stolen the spotlight. I'm still searching for the Holy Grail in software reverbs, but GlaceVerb (also mentioned above) is great.

If I had a lotta lotta lotta cycles to spare, I'd put several instances of Nebula3Free on everything, and call my search permanently over! lol

I don't use much in the way of synth plugs -- basically a couple of samplers. Sfz has its own programming language that lets you accomplish all sorts of tasks. Crystal is somewhat comparable to Absynth, Synth1 is infinitely useful, and I adore Crazy Diamonds. (Shine on, you...)

[cooker]

Whats the working download link for glaceverb?

Edit: nevermind found it

[mprewett]

I love the Simple Squeeze and the Limiter from the BetaBugs folk.

I also love, love, love the free IIeq plug from DDMF. And the only restriction on their demos is that you can't save the settings.

+1 on KVR and Rekkerd.org for being great resources.

[cooker]

I use gersic.com . Click the show most popular link and its a good start to dig in the freeware world.

[2Loud]

Density mkII released today! « Variety Of Sound

Density Bus Comp Mk II.

[river]

Another fan of the digitalfishphones plugs. BLOCKFISH is a great drum mix compressor, especially in complex mode for the big room, Bonham sound. Also can be a nice mixbus comp if used sparingly. Also check out the Blue series plugs at kvr.com, the comp is highly colored and sometimes just the right thing when you need an aggressive sound on a track. Last but far from least, the Tim Brooke Tales TLs 2095 limiter..........killer on either electric or upright bass, kick or snare.

[studiotime]

Originally Posted by 2Loud

Density mkII released today! « Variety Of Sound

Density Bus Comp Mk II.

...Shoot the link is broken

If it sounds anywhere as cool as it looks...

[tarnationsauce]

Lots of good free plugs out there.

I saw this video on YouTube the other day. The guy has uploaded a big pack of freeware plugins. I see some real good ones in there. I plan on downloading it and loading up some of them myself.



Here is the list of plugins in the pack:

- Gvst:

GBand
GChorus
GClip
GComp
GComp2
GDelay
GDuckDly
GFader
GGain
GGate
GGrain
GHi
GLow
GMax limiter
GMulti
GNormal
GRevDly
GSnap

- Kjaerhus Audio:
Compressor
Chorus
Delay
Flanger
Limiter
Phaser
EQ
Reverb

- MDA :
Bandisto
BeatBox
Combo
De-ess
Degrade
Delay
Detune
Dither
DubDelay
Dynamics
Envelope
Image
Leslie
Limiter
Loudness
Multiban d
Overdrive
Re-Psycho!
RezFilter
Round Panner
Shepard
Splitter
Stereo Simulator
Sub-Bass Synthesizer
Talkbox
TestTone
Thru-Zero Flanger
Tracker
Vocoder
VocInput

- e-phonic:
TapeDelay
lofi
retrodelay
xpressor

- KarmaFX:
Filter
Dee-lay
Equalizer
Reverb

- mgaudio:
PhaseShifter
TempoDelay
TriggerGate

- Reverb pack (mix)
AnechoicRoomSimulator
anwida reverb
Dasample GlaceVerb
freeToo
KR-Micro-Reverb
ModernSpacer
omniverb
outdoorverb
VoxengoOldSkoolVerb

- Delay Pack:
analogicdelay
ArcDev_DubbBox
elottronix
FreeDelay
IxoxDelay
Rhythmic Metalisation Delay
VoxengoTempoDelay
xs-modelay

- comp,limiter:
broadcast comp
buzcompfree
endorphin
H2O
Rescue
RubyTube
SSL_LMC1
TLs-Pocket_Limiter
W1Limiter

- Eq,filter:
5 Band Para
easy-mf-202
Electri-Q
EQ10
EQ102
filterbank
kriptonia
StereoFilter
TDAe EQ2004P
TDAe EQ2032
VoxengoOvertoneGEQ

[Mark Kaufman]

Originally Posted by tarnationsauce

What an awesome set up for a beginner..."just download this and tell me when you're ready to outgrow them". Some good plugs in there.

[Doughboy]

I get lots of use out of AcmeBarGig AcmeBarGig | FREE In-House Developed VST Plugins

Terry West Free VST plugins and effects - Terry West Channel VST

The KVR site is great KVR: Virtual Instruments, Virtual Effects, VST Plugins, Audio Units (AU), DirectX (DX), Universal Binary Compatibility - Audio Plugin News, Reviews and Community

and also GERSIC....tons of killer freebies GERSIC.COM free audio plugin database

[crickstone]

I can't for the life of me to get the original Elektrostudio pack to download...any help....just downloads one .dll file and that's it...I need a translator

[toine6]

I notice that nice long list shows AnechoicRoomSimulator

LOL

Bram.Smartelectronix.Com

[AudioWonderland]

Originally Posted by studiotime

Hi all,

Just interested in your experiences and thoughts with your favorite shareware VST plugins. Soft synths, sequencers, effects? Are there any that you've tried that come anywhere close to the big names?

Honestly, most are toys and a waste for serious work. A few are pretty good though.

Synths
Proteus
Yellow Tools
Superwave
GTG stuff

Effects
Kjaerhus Classic Series
Digital Fishphones
Audio Damage RoughRider

There are a few more but I can't recall their names right now

[mrgrooves666]

The retro delay by e-phonic is a pretty good delay. I used it all the time.

[Newcleardaze]

Thought I'd revive this thread ---

I was disappointed to find out that Kjaerhus was no longer up and running, as it had my favorite freeware with their "classic" line (their buyable stuff was also fantastic).
Digitalfishphone.com has some great freeware plugs as well. Blockfish seems to be a favorite freeware compressor for many.

Just wondering if anyone has come across any new freeware in the last several months that you would consider hidden gems.

[hossman777]

Some of Sir Elliot's stuff is great. I have Ozone Izotope that I'll slap on the master bus to faux-master projects, but lately I've been using the stock reaper plug ReaEQ, Sir Elliot's Universal Compressor, and finally the KJaurhuas Master Limiter and I'm loving the results. Sir Elliot has some seriously cool plugs.

I have the KJaurhaus Classic stuff saved in a couple different places, so if one PC goes down, I've got backups. :-) Those are great plugs. For some reason, the Classic Compressor is my go-to vocal compressor.

Some of the Antress Modern stuff is good too. I like the Polo Killer and Lost Angel plugs.

Liquidsonics Reverberate LE convolution reverb is awesome...my go-to reverb.

[RBHan]

I'll second Yellow Tools Independence Free

Bootsies stuff - All of it is very good.

Antress Modern Package is very good.

[doulos24]

www.dontcrack.com

KVR: Plug-ins - KVR Ranks the free column

modern plugins are great

[gumby1220]

i've been using these for a few years and love them and they are free Blue Cat's Freeware Plug-ins Pack - Download Freeware Audio Plugins (VST, RTAS, Audio Unit, DirectX) (Freeware)
Soundhack | freeware

[Bob Ross]

I used to have an awesome Space Echo/Echoplex emulator called "Karlette" (sp?) but it -- or perhaps I -- didn't survive the port to OSX, so I haven't used it in ages.