today I'm looking at 13 of the best free VST plugins and I'll be doing audio
tests of each of them I recorded this video in April of 2020 and these are
just some of the best free VST plugins available at the moment there are more
but I really wanted to do audio tests in this video and if I were to do all of
the best free VST plugins out there plus audio tests it would be one very long
video so I will be following it up with more videos in the best free VST plugin
series I'm Zane from audiotechtv.com and on this channel I do weekly audio
tech tips tutorials and reviews to help you conquer the tech and unleash your
creativity and just so you know this list is in no particular order and I've
also included links and time codes to all of the plugins mentioned in this
video you can find that in the description now first up on the list of
the best free VST plugins available in 2020 is OrilRiver reverb by Denis Tihanov
OrilRiver is an algorithmic reverb that simulates the reverberation of a
small room and a great Hall the interface on this one is very well laid
out and easy to use you get twelve variations of the early reflections
three variations of the reverb tail and a 3-band equalizer for the wet signal
which helps to create different shades of the virtual space aural River is
available on Mac and Windows systems
second on the list is calab three from samples in collab3 is a detailed
reproduction of the Hammond b3 tone wheel organ including noises clicks
leakage rotary speaker and tone wheel also onboard chorus and reverb effects
are included you can use it as a plugin or as a standalone instrument it's
available on Mac Windows and Linux third up is coffee the
pun by acustica audio this is a free pultec style EQ and preamp plugin coffee
the pun is comprised of a 2 band equalizer combining a passive bass
equalizer an active treble section and a germanium based preamp the sound is
described as warm and sweet like you would expect from vintage gear it can
shine on vocals drums especially snare drum or the whole drum buss bass
acoustic guitars and pianos it's available on Windows and Mac you must
install it through the free Aquarius assistant program fourth on the list is
loopcloud drums you can choose from an almost endless amount of drum kits all
curated by experts use drums percussion sounds and one-shots you could also
sequence patterns and mix in effects all within the user-friendly interface
loopcloud drums has so much variety it could be the only drum plug-in you need
it's available for Mac and Windows users the link is in the description
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now fifth on the list is iZotope vinyl this plugin simulates the dust scratches
warp and mechanical noise from a classic record player and you can control each
element independently they call this the ultimate lo-fi weapon iZotope vinyl is
available on Mac and Windows the sixth plugin is cherry audio voltage nucleus
this is the ultimate introduction to modular synthesis it includes a
collection of 22 modules and 130 presets you get all the fundamentals of
subtractive analog synthesis including oscillators filters envelope generators
amplifiers and mixers plus a sequencer arpeggiator and a full suite of useful
utility and effects modules with voltage nucleus you can discover new sounds by
patching modules together in new and endlessly creative ways it's available
for Mac and Windows and I'm not sure if it's exclusively for free on plugin
boutique but that's where I've seen it for free I've included the link in the
description
vii plugin on the best free VST plugin list of 2020 is Melda audio m compressor
I really like the interface of this compressor and has some great presets
that give you a good starting point for various types of tracks in the free
version you can't save your home presets but most daw software has a built-in
preset saving feature so it's not a big problem you can get Melda audio
Mcompressor on Mac and Windows 8th on the list is more of a collection of plugins
this is Spitfire audio labs which is actually a collection of over 15
high-quality instrument plugins they're great for film scoring or for adding
some real-world instrument sounds to your projects if you do film scoring or
plan on it these are a must but of course you can use them in many other
situations too you can get Spitfire audio labs on both Windows and Mac
ninth on the list of best free VST plugins in 2020 is NADIR from ignite
amps this is a cabinet simulator where you can add dual IRS for guitar or bass
amps it comes with some studio quality cab impulse responses and presets
it also doesn't use a lot of CPU power you can get it on Mac and Windows
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next up at number 10 is mt power drumkit 2 this is a free drum plugin
offering the high quality sounds of a realistic drum kit all the samples have
been specially recorded and processed to make them ideally suited for use in pop
rock and metal productions you even get some great grooves with MT Power Drumkit 2
so you can get started making music right away I use this plugin all
the time and with a tiny bit of work you can get some very pro sounds out of it
you can get MT power drumkit 2 on Windows Mac and Linux
at number 11 is one of my favorite EQ plugins this is slick EQ from tokyo dawn
labs this is a very easy to use in great sounding EQ plug-in that can be used in
pretty much any situation I personally use this all the time in my opinion
slick EQ should be in everyone's plug-in library you can get it on both Windows
and Mac
up next at number 12 is synthmaster player free this is a simplified version
of the very popular synth master plug-in but it has limited editing capabilities
it's targeted towards the users who prefer to use presets rather than
designing their own sounds this free version comes with 500 factory presets
it's a great sounding synth and wertha download for sure you can get sent
master player free on both Windows and Mac it can be a little tricky to find
the free version but I've linked to it in the description next up is ohm force
symptohm mellohman PE which is an easy-to-use synth plugin that has very
few knobs to turn but it does include over 1200 presets that will give you the
same sounds as the premium paid for version of this synth add some variety
to your synth library and get ohm force symptohm mellohman PE it's available on
Windows and Mac
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