in this video i'm looking at 12 of the best free vst plugins
for guitarists things like amp sims
effects and impulse response loaders i'm zane welcome to simple green tech where
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links to all of the plugins mentioned in this video along with timestamps for
each one are down in the description so head down
there to check those out and now let's get into the list of best
free vst plugins for guitarists and first up on the list
is the ignite emissary 2.0 plug-in from stl tones this is a great modern amp and
if you're into heavier styles of music you should really grab this one
it can deliver modern distortions or nice bright cleans plus
all the over driven crunchy goodness that's in between
emissary 2.0 is modeled after the physical emissary tube amp i've never
used the physical amp so i don't know how they compare but
this plugin sounds great and it's easy on your cpu
you can get emissary 2.0 on windows and
mac
this next plugin is bundled with the emissary 2.0 plug-in
this is NADIR this is a great impulse response loader that actually comes with
some very usable impulse responses you can load more than
one at a time plus it gives you some mix controls
and if you're not familiar with what impulse responses are
they can emulate the sound of a guitar cabinet and various speakers
so you can find a lot of free guitar cabinet impulse responses
and then you can change up your cabinet as you need you can use this plugin with
any amp sim that doesn't have a cabinet sim included
or you can record hybrid going from your actual amp
into your daw and use this as the cabinet
nadir comes with the emissary bundle like i said and
it's available on windows and mac
next up is kuassa lite this one is pretty straightforward and
easy to use it features three channels clean
rhythm and lead and it also features a built-in
impulse response loader so you can add a cabinet without the need for another
plugin or you can use another plugin and leave
it off you can get kuassa lite on mac and windows
now before i get to the next free vst plugin on the list
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appreciate it so much now back to the free vst plugins for
guitarists and next up on the list is black rooster audio tt-15
this one is modeled after the orange tiny terror tube amp
it can give you nice cleans plus the crunch and distortion that orange amps
are known for the layout is straightforward and easy
to use plus it includes a 212 amp cab sim
that you can turn on or off and you can get black rooster audio tt-15 on windows
and mac
free
next up is amplitube custom shop this is basically a free version of
amplitube 4 with 24 pieces of gear which includes a
digital chromatic tuner 9 stomp boxes 4 amps 5
cabinets 3 mics 2 rack effects and more you can use this as a
standalone program or a plugin in your daw or digital audio workstation
amplitube custom shop is available for mac and windows
next up is Nick Crow 8505 this is an emulation of a tube lead amp
head it has simple controls so you can dial
in your tone just like you would on a real amp
you'll need to use your own impulse response plugin after this as
it doesn't include a cabinet emulation you can get Nick Crow 8505 on mac
and windows
next on the list are actually a couple of effects pedal sims
there's the tse r47 and the tse808 so first up the tse r47 this is an
emulation of the classic rat distortion pedal if you're familiar
with the rat distortion pedal you can see that this plugin has a very similar
layout but it also offers you a stereo output
switch so you can use this with other sources like synthesizers or even
drums
the next pedal plugin is the tse808 which is an
emulation of the tube screamer pedal and again this one has a very similar layout
to the real pedal plus you get that stereo switch you can
get both of these pedal plugins on mac and windows
next up on the list of free vsts for guitarists is
shattered glass audio ace this one is an emulation of a legendary 50s fender
all tube 5 watt tweed amp you also get two of the most common amplifier mods
and it also includes impulse responses based on speaker emulation
you can get this one on windows and mac
next on the list is tone deluxe version 2 from
lost in 70s tonedeluxe 2 is a complete tube
amplifier from the pre-amplification stage to the baffles
it's based on a simulation of the ecc 83 and
el34 tubes tone deluxe 2 has two channels clean and high gain
the high gain channel is pretty versatile and the clean channel also has
a dirty mode which allows boosting the
gain and getting some decent crunch you also get 12 cabinet models and two
models of spring reverb you can get it on both mac and windows
the next vst plugin on the list is Voxengo Boogex
this one has a simple user interface and great sound it also includes some
cabinet sims that you can turn on and off or you can
even load your own irs into it in addition to the typical eq you also
get an input gate and reverb module and if you don't care for the big bulky
interfaces of most guitar amp sims you should give voxengo boogex a try
as it's very easy to use it's available on mac
and windows
next on the list is free amp from blue cat audio
this one's modeled after some of the legendary real world guitar amplifiers
the included classic clean classic drive and modern drive amp models cover a wide
range of guitar amp tones just load it up into your digital audio
workstation or daw choose a preset or an amp model and play
away and of course you can tweak everything
to achieve your own sound you can also load your own impulse
responses so you're not locked into their cabinet sounds this one is
available for mac and windows
next up is amplion free this is a light version of the amplion pro plugin
you don't get the same number of simulated amps and effects as its bigger
brother but you can still experience the
superior quality and true sound of a real analog amplifier
as you can see it has built-in cabinet simulation and you can turn that on and
off plus the layout is easy to navigate
allowing you to dial in your own sound with ease it's available on windows and
mac and plus you also get a great free bass amp plugin
bundled with it too
now if you want to check out even more free vst plugins
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