today i'm looking at 15 of the best free vst
effects plugins and i'm going to be doing audio tests for each one
of course there are more great free vst plugins available out there
i just couldn't fit them all in this video so what i'm going to be doing
is adding more to the best free vst plugin
series i'm zane welcome to simple green tech
and this list is in no particular order and just so you know i've included links
and time codes down in the description to
all of the free vst plugins that i mentioned in this video
now let's jump into the list and first up on it is softube
saturation knob this one is fairly straightforward
you have the saturation knob and then a switch to select the saturation type
keep high will keep the high frequencies relatively intact
but saturate more of the lower end keep low
keeps the low intact and will saturate the highs
if you put it in the neutral setting it's going to saturate it all
you can get softube saturation knob on windows
and mac
do
next up is frontier compressor from d16 this is an easy to use compressor
plugin and it has a great looking interface
it can give you a subtle transparent limiting effect or can be used more
aggressively it has automatic gain makeup to help you
quickly achieve the effect that you want and it's very versatile as it can be
used on single tracks or on buses you do have to register an account
on their website in order to activate it but it's completely free to do that you
can get frontier on windows and mac
so
up next is boogex from voxengo this is a guitar amp sim plugin with a
simple interface and great sound it also includes some
cabinet sims that you can turn on and off and even
load your own irs into it in addition to the typical eq you
also get an input gate and reverb module if you
don't care for the big bulky interfaces of most guitar amp sims
give voxengo boogex a try it's available on
mac and windows
next on the list is bluecat's freeware plugin pack 2.
this bundle contains a range of modulation effects a guitar amp
simulator a single and dual channel equalizer a
unique midi controllable gain suite and a
professional spectrum analyzer a total of seven premium quality plugins
all for free you can get blue cat's freeware plug-in
pack 2 on both windows and mac
this next free vst plugin is very easy to use
this is magic switch from baby audio even though it may seem fairly basic it
actually adds a great widening effect the button itself is based on the chorus
effect of classic juno synths which were very basic you
also have a mix slider on this effect so you can control how much of it you want
to add to your source you can get baby audio's magic switch on
mac and windows
now here's another guitar amp simulator plugin this one
is amplitube custom shop from ik multimedia
this is basically a free version of amplitube4
with 24 pieces of gear which includes a digital chromatic tuner
nine stomp boxes four amps five cabinets three mics and two rack effects you can
use this as a stand-alone program or as a plug-in in your daw amplitube
custom shop is available for mac and windows
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appreciate it so much now back into the list and this one is
mjuc jr from klanghelm this one is based
on the classic vari mu compressor and it's a slimmed down version of the
klanghelm mjuc plugin it has two knobs and a three
position timing switch making it fairly easy to use it can be
great on individual tracks or instruments but of course you can
experiment however you like you can get it on mac and windows
the next free vst effect plugin is slick eq from
tokyo dawn records this is a very easy to use and great sounding
eq plugin that can be used in pretty much any situation
it has a nice clean sound to go with the clean interface
you can get slick eq on windows and mac
up next is nadir from ignite amps this is a cabinet simulator where you can get
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 and you can get nadir on mac and windows
the next one is oril river reverb from denis tianov
oril river 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 12 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
oril river is available on mac and windows systems
the next free vst effect plugin is xpresser
from e-phonic this one is a saturator and dynamics processor
it can be used to add subtle warmth or in your face
overdrive try it out on drums vocals or any instrument really and see if it can
help to make your tracks stand out you can get xpresser on windows and mac
next on the list is vinyl from izotope 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
up next is another plug-in from klanghelm this one is
ivgi saturation ivgi can deliver very soft and subtle saturation that can
work great on the master bus it's also just as capable of delivering
dense and dirty distortion effects to single tracks too ivgi saturation is
available on windows and mac
next on the best free vst effect plugin list is echobox
d7 from sender spike this plugin is based on a classic tape echo
the controls are pretty straightforward so you should be able to easily adjust
things to find a musical sound that you're looking for
echobox d7 is available on windows 10
only
up next is tube amp from voxengo this plugin aims to simulate the sound
of a single tube mic preamp it can go from mild warmth to
wild fuzz distortion it also has a low-pass filter that's supposed to
emulate the sound of a lower quality tube you also get an
optional saturation stage that can overdrive the output signal
you can get voxengo tube amp on mac and windows
the next free vst effect plugin is coffee the pun
from 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
and active treble section plus 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 bus
bass acoustic guitars and pianos it's available on windows and mac you
must install it through their free aquarius assistant program
up next is m compressor from melda audio this is a pretty straightforward modern
compressor that features compression shape controls that give you
some more flexibility and visuals for your compression i use this one to
do a compression with expansion type of effect
and it has some decent presets to get you started
you can get m compressor on both windows and mac
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