FREEBIES - VST Effects

[sorohanro]

I remember having some time ago a thread about this but somehow got lost, many of those plugins got dropped from their producers list, some producers disappeared (from small ones like Phoenix In Flight, to big names like Camel Audio)... and so on, so I decided to remake the thread with updated info and hopefully many of you might find it useful.

Many freebies require to register, so I strongly advice to create a new e-mail address to use only for this purpose.

First post is about free guitar amp sims. Those are useful for guitarists (duh) but can bring more interest to your synths too or even help with dull and "too clean" drums. Usually on guitar you should run those as an insert, but on other instruments you can run in parallel on a send channel.

Guitar Rig PLAYER
A Marshal sim, 17 cabinets 13 effects, tuner, metronome, integrated MIDI Learn, 32 & 64 bit.
Comes as stand-alone, VST, Audio Units, ASIO, Core Audio, WASAPI, AAX Native (Pro Tools 10 or higher).
https://youtu.be/nRle0fKenzA

AmpliTube Custom Shop
Comes with 4 amps, 5 cabs, 3 mics, 2 rack effects, 9 stomps and a tuner. Mac/Win standalone and plug-in (AAX, RTAS, VST and AU) with native compatibility for 64-bit.
https://youtu.be/YiXFLM2279Y

LePou Plugins
There are several amps and cabinet simulators, all very good. The builds focus on the amps, so it's less flashy than AmpliTube or Guitar Rig, no tuners, no stomps, no pretty pics of microphones, but very solid quality. 32 & 64 bit, Win & Mac versions. No stand-alone.
https://youtu.be/2L8iXXl9dpE

Amplion Free
Comes with one amp that looks like a Mesa Boogie and 2 cabinets with mic positioning. No specific cabinet of microphone. Mac/Win standalone and plug-in (RTAS, VST2 and AU).
https://youtu.be/fU1HDDofxms

Guitar amp 2 free edition
VERY IMPORTANT !!! When you install it read all the info and all the pages during installing, don't just click "next". It's a sponsored software, so, parts of the install packages will ask to install some crappy toolbars and other useless things. DON'T!
Beside this, the software is a fairly good amp sim, a bit heavy on CPU, but runs ok on decent computers. Windows only (sorry Mac guys).

Voxengo Boogex
Non specific amp + cabinet sim + EQ + reverb, featuring 61 built-in cabinet impulse responses and mono convolution processing (so you can load more specific IRs). Mac/Win plug-in (VST and AU). Sorry, no video found... will make maybe one day.

Freetortion Series
This is one of my favorites. For years I was using "California Sun" amp in my tracks, back when the company was named AuraPlug (now changed the name to Audiorammer).
Mac OS X AU/VST 32 & 64bit and Windows 32 & 64-bit VST. No stand-alone.
https://youtu.be/PS0T8O4jTRY

SimulAnalog Guitar Suite
It has 2 amps; Fender Twin 1969 and Marshall JCM900 Dual Reverb, and several classic pedals (Boss DS-1, Boss SD-1, Tube Screamer, Oberheim PS-1, Univox Univibe). Win VST only.
There is a version with GUI somewhere on the internet.
https://youtu.be/FLsQ6codiGA

That's it for now. Happy shredding!

[camoshark]

Damn, that's a whole lot of awesome stuff there, Soro! :O

It's not really stuff I've got much use for, but I'm sure quite a few people here will find this to be of interest. Awesome finds!

[thebitterroost]

Hell yeah dude, thanks for the links!

[LexRodent]

Nice stuff man, lot of choices for cool machines and crappy ones (like mine). Thanks.

[sorohanro]

COMPRESSORS

Compressors are a big part of music production and to be fair, most DAWs have some already, but there is always place for some extra "secret weapons" :)
There are many totally awesome effect "out there", like Variety Of Sound or Digitalfishphones, but unfortunately, some of them are available just for Win 32 bit systems. Here I'll post some more universal ones, Win, Mac, 32 and 64 bit:

Rough Rider
Awesome plugin, almost always used in my rock tracks on drums. Available as Win VST 32 & 64bit, Mac OSX AU and VST, require OSX 10.4.0 or later.
https://youtu.be/pvq-fOudFR0

DC1A
Klanghelm's little brother of the compression monster DC8C. A bit of compression, a bit of saturation, very much character. Available as Win VST 32 & 64bit, Mac AU, RTAS and VST and also AAX native (that's the Pro Tools extension).
https://youtu.be/r8w1LQP9XX0

Molot
Are you in need of a soviet army protoflexermegatroxomaxer? This one was a bit too colorful for my taste and very complex... sorry, I'm not THAT smart, still, a very nice compressor. Available for Windows and Mac OSX.
https://youtu.be/8J3MQ6-fEhc

MCompressor
Is part of MFreeEffectsBundle. Supports VST, VST3, AU and AAX interfaces on Windows & Mac, both 32-bit and 64-bit. Here's a pretty good review with an accent maybe better than mine :D
https://youtu.be/dnB8lRbK_6U

TDR Kotelnikov
"The concept is “proudly digital” in the sense that it doesn’t try to emulate any previously existing device. This is the original!"
https://youtu.be/Cpokm0j1DXQ

And I saved the best for last. My always favorite limiter, the most stable and transparent brickwall limiter, present in all of my mixes:
LoudMax
LoudMax by Thomas Mundt is a Look-Ahead Brickwall Loudness Maximizer available as Win VST 32 & 64 bit, Mac VST and AU and also available as a Winamp plugin!!!
https://youtu.be/kbLBePZFHr8

Ok, and now here are some Windows only plugins, but they are so good I must share :)
TDR Feedback Compressor
jsCompShaper
Cheers and now get to cut those peaks :D

[TheMightyApple]

If we're talking about free vst's, I can recommend Tal-software series!

http://tal-software.com/Products

However, this is more for the electronic producers ;) I really recommend the Tal-Chorus. AWSOME CHORUS SOUND and free :) There are some other synths, reverbs, delays and more stuff you can find.

Lemme know if this is helpful :D

[sorohanro]

At 9/22/15 04:07 AM, TheMightyApple wrote: If we're talking about free vst's, I can recommend Tal-software series!

http://tal-software.com/Products

TAL is one of the best VST makers, I totally love his tilt EQ.

[sorohanro]

EQUALIZERS
Again, something to fit both Win an Mac systems, both on 32 & 64 bit. Most DAWs have already equalizers that makes a good clean job, so I will start with plugins that add also a bit of "mojo"/ coloration/ harmonic distortion/ analog feel.

TDR VOS SlickEQ
The TDR VOS SlickEQ is a parametric equalizer, born as a collaborative effort of "Variety of Sound" (Herbert Goldberg) and "Tokyo Dawn Labs" (Vladislav Goncharov and Fabien Schivre). It comes as Win VST and AAX and Mac VST, AU and AAX.
https://youtu.be/-z8v6hO9wBE

ColourEQ
A "super parametric" EQ with peaking filters which have one more parameter in addition to the traditional gain/width/frequency set that can influence the curve shape. It comes as Windows VST (32/64 bit), Windows/Mac RTAS and Mac VST/AU format.
https://youtu.be/JxM0RcQaQAU

NyquistEq VST
NyquistEq by Smart Electronix (Magnus Jonsson) is a 5-band parametric graphic (paragraphic) equalizer very CPU lightweight. It comes as Win and Mac VST.
Sorry, no video demo found :(

SonEQ
SonEQ is a three band (bass, middle, and treble) digital equalizer made by Sónimus, with a pre-amp section that adds a bit of "mojo". It comes as Windows VST and Mac VST and AU.
https://youtu.be/Vs50EbfKeoM

Blue Cat's Triple EQ
Blue Cat's Triple EQ is a 3 bands semi-parametric equalizer that can be controlled like a single filter with customizable shape. It comes as (oh boy, that's gonna be long) Mac AAX, Mac AU, Mac RTAS, Mac VST, Win AAX, Win DX, Win RTAS, Win VST, Win x64 AAX, Win x64 DX, Win x64 VST.
https://youtu.be/3Y5MMKoGFn8

Voxengo Marvel GEQ
Marvel GEQ is a linear-phase 16-band graphic equalizer AU and VST plugin with multi-channel operation support (supporting up to 8 input/output channels, audio host application-dependent).
Voxengo Overtone GEQ
Overtone GEQ is 7-band harmonic (overtone) graphic equalizer AU and VST plugin with multi-channel operation support (supporting up to 8 input/output channels, host setup-dependent). It support mid-side processing.
Both comes as Win VST and VST3, 32 & 64 bit, and Mac AU, VST and VST3.
https://youtu.be/aJCMED5yy2U

SplineEQ
SplineEQ is a linear phase equalizer plugin. Designed to be simple and flexible, SplineEQ allows you to create filters using Bézier splines, the best known way to design curves. The free version only has up to 4 bands. It comes as Windows and Mac VST (2.4) and AU format, 32 & 64 bit.
https://youtu.be/3DtXry0_FJs

Luftikus
Air EQ, as in "luft" in German meaning... see what they did there? Luftikus is a digital adaptation of an analog EQ with fixed half-octave bands and additional high frequency boost. As an improvement to the hardware it allows deeper cuts and supports a keep-gain mode where overall gain changes are avoided. It comes as Win VST, 32 & 64 bit, and Mac VST and AU.
https://youtu.be/59iqDE5PWE4

Worth to be mentioned BootEQ mkII and BaxterEQ by Variety Of Sound (Herbert Goldberg), unfortunately Win 32 only, and Pushtec 5+1A by Leftover Lasagne, a nice Pultec EQ clone available as Win VST and Winamp plugin.

That's it for now. Cheers!

[Daru925]

At 9/25/15 07:10 PM, sorohanro wrote: EQUALIZERS

This one is kind of hybrid beetween EQ and comp.
It does multi band compression, sidechaining comp etc
https://vladgsound.wordpress.com/plugins/nova67p/

[sorohanro]

At 9/26/15 01:23 AM, Daru925 wrote:

At 9/25/15 07:10 PM, sorohanro wrote: EQUALIZERS

This one is kind of hybrid beetween EQ and comp.
It does multi band compression, sidechaining comp etc
https://vladgsound.wordpress.com/plugins/nova67p/

Good find. I wanted to post this under "Swiss Army Knife" future section, with channel strips, multi-tools and other non-standard effects.

[sorohanro]

At 9/19/15 11:27 AM, camoshark wrote: Damn, that's a whole lot of awesome stuff there, Soro! :O

Cool, check the new posts on compressors and eq, hope you'll find some useful stuff there :)

[sorohanro]

Seeing this thread getting so popular and successful, with such overwhelming feedback, I will make another long post:
REVERBS

Together with the fader and pan knob, the tool to bring some 3D in your music, reverb is one of the basic effects you must have. All the modern DAWs have one at least included, but some might come short in the options, so, here, have some freebies.
Algorithmic Reverbs
Voxengo OldSkoolVerb
It comes with 5 reverb modes including plate, room and hall reverbs. Available as Win 32 & 64 bit VST and VST3, Mac VST, VST3 and AU.

Ambience
A complex reverb by Magnus from Smartelectronix. Available as Win VST, Mac AU and VST.

KR-Reverb
On this one you have control over early reflections size, late reflections size, diffusion, decay, listener position (cool feature) and dry/wet. Available as Win 32 & 64 VST and AAX, Mac VST, AU and AAX.

Poor Plate
A plate reverb (duh...) with a GUI on the poor side. Available as Win 32 & 64 VST and Mac VST and AU.

DX Reverb Light
If you need a flexible reverb allowing you to simulate from small rooms to large natural-sounding concert hall, get this one. Available as Win VST and DX, and Mac VST.

TimeVerb
Five knobs. Yes, five. Easy to use, light on CPU and pretty much like the FL reverb, but without the pretty animation. Available as Win VST and Mac VST.

TAL Reverb 2 and TAL Reverb 3
As mentioned before, TAL (Togu Audio Line) is one of the best software producers around and has tons of freebies. Those two reverbs are a must have! Available as Win 32 & 63 bit VST and Mac VST and AU, both NOT compatible with OSX 10.10 Yosemite.

SpringReverb
Very useful for guitars, this is one good spring reverb emulation. Available as Win VST and Mac VST and AU.

Convolution Reverbs
Well, so far, free convolution reverbs I could find only for Windows, however, with any copy of Computer Music Magazine you'll get a free version of LiquidSonics' Reverberate that works on Mac too.

SIR 1
A good reverb, with many options and coming with a decent library of impulses. The free version works with a fixed latency of 8960 samples. Win VST only.

Reverberate LE
GPU Edition utilises the power of NVIDIA CUDA. Win VST only.

[SoulSecure]

At 10/1/15 05:59 PM, sorohanro wrote: Seeing this thread getting so popular and successful, with such overwhelming feedback, I will make another long post:
REVERBS

I'm all about the 'verb.

[sorohanro]

At 10/1/15 08:34 PM, Rahmemhotep wrote: I'm all about the 'verb.

Might want to try this baby:
epicVerb

Now, what should be next on the list? delay? stereo expander/control/low freq. tightener? mod/chorus/flanger? exciter?
Let me know what's missing in the usual DAW and I'll brush up my collection. In the last years I collected about 3.5 GB of freeware (only VST, NOT counting the libraries).

[Daru925]

Too bad epicverb isn t 64 bits, its my fav. Also tal verb IV is pretty good and very light on cpu.
Maybe you could add vst plugins like span jscope smexoscope, flux bittersweet, alex hiltons trancegate, enveloppe followers...
If you know about a free x64 waveform viewer vst, im all ears.

[sorohanro]

At 10/7/15 09:47 AM, Daru925 wrote: If you know about a free x64 waveform viewer vst, im all ears.

Well, the first thng that comes to my mind is the visualizer in T-RackS, the free version of T-RackS comes with Classic T-RackS Equalizer and Metering Suite.
T-RackS Custom Shop
It comes with Classic Equalizer module, a 6-band parametric mastering EQ, and with the T-RackS Metering Suite, which contains detailed displays of Peak, Perceived Loudness, Phase, and RMS meters, plus a Spectrum analyzer with Peak, RMS and Averaging indicators. PC and Mac versions, 32 and 64 bit.

Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst
Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst is a free spectrum analyzer plugin with zoomable display with multiple sizes and custom absolute and relative thresholds. Available as: Mac-AAX, Mac-AU, Mac-RTAS, Mac-VST, Win-AAX, Win-DX, Win-RTAS, Win-VST, Win x64-AAX, Win x64-DX, Win x64-VST.

Voxengo SPAN
SPAN is a real-time “fast Fourier transform” audio spectrum analyzer AU and VST plugin that supports multi-channel analysis and can be set to display spectrums from two different channels or channel groups at the same time. Spectrum's color can be chosen to taste. Available as Win 32 & 64 VST and VST3 and Mac AU, VST and VST3.

MAnalyzer
"MAnalyzer is an advanced spectral analyzer and sonogram containing unique features such as smoothing, normalization, super-resolution, prefiltering and deharmonization." Available as Win VST, VST3, and AAX both 32-bit and 64-bit, and Mac VST, VST3, AU and AAX.

FLUX Stereo Tool v3
Advertised as "The Complete Stereo Imaging And Analysis Tool" features ultra precise control of input gain and individual pan for left and right channels. A phase inverter is available on each channel. Global stereo pan and stereo width settings are also implemented to complete the management of the stereo signal. Available as Win VST and AAX, and Mac AU, VST and AAX.

HOFA 4U
A suite of very useful plugins:
ProjectTime - shows the time which has passed during a DAW project
Meter, Fader & MS-Pan - precise metering (peak, hold, EBU, LRA) with a panner that you can also use for “more than stereo” panning
Goniometer & Korrelator - goniometer and correlation meter
All available as AU, VST, VST3, RTAS and AAX for Win 32 &64 and Mac.

-------------Part II-----------
no 64 bit, sometimes Win only
sonogram sg-1
"SG-1 works in real-time. It continuously analyzes incoming data, and only stops when you freeze it. Both in frozen or running mode, every time you click or drag within the sonogram area, frequency and amplitude rulers highlight the values corresponding to that point." Win 32 bit VST only.

MultiInspectorFree
MultiInspectorFree is a 31 band spectral analyzer with multitrack functionality. It incorporates a standard third octave frequency analyzer that supports up to 4 instances at a sample rate of 44.1 kHz. Available as Win VST and Mac VST and AU.

Seven Phases Spectrum Analyzer
"Unlike most of other analyzers available these days, this plugin is not FFT-based but utilizes a filter-bank algorithms that mould its unique pros and cons." Available as Win 32 & 64 bit VST.

Freakoscope
"Fre(a)koscope is an FFT-based real-time spectrum analyzer featuring: lin/log/semitones/third-octave/Bark scales". Available as Win 32 VST and Mac ? (unspecified)

Dust Analyzer
A "forever beta" spectrum analyzer by Signal Dust available as Win VST, both 32/64 bits, requires SSE2 & OpenGL.

bs-spectrum
A simple, pretty much self-explanatory spectrum analyzer. Available as Win 32 VST and Mac AU and VST.

DetectComp
This is a weird one... It show stuff... I have no idea what, but it show it in 4 screens... Win VST only.

And now, a pic of T-RackS free version, featuring the Classic EQ and Metering Suite:

[sorohanro]

At 10/12/15 12:41 PM, GoldenFox666 wrote: Yeah there's a few free gems out there if you really dig for them! I have some of them you listed, they're nice. I kind of just use VST's now because I have no money for hardware instruments. I'm more of a hardware guy.

Nice list though.

Each "world" has it's own advantages. The hardware is usually latency free, has a certain "mojo", especially if it's analog and it's much more "hands on". On the other side, you can't afford 10-15 compressors to use on each drum and on each instrument.
Also, a plugin you can automate very precise while a hardware unit you'll have to manually "ride".

[DESHIEL]

Well since I am already a FL slayer pro and unmatched master, I should atleast take a look at this for... FOR SCIENCE!

[sorohanro]

So far I covered:
- Virtual Amps
- Compressors
- Equalizers
- Reverbs
- Visualizers (spectrum analyzers, sonogram, peak and RMS indicators, goniometers and stereo correlation meters)
Next in line:
- Delays
- Modulation FX (chorus, phaser, flanger)
- Gate (?)
- Swiss Army Knife type of tools (channel strip, comp-eq, fx suites...etc)
- Lo-fi (vinylizer, bit reduction/ bitcrusher, tape/tube saturators...etc)

If you have more ideas or think of more categories, feel free to ask and I'll do my best to research ;)

[TSRBand]

This thread is great! Looking forward to your selection of delay plugins :)

[sorohanro]

Sorry for the delay, been busy, up to 2 concerts a day + job + family.

DELAY
WatKat by GSI - modeled after "Copicat", the most famous Tape-Echo Unit in Britain. "It sounds very lo-fi, noisy, irregular. When you turn it off and leave the tape loaded, the tape bends in proximity of the capstan, and this turns into a periodic pitch fall during echo playback; plus, it gets hot and the background hum gets worse in time."
Available as Win VST and Mac VST and AU.

SoundHack Delay Bundle - is a group of four plugins derived from the same basic delay algorithm:
+delay gives you classic delay effects
+pitchdelay oriented toward pitch shifting
+bubbler a granular delay
+flipper simple sound reverser
Available as Win VST, RTAS and Mac VST, AU and RTAS. AAX versions available for sale.

KR-Delay FS - a very tweak-able delay with visual representations of all the parameters of the effect processor, featuring host sync capability for durations from 1/64 to 1/1 plus Triplet and Dot modes, three operating modes Stereo,Link and Ping-Pong, fully independent controls for all parameters in Stereo mode.
Available as Win VST, AAX and Mac VST, AU and AAX.

Rubbadub - a versatile delay that can be tempo synced and offers a state variable filter in the feedback line.
Available as Win VST and Mac VST and AU.

Speaking of dub delay, we can't forget one of the most awesome freebie producers, TAL.
Tal Dub - 3 dub delays, all having filter & resonance, distortion, sync to host...etc.
All 3 available as Win VST and Mac VST and AU.

AnalogDelay by Mdsp of Smartelectronix
"It consist in a delay unit followed by a 2nd order lowpass filter with saturation."
Available as Win VST and Mac VST and AU.

Bouncy (Bouncing Ball Delay) by Bram of Smartelectronix
As the name might suggest to some, it is a simple Bouncing Ball Delay.
Available as Win VST and Mac VST and AU.

ATKUniversalDelay & ATKUniversalVariableDelay
"The variable delay plugin allows to define a delay based on a sinusoid (mean delay, delay amplitude and frequency) and mix it with feedback and forward signals. The fixed delay plugin allows a fixed delay (up to a second). Both plugins can run at 192kHz."
Available as Win VST, VST3 and Mac VST and AU.

Honorable mentions:
NastyDLA by Variety of Sound. Amazing delay, unfortunately only Win 32 VST.

Bionic Supa Delay by Interruptor. Cool delay with all controls on the GUI, very self explanatory, but again, unfortunately only Win 32 VST.

[Daru925]

So much goodies, this thread should be a sticky^^
I would like to add:
https://valhalladsp.com/shop/delay/valhalla-freq-echo/
This one is kind of hybrid with the shift option.
Scalable ui, very light on cpu, 64 bits, and valhalla trademark quality.

If only variety of sounds plugins were given 64bits versions... Would be so nice!

[sorohanro]

At 11/3/15 05:28 AM, Daru925 wrote: So much goodies, this thread should be a sticky^^
I would like to add:
https://valhalladsp.com/shop/delay/valhalla-freq-echo/
This one is kind of hybrid with the shift option.
Scalable ui, very light on cpu, 64 bits, and valhalla trademark quality.

I tried it and somehow didn't get the hang of it, but anyway, good find, thanks for sharing. I'm sure some others will find it interesting and useful.

If only variety of sounds plugins were given 64bits versions... Would be so nice!

So far I think only the EQ made together with Tokio Lab is 64 bit. I hope they will make some more plugins together.

[NicholasCabraja]

Yes Voxengo SPAN!! Love that analyzer!!

[Daru925]

http://www.tokyodawn.net/tdr-nova/
Seems promising. Based on nova 67p?
As usual there is a free and a paid "Gentleman" version.

[CloudSpell]

At 10/15/15 10:13 PM, TSRBand wrote: This thread is great! Looking forward to your selection of delay plugins :)

http://bram.smartelectronix.com/plugins.php?id=8

Thank me later :)

[CloudSpell]

https://www.plogue.com/products/alterego/

This is highly addictive
and it's for free not an effects though but I'll guarantee you that you'll going to love this

[Hikari]

At 9/20/15 11:01 AM, sorohanro wrote: COMPRESSORS

Compressors are a big part of music production and to be fair, most DAWs have some already, but there is always place for some extra "secret weapons" :)
There are many totally awesome effect "out there", like Variety Of Sound or Digitalfishphones, but unfortunately, some of them are available just for Win 32 bit systems. Here I'll post some more universal ones, Win, Mac, 32 and 64 bit:

Rough Rider
Awesome plugin, almost always used in my rock tracks on drums. Available as Win VST 32 & 64bit, Mac OSX AU and VST, require OSX 10.4.0 or later.
https://youtu.be/pvq-fOudFR0

DC1A
Klanghelm's little brother of the compression monster DC8C. A bit of compression, a bit of saturation, very much character. Available as Win VST 32 & 64bit, Mac AU, RTAS and VST and also AAX native (that's the Pro Tools extension).
https://youtu.be/r8w1LQP9XX0

Molot
Are you in need of a soviet army protoflexermegatroxomaxer? This one was a bit too colorful for my taste and very complex... sorry, I'm not THAT smart, still, a very nice compressor. Available for Windows and Mac OSX.
https://youtu.be/8J3MQ6-fEhc

MCompressor
Is part of MFreeEffectsBundle. Supports VST, VST3, AU and AAX interfaces on Windows & Mac, both 32-bit and 64-bit. Here's a pretty good review with an accent maybe better than mine :D
https://youtu.be/dnB8lRbK_6U

TDR Kotelnikov
"The concept is “proudly digital” in the sense that it doesn’t try to emulate any previously existing device. This is the original!"
https://youtu.be/Cpokm0j1DXQ

And I saved the best for last. My always favorite limiter, the most stable and transparent brickwall limiter, present in all of my mixes:
LoudMax
LoudMax by Thomas Mundt is a Look-Ahead Brickwall Loudness Maximizer available as Win VST 32 & 64 bit, Mac VST and AU and also available as a Winamp plugin!!!
https://youtu.be/kbLBePZFHr8

Ok, and now here are some Windows only plugins, but they are so good I must share :)
TDR Feedback Compressor
jsCompShaper
Cheers and now get to cut those peaks :D

Was going to post this, tokyo dawn and Variety Of Sound gives waves a run for there money. Neat trick here, you can use nstdelay by Variety Of Sound as a reeeealy nice chorus effect. If you set it as send, mute dry, and automate the delay times in duo (or just mono) you can get some really monsterous sounds. My song "this is the end my friend' is (by the way this is a poor example.. OR IS IT?!) I used it to a subtle effect to give the whole track life.

On a compressor note TDR Kotelnikov is a wonder child.

[Daru925]

http://bedroomproducersblog.com/2015/12/29/free-vst-plugins-2015/

[Oakwood]

At 12/29/15 09:23 AM, Daru925 wrote: http://bedroomproducersblog.com/2015/12/29/free-vst-plugins-2015/

Damn, 20 minutes late. Just saw the email, lots of good stuff in there.