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Ambient: Electrical Noise Lite plugin interface
SyncerSoft

Ambient: Electrical Noise Lite

Ambient: Electrical Noise Lite by SyncerSoft is a free VST2 plugin for Windows that adds electrical noise atmospheres to your tracks with 13 sound profiles inspired by electric power plant sounds.

VST2Spatial
ASF-1 plugin interface
Samsara Cycle Audio

ASF-1

ASF-1 by Samsara Cycle Audio is a free LFO-controlled multi-mode filter plugin featuring cut-off, resonance, two LFO stages with host sync, and MIDI learn for precise modulation control.

VST2Filters
Analog Warp plugin interface
SyncerSoft

Analog Warp

Analog Warp by SyncerSoft is a free VST2 effect plugin for Windows that offers warp and morph effects, crafted for clear and penetrating sounds popular in electronic and dance music genres.

VST2Filters
AMT-1 plugin interface
B Serrano

AMT-1

AMT-1 by B Serrano is a free quad multi-filter VST2 plugin for Windows offering four parallel multimode filters with sequenced presets and morphing.

VST2Filters
adsrFilter plugin interface
Saschart

adsrFilter

adsrFilter by Saschart is a free envelope filter plugin for Windows that modulates filter frequency, bandwidth, and mix with a unique ADSR envelope and up/down mode.

VST2Filters
2Rule Filter plugin interface
2Rule

2Rule Filter

2Rule Filter is a free Moog-style self-resonant filter plugin for Windows offering manual, LFO, and envelope follower control of cutoff frequency. It features high pass and low pass modes plus a unique scrambler effect synced to the beat.

VST2Filters
CrossOver plugin interface
Robin Schmidt

CrossOver

CrossOver by Robin Schmidt splits an audio signal into up to four frequency bands, allowing custom multiband effects creation within modular hosts. Use two bands for specialized bass effects.

VST2Guitar & bass
2C-EQ plugin interface
Samsara Cycle Audio

2C-EQ

2C-EQ by Samsara Cycle Audio is a console-style equalizer featuring MIDI Learn and 128 patch storage slots for versatile sound shaping on Windows.

VST2Eq
10-Band V2 plugin interface
Samsara Cycle Audio

10-Band V2

10-Band V2 is a free 60's style API console EQ clone featuring intuitive slider controls and MIDI learn support for precise mixing on Windows.

VST2Eq
Epic Vocals plugin interface
Cana San Martin

Epic Vocals

Epic Vocals by Cana San Martin is a free suite of three vocal tuning plugins for Windows VST2.

VST2Dynamics
dSHIFT plugin interface
whiteLABEL

dSHIFT

dSHIFT by whiteLABEL is a free feedback pitchshifter effect plugin for Windows in VST2 format.

VST2Pitch
DeeDoubler plugin interface
Dotec-Audio

DeeDoubler

DeeDoubler by Dotec-Audio is a free VST2 plugin that adds classic doubling effects to vocals, enhancing depth and presence through filter and phase adjustments.

VST2Dynamics
Autotalent plugin interface
Oli Larkin

Autotalent

Autotalent is a free VST2 pitch correction plugin for Windows developed by Oli Larkin. It is a port of Tom Baran's open-source LADSPA pitch correction algorithm and designed for mono tracks.

VST2Pitch
easyGater plugin interface
Saschart

easyGater

easyGater is a sequenced volume modulation plugin with 32 steps and triplet and dotted modes for dynamic gating effects synchronized to your host.

VST2Dynamics
Chopper plugin interface
Oli Larkin

Chopper

Chopper by Oli Larkin is a pattern controlled gate plugin for creating rhythmic gating effects and stereo widening by delaying the right channel or toggling pan with each gate trigger.

VST2Gates & de-essers
Bob Perry Gate plugin interface
Bob Perry Audio

Bob Perry Gate

Bob Perry Gate is a versatile noise gate plugin featuring three distinct algorithms, optional real sidechaining, and an easy-to-use interface with gain reduction metering and numeric data input.

VST2Gates & de-essers
BigSeq2 plugin interface
Audio Damage

BigSeq2

BigSeq2 by Audio Damage is a multi-effect gate and sequencer plugin featuring 12 sequencers controlling 10 effects across six blocks for versatile rhythmic and dynamic control.

VST2Multi-effects
Barricade Pro plugin interface
Jeroen Breebaart

Barricade Pro

Barricade Pro by Jeroen Breebaart is a free multi-factor limiter plugin for Windows, operating simultaneously in waveform, envelope, loudness, and correlation domains to provide comprehensive limiting.

VST2Dynamics
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