Red Rock Sound
HLF-3C
HLF-3C by Red Rock Sound is a dual 12 dB per octave low and high cut filter plugin designed for retro tonal shaping and vintage-style effects without insertion loss.
VST2Filters
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Voxengo
TEQ-421
TEQ-421 by Voxengo is a simple 3-band equalizer plug-in featuring internal harmonic coloration modules for enhanced sound shaping. Compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows systems.
VST2Eq
smaolab
YAMATUBE
YAMATUBE Free is a dynamic tube processor offering warmness, density, and loudness with a modern emulation of the Peter Baxandall equalizer combined with analog tube circuitry. It also functions as a saturator effect.
VST2Distortion & overdrive
Shattered Glass Audio
Ace
Ace by Shattered Glass Audio is a digital emulation of a classic 1950s American 5W all-tube tweed amplifier featuring adjustable feedback and grid stopper resistor mods.
VST2Guitar amps
beatassist.eu
1Basic Kit
1Basic Kit by beatassist.eu is a free collection of 14 basic VST2 audio effect plugins for Win32 systems. It includes original effects, HC plugins inspired by Visual VSTi Programming Book, and Evo plugins that evolve initial designs.
VST2Uncategorized
A1AUDIO.de
A1StereoControl
A1StereoControl is a free stereo wideness expander and limiter featuring a Safe Bass algorithm that centers low frequencies to enhance track solidity and clarity without sacrificing transparency.
VST2Spatial
Shattered Glass Audio
Code Red Free
Code Red Free is a free VST plugin inspired by a classic late 60s all tube British console. Known for its punchy EQ and warm character, it delivers vintage console tone.
VST2Dynamics
TBProAudio
GSat+
GSat+ by TBProAudio is a free tube saturation plugin offering three distinct tube-based saturation modes, VU meters, clip protection, and oversampling for enhanced audio quality.
VST2Dynamics
Audioblast
BreadSlicer
BreadSlicer by Audioblast is a free tempo-synced glitch and stutter effect that cuts and rearranges incoming audio into rhythmic slices for dynamic breaks and rearrangements.
VST2Multi-effects
Audio Damage
Bitcom
Bitcom by Audio Damage is a step sequenced bitcrusher plugin featuring a custom-designed bitcrusher driven by a step sequencer with synth sidechain, delivering aggressive digital bit-shredding effects.
VST2Distortion & overdrive
Astatic DSP
Barffet Sound Re-Genarator
Barffet Sound Re-Genarator by Astatic DSP is a free VST2 effect plugin for OSX that creates glitch sounds using buffers, comb filters, bit crushers, reverb, and random chaos.
VST2Spectral
SineVibes
Atom
Atom by SineVibes is a dynamic filter plugin with tempo-synchronized modulation, featuring five resonant filter types and two versatile modulators.
Filters
Audio Damage
914 Fixed Filter Bank
914 Fixed Filter Bank by Audio Damage recreates the Moog 914 filter module, offering twelve band-pass filters plus low-pass and high-pass filters for unique filter textures and subtle effects.
VST2Filters
Audio Damage
Discord3
Discord3 by Audio Damage is a free VST2 pitch-shifter plugin modeled after the first mass-produced pitch-shifting unit. It combines classic studio-standard features with added modern DAW controls.
VST2Pitch
A1AUDIO.de
A1TriggerGate
A1TriggerGate is a free sequenced gate effect plugin that chops incoming audio signals in sync with your host tempo. It emulates the trance gate effect popular in electronic music.
VST2Gates & de-essers
99Sounds
Clap Machine
Clap Machine is a free plugin featuring natural hand clap samples designed to add realistic claps and rhythmic sequences to your music effortlessly.
VST2CLAPSamplers
LoopToGO
LoopToGo
LoopToGo is a live performance looper that hosts VST3 plugins, enabling programmed looping in a streamlined interface.
VST2Loop & scratch
Kuassa
Efektor Silencer
Efektor Silencer is a precise dual/mono noise gate offering smooth gating control with three knobs and a bypass switch. It works seamlessly on Windows in both 32-bit and 64-bit VST2 formats.
VST2Gates & de-essers
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