Samsara Cycle Audio
2C-EQ
2C-EQ by Samsara Cycle Audio is a console equalizer plugin for Windows with MIDI learn and 128 patch space, delivered as a free VST2.
VST2Eq
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1208 Audio Plugins
1208 GEQ
1208 GEQ is a classic 12-band graphic equalizer for Windows with adjustable bandwidth Q, individual band bypass, and a peak limiter for precise sound shaping.
VST2Eq
Samsara Cycle Audio
10-Band V2
10-Band V2 by Samsara Cycle Audio is a free 60's style API console EQ clone featuring midi learn and easy slider reset for precise tonal control on Windows.
VST2Eq
Cana San Martin
Epic Vocals
Epic Vocals by Cana San Martin is a free suite of three vocal tuning plugins for Windows in VST2 format.
VST2Uncategorized
whiteLABEL
dSHIFT
dSHIFT by whiteLABEL is a free feedback pitchshifter plugin for Windows that runs as a VST2 on x86 architecture.
VST2Pitch
SNFK Music
CVoice1
CVoice1 by SNFK Music is a simple pitch modulation plugin that creates vibrato and unison detune effects with stereo enhancement.
VST2Modulation
Dotec-Audio
DeeDoubler
DeeDoubler by Dotec-Audio adds a clean and classic doubling effect to vocals using filters and phase adjustment for enhanced vocal depth.
VST2Dynamics
Oli Larkin
Autotalent
Autotalent is a free VST2 pitch correction plugin for mono tracks, originally developed by Tom Baran and ported by Oli Larkin. It corrects pitch by applying a proven algorithm and operates on 32-bit Windows systems.
VST2Pitch
Bob Perry Audio
Bob Perry Gate
Bob Perry Gate is a free noise gate plugin offering three distinct algorithms and optional real sidechaining with an easy-to-use graphical interface and gain reduction metering.
VST2Gates & de-essers
Saschart
easyGater
easyGater is a sequenced gater VST2 plugin by Saschart that modulates audio volume with 32 programmable steps, including triplet and dotted synchronization.
VST2Gates & de-essers
Low Wave Studios
Cymbal Killer
Cymbal Killer is a free 2-band gate designed specifically for drums, allowing separate envelope control for low-frequency sustain and high-frequency attack to shape cymbal sounds.
VST2Dynamics
Oli Larkin
Chopper
Chopper by Oli Larkin is a pattern controlled gate effect for Windows that can widen stereo sounds by delaying the right channel or using flipflop panning on gate triggers.
VST2Gates & de-essers
Audio Damage
BigSeq2
BigSeq2 by Audio Damage is a free multi-effect gate and sequencer featuring 12 sequencers controlling 10 effects across six effect blocks. It offers versatile sequencing from short gate patterns to evolving filter sweeps and frequency shifts.
VST2Multi-effects
Jeroen Breebaart
Barricade Pro
Barricade Pro by Jeroen Breebaart is a free multi-factor limiter plugin for Windows. It limits audio signals across waveform, envelope, loudness, and correlation domains simultaneously.
VST2Dynamics
Terry West
After
After by Terry West is a free mastering processor featuring bypass, clarity effect, Newyork compressor, punch & body EQ, 40K Aero enhancer, monoizer, and output gain controls. Optimized for Windows 32-bit systems.
VST2Mastering
1208 Audio Plugins
1208 SCS
1208 SCS is a versatile channel strip for Windows offering modular signal routing with a 4-band parametric EQ, filters, compressor, saturation, and stereo phase controls.
VST2Dynamics
antto
as_fbComp
as_fbComp by antto is a free feedback compressor and limiter for Windows with side-chain capabilities and mono/stereo modes.
VST2Dynamics
Ourafilmes
Arsenal Compressor LE
Arsenal Compressor LE is a free vintage compressor plugin with internal side-chain filters and Mid/Side processing for Windows.
VST2Dynamics
Valdemar Erlingsson
Cloud Seed
Cloud Seed is a free algorithmic reverb plugin designed to emulate vast, endless spaces and modulated echoes using principles from classic 1980s studio units.
VST2Reverb
Gregjazz
Cinematic Reverb
Cinematic Reverb by Gregjazz delivers a sweet, full reverb with rich depth and stereo spread, ideal for creating realistic ambient soundscapes.
VST2Reverb
Stone Voices
Ambient Reverb
Ambient Reverb by Stone Voices is an algorithmic reverb tailored for ambient music but versatile enough for various genres. It offers a broad range of reverberation effects to enhance sound textures.
VST2Reverb
Smartelectronix
Ambience
Ambience by Smartelectronix is a free high-quality reverb plugin available for Windows in VST2 format.
VST2Reverb
Audio Damage
ADverb
ADverb is a vintage digital plate reverb offering simple controls and extensive filtering to shape the reverb tail with low CPU usage.
VST2Reverb
Interruptor
Bionic Supa Delay
Bionic Supa Delay is a vintage tape delay effect featuring a filter, pitch shift, and reverb sections. It offers high and low frequency roll-off, tape wow and flutter, a smooth parameter for continuous delay time changes, freeze function, and a double delay time button.
VST2Delay
Smartelectronix
AnalogDelay
AnalogDelay by Smartelectronix is a free VST delay effect with an integrated 2nd order lowpass filter and saturation, featuring tempo-synced delay-time control from 1/128 to 1 bar.
VST2Delay
AcmeBarGig
AfterShock Digital Delay
AfterShock Digital Delay by AcmeBarGig is a triple delay effect offering up to 6 seconds of delay. It features three independent delays with separate controls for feedback, volume, and delay type for left, right, and center channels.
VST2Delay
Adam Monroe Music
Adam Monroe Delay
Adam Monroe Delay is a free delay effect plugin featuring time, feedback, and mix controls, synced panning, and both linear and exponential high pass and low pass filtering.
VST2Delay
Quilcom
4DS
4DS by Quilcom is a free Windows effect plugin offering a flexible four-delay system with independent delays and customizable routing for diverse delay textures.
VST2Delay
ViatorDSP
Bedroom Comp MkII
Bedroom Comp MkII by ViatorDSP is a free VCA and Opto style compressor plugin for Windows offering precise control and analog character to enhance your audio.
VST2Dynamics
ViatorDSP
LV-50A
LV-50A by ViatorDSP is a vintage-style parametric equalizer plugin that emulates the character of classic hardware EQs with four bands of precise tone shaping.
VST3Eq
Rewired Records
SideKick2
SideKick2 is a free sidechain effect plugin for Windows that also creates trance gate effects and volume automations using editable shape graphs.
VST2Dynamics
Linda Audio
Stargazer
Stargazer by Linda Audio is a hybrid delay and reverb plugin with a shimmer grain generator that creates ethereal shimmering soundscapes and ensemble effects.
VST2Reverb
Davisynth
Spiral Delay
Spiral Delay by Davisynth enhances traditional ping-pong delay with smoothly panned echoes cycling through adjustable intermediate steps for dynamic stereo effects.
VST2Delay
Yuri Semenov
Delay YuS
Delay YuS by Yuri Semenov is a modulated delay effect plugin available for Windows and macOS in VST2 format.
VST2Delay
ViatorDSP
Viator Voice Sweetener
Viator Voice Sweetener is a simple one-knob vocal EQ designed to enhance vocal recordings for content creators, podcasters, voiceover artists, and streamers.
VST2Eq
Saschart
binauralGenerator
binauralGenerator by Saschart is a free VST2 plugin for Windows that produces binaural and monaural beats with continuous frequency control, featuring multiple wave shapes and preset options including solfeggio frequencies.
VST2Spectral
Samsara Cycle Audio
Boxxy D
Boxxy D by Samsara Cycle Audio is a free VST2 plugin for Windows that simulates a mississippi drum machine and bass drum instruments, ideal for music styles like Dubstep. It features bass and treble EQ, a velocity-controlled stomp EQ, ADSR envelope, style and octave switches.
VST2Drums
Analog Obsession
Room041
Room041 by Analog Obsession is a free plate-style reverb plugin offering input drive, high-pass filtering, and stereo separation controls to shape your room reverb effects.
VST3Reverb
Analog Obsession
KABIN
KABIN by Analog Obsession is a universal guitar cabinet modeler offering SIZE and CHARACTER controls to customize speaker and cabinet tone, plus microphone placement shaping.
VST2Guitar amps
Blue Lab Audio
Air
Air by Blue Lab Audio is a free spectral demixer plugin that separates and remixes the harmonic and noise content in audio signals.
VST2Spectral
Bitsonic
Cannabis Vocoder
Cannabis Vocoder by Bitsonic is a free mono VST effect plugin for Windows that transforms vocal tracks by automatically tracking and adjusting their pitch.
VST2Spectral
Nembrini Audio
Analog Rack Noise Gate
Analog Rack Noise Gate is a simple and effective noise gate plugin by Nembrini Audio, optimized for guitar and bass tones.
VST2Gates & de-essers
A1AUDIO.de
A1TriggerGate
A1TriggerGate is a sequenced gate effect plugin that chops incoming audio by syncing to your host tempo, ideal for electronic music production.
VST2Filters
Nembrini Audio
Analog Rack Cleaner
Analog Rack Cleaner by Nembrini Audio is a free VST plugin designed to remove rumble and hiss using high pass and low pass filters in a single rack effect.
VST2Filters
Blue Lab Audio
AutoGain
AutoGain by Blue Lab Audio is a gain rider plugin that automatically adjusts the level of a track to maintain consistent presence in the mix.
VST2Uncategorized
Nembrini Audio
Analog Rack Delay
Analog Rack Delay by Nembrini Audio delivers rich analog-style delay with BPM sync and stereo spread in a straightforward rack format.
VST2Delay
Auburn Sounds
Inner Pitch FE
Inner Pitch FE by Auburn Sounds is a high-quality pitch shifting plug-in designed to preserve the natural sound and intent of the original performance. It offers precise pitch shifting with minimal artifacts, ideal for transparent pitch correction or creative transformations.
VST2Pitch
LoopToGO
LoopToGo
LoopToGo is a live performance looper that can host VST3 plugins, enabling programmed looping with a DAW-like interface.
VST2Loop & scratch
BABY Audio
Magic Dice
Magic Dice by BABY Audio is a random Wet-FX generator creating lush and unpredictable wet effects with the algorithmic strength of the Spaced Out plugin.
VST2Spatial
Yuri Semenov
Panning Room
Panning Room is a free room simulator plugin for placing instruments in virtual space, offering controls for volume reduction, high frequency cut, and direct-to-reflected signal ratio.
VST2Spatial
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