Filterjam is a multiband resonant filter with some great sounding capabilities for adding everything from subtle filters to completely mangled audio to your signal.
It has multiple settings for summing each of its bands and you can control the cutoff resonance using its emphasis parameter. Flux Mini is a combination filter and VCA effect with a unique visual pattern interface.
What makes it unique is its included overdrive parameter that adds extra saturation and resonances that sound great when brought into focus by the filters. If you enjoy using sloping filters to sculpt squelching, chunky sounds this is a great free plugin to experiment with. You get a lot of ability to customize each of its three bands, modulation parameters to add LFO, overdrive, attack and release and even an EQ section.
This is about as close to a fully fledged filter plugin as you can get without spending a dime. Melda MBandPass is a filter plugin with high and low pass filters capable of extreme slopes. Melda MComb is a powerful multi-comb filter for shaping sound. This is a beloved cheese themed plugin that you need to put in your plugins folder, even if just for its quirky design and sound. The multiband, resonant filter comes with parameters for adding distortion and two routing schemes and delay stages to create unique phasing effects.
This plugin has a ton of sound design applications and easily qualifies as one of the weirder plugins on this list. These incredible sounding filters are the perfect tools for cleaning up issues at the extreme ends of your mix. TAL Filter II is a versatile filter plugin with many different types of oversampled filters available.
It can be synced to the host tempo to create all kinds of rhythmic effects. Acon Digital Multiply is an expressive digital chorus that includes a phase randomizing filter on each voice.
The result is an incredibly natural chorus tone. Alex Hilton A1 Trigger Gate is a plugin for creating rhythmic gating effects. Aegean Music Doppler Dome is a stereo effect based on its namesake, the Doppler effect. Expect a creative, flexible and fun auto-panner, spatializer, pitch shifter and modulator all in one. Auburn Couture Free is a free transient shaper plugin for level independent dynamics processing. Transient shaping can be a great alternative to compression.
This is a very simple but great sounding tremolo plugin that works great with keys, vocals, guitars, bass and more.
The rate, depth and intensity of the tremolo is controlled with two knobs labeled chop and fade. Flux BitterSweet v3 is a freeware transient shaper with a simple control scheme and great sound. Its stereo spread slider allows it to get truly wide and immersive. Bob Perry Gate is a smooth, great sounding gate plugin with three distinct algorithms and sidechaining. Eugene Yakshin Ribs is a unique granular effect that stores incoming audio in its buffer and processes it as granular micro samples.
Fine Cut Bodies La Petite Excite is an exciter effect that can add energy to the high and low extremes of your tracks. Glitchmachines Fracture is another free glitchy processor for introducing stutters and other nonlinearities into your audio. Hit the randomize button to add a layer of unpredictability to your glitch-outs.
Simplified versions of some of their best plugins are included. Native Instruments Komplete Start is an impressive free bundle of plugins with a huge library of VST synths, effects and sampled instruments.
From maximizing levels to creating all kinds of distortion, ClipShifter is a unique and useful tool. Melda MBitFun is a unique distortion tool that works by converting the audio to a limited resolution and applying unique processing to each bit. MDSP Smart Elecontronix Livecut Beat Chopper a live beat-slicer and sample chopper for manipulating chunks of audio in the style of early jungle or drum and bass.
Melda MFlanger is an analog style flanger with tube-style saturation and top quality sound. Metric Halo MH Thump is a subharmonic synthesiser plugin for adding extra low end to your sources with a unique program dependent detector. Melda MPhaser is an advanced phaser effect with adjustable oscillator shape, onboard saturation and up to filters. Melda MRing Modulator is an easy-to-use ring modulator with a simple interface for creating interesting ring modulated textures.
Melda MTremolo can cover all your amplitude modulation needs with its editable waveform, adjustable shape and DAW synchronization.
Melda MVibrato is easy to dial in and sounds for great for everything from subtle warble to seasick lurch. Melda MWaveFolder is an analog-inspired distortion with unique character that can completely mangle your audio at extreme settings.
Melda MWaveShaper takes traditional wave-shaping to a new level by letting you construct your own shape instead of using predefined patterns. PechenegFX Pecheneg Tremolo is a simple but effective tremolo with just enough controls to get you started with great trem sounds right away. Flux Stereo Tool v3 is a precision tool for monitoring and controlling the stereo information of a signal. Use it to analyze and correct stereo issues on stereo channels or your entire mix.
TDR Kotelnikov is a high quality and musical sounding dynamics processor worthy of professional applications.
TDR Proximity allows you to simulate changing the distance of a microphone to the source. Ever wished you could dial in a bit more proximity effect? Tritik Krush is a freeware bit crusher and downsampler with analog modeled resonant filters and syncable modulation options for all your creative bit crushing needs. Turn everything into whalesong!
Algae Software Tune it! Is a powerful tuning plugin that can be used to tune instruments or monitor pitch during practice or performance. Melda MAnalyzer is an advanced spectral analyzer and sonogram generator for creating detailed visual representations of your audio. Melda MChannelMatrix is a matrix routing plugin for reassigning multiple channels on the fly via its sidechain inputs.
Melda MLoudnessAnalyzer is a super accurate analysis tool for evaluating loudness. Need to take notes or write down lyrics? Do it directly from your session. Melda MOscilloscope is a classic waveform visualizer with pitch detection.
Melda MTuner is a simple audio frequency analysis tool designed for tuning guitars and other instruments. Voxengo Correlometer is a multi-band correlation meter for detecting phase issues and mono compatibility. Melda MUtility bundles a number of important utility tools into one plugin, especially for mastering.
Melda MStereoScope is a stereo field analyzer plugin for getting detailed info about your stereo spread. Puremagnetik Expanse is versatile texture generator. Perfect for adding body or background to your mix. Kick back and blanket yourself beneath a soft beautiful drone. Melda MAGC is a simple tool that matches loudness of the input signal and sidechain. MAGC can help you evaluate loudness in your mix and signal chains. Melda MFreeformPhase is a phase adjustment utility that allows you to change the phase relationships of individual frequencies in complex mixing situations.
Teragon ChaosChimp is something completely different. It simply tries to crash your system however it can. Why would you possibly want this? To prepare you for the worst. How will you handle a complete system failure in a live situation or high pressure session? Teragon ChaosChimp will test your rig—and your composure!
Skip to primary navigation Skip to main content. How can you know which free VSTs are worth installing? How to use this guide There are a staggering free plugins listed on this page. Ample Sound Cloudrum Ample Sound Cloudrum is a digital version of the extremely sought-after melodic handpans you might have heard on a moody film soundtrack.
Audjoo Helix Audjoo Helix is a full featured, crisp sounding subtractive synthesizer. Dead Duck Deducktion Is a voice subtractive synth with powerful options beneath its simple exterior. Pretty cool!
Plogue Sforzando Plogue Sforzando is a simple standalone player for the non-proprietary SoundFont format of sampled instruments. Steinberg Model E Steinberg Model E is a useful 3 oscillator bass station capable of pumping out great bass tones. Tunefish 4 Tunefish 4 is an extremely lightweight synth that can produce professional quality sounds. UhhYou IterativeSinCluster Uhhyou is a relatively new developer that creates unique software instruments based on concepts from math and physics.
Versilian Studios Chamber Orchestra 2 Community Edition Versilian Studios Chamber Orchestra 2 Community Edition is a sampled chamber orchestra that throws typical orchestral sampling traditions to the wind. Alan Vista Cymbalistic Alan Vista Cymbalistic continues in the same vein with a realistic set of common drum kit cymbals with articulations and variable release times. AudioSpillage MiniSpillage AudioSpillage MiniSpillage is a compact drum synthesizer capable of creating big drum sounds using subtractive synthesis and physical modeling.
Decomposer Sitala Decomposer Sitala is a free drum plugin that focuses on simplicity and ease-of-use. Rex Mix Project T. Studio Linked Drum Pro Studio Linked Drum Pro is a virtual drum machine that comes with 20 kits and built-in effects to get you started creating great drum sounds right away. Teragon Kick Maker Teragon Kick Maker is a bass drum synth dedicated to sculpting unique and massive kick sounds.
Analog Obsession SweetDrums Analog modelled processor for adding more life and energy to your drum tracks. Ignite Amps ProF.
Nick Crow Nick Crow is a plugin version of the popular Peavey amp. Voxengo Boogex Voxengo Boogex is a guitar amp and speaker cabinet simulator with a versatile sound for realtime guitar processing. There are no indicators or numbers to show frequency values, gain values or Q values.
Melda MEqualizer Melda MEqualizer is a powerful 6-band equalizer with 7 different filter types, built-in tube saturation and for simulating a vintage tone. Audec Spread Delay Lite Spread delay gives you a high degree of control over the panning of your delay bursts.
Dragonfly Reverb Dragonfly is a collection of plate, hall and room reverb plugins—each coming with their own unique set of parameters and controls. E-phonic Tape Delay E-phonic Tape Delay is a free delay plugin that emulates the warm and warbly sound of tape delay.
GSi Varispeed Tape echo is one of the most beautiful delay effects out there. Depending on how you dial it in, it can even make your vocals stand out in the mix, in a positive way.
Multiply is kind of unique in that each simulated voice is processed with a phase randomizing filter to avoid unpleasant sounding comb filter effects. It can simulate up to six added voices and you can even modulate the pitch and loudness of these voices. The integrated equalizer gives you access to low cut, low shelf, high shelf, and high cut filters to shape the effect signal.
The pre-delay section allows you to create modulated and diffuse echo effects too. This VST works well on vocals and instruments alike. Download: Acon Digital. You can still do quite a bit with the free version. The pitch correction function can go from natural sounding to robotic. So, if T-Pain is your hero, well, you can achieve a similar effect here.
Bitcrusher is great for some flavor. Not necessarily something to use on the entire track, but in sections, it can be quite useful. It can work on instruments too. More than just an autotune, it can do just about anything you want to do with pitch. Download: Auburn Sounds. Just thought I would mention that. This plugin gives you the ability to manipulate the depth of sound sources. It comes equipped to handle several models, including distance signal delay by speed of sound, distance gain loss, absorption of high frequencies in air, stereo width manipulation, proximity effect with virtual microphone, and distance based early reflections.
Proximity can be used on instrument tracks as well, helping you enhance your mix. Such a versatile tool should not be left out of your toolkit, so grab it now! Vocal Doubler can enhance your vocals with a natural doubling effect perfect for lead vocals. This plugin is easy to use, and is light on CPU resources too.
It truly is easy to use. Download: iZotope. But there is a reason for that. Sure, their plugins are kind of one trick ponies, but what they do, they do better than just about any other free VST available.
Fair warning — you will need to create a free account, download the Spitfire Audio app, and install the VSTs individually to use them. That said, this VST is best for instances where you specifically need a softer sounding piano. If you need aggressive piano, you should certainly look elsewhere. This VST is perfect for atmosphere, and quieter, softer melodies, making it excellent for composing work.
How good can an electric piano VST sound? This is it. The entire range, from the bass to the treble, sounds great. Strings are essential for composers, and incredibly useful for a variety of other purposes — hip-hop, rock, jazz, or otherwise. They can add a lot of mood and atmosphere to your music. It offers a relatively dry, gritty, direct sound of strings, which makes it excellent for layering. That said, you can add some reverb and other effects to soften the sound of the strings if you so desire.
Another sound a lot of composers and others might be looking for is that of a choir. Good for some things, not for others. Trap beats are all the rage right now, and they appear in a lot in pop and hip-hop tracks. In this section, you will find virtual drum machines, of course — but you will also find a couple of VSTs that can come in handy for mixing, mastering, and enhance the sound of your beats.
Obviously, you need to be able to make your trap beats, and a lot of beatmakers prefer the sound of old school drum machines to real, authentic sounding drums. Download: Studio Linked. Most music producers will probably want one in their toolkit.
The Frontier Self-Adaptive Versatile Limiter, though, is highly usable in a variety of applications, be it single track, bus, or master out. It comes with configurable control input, optional soft clip, and self-adaptive automatic gain make up.
Limiters are incredibly handy any time you need to set the threshold and output of any track, making them useful for bass, vocals, and more.
Download: D16 Group Audio Software. It will fatten up the sound of drums and bass and add some harmonics to vocals too you can do some of these things with the Frontier limiter as well.
Download: Softube. The lead channel is mostly tuned for metal though. Their samples are just… so… good! Download over 2, sounds and more than 6 GB of content — drums and percussion, basses, acoustic instruments, synths, pads and atmospheres, and more — plus VST plug-in instruments, effects, and other free resources for music production. Nine pro-grade sample-based VST instruments — vintage synths, acoustic instruments, drums, and more. A tube compressor and 13 versatile effects, great for guitars, drums, vocals, synths, or anything you like.
Find, play, and tweak all your sounds, instruments and effects from one powerful plug-in. Almost 1, loops and samples from our popular Expansions range, suitable for use in any DAW. VST, which stands for Virtual Studio Technology, is an innovative tool for music production and composition. This technology uses audio software plugins to create a range of musical instruments and effects that can be easily integrated into a digital audio workstation DAW.
Using virtual instruments allows musicians and recording engineers to access sounds that otherwise might be difficult and expensive to obtain.
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