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It can save a lot of headaches and help find better quality plugins by sticking with reputable and known brands, and sourcing them from either the companies website or well known sources such as:
Plug in Boutique: https://www.pluginboutique.com/categori .. ?free=true
KVR http://kvraudio.com/plugins/windows/vst .. st-popular
VST4Free: http://www.vst4free.com/index.php?m=VSTfx
ETC.
Beware of flaky sites and companies who often attach bloat/malware to downloads of plug ins that aren't worth even the free price tag.
Some of my personal recommendations:
TDR Nova http://www.tokyodawn.net/tokyo-dawn-labs/
I have used this heavily since it was first introduced and am still amazed that such an amazing plug in is free!
Their other free plug ins might be of interest as well. VOS EQ, and the Kotelnikov bus compressor are both quite good too.
Voxengo SPAN http://www.voxengo.com/group/free-vst-plugin-download/
Another heavily used and highly recommended tool, this is a free upgrade replacement to the frequency analyzer included in Mixcraft, with added features and utility.
Blue cat https://www.bluecataudio.com/Download/Products/
Offers some free plug in tools worth checking out. The gain suite is a useful utility.
Hofa 4U meter, fader, side pan tool is something new (to me) I am finding useful https://hofa-plugins.de/en/plugins/4u/
Melda productions free bundle contains some very useful tools that tend to be highly flexible and configurable.
https://www.meldaproduction.com/MFreeFXBundle
Also, the Tal reverb and chorus are popular and frequently recommended freebies, as is the Acon delay.
(All available via the sources at the beginning of this post.)
If guitar amp emulations are of interest, you might be interested in the free CS version of Amplitube:
http://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/amplitubecs/
It includes- a digital chromatic tuner, 9 stomps, 4 amps, 5 cabs, 3 mics, and 2 rack effects.
Some people use the stomps and effects for uses outside of Amplitube as well.
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Bias FX 2 is probably the best guitar VST plugin in my opinion in terms of value. It offers hundreds of different amp sims and effects pedals that you can mix and match in one convenient package. The user interface is the best I’ve seen in any amp simulator plugin. It’s clean, intuitive, and slick, making the learning curve seamless. To avoid this, cancel and sign in to YouTube on your computer. Best Free Drum VST Plugins 2020. Best Free VST Plugins of 2020. Re: Free VST plugin recommendation list Post by Starship Krupa » Wed Mar 14, 2018 12:27 pm Here is a list of freeware VST effects and utilities that I have used extensively with Mixcraft. If you’ve been producing for more than a week, I’m pretty sure you’ve heard of Serum.
I'll start this with the recommendation that you should seek reliable sources when considering free plug ins.It can save a lot of headaches and help find better quality plugins by sticking with reputable and known brands, and sourcing them from either the companies website or well known sources such as:
Plug in Boutique: https://www.pluginboutique.com/categori .. ?free=true
KVR http://kvraudio.com/plugins/windows/vst .. st-popular
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Bedroom Producers Blog https://bedroomproducersblog.com/free-vst-plugins/VST4Free: http://www.vst4free.com/index.php?m=VSTfx
ETC.
Beware of flaky sites and companies who often attach bloat/malware to downloads of plug ins that aren't worth even the free price tag.
Some of my personal recommendations:
TDR Nova http://www.tokyodawn.net/tokyo-dawn-labs/
I have used this heavily since it was first introduced and am still amazed that such an amazing plug in is free!
Their other free plug ins might be of interest as well. VOS EQ, and the Kotelnikov bus compressor are both quite good too.
Voxengo SPAN http://www.voxengo.com/group/free-vst-plugin-download/
Another heavily used and highly recommended tool, this is a free upgrade replacement to the frequency analyzer included in Mixcraft, with added features and utility.
Blue cat https://www.bluecataudio.com/Download/Products/
Offers some free plug in tools worth checking out. The gain suite is a useful utility.
Hofa 4U meter, fader, side pan tool is something new (to me) I am finding useful https://hofa-plugins.de/en/plugins/4u/
Melda productions free bundle contains some very useful tools that tend to be highly flexible and configurable.
https://www.meldaproduction.com/MFreeFXBundle
Also, the Tal reverb and chorus are popular and frequently recommended freebies, as is the Acon delay.
(All available via the sources at the beginning of this post.)
If guitar amp emulations are of interest, you might be interested in the free CS version of Amplitube:
http://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/amplitubecs/
It includes- a digital chromatic tuner, 9 stomps, 4 amps, 5 cabs, 3 mics, and 2 rack effects.
Some people use the stomps and effects for uses outside of Amplitube as well.
These are the best free VST effect plugins for mixing and mastering. But, these can be used to pull off some pretty crazy sound design too!
Using these effects in your music production is a great way to up the quality and discover something new, all without paying anything.
Chart of the Best Free Mixing Effect Plugins
This table includes all of the free mixing effect plugins mentioned in the article below.
Effect Plugin Name | Available Plugin Formats | Supported OS |
---|---|---|
BitterSweet | VST, AU, AAX | Windows & Mac |
Vocal Doubler | VST, AU, AAX (64-bit only) | Windows & Mac |
Frohmage | VST, AU, AAX | Windows & Mac |
TAL-Reverb-2 | VST, AU, AAX | Windows & Mac |
Vinyl | VST, AU, AAX, RTAS | Windows & Mac |
1. BitterSweet
This plugin by FLUX is going to let you shape the transients of your sounds as this is essentially a simplified compressor.
You can change other parameters like the stereo width (either based on your DAWs output, centered, or stereo), there is also a makeup gain section that will try to account for what is happening to the sound but I don't find it that useful.
There is also an option for how fast the compressor comes into effect, essentially the attack but only in 3 settings.
Now here's where the plugin comes in handy. You can either tighten things up and make it punchier by using the bitter side, or make things more subtle by using the sweet side.
2. Vocal Doubler
iZotope's vocal doubler is really unique as I think it combines a very subtle delay (almost like a chorus effect) with a stereo enhancer, letting you really widen a sound and take advantage of the full stereo width.
Now, there's nothing stopping you from using this on sounds other than vocals as you see here. Remember, it's just the plugins name.
A quick heads up, iZotope does recommend using this effect plugin on dry vocals since it can interact with other effects you may be using and make artifacts like popping or clicking sounds.
3. Frohmage
Frohmage is an interesting combination of a few different effects into one.
This multi-band resonant filter lets you change the resonance, the number of bands and how spread out they are, the cutoff frequency, and includes distortion and delay stages on each band to give it a unique effect similar to phasing.
Then there's the evolution parameter, which doesn't make any sense but it's fun to use. A great feature to this is it's presets and how you can actually change the speed it transitions from one to the next.
Setting this to a higher level is great for long ambiances that you want to give some very subtle progression.
4. TAL-Reverb-2
Cisco video monitoring system download. This is a sweet reverb to throw on to your tracks as it gives you control over a few key parameters such as the dry and wet levels, room size, predelay, and some stereo control.
The section I'm most interested in is the frequency control. This lets you apply the reverb to specific sections of the frequency spectrum and the options to the left let you set where each band is located.
5. Vinyl
Another plugin from iZotope, Vinyl is a great way to give you sounds an old-school vibe. You get a bunch of control over how the imperfections will play a roll in the sound.
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You can throw in some electrical noise, mechanical noise, there's a wear option to, well set how worn out it is, I don't know what else to say…
You can also set how much dust and scratches there are, as well as how warped the sound will be.
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That's it for the best free effect plugins for mixing. As always, thanks for reading.