Freeware VSTeffects roundup 32-bit

[greyman666]

Softube saturator is good

[CyberSun]

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Since this really useful thread started about VSTinstruments, I thought it'd be hightime to start the same list for effects. However, since commercial effects are almost all completely out of my pricerange, therefore I've never had them and thus cannot credibly compare them, I figured we could classify them by *types*, instead of by their commercially available counterparts.

So, here comes *one* proposed scheme. If you find it worthy, please feel free to rework it or contribute to it as you see fit.

Chorus
BassChorus
BlueChorus (Blueline)
Hexaline (BigTick - BigTick - http://bigtick.pastnotecut.org/index.php (http://bigtick.pastnotecut.org/index.php) )
mda Detune (mda - http://www.mda-vst.com/ (http://www.mda-vst.com/) )
Z-Florus

Compressor/Limiter/Saturator
Baxxpander (elogoxa - http://www.elogoxa.net (http://www.elogoxa.net) )
BlockFish (digitalfishphones - http://www.digitalfishphones.com/ (http://www.digitalfishphones.com/) )
BlueCompressor (Blueline)
Crushz
dB Compressor
Dominion (digitalfishphones - http://www.digitalfishphones.com/ (http://www.digitalfishphones.com/) )
Dyno hard compressor
Dyno2 soft compressor
Endorphin (digitalfishphones - http://www.digitalfishphones.com/ (http://www.digitalfishphones.com/) )
H2O (Smartelectronix - http://www.smartelectronix.com/~bram/ (http://www.smartelectronix.com/~bram/) )
KwikKomp
mda Dynamics (mda - http://www.mda-vst.com/ (http://www.mda-vst.com/) )
mda Limiter (mda - http://www.mda-vst.com/ (http://www.mda-vst.com/) )
mda Multiband (mda - http://www.mda-vst.com/ (http://www.mda-vst.com/) )
Megatone multiband compressor
PalancarWare Brick Wall Limiter (PalancarWare - http://palancarware.palancar.net/vst.php (http://palancarware.palancar.net/vst.php) )
THD (digitalfishphones - http://www.digitalfishphones.com/ (http://www.digitalfishphones.com/) )

Delay
BlueDelay (Blueline)
Blue Multitap Delay (Blueline)
Bouncy Delay (Smartelectronix)
Chime Machine
Dual Delay (BigTick - http://bigtick.pastnotecut.org/index.php (http://bigtick.pastnotecut.org/index.php) )
dB Prodelay
dB Sweepdelay
dB TempoDelay
dfx Buffer Override (destroyFX - http://www.smartelectronix.com/~destroyfx/ (http://www.smartelectronix.com/~destroyfx/) )
Deloizer ( http://www.smartelectronix.com/~andreas/main.php?nav=1 (http://www.smartelectronix.com/~andreas/main.php?nav=1) )
Echotank XL ( http://antisound.semperstudio.com/devic ... aynews=all (http://antisound.semperstudio.com/device/index.php?displaynews=all) )
Elottronix
EZDelay (Topaz - http://www.topazproductions.co.uk/ (http://www.topazproductions.co.uk/) )
Flotser ( http://www.smartelectronix.com/~andreas/main.php?nav=1 (http://www.smartelectronix.com/~andreas/main.php?nav=1) )
IndyGo Delay ( http://www.indygo.de/files/ (http://www.indygo.de/files/) )
Karlette (Steinberg)
More Feedback Machine ( http://www.u-he.com/mfm/ (http://www.u-he.com/mfm/) )
mda DubDelay (mda - http://www.mda-vst.com/ (http://www.mda-vst.com/) )
Phutboyslim ( http://www.djmarko.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk (http://www.djmarko.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk) )
Ping Pong V
Rhythmic Metalisation Delay ( http://uk.geocities.com/ndcplugs/ (http://uk.geocities.com/ndcplugs/) )
Scuzzphut6 ( http://www.djmarko.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk (http://www.djmarko.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk) )
TK-BPM Delay
Voxengo Tempodelay
Yaledelay

Distortion/Mangling
Breather ( http://www.estarcion.com/tinygod/tinygod.html (http://www.estarcion.com/tinygod/tinygod.html) )
CamelPhatFree (Camel Audio - http://www.camelaudio.com/ (http://www.camelaudio.com/) )
mda Bandisto (mda - http://www.mda-vst.com/ (http://www.mda-vst.com/) )
Deconstructor (Tobybear - http://www.tobybear.de/ (http://www.tobybear.de/) )
HNM Distortion
dfx Geomoter (destroyFX - http://www.smartelectronix.com/~destroyfx/ (http://www.smartelectronix.com/~destroyfx/) )
Muon Mdrive (mda - http://www.mda-vst.com/ (http://www.mda-vst.com/) )
BJ Overdrive
Blood Overdrive
mda Overdrive (mda - http://www.mda-vst.com/ (http://www.mda-vst.com/) )
SimulAnalog Guitar Suite ( http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/SimulAnalog/ (http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/SimulAnalog/) )
TK-3BandDisto
TK-Disto
TK-FilterDisto
Throbber ( http://www.estarcion.com/tinygod/tinygod.html (http://www.estarcion.com/tinygod/tinygod.html) )
TrAmp ( http://www.ianweb.dial.pipex.com/ (http://www.ianweb.dial.pipex.com/) )
Wavechanger
VCS Reducer
LoFi Plus
mda Degrade (mda - http://www.mda-vst.com/ (http://www.mda-vst.com/) )
RefX Trasher
Plogue Rebuilder (Plogue - http://www.plogue.com/e_soft.html (http://www.plogue.com/e_soft.html) )
Plogue MixedGrains (Plogue - http://www.plogue.com/e_soft.html (http://www.plogue.com/e_soft.html) )
Polarizer (destroyFX - http://www.smartelectronix.com/~destroyfx/ (http://www.smartelectronix.com/~destroyfx/) )
Distortionator Mk2 ( http://uk.geocities.com/ndcplugs/ (http://uk.geocities.com/ndcplugs/) )
Verzerr alpha 0.9 ( http://helium.piranho.de/vst/Verzerr.zip (http://helium.piranho.de/vst/Verzerr.zip) )

Equalizer
BlueEQ (Blueline)
dfx EQ Sync (destroyFX - http://www.smartelectronix.com/~destroyfx/ (http://www.smartelectronix.com/~destroyfx/) )
DS GE1
GEQ
HIMproMasterEQ
mda Tracker (mda - http://www.mda-vst.com/ (http://www.mda-vst.com/) )
Blue ParamEQ (Blueline)
Invada Filter
JS Equaliser
JS Band-cut EQ
JS 6-band Equaliser

Filter/Filterbank
Doppler ( http://artistcollaboration.com/users/albert/ (http://artistcollaboration.com/users/albert/) )
Frohmage (Ohmboyz)
Morphone (Tobybear - http://www.tobybear.de/ (http://www.tobybear.de/) )
NastyShaper (BigTick - http://bigtick.pastnotecut.org/index.php (http://bigtick.pastnotecut.org/index.php) )
Shocker (Tobybear - http://www.tobybear.de/ (http://www.tobybear.de/) )
BlueFilter (Blueline)
Cyanide (Smartelectronix - http://www.smartelectronix.com/~bram/ (http://www.smartelectronix.com/~bram/) )
Cyanide 2 (Smartelectronix - http://www.smartelectronix.com/~bram/ (http://www.smartelectronix.com/~bram/) )
Little Duck
mda RezFilter (mda - http://www.mda-vst.com/ (http://www.mda-vst.com/) )
Multilens (Sinusweb - http://www.sinusweb.de/ (http://www.sinusweb.de/) )
PalancareWare Neutronium (PalancarWare - http://palancarware.palancar.net/vst.php (http://palancarware.palancar.net/vst.php) )
TK-4filters
NorthPole resonant filter (Prosoniq - http://www.prosoniq.com (http://www.prosoniq.com) )
VitaminD Filterbank2
dfx Rez Synth (destroyFX - http://www.smartelectronix.com/~destroyfx/ (http://www.smartelectronix.com/~destroyfx/) )
JS Resonnateur
ZFilter Dub
MIDI-Controlled Filter (postDawn - http://postdawn.tripod.com/VSTindex.html (http://postdawn.tripod.com/VSTindex.html) )
npol ( http://helium.piranho.de/vst/npol.zip (http://helium.piranho.de/vst/npol.zip) )
Breather ( http://www.estarcion.com/tinygod/tinygod.html (http://www.estarcion.com/tinygod/tinygod.html) )
Throbber ( http://www.estarcion.com/tinygod/tinygod.html (http://www.estarcion.com/tinygod/tinygod.html) )
MMLFO4ilter (Topaz - http://www.topazproductions.co.uk/ (http://www.topazproductions.co.uk/) )
MM4ilter (Topaz - http://www.topazproductions.co.uk/ (http://www.topazproductions.co.uk/) )
Dyna4ilter (Topaz - http://www.topazproductions.co.uk/ (http://www.topazproductions.co.uk/) )

Flanger/Phaser
SupaPhaser (Smartelectronix - http://www.smartelectronix.com/~bram/ (http://www.smartelectronix.com/~bram/) )
Bluephaser (Blueline)
BlueFlanger (Blueline)
TK FeedFlanger
TK FlangerDestructor
Phased
Strangled
Vflanger
VCS UltraPhazer

Gate
AlliGater (Tobybear - http://www.tobybear.de/ (http://www.tobybear.de/) )
AntiGate (Bioroid - http://www.bioroid.com (http://www.bioroid.com) )
BlueGate (Blueline)
dfx MidiGater (destroyFX - http://www.smartelectronix.com/~destroyfx/ (http://www.smartelectronix.com/~destroyfx/) )
FloorFish (digitalfishphones - http://www.digitalfishphones.com/ (http://www.digitalfishphones.com/) )
Hybrid Alien MidiGate ( http://www.hybridalien.com/ (http://www.hybridalien.com/) )
Indygo Gater ( http://www.indygo.de/files/ (http://www.indygo.de/files/) )
VNoisegate
Skidder (destroyFX - http://www.smartelectronix.com/~destroyfx/ (http://www.smartelectronix.com/~destroyfx/) )
AntiGate (bioroid - http://www.bioroid.com (http://www.bioroid.com) )
MIGA ( http://www.alfonsodamora.it/SE/miga.zip (http://www.alfonsodamora.it/SE/miga.zip) )

Pitch Shaper/Manipulator
BPMtoPitch (Topaz - http://www.topazproductions.co.uk/ (http://www.topazproductions.co.uk/) )
MadShifta! (Tobybear - http://www.tobybear.de/ (http://www.tobybear.de/) )
mda RePsycho (mda - http://www.mda-vst.com/ (http://www.mda-vst.com/) )
PitchScraper
ShivaShifta (Tobybear - http://www.tobybear.de/ (http://www.tobybear.de/) )
specMonkyage
dfx Scrubby (destroyFX - http://www.smartelectronix.com/~destroyfx/ (http://www.smartelectronix.com/~destroyfx/) )
Z-spshift
Z-Spvoc

Reverb
Abyss ( http://members.lycos.co.uk/abyssplugs/free_plugins.htm (http://members.lycos.co.uk/abyssplugs/free_plugins.htm) )
Ambience ( http://www.smartelectronix.com/~magnus/ (http://www.smartelectronix.com/~magnus/) )
BlueReverb
dfx Transverb (destroyFX - http://www.smartelectronix.com/~destroyfx/ (http://www.smartelectronix.com/~destroyfx/) )
FreeverbToo
FreeverbToo15 (Sinusweb - http://www.sinusweb.de/ (http://www.sinusweb.de/) )
Gain
NBM Studioverb (NBM-StudioVerb - http://www.ocadopaje.hpg.com.br/NewBornMusic/ (http://www.ocadopaje.hpg.com.br/NewBornMusic/) )
PSP Pianoverb
RoomMachine844 (Silverspike - http://www.silverspike.com/ (http://www.silverspike.com/) )
Roommaker
SIR ( http://home.t-online.de/home/5200737872 ... _plug.html (http://home.t-online.de/home/520073787260-0001/index_plug.html) )
Studioverb
Simple Reverb

Ringmodulator
BJ Ringmodulator
HNM Ringmodulator
mabento
Robobear (Tobybear - http://www.tobybear.de/ (http://www.tobybear.de/) )
Silverbox (Tobybear - http://www.tobybear.de/ (http://www.tobybear.de/) )
TK Sinmod
mda Ring Modulator (mda - http://www.mda-vst.com/ (http://www.mda-vst.com/) )
Killeringer
The Modulator (ndc plugs - http://uk.geocities.com/ndcplugs/vststuff.htm (http://uk.geocities.com/ndcplugs/vststuff.htm) )

Speaker/Amplifier Simulator
mda Combo (mda - http://www.mda-vst.com/ (http://www.mda-vst.com/) )
mda Leslie (mda - http://www.mda-vst.com/ (http://www.mda-vst.com/) )
RubyTube (Silverspike - http://www.silverspike.com/ (http://www.silverspike.com/) )
Voxengo Tubeamp
Izotope Vinyl
SimulAnalog Guitar Suite ( http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Si ... load.shtml (http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/SimulAnalog/download.shtml) )

Stimulator/Stereo/3D Enhancer
BlueStereo (Blueline)
SpitFish de-esser (digitalfishphones - http://www.digitalfishphones.com/ (http://www.digitalfishphones.com/) )
mda Imager (mda - http://www.mda-vst.com/ (http://www.mda-vst.com/) )
BJ LoFi
mda Stereo (mda - http://www.mda-vst.com/ (http://www.mda-vst.com/) )
mda Roundpan (mda - http://www.mda-vst.com/ (http://www.mda-vst.com/) )
Surrounder
Tardis
rgc Low Frequency Stimulator (rgcAudio - http://www.rgcaudio.com/ (http://www.rgcaudio.com/) )
rgc High Frequency Stimulator (rgcAudio - http://www.rgcaudio.com/ (http://www.rgcaudio.com/) )
Monomaker (destroyFX - http://www.smartelectronix.com/~destroyfx/ (http://www.smartelectronix.com/~destroyfx/) )
Inverter ( http://uk.geocities.com/ndcplugs/ (http://uk.geocities.com/ndcplugs/) )
Dyneo ( http://helium.piranho.de/vst/Dyneo.zip (http://helium.piranho.de/vst/Dyneo.zip) )
Stancer ( http://helium.piranho.de/vst/Stancer.zip (http://helium.piranho.de/vst/Stancer.zip) )

Visual Aid
bs-spectrum ( http://homepage.mac.com/bismark/products.html (http://homepage.mac.com/bismark/products.html) )
C_FFT
C_SuperStereo
C_Tuner
Inspector ( http://www.elementalaudio.com/products/ ... index.html (http://www.elementalaudio.com/products/inspector/index.html) )
PSP Vintage Meter
FFT4VST ( http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepage ... st/fft.htm (http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/NickWhitehurst/fft.htm) )
RMS Buddy (destroyFX - http://www.smartelectronix.com/~destroyfx/ (http://www.smartelectronix.com/~destroyfx/) )

Vocoder
Dec Vocoder
mda Talkbox (mda - http://www.mda-vst.com/ (http://www.mda-vst.com/) )
mda Vocoder (mda - http://www.mda-vst.com/ (http://www.mda-vst.com/) )
Trashcoder

IMPORTANT NOTES:

a) Unfortunately, I don't know the authors of all the effects, since some of them have disappeared, others don't have any identifier built into the plug, and a good portion didn't come with text or help files or any copyright notice. If you know the author, please be kind and add that info after the plugin in brackets (and maybe a hyperlink too?)

b) Some of these plugins are shareware, donationware, or crippleware; and some have been probably removed from the public domain, or discontinued alltogether. I tend to get rid of those that are (I either pay for them, or uninstall them in due course), but some - like the Blueline - are such that they have stayed around on my system. If I mentioned anything on this list that unwittingly infringes upon someone's copyright (although I sincerely doubt it, since I don't have any musicracks), please be kind and let me know, and I will remove it ASAP. I'm NOT encouraging any copyright infringement, implied or factual.

c) This method of classification is at least 50% subjective. Most (all?)flanger/phaser is also a chorus and vice versa; most filterbanks also fit into distortion; and pretty much anything Tobybear does defies classification. To my ears, and based on my experience, hopwever, this is the kind of slotting that made sense. If you're more knowledgeable, please feel free to re-structure it according to the proper lines.

Great, thank you

[DistoCore]

I just updated my DistoCore Disto::FX FREE to version 1.7, still available as 32-bit build (VST) for Windows.
It is a multi-FX with focus on distortion/wave-shaping, so it fits well into the following group:
Distortion/Mangling
DistoCore Disto::FX 1.7 FREE Free download:
https://distocore.online/downloads.html

[Halonmusic]

Thanks

[MarsHottentot]

Looking for an old vst that was designed to emulate mic placement for drums. It had a dark blue GUI, the "field" was an inverted diamond shape with a line down the middle, iirc. There was a small ball that you would move and that would alter where the "mic" was in relation to the "kit". It was great to add a scrappy, trashy room feel to your drum programs.

Lost it in a HD crash ages ago and wish I had it, wish I remembered what it was called!!

[PTV]

Looking for an old vst that was designed to emulate mic placement for drums. It had a dark blue GUI, the "field" was an inverted diamond shape with a line down the middle, iirc. There was a small ball that you would move and that would alter where the "mic" was in relation to the "kit". It was great to add a scrappy, trashy room feel to your drum programs.

Lost it in a HD crash ages ago and wish I had it, wish I remembered what it was called!!

You probably looking for Drum Mic Positioner by Sound Spectral from the first KVR DC:
https://www.kvraudio.com/kvr-developer-challenge/2006/
Unfortunately the download link isn't working anymore

Edit: still available from Wavosaur website
https://blog.wavosaur.com/download/Soun ... tioner.rar

[MarsHottentot]

Looking for an old vst that was designed to emulate mic placement for drums. It had a dark blue GUI, the "field" was an inverted diamond shape with a line down the middle, iirc. There was a small ball that you would move and that would alter where the "mic" was in relation to the "kit". It was great to add a scrappy, trashy room feel to your drum programs.

Lost it in a HD crash ages ago and wish I had it, wish I remembered what it was called!!

You probably looking for Drum Mic Positioner by Sound Spectral from the first KVR DC:
https://www.kvraudio.com/kvr-developer-challenge/2006/
Unfortunately the download link isn't working anymore

Edit: still available from Wavosaur website
https://blog.wavosaur.com/download/Soun ... tioner.rar

THAT'S IT! Thanks PTV! I've really missed this plug!

[paperCUT22]

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I just updated my DistoCore Disto::FX FREE to version 1.7, still available as 32-bit build (VST) for Windows.
It is a multi-FX with focus on distortion/wave-shaping, so it fits well into the following group:
Distortion/Mangling
DistoCore Disto::FX 1.7 FREE Free download:
https://distocore.online/downloads.html (https://distocore.online/downloads.html)

Still one of the best distortions around!

[metamorphosis]

Limiter-Z is easily the best mastering limiter I have ever used. Both 32 and 64-bit.
https://lvcaudio.com/plugins/limited-z/

[tmaworks]

CHAMP for posting this!!

I'll also go ahead and say: Pretty much anything from Antress, Variety of Sound (if you can figure out how to use 'em) and Glace Verb is super sexy, too. Also, a nice, little distortion box called "Apocryta"...

[lilsaf98]

CamelCrusher. I don't think they have a 64bit version. But if you have plugin converter 32 to 64bit, it works fine.

[tmaworks]

CamelCrusher. I don't think they have a 64bit version. But if you have plugin converter 32 to 64bit, it works fine.

Dude, that looks cool! -What do you use it for?

[jermai]

CamelCrusher. I don't think they have a 64bit version. But if you have plugin converter 32 to 64bit, it works fine.

There is a 64bit version of Camel Crusher. One can still download it at https://www.whippedcreamsounds.com/camel-crusher/.
You'll get both versions, 32/64bit.

[lilsaf98]

CamelCrusher. I don't think they have a 64bit version. But if you have plugin converter 32 to 64bit, it works fine.

Dude, that looks cool! -What do you use it for?

You can use it to add saturation, especially them 808s.

[martiu]

madshifta is my new fav plugin name