Is there a good and free FET 1176 compressor vst

[martinjuenke]

No, the free stuff is just garbage, sorry, ladies.

[The Noodlist]

No, the free stuff is just garbage, sorry, ladies.

They're not going to stop people making music. Free sounds good to me, not everybody has or wants to spend money on software.

I'd grab Acustica Grey for free, you wanted fast compression, this does fast.
https://www.acustica-audio.com/shop/products/GREY

I'd also try their other free offerings, worth a try for free.

[funky lime]

Psychocircuitry miniFet has a free version, not an 1176 copy but still useful for those FET-style duties IMO. I find it easier to use personally, as I'm not a fan of the "black box" feel of the 1176's controls.

[jtsterays]

Molotok

[El°HYM]

An overlooked compressor, although it's VCA modelled, are the offerings from Sender Spike.
https://senderspike.wordpress.com/categ ... u-item-162

Wonder what happened to that guy, as he delivered quite a few Gems until somehow disappearing in 2021 or so.

As far as 'There is no free Lunch' in the Mind of a true Capitalist, at least there is the 'free' TDR Kotelnikov, which can do quite a lot of things including fast compression, yet also doesnt emulate anything analog or the 1176. But Pulsar's Smasher does, at least the heavy setting and was also given away for free in the past.

https://pulsar.audio/smasher

[Etienne1973]

Like, I do have T-Racks Comprexxor, which I'm sure can ape a 1176. I never use it

It's worth to read the original EL Distressor manual for proper usage as 1176 or any other possible comp topologies this unit provides.

Classic Emulations
...
* 1176LN 6:1, Att 0 - 3.5, rel 1 - 10.5. Use ratios 3:1, 4:1, 6:1, 20:1 to emulate 4 1176LN ratios. Clean mode is appropriate (Dist 2 or 3 off). Remember that the 1176LN attacks extremely fast and you must keep attack under 4 max. A familiar sound is 6:1, att2, rel 4.
...

Source: https://www.empiricallabs.com/wp-conten ... manual.pdf

[zerocrossing]

Not free, but cheap
https://knobcloud.com/item/118357

T-RackS Black 76

Bundle is also on sale at $49
https://www.jrrshop.com/ik-multimedia-t-racks-5-max

There's lots of quality free stuff out there, like TDR. Tonebooster., Klanghelm, Variety of Sound, they are worth a try and keepers.

That's a no-brainer, for sure. The T-Racks stuff is very solid.

[PieBerger]

Not free, but cheap
https://knobcloud.com/item/118357

T-RackS Black 76

Bundle is also on sale at $49
https://www.jrrshop.com/ik-multimedia-t-racks-5-max

There's lots of quality free stuff out there, like TDR. Tonebooster., Klanghelm, Variety of Sound, they are worth a try and keepers.

That's a no-brainer, for sure. The T-Racks stuff is very solid.

And if you're going to get any T-Racks stuff, you may as well get the bundle, because it's going to install all of the plugins on your drive whether you own the licenses for them or not

[jens]

And if you're going to get any T-Racks stuff, you may as well get the bundle, because it's going to install all of the plugins on your drive whether you own the licenses for them or not

Didn't they change that recently?


Anyway: T-Racks Max for fifty bucks is an absolutely insane deal. Anyone starting out right now is totally in luck.

[planet_b]

I'm pretty sure you'll only get a decent upgrade deal to T-Racks 6 if you have the full bundle. But yeah, for $49.90 the value you'll get with all those, unrivalled. Even for the tape machines alone..

[PieBerger]

And if you're going to get any T-Racks stuff, you may as well get the bundle, because it's going to install all of the plugins on your drive whether you own the licenses for them or not

Didn't they change that recently?


Anyway: T-Racks Max for fifty bucks is an absolutely insane deal. Anyone starting out right now is totally in luck.

If they did, good on them, it was a bloody awful practice!

I agree $49 is a steal if you don't already have a drive full of mixing plugins!

[legendCNCD]

Molotok & Kotelnikov - better yet, if bought, MolotGE and KotelnikovGE.

[ampetrosillo]

I wouldn't say that Molot(ok) is a 1176 compressor. I have it, by the way. It's its own thing.

Honestly, folks, it doesn't matter whether it is a 1176 or not. Get a decent, full-featured compressor and use *that*. Your DAW may have one already. You can have emulations or just dial in that sort of response on a compressor that can do it all (especially for track duties). I am convinced you could do a full album, tracks and buses, just with Kotelnikov.

[GusGranite]

I would start with trying the Analog Obsession FET bundle for free and then take it from there. Make a Patreon donation if you like them.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/fet-bundle-51962024

[EfreetiSultan]

Which daw do you use? Cubase has one and I think logic and studio one also?

FL Studio, unfortunately.

Ouch.. But when you're ready to step out of the children arena and into adult you should pick a proper daw. I recommend cubase or studio one. If you are unfortunate enough to have Mac, logic is a given.