Freeware VSTeffects roundup 64-bit

[Morty-C-137]

Hm unfortunately I don't know a way to do it in Logic Pro that doesn't involve two tracks. Maybe someone that knows Logic Pro better than I do would know but my hunch is that it is not possible.

The two track setup looks like this (from the SendBlender manual):

Screenshot 2025-11-05 at 2.58.00 PM.png

Logic Pro has more limited routing options than some other DAWs.

Thanks! I have been testing things out a bit this morning. Sadly, Logic does not allow sidechain inputs from the same channel the plugin that is receiving the sidechain input is on.

So indeed a two tracks setup is needed. It's a handy plugin for sure. Gain matching is also useful as are setting the different crossover curves. What I am missing is mouse-wheel control over plugin parameters.. ?

[minordrama]

Hm unfortunately I don't know a way to do it in Logic Pro that doesn't involve two tracks. Maybe someone that knows Logic Pro better than I do would know but my hunch is that it is not possible.

The two track setup looks like this (from the SendBlender manual):

Screenshot 2025-11-05 at 2.58.00 PM.png

Logic Pro has more limited routing options than some other DAWs.

Thanks! I have been testing things out a bit this morning. Sadly, Logic does not allow sidechain inputs from the same channel the plugin that is receiving the sidechain input is on.

So indeed a two tracks setup is needed. It's a handy plugin for sure. Gain matching is also useful as are setting the different crossover curves. What I am missing is mouse-wheel control over plugin parameters.. ?

Hey I'm sorry I forgot to reply to this. Mouse wheel control is on my list of things to implement. You can expect it in a future update.

[Morty-C-137]

Excellent! Thanks.

[ShanS]

Thanks for the post. Another hidden gem is ZL Equalizer, Only free EQ I found close to Pro Q 4 by Fabfilter.

[Shalotta]

Thanks for the post. Another hidden gem is ZL Equalizer, Only free EQ I found close to Pro Q 4 by Fabfilter.

Nice find, an interesting developer indeed.

For users who want to see a list of ZL creations:
https://github.com/orgs/ZL-Audio/repositories?type=all

[noiseresearch]

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[VladK]

Thanks for the post. Another hidden gem is ZL Equalizer, Only free EQ I found close to Pro Q 4 by Fabfilter.

Nice find, an interesting developer indeed.

For users who want to see a list of ZL creations:
https://github.com/orgs/ZL-Audio/repositories?type=all

just keep in mind that ZL Equalizer 2 repo is not on public GitHub, only the older ZL Equalizer is.
But ZL Equalizer 2 is also free and can be downloaded from https://zl-audio.github.io/plugins/
Or download the nightly builds from here: https://github.com/ZL-Audio/ZLNightlyRelease/releases

[Gabriel Garcia]

just keep in mind that ZL Equalizer 2 repo is not on public GitHub, only the older ZL Equalizer is.
But ZL Equalizer 2 is also free and can be downloaded from https://zl-audio.github.io/plugins/
Or download the nightly builds from here: https://github.com/ZL-Audio/ZLNightlyRelease/releases

As I understand V2 continues in the same repository of V1 and can be found at https://github.com/ZL-Audio/ZLEqualizer.

It's confusing but version numbers up to 0.6.2 is ZL Equalizer v1 and version numbers from 1.0.0 onwards are for ZL Equalizer v2.

[Shalotta]

Thanks for the post. Another hidden gem is ZL Equalizer, Only free EQ I found close to Pro Q 4 by Fabfilter.

Nice find, an interesting developer indeed.

For users who want to see a list of ZL creations:
https://github.com/orgs/ZL-Audio/repositories?type=all

just keep in mind that ZL Equalizer 2 repo is not on public GitHub, only the older ZL Equalizer is.
But ZL Equalizer 2 is also free and can be downloaded from https://zl-audio.github.io/plugins/
Or download the nightly builds from here: https://github.com/ZL-Audio/ZLNightlyRelease/releases

Makes me aware I downloaded versions for the wrong platform hehe,
otherwise ... I find everything latest in the list.
Not sure what do you mean?

[Shalotta]

just keep in mind that ZL Equalizer 2 repo is not on public GitHub, only the older ZL Equalizer is.
But ZL Equalizer 2 is also free and can be downloaded from https://zl-audio.github.io/plugins/
Or download the nightly builds from here: https://github.com/ZL-Audio/ZLNightlyRelease/releases

As I understand V2 continues in the same repository of V1 and can be found at https://github.com/ZL-Audio/ZLEqualizer.

It's confusing but version numbers up to 0.6.2 is ZL Equalizer v1 and version numbers from 1.0.0 onwards are for ZL Equalizer v2.

Ok, I think I understand the issue.
The confusion is mainly based
on ZL`s naming convention of files & folders.

In short:
ZL EQ = main folder with literally everything related to it.
On the right then is the latest datest release no matter the version.

ZLxxx.86 = everything pc related (x86, x64, vst, vst3).

I hope it is a bit more transparent now.

[Aloysius]

Hi recently released an update for my free kick drum utility “for kicks” sound great when layering with samples and on its own. If you guys want to give it a spin https://Bzarvin.com/forkicks

Mac OS: VST3, AU, CLAP
Windows: VST3, CLAP
Linux: VST3, CLAP

[Ahfkdy7]

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https://ahfkdy7.itch.io/pussi-xtc (https://ahfkdy7.itch.io/pussi-xtc)
i made a speaker crosstalk canceller
it features: analytic HRTF for plant matrix creation, phase-aligned signal morphing, cepstral spatial cue reconstruction, matrix inversion by determinant, fully parametric and more math tricks inside.

you measure your head size and speaker geometry, tweak some values and good to go.

eats cpu like crazy though.
my very first vst

vst2 windows 64bit only, microsoft c++ runtime needed.

[Aloysius]

Cyber Monday AudioFB

In celebration of Cyber Monday, we decided to create 3 plugins using CubeSoundLab and make them available for FREE download.

https://audiofb.com/plugins/

I have no idea if they are any good.

[bagpipe200]

Soundtoys are giving away 6 free effects over Xmas. Today's is Little Primal Tape delay. I was playing with it this morning - it's really good. Lots of variety available:

https://www.soundtoys.com/12-days-of-so ... 6b54f2027f

[Ahfkdy7]

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https://ahfkdy7.itch.io/pussi-xtc (https://ahfkdy7.itch.io/pussi-xtc)
i made a speaker crosstalk canceller
it features: analytic HRTF for plant matrix creation, phase-aligned signal morphing, cepstral spatial cue reconstruction, matrix inversion by determinant, fully parametric and more math tricks inside.

you measure your head size and speaker geometry, tweak some values and good to go.

eats cpu like crazy though.
my very first vst

vst2 windows 64bit only, microsoft c++ runtime needed.

macos universal build is out too