Due to this topic others thought of creating this. A collection of interesting plugins and platforms that one can work with for free.

Main thing is that the plugins should be stable and perform well. I'd insist on not including experimental/buggy plugins in order to keep this list practical and to the point.

Please inform me about interesting plugins by replying or by PM. Please mention a category it would fall under as well. If a link is dead, please inform me as well. I'll do the best I can to keep this page up to date.

I've also mirrored some files from my own archive as I couldn't find the original download source anymore.

In short:
- Free software only
- Demo's allowed if they do not limit critical features
- No time limits
- No buggy/experimental stuff

Just straightforward practical and useful plugins!

Please only mention plugins you like specifically, it's about the good ones. Do not send me links to existing lists please.

DAW
Audio Editors
Audacity	PC / MAC / LINUX
Sequencers / Piano roll-based
Cakewalk	PC
Trackers
Buzz	PC
Renoise	PC / MAC / LINUX	Fully functional excl. export functionality and ASIO - export can be done with Voxengo Recorder, also on this page
VST Instruments
Hardware emulators/inspired - do not always sound similar
Superwave P8	PC	Based on the Roland JP8000/JP8080
Synth1	PC	Based on the Clavia Nord Lead 2
TAL BassLine	PC / MAC	Based on Roland SH101
TAL-U-No-62	PC / MAC	Based on the Roland Juno 6
Real Instrument VSTs
4Front Bass	PC / MAC
4Front E-Piano	PC / MAC
4Front Piano	PC / MAC
4Front Rhode	PC / MAC
Spicy Guitar	PC / MAC
Samplers
Subtractive synthesizers
Genobazz	PC
TAL Elek7ro	PC / MAC
TAL NoiseMaker	PC / MAC
Experimental synthesizers
Empty...
VST Effects
Analysis tools
Blue Cat FreqAnalyst	PC / MAC
PSP Vintagemeter	PC / MAC
SSL X-ISM	PC / MAC	Registration required
Bouncing / Exporting
Voxengo Recorder	PC
Chorus
Blue Cat Chorus	PC / MAC
Blue Cat Stereo Chorus	PC / MAC
Kjearhus Classic Chorus	PC	Mirrored - Found the source website or is this a rights breach? Contact me
TAL Chorus LX	PC / MAC
Compression / Limiting
Audio Assault Head Crusher	PC
Audio Assault Klipfreak	PC
Audiodamage Rough Rider	PC
Blue Cat Digital Peak Meter	PC
Blue Cat Gain Suite	PC / VST
Kjearhus Classic Compressor	PC	Mirrored - Found the source website or is this a rights breach? Contact me
Kjearhus Classic Master Limiter	PC	Mirrored - Found the source website or is this a rights breach? Contact me
TLS Ultramaximizer	PC	Mirrored - Found the source website or is this a rights breach? Contact me
Delay
Glitch Machines Hysteresis	PC / MAC
Kjearhus Classic Delay	PC	Mirrored - Found the source website or is this a rights breach? Contact me
KR Delay FS	PC / MAC / LINUX
TAL Dub 1 / 2 / 3	PC / MAC
ValhallaFreqEcho	PC / MAC
Distortion / Amp- or Cabinet simulators
Audiodamage FuzzPlus3	PC / MAC
Audio Assault Bass Grinder	PC / MAC
Audio Assault Defacer	PC / MAC
Audio Assault Grind Machine	PC / MAC
Geektronic	PC
Izotope Vinyl	PC / MAC
TAL Bitcrusher	PC / MAC
TAL Tube	PC / MAC
Voxengo Tubeamp	PC / MAC
Voxengo Boogex	PC
EQ
Blue Cat Triple EQ	PC / MAC
Kjearhus Classic EQ	PC	Mirrored - Found the source website or is this a rights breach? Contact me
TAL USE	PC / MAC
Voxengo Marvel GEQ	PC / MAC
Voxengo Overtone GEQ	PC / MAC
Filters
Elysia Niveau Filter	PC / MAC
Kjearhus Classic Filter	PC	Mirrored - Found the source website or is this a rights breach? Contact me
Ohmforce Frohmage	PC / MAC
TAL Filter	PC / MAC
Flanger
Blue Cat Flanger	PC / MAC
Blue Cat Stereo Flanger	PC / MAC
Kjearhus Classic Flanger	PC	Mirrored - Found the source website or is this a rights breach? Contact me
TAL Flanger	PC / MAC
Gate
AraldFX StormGate1	PC / MAC
Multi-effects
Camel Audio Camelcrusher	PC / MAC	Mirrored by the nice guys of audiopluginsforfree.com
dBlue Glitch	PC
Glitch Machines Fracture	PC / MAC
Phaser
Blue Cat Phaser	PC / MAC
Kjearhus Classic Phaser	PC	Mirrored - Found the source website or is this a rights breach? Contact me
Pitch correction
GSnap	PC
Reverb
Kjearhus Classic Reverb	PC	Mirrored - Found the source website or is this a rights breach? Contact me
KR Reverb FS	PC / MAC / LINUX
PSP Pianoverb	PC / MAC
Tal Reverb	PC / MAC
Voxengo oldskoolverb	PC
Stereo processing tools
Voxengo MSED	PC / MAC
Voxengo Stereo Touch	PC / MAC
Transient processing
Audio Assault Transient	PC / MAC
Flux Bittersweet v3	PC / MAC
Tremolo
Audiodamage Pulse Modulator	PC / MAC	Mirrored by the nice guys of vst4free.com
Vocoder
TAL Vocoder	PC / MAC
Samples
Wave Alchemy		Drums, SFX

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quote:

If less is more think about how much more more would be. -Frasier

Last edited by Storyteller on Feb-15-2019 at 12:21

My personal favourites amongst the total list - and used in virtually all of my productions in the past and current:
Synth 1
Voxengo MSED
Flux Bittersweet 2
TLS Ultramaximizer

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quote:

If less is more think about how much more more would be. -Frasier

Maybe you could mark them PC, MAC and PC/MAC?

Great suggestion

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Anthony Mea - Get It On (Storyteller Remix)

quote:

If less is more think about how much more more would be. -Frasier

I used to use camel audio's camel crusher quite a bit. Has a few presets to flip through as well.


CamelCrusherFree

Better layout now. Added some formatting and found some major security holes in this forum but hey, as long as we're not abusing it's still fun .

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Anthony Mea - Get It On (Storyteller Remix)

quote:

If less is more think about how much more more would be. -Frasier

RCGAudio SFZ, a free soundfont player wich is quite useful

http://www.cakewalk.com/Download/sfz.aspx

Let's not forget the rhythmic plugins. These are all very cool:

Arp - Kirnu Free Arpeggiator (VST/Win 32,Win 64,non SSE2, Mac OS X )

Glitchy - Illformed/DBlue Glitch (Windows VST only)

Gate - AraldFX Stormgate 1 (PC VST format and MAC VST and AU formats (it works on Mac/Intels too))

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More freebies that are widely used and recommended:

Togu Audio Line (TAL) plugins (VST & AU)

Cakewalk/RGC:Audio Triangle II

Cakewalk/RGC:Audio Square I

Both of these Cakewalk/RGC:Audio synths were developed by the same guy who developed Z3TA (Windows VST only)

Fuzzpilz Oatmeal Synth (Windows VST only)

Blue Cat Audio Freeware - 11 excellent plugins (Mac-AU / Mac-RTAS / Mac-VST / Win-DX / Win-RTAS / Win-VST / Win x64-DX / Win x64-VST)

Solid State Logic X-ISM Meter (PC/Mac)

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Last edited by cryophonik on Jun-09-2011 at 16:49

i use these all the time to layout ideas, very CPU & hard drive friendly:

Piano - http://www.kvraudio.com/get/597.html

(that company has a bunch more, bass, e-piano, rhodes, etc 90% of them are free)

@Cryo: Will add the Blue Cate later on. Square one still seems to be a paid plugin according to the website... It links to a page that allows you to choose your preferred currency.

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Anthony Mea - Get It On (Storyteller Remix)

quote:

If less is more think about how much more more would be. -Frasier

some cool free synths:

Spicy Guitar http://www.spicyguitar.com/
Trancedriver http://www.yedey.com/
SuperWave 8 http://www.kvraudio.com/db/superwave_p8_by_superwave
Genobazz http://audio.tekit-studio.eu/genobazz/