Free VST - FerricTDS - Tape Dynamics Simulator - Variety Of Sound

FerricTDS - Tape Dynamics Simulator was the Winner of the KVR Developer Challenge 2009.
Inspired by the smooth dynamic shaping capabilities of some high-end reel-to-reel tape recorders, FerricTDS - Tape Dynamics Simulator simulates three of the most distinctive and much appreciated sonic effects generated by these devices:

• Dynamics: gently shaping the overall dynamic response.
• Saturation: adding extra harmonic-related content.
• Limiting: controlling peak performance.

Functions at a glance:

• Performs gentle audio dynamic treatments.
• Masters difficult to handle audio material.
• Adds extra harmonics and saturation effects.
• Controls outgoing audio peaks.

Developer: Variety Of Sound

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Free VST - Audio Assault - Defacer VST Plugin

Defacer is a free zero latency VST plug-in featuring two channels of audio mangling tools.

Each channel features:

• Deface Randomly rearranges samples in 2,4,8,16,32,64 or 128 sample blocks.
• LP Pre-Deface, Pre-Distortion lowpass filter.
• Distort Soft Clipping/Distortion.
• Rectify Rectifies the signal.
• Mix Mix the Original Signal.

Defacer can do many strange things, like making a guitar lead sound like a dirty synth, or strange vocal effects.

Developer: http://audio-assault.com/

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Free VST - Native Instrments free KONTAKT 5 PLAYER

KONTAKT 5 PLAYER + KONTAKT FACTORY SELECTION is the free sample player based on award-winning KONTAKT technology. Expanding the capabilities of its successful predecessor, the free KONTAKT 5 PLAYER allows for innovative, highly playable instruments leaving technological and musical limitations behind. Due to Kontakt Script Processing you get unprecedented functionality and musicality.

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Free VST - GTG 13 - GTG Synths

Features:

• Two oscillators.
• Three LFOs.
• Four Filter modes.
• Oscillator sync.
• Stereo Chorus with adjustable amount and rate.
• 8 voice polyphonic.
• MIDI Automation.
• 16 Presets.

Developer: GTG Synths

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Free VST - TubeOhm - M-Phasewave

TubeOhm has released M-Phasewave, a free fully working monophonic phase distortion synthesizer VST instrument plug-in for Windows.

M-Phasewave comes with 64 sounds, two arps and an effects section with chorus, delay and reverb.

A second soundbank with 128 new sounds for Phasewave (the polyphonic commercial version of this synth) is also available now.

Developer: TubeOhm Instruments

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Free VST - TesslaPRO mkII - Variety Of Sound

TesslaPRO mkII is a transient aware signal saturator.

It offers:

• Transformer style signal saturation.
• Smooth transient polishing and increased RMS leveling.
• Transient aware signal saturation.
• Switchable sub-bass enhancements.
• Subtle and nice audio coloration enhancements.

Controls:

• Bass: increase or decrease the bass response.
• Drive: alters the gain amount of the signal into the processor.
• Boost: adds further 12dB gain.
• Transients: turning clockwise lets transients pass through.
• Power: plug-in on/off.
• Out: output level.

Specification:

• SSE and Assembler optimized sound engine.
• Minimum latency processing.
• Harmonic enhancements with low artifacts (aliasing).
• Plug-in integration is done with Synthmaker software - performance crucial parts are written in assembler.

Developer: Variety Of Sound

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Free VST - X-cita - Elogoxa

Analog style exciter for mastering purposes, inspired on the BBE Maximizer models.

• Warm sound and very simple to use, this exciter can be very useful to add some subtle brightness in the high frequencies, and make the lows more dense. It has been conceived to be used mainly on the mastering stage, but it's also useful for individual tracks.
• Independent controls for Low and High frequencies, bypass and global Volume Out.
• Completely automatable via MIDI CC (Controls 20,21,22,23,24).
• Moderate CPU use (-8% Athlon XP 2400+).
• Includes 6 presets.

Developer: Elogoxa

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