Free Compression VST Plugins Evolving list of the most useful and interesting free vst compression plugins out there that are free to download. Updated Post Here: Free Compression VST: 5 Must have Plugins Wether you’re looking for straight forward emulations of solid state gear, individual track compression, limiting, multiband or sidechain compression hopefully this extensive […]
Over the past few months I’ve been updating this site with free vst plugins from all over the net. And as with anything like this the amount of stuff available is quite simply breath taking. I’ll be combining a few categories here as well such as EQ, Limiters, Compressors, Sidechain, Metering and of course Mastering […]
Leveling Amplifier v1.2 by Martin Best – Free VST Plugin Download from here ‘Leveling Amplifier was inspired by the famous hardware limiters of the past, it has a very fast response to peaks with a slow release for minimum distortion even when driven hard. The ‘Gain’ controls the input level from 0dB to +10dB, the […]
Sweetboys Volcano Limiter/Maximizer – Free VST Plugin Get it here Volcano combines a peak limiter and a level maximizer. It’s a pretty simple to use plugin having only 4 parameters: Threshold: Controls the level of limiting. If clipping noise occurs reduce to a smaller setting. MaxOut: Controls the maximum level of output signal. It’s recommended […]
George Yohng’s W1 Limiter VST W1 Limiter is a clone of Waves L1, with identical output. Release curve simplified Release time multiplied 3 times (see notes below) Softening circuit filter changed Waves L1 famous limiter (and thus W1 – for compatibility reasons) uses three times longer actual release time than standard RT60 metric. This means […]
Pay attention to the ‘Input’ on a limiter. The ‘Input’ works a little like the ‘Threshold’ on a normal compressor. The more ‘Input’ the more the compression effect will be applied to your track. The second setting you want to look at is the ‘Ratio’. The ‘Ratio’ setting controls the amount of gain reduction that […]
Endorphin – free vst limiting and dualband compression plugin. Analogue style brickwall limiter An overview on the features: Two independent frequency bands (low and high frequency processing) Switchable stereo or M/S mode operation Two basic compressor designs: modern vca mode with soft-knee characteristics and manual time constants. This mode provides an instant response behaviour and […]
Very cool freeware VST plugin Maximiser. Features: Input, Output, Gain, Drive & Release. This maximizer / limiter VST works great and is very easy to use. Squash your mix to death Download
Featuring transparent brickwall Limiting with 0 db stop and variable knee from 0% to 100% to keep limiting distortion at a minimum. “IQ” mode allows users to get a more “intelligent” release from the knee with program emphasis. Low latency for live performance use (40 samples at 44.1khz = ca 1ms latency). Stereo link to […]