With NAMM 2020 behind us, freeware Sunday is back! This week, we've got a tube saturator and compressor, a dual mode resonant filter and a wavetable synth with a huge step sequencer.
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Audified has released ToneSpot Voice Pro, a complete vocal processing chain with EQ, saturation, compression, reverb, delay, and more. It’s a one-stop shop plug-in for mixing vocal tracks.
It's been a great week for free plug-ins, with an update for one of the best free drum samplers, a 20-band vocoder and a tape recorder emulation. That's Sitala Beta 2, Full Bucket Vocoder and SN03-G.
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Waves has released the Abbey Road Saturator plug-in, based on saturation chains from two of the studio's vintage EMI consoles. It also includes the EMI TG12321 Compander circuit for pre-saturation signal ...
A free download until Nov. 30, Berzerk is a pretty wild distortion plug-in that features creative and advanced controls like random waveshapes and M/S processing.
What makes DynaQ special is that it offers independent processing of the two frequency ranges, simultaneously. So you can equalize the loud and quiet parts of your track independently. Neat.
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Kush by UBK has added the Omega Transformer Model TWK to its line-up of plug-ins. It emulates the op-amps in the company's own Tweaker hardware compressor, for some smooth 70s-style saturation.
Sknote has announced AnyTesla, an input and output transformer modelling plug-in. If you mix "in the box", AnyTesla could be a great way to add analogue warmth and saturation to your tracks.
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Whether you record at home or work in a recording studio, mic tube gear or use virtual amps, Audified has a new plug-in to help sculpt your guitar tone: ToneSpot Electric Pro.
Babelson Audio has released the FD1N and FD3N Tube EQ Saturator plug-ins. They look almost exactly like the FD2N Tube EQ from a few weeks ago. What's the difference, and do you need all three of them?
Get a load of tape wow, shake, hiss, squeal, harm and detune - each with color, saturation, speed and mix controls to shape and dial tape destruction exactly the way you want.
Can't afford an expensive microphone and preamp, but want to sound like the big guys? The Soyuz Microphones Launcher makes any dynamic mic sound like it was run through a vintage console.
United Plugins has introduced Front DAW. The input plug-in is meant to bring the sound of analogue mixing consoles to your DAW. And here's a treat: For a limited time, Front DAW is completely free!
SketchCassette is a charming lo-fi plug-in with a sloppily sketched user interface. It emulates a 4-track cassette recorder with considerable depth, despite its casual-looking GUI.
Valves is a vintage valve emulation plug-in that also employs a multimode resonant filter and a cabinet/EQ section. Its intuitive interface is arranged in a configuration of four independent modules.
Need an experimental sound-shaping tool for your next project? Take a look at Instinct, a creative processor that bridges the gap between saturation and dynamics processing in interesting ways.
