This week's roundup of the best free plug-ins brings us a filter with lots of rhythmic glitching and a FET-based saturator. Also, the wonderful Valhalla Space Modulator is now free for everyone!
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Output has released Thermal. With a multi-band distortion stage and the modulation engine from the Output Portal granular effect, Thermal is all about modulated distortion and saturation.
Side Effects is a mid/side-oriented processing chain that features an equalizer, compressor, saturation, panning, and gain facilities. It's on sale (25% off) until July 18!
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FabFilter has announced Saturn 2, a hot update to its multi-band saturation plug-in with an updated GUI, new distortion and amp styles, modulation visualization, and more.
Accentize has released PreTube, an AI-based tube preamp simulator and saturator plug-in. Is it intelligent enough to know what your tracks should sound like?
With its transformer-based saturation and built-in Opto compressor, the new Radial HDI is both a tone box as well as a high-end DI box, rolled into one!
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MIA Laboratories has released 980 SPARK, a new plug-in designed to improve your audio tracks with just a few knob twists. 980 SPARK combines a compressor, EQ and saturator.
With just three knobs, Satura is able to coax digital distortion, lo-fi tape delay and analog transistor saturation courtesy of a modeled Moog ladder filter. Hooray for donationware!
God Mode is a multi-band saturation plug-in with three types of distortion, sidechain support, and linear phase filters which offers creative possibilities.
VocalMint Saturator by Audified and Punchy Worm by W.A. Production are idiot-proof facades for the complex processing hidden under their proverbial hood.
Eventide just released a brand new H9 series plug-in, the CrushStation. The versatile distortion effect is on sale at a fantastic launch price of USD39!
Rich is an affordable mastering plug-in that ties together a proprietary progressive tone correction algorithm, stereo widening and saturation. You can get is for as little as a tenner!
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United Plugins has released Autoformer by SounDevice Digital. With three kinds of dynamic control – preamp, volume rider and compressor – the plug-in helps to keep your levels in check.
Waves' MultiMod Rack lets you drop the Abbey Road Saturator, Berzerk and MDMX distortions into its three slots and dial in multi-band distortion while modulating nearly every parameter!
FirePresser is a software compressor with a big promise - blend freely between four classic compressor emulations through a familiar clickpad interface and knob controls.
The Plug And Mix Pro Series bundle is on sale for a limited time. At over 60% off, this deal is a great opportunity to add the Emax EQ, OptoMax compressor and Tube Exciter plug-ins to your collection.
