Chorus VST Plugins

Here is the simplest free Chorus plug I could find. Only three knobs.  http://kunz.corrupt.ch/products/TAL-Chorus-LX 
Blue cat also has a free chorus but 6 knobs

Here's a fun website to check out http://bedroomproducersblog.com/2014/09/23/free-chorus-vst/ 

Acons is very good the one below is also free and very versatile.
 
http://www.kvraudio.com/product/azurite-by-distorque
 
 

bitflipper
I've always enjoyed the tasteful use of a chorus stompbox by Alex Lifeson. Anybody happen to know what he uses?

He uses a AxefxII these days. I'll be seeing him May 8th in Tulsa, OK...and I'm looking forward to it!

bitflipper
I've always enjoyed the tasteful use of a chorus stompbox by Alex Lifeson. Anybody happen to know what he uses?

Yes, heard he used a Boss CE-1 Chorus in the early years but moved on to a TC 1210 Spatial Expander+Stereo Chorus/Flanger around Power Windows.

In case anyone's jonesin' for the much praised, highly regarded, very difficult to find Kjaerhus Audio set of plugs, here's a link that's on the site that LANEY supplied.
 
http://www.acoustica.com/plugins/vst-directx.htm
 
They're only 32 bit though. To bad he didn't stick with it. I'm guessing that he'd have done fairly well for himself if he would have stuck with it and made them [and possibly others] x64 plugs.

SF_Green

jimusic
In case anyone's jonesin' for the much praised, highly regarded, very difficult to find Kjaerhus Audio set of plugs, here's a link that's on the site that LANEY supplied.
 
http://www.acoustica.com/plugins/vst-directx.htm
 
They're only 32 bit though. To bad he didn't stick with it. I'm guessing that he'd have done fairly well for himself if he would have stuck with it and made them [and possibly others] x64 plugs.

I still have those and still use them.  I really like those plugins.  Also still use the Vintage Channel VC-64 that came with Sonar 6, which was basically the Kjaerhus Golden Channel.  Have the Golden Modulator, too.  It's my still my "go to" modulation plugin.

Nice!

Very good references from all you guys, as always. Had forgotten about Azurite until Crowned mentioned it.
 
Check the distorque wesite for other freeware, gems. Highest IMHO is the Vitamin C compressor. Not for mastering, but rude and crude for guitar. Faithful rep of the Orange Squeeze with some additional knobs.
 
http://distorqueaudio.com/
 
Still on the hunt for effects that elude me for now...(besides a good noise gate)
 
Got amps, eq's, compressors, delays, reverbs covered until the next life.
 
Still searching for the Holy Grail of stereo phase, flange, chorus (and the noise gate).
 
Any input deeply appreciated.
 
John
 
 

Thanks Bit,
 
Too much already available technology in my old age to keep track of. The Valhalla plugs are much more than just reverbs.
 
Seems I got some decent stereo images out of PSP N2O and Nitro as well. Just have to get in there, tweek the settings and save decent user presets.
 
http://www.pspaudioware.com/plugins/multimode_effects/psp_n2o/
 
Decades ago, there was nothing that could do any effect with any quality except a sterile digital echo. Reverb was the big challenge. Now we done reverb good.
 
Biggest obstacle now for current knowledge is the noise gate. Nothing 20 or 30 years won't solve if any of us are still here.
 
John
 
 

JohnKenn
Biggest obstacle now for current knowledge is the noise gate. Nothing 20 or 30 years won't solve if any of us are still here.

It's been done. It's called Pro-G from FabFilter.
 

jimusic
Within a DAW, I'm trying to figure out how & where I'd ever use a noise gate.
 
My current DAW has one. My mixer/secondary interface has one.
 
But any noise or early unwanted signal can just be cut or at least muted until editing.
 
So where else would one be needed other than live?

On reverb for the famous Hugh Padgham/Phil Collins drum sound

Ahh. Ok. Thanks Buds.

My apologies too to the OP for drifting OT...
 
Check out Meldaproduction's MDynamics. I haven't used it myself, but on paper it's as close to a do-everything plugin you'll find. It can be a compressor, limiter, expander, or gate. You can define custom transfer curves. Ultra-fast attack times, parametric sidechain filter, parallel operation, RMS detection, variable-knee, auto-release, 2-16x oversampling, continuous channel unlinking, resizable UI - about the only feature it's lacking is M/S processing. Catch it on one of the half-price sales and it'll be only $64.
 
You'll get quite different results by placing the gate before versus after compression. Usually, it works better before, because the greater dynamic range makes it easier for the gate to distinguish between low and high levels. However, inserting it post-compression may be called for in some circumstances, such as when the compressor brings out excessive sibilance on a vocal.
 
Back to topic...Bedroom Producers has a list of free chorus plugins here. The #1 pick on their list is one that I tried a few years ago when it was made for the KVR Developer's Challenge (which it didn't win): Azurite. When I'd tested it back then, I remember being surprised by its extreme modulation capabilities. It did not, however, suit my own style and I've never actually used it in a project. But it satisfies the OP's main prerequisite - free - so it's worth taking a look at.

I like the Audio Damage Vapor and Fluid Plugs. Very simple with a differant take. Azurite is not a simple chorus but is a very good freebie.

tlw
Overloud's VKFX pro-channel chorus module available from the Cake store is pretty good. Goes all the way from gentle ensembles to seasick without sounding too digital or turning into an unpleasant flanger if fed a little distortion.

+1 - the chorus and delay are my favourites but the entire collection as a whole is extremely versatile, low cpu, and great sounding. The fact that they all come together in both pro channel and standard vst formats makes it even nicer for Sonar users.