Updated (new suite) - FREE VST PLUG-IN LINKS

I've put together this list of links to some great sites for downloading FREE VST plug-ins.


* Antress:- http://antress.webng.com/

* Audacity Plug-Ins:- http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=VST_Plug-ins

* Betabugs:- http://www.betabugsaudio.com/plugs.php

* Blue Line:- http://www.music-boss.com/freeware_plug-in_blue_line.htm

* Darkware:- http://www.gersic.com/plugins/hosted/darkware/darkware.html

* Don't Crack:- http://www.dontcrack.com/freeware/software.php/id/7037/audio/Plug-ins/platform/windows/

* Dream Vortex:- http://www.dream.vortex.btinternet.co.uk/8103/

* Fretted Synth:- http://frettedsynth.home.att.net/

* Gersic:- http://www.gersic.com/plugins/

* GVST:- http://www.gvst.co.uk/downloads.htm

* Jeroen Breebaart:- http://www.jeroenbreebaart.com/audio_vst.htm

* Kjaerhus:- http://www.kjaerhusaudio.com/download.php

* KVR:- http://www.kvraudio.com/get.php

* MadTracker:- http://www.madtracker.org/plugins.php

* MDA:- http://mda.smartelectronix.com/

* Reaper:- http://www.reaper.fm/reaplugs/

* Retrosampling:- http://www.retrosampling.se/vst.htm

* Scott Garrigus's DigiFreq site:- http://www.digifreq.com/digifreq/downloads.asp

* Shareware Music Machine links: http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/win95/PLUGINS_VST/

* SIR Reverb:- http://www.knufinke.de/sir/sir1.html

* Slim Slow Slider:- http://www.geocities.jp/webmaster_of_sss/vst/index.html#c3

* Sound Editor:- http://www.freesoundeditor.com/incageneng.html?VSTFiltereng.htm~main

* Soundclick Forum links: http://board.soundclick.com/viewtopic.php?t=126143

* Sweetboy:- http://rekkerd.org/sweetboy-vst/

* TAL (Togu Audio Line):- http://kunz.corrupt.ch/?Products

* Terry West Productions: http://www.terrywest.110mb.com/steady.html

* Tweakbench:- http://www.tweakbench.com/

* Voxengo:- http://www.voxengo.com/

* Wavosaur:- http://www.wavosaur.com/vst/compressor-plugins.php

For some really useful free mixing and mastering VST's, click on THIS LINK to go the a thread set up by myself and Legion - there are screenshots for all 25 VST's plus a link to the download page of each one.

Most of the VST downloads are compressed or 'zip' files; a great free and easy to use program which will uncompress or 'unzip' them is the excellent ZIP GENIUS



COMPRESSORS/LIMITERS/EXCITERS:

* Antress Modern Compressor

* Bootsy Rescue

* CS Multiband Compressor

* Elogoxa X-Cita

* GVST GComp

* Kjaerhus Classic Master Limiter

* Pushtec Leftover Lasagne

* Sweetboy T-sledge

* Tessla SE

* If you are prepared to spend a few bucks on a 'must have' piece of analogue style compression software for guitar, bass and drums, I'd heartily recommend downloading the demo of the wonderful PSP Vintage Warmer 2 - I'll guarantee you like it so much you'll end up buying this sometime!


BASS SPECIFIC:

* Elogoxa Baxxpander

* Otium BassLane


EQUALIZERS:

* Linear Phase Graphic EQ

* Habib EQ31

* Kjaerhus Classic EQ

* Voxengo Overtone GEQ


SPATIALIZERS:

* Binaural Simulator

* Antress Modern Illusioniser


REVERBS:

* Anwida Soft DX Reverb

* Kjaerhus Classic Reverb

* Freeverb Too

* DaSample Glaceverb

* SIR 1 Convolution Reverb


A 'must have' in your VST armoury is the (free) Voxengo Span - this is a great Spectrum Analyzer which you can insert anywhere in your project to see exaclty what the audio 'looks like'. Used in conjunction with EQ this is a very powerful tool.


VST SUITES

At some stage, I'd recommending downloading and trying out all the free stuff from these sites:

* AcmeBarGig - an ever growing list of VST's from forum member Ken (Johnny McFly)

* Antress Modern Plug-Ins - one download for all plugs

* Blue Line Pack - one download for all plugs

* Kjaerhaus Classic Series

* Melda Production Free VST FX

* Voxengo


Steve



PS: If you'd like me to add any more to this list, just drop the link into a reply to this post - thanks in advance