Your Favorite Free Plugins?

[Lougarcia]

Hello guys!

Free plugins? For me i'm not usually used to manage free plugins in my mixes.
coz I always trust Waves plugin when using Pro Tools and Steinberg Nuendo and Cubase SX on my mix, both in RTAS and VST. My recent mastering plugin is Izotope Ozone its good! but would recommend Kjaerhus plugins for the free plugins and also FreeG for gain

You may want to drop by and have a glance in my website for tips. Its for all aspiring Audio Engineers in the industry. ( www.lougarcia.8m.com )

Lou Garcia

[Lougarcia]

Originally Posted by Lougarcia

Hello guys!

NOTE 1:

Free plugins? For me i'm not usually used to manage free plugins in my mixes.
coz I always trust Waves plugin when using Pro Tools and Steinberg Nuendo and Cubase SX on my mix, both in RTAS and VST. My recent mastering plugin is Izotope Ozone its good! but would recommend Kjaerhus plugins for the free plugins and also FreeG for gain

You may want to drop by and have a glance in my website for tips. Its for all aspiring Audio Engineers in the industry. ( www.lougarcia.8m.com )

Lou Garcia

NOTE 2:

HI Guys!

For Pro Tools LE RTAS plugins for free, try to search for Nomad factory, They have at least 3 free plugins for RTAS. and just in case you want to use VST plugins for RTAS... That is possible. by VST to RTAS adapter you must try it!
Your Pro Tools DAW will be so complete!. I have some VST plugins that you can use just e-mail me at lougarcia@mailsent.net and try also visiting my website is at www.lougarcia.8m.com.

Kjaerhus plugins can be associated with pro tools thru VST to RTAS adapter
Try It.

Just in case you want a free Pro Tools software. I can recommend Pro Tools 5
but it runs with Windows 98. Just try to have a good and high specification in your PC including Memory Card and Hardisk to run this software. Its available at Digidesign.com

www. Lougarcia.8m.com ( I have weblink to Digidesign just visit this site and click on Pro Tools. Thanks

[kyleknapp]

Here's a very interesting free plugin: SIR from Christian Knufinke

Download it at: http://www.knufinke.de/sir/index_en.html

"SIR" is an Impulse-Response processor - you point it to an impulse file (WAV containing sound sample of a room, cathedral, hall, whatever), and it analyzes the acoustic signature of that room and re-creates its natural reverb in your mix. I tried it with the included "cathedral" sample, many other impulses are downloadable. Easy to use, totally cool!

[Hookani]

Here's a good site for free plugins:

http://www.gersic.com/plugins/index.php

Ho'okani

[Smurf]

Hello Folks, here are the ones the myself, and a few others the use the Kristal Audio Engine, have in our arsenal, and that we use a lot. All are free, and all work great! This list is lifted from my site....

Kjaerhus Audio Classic VST
http://www.kjaerhusaudio.com/classic-series.php

Luxonix LFX 1310
http://www.luxonix.com/home/en/products.html?id=lfx1310

GlaceVerb
http://www.dasample.com/index.php?show=glaceverb

Room Machine 844
http://www.silverspike.com/?Products:RoomMachine_844

Anwida Soft DX Reverb Lite
http://www.anwida.com/

Deep Sound VST Packs
http://mp3.deepsound.net/plugins_packs.php

Elogoxa
http://www.uv.es/~ruizcan/p_vst.htm

S.I.R_Super Impuls Reverb
http://www.knufinke.de/sir/index_en.html

Voxengo
http://www.voxengo.com/

Strip Tool
http://www.vb-audio.com/

MDA
http://www.mda-vst.com/

GVST
http://www.gvst.co.uk/index.htm

Gersic
http://www.gersic.com/plugins/index.php?daCat=-3

Free Amp
http://www.frettedsynth.com/
The best free amp modeler I have found, but it is resource hungry!

Deep Sound
http://mp3.deepsound.net/plugins_packs.php
LOTS of VST's on here, this site will keep ya busy! A must have is the Paris Parametric EQ, it is my favorite plugin, period.

Don't Crack.com
http://www.dontcrack.com/freeware/
The best site that I have found that has free stuff for both PC AND Macs.

NCH Swift Sound
http://www.nch.com.au/
Not really a site of VST's, but there free audio software works quite well.

Enjoy!!

[guitar junkie]

I've been using the free stuff from Air Windows which is Mac AU only format.... they have some nice coloring tools like a Neve sounding plugin!

they have payware and freeware on some weird page...

[D2dadub]

It seems there is a plethora of well liked plug ins. This is good. Can anyone advise what I might try to get that radio ready vocal sound? It seems like current music is using less and less coloring but the vocals seem to fit in. Maybe there is a lot of activity to get great sounds that don't sound processed, but really are. Can anyone advise what miking techniques, equipment, and plug ins I should use? I can't spend a fortune here so freeware is good. Let me know. Thanks...

[brandondrury]

Can anyone advise what I might try to get that radio ready vocal sound?

This is an impossible question to answer because if you sit down and really listen, you won't find two vocals that sound the same on a given album, much less by different artists.

Distorted vocals are great for something, stupid for others.
Vocals with slapback delay are great for some things, horrendous on others.
You get the idea.

The idea is to forget about the "radio ready" idea. This has nothing to do with it. In fact, it pulls you down the wrong road that says that you are competing with some kind of standard. This is not the case.

Instead, focus on making the song the best it can. If the song needs reverb, delay, chorus, distortion, AM Radio effect, etc...do it. If the song works, the recording will work.

Brandon

[Eric Welch]

The Massey plug-ins are super cool for Pro Tools (RTAS) users. Check out www.masseyplugins.com. The plugs run in demo mode indefinitely, they just don't save presets unless purchased. The L2007 Limiter gives my waves L2 a run for it's money.

Cheers
Eric

[eaeolian]

I'm rather fond of some of the Antress Modern Plug-ins, especially the VS-ME (1173 emulation), which I've used very effectively on vocals, and even on bass - it mashes without sounding squished, and gives a nice presence. I also like the Modern Booster (SSL EQ emulation), which doesn't sound like the SSL I remember but is very useful on guitars.

These started out pretty raw, but the latest revisions of most of them are very usable.