Here’s a free plugin for you: a greatest hits of our catalog’s gnarliest sounds.
We took the opto compressor from Tupe, one of the tube Soft Clip saturations from VCME, and the FE90 cassette tape model (from Tupe Wow) — then we put all of them into a free plugin.
Can it do everything? No. Can it destroy your signal with analog goodness? Yes. And does it look like a map of a freeway in Southern California? Also yes.
The opto compressor from Tupe
The “Chino” soft clip saturation mode from VCME
Our FE90 cassette tape model and tape speed control (from Tupe Wow)
Our brickwall limiter (also from VCME)
Why did we make this plugin?
Our current lineup of free plugins (Midside Matrix & Loudness) are incredible utilities that help you do precise audio engineering. But they are, at the end of the day, utilities. That is, they’re a little buttoned-up. So we thought, shouldn’t we have a free plugin that’s a little more… fun? That’s LA-210.
Why is it named after a freeway in the San Gabriel Valley of Southern California?
The 210 freeway has always been a mainstay in the life of Goodhertz. Since our inception, we’ve been based in the northern San Gabriel Valley. And, these days, the fastest way to get from one cofounder’s house to the other is usually to take the 210 (either by car or by train (the train runs in the middle of this section of the 210)). Also, it’s fun to make a plugin that looks like a map of a highway.
Why is this free plugin in beta?
We want to know what you think of it before we call it done! We’re not sure how many rounds of betas we’ll be doing, but stay tuned to our newsletter if you want to know when new betas come out.
Will this plugin no longer be free when it comes out of beta?
Meltopia has introduced a Windows utility that lets users turn MIDI controllers/keyboards into control surfaces for shortcuts, macros, app/system volume, preset switching, and soundboard/sample triggering.
MIDI Command Studio is more than a basic MIDI-to-shortcut app. It allows MIDI controls to be mapped to shortcuts, macros, and volume controls, while also letting a single controller be configured for multiple applications and switched between them instantly. This makes it possible for one device to behave like several purpose-built controllers. The free version can be tested with your own setup first, and if it already does what you need, you can simply keep using it.
Features:
Windows standalone app.
Works with MIDI buttons, knobs, faders and encoders.
Maps MIDI controls to keyboard shortcuts, macros, app/system volume and soundboard actions.
Per-device presets with quick switching.
LED and motorised fader feedback on supported devices.
A free version of the software is available, with a paid license to unlock higher limits is priced $16.99 USD.
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Semedo EQ — Professional 24-Band Equalizer for Windows VST3
Semedo EQ is a modern 24-band parametric equalizer built for producers, mixing engineers, and mastering-focused workflows. It combines surgical EQ control, dynamic processing, advanced visual feedback, and musical tone-shaping tools inside one fast, visual interface.
Designed for precision and speed, Semedo EQ lets you shape tone, control resonances, tighten the low end, analyse the stereo image, add compression, and apply harmonic saturation without leaving the plugin.
Main EQ Layer.
The main EQ view gives you full control over 24 parametric bands with a clear spectrum display and fast band editing.
You can use Semedo EQ for broad tonal shaping, precise surgical cuts, resonance control, stereo correction, and mastering adjustments. Each band can be adjusted with detailed frequency, gain, Q, slope, filter type, and stereo placement controls.
Key features:
24-band parametric EQ.
Bell, shelf, cut, notch, band-pass, tilt, and all-pass style filtering.
Per-band Stereo, Mid, Side, Left, and Right placement.
Dynamic EQ per band.
Threshold, attack, release, ratio, and dynamic range control.
Linear Phase and Zero Latency workflow options.
Spectrum analyser with pre/post viewing.
EQ Match tools.
Spectrum Grab for quickly turning peaks into EQ bands.
Harmonic ruler tools for musical frequency decisions.
Mono-Below control for tighter low-end translation.
Peak labels, freeze, and analyser response options.
Ear Mode
Ear Mode is a listening-first EQ layer designed to help you make faster musical decisions.
Instead of only looking at a graph, Ear Mode presents the EQ bands in a clean strip-style layout. This makes it easier to focus on what each band is doing: adding weight, removing mud, controlling harshness, opening air, or shaping presence.
Useful for:
Quick mix decisions.
Gain-focused EQ moves.
Working by ear instead of only by sight.
Managing all 24 bands in a console-style layout.
Fast access to band type, frequency, Q, stereo placement, and dynamics.
Perceptual / Mastering View.
The Perceptual View is built for deeper listening and mastering decisions. It helps you understand not only what the spectrum shows, but how the sound may be perceived.
This layer includes equal-loudness-style visual feedback, pinned frequency readouts, low-end translation information, and stereo safety context.
Key features:
Perceptual spectrum view.
Linear vs perceptual frequency readouts.
Delta-style frequency comparison.
Pin important frequency points for reference.
Low-end translation guidance.
Mid/Side and stereo-width context.
Correlation and vectorscope-style monitoring.
Crest / punch information.
Mastering-focused visual feedback for bass, presence, and air.
Semedo Compress Layer
Semedo EQ also includes an integrated compressor layer called Semedo Compress.
This gives you broadband compression directly inside the EQ workflow, so you can control dynamics without loading a separate compressor. It includes different compression characters and live visual feedback, making it easier to see and hear how much compression is being applied.
Key features:
Classic, Opto, and VCA compression styles.
Stereo, Mid, Side, Left, and Right compression modes.
Threshold, ratio, knee, attack, release, makeup, range, and wet controls.
RMS detection mode.
Live gain-reduction display.
Transfer curve display.
Pre/post audio movement display.
Useful for glue, control, punch, and mastering-style compression.
Semedo Saturation Layer
The Saturation Layer adds harmonic colour and controlled drive after the EQ and compressor workflow.
It is designed to add warmth, punch, edge, or heavier tone while still giving you safety controls such as mix, tone, output trim, low/high focus filters, oversampling, and auto makeup.
Key features:
Harmonic saturation and drive.
Clean, Warm, Punch, Crunch, and Smash macro programs.
Drive, bias, mix, tone, output, dynamic amount, and focus controls.
Low-cut and high-cut focus for safer saturation.
Auto Makeup option.
Oversampling options.
Stereo, Mid, Side, Left, and Right saturation modes.
Pre/Post EQ placement options.
Live harmonic and heat-style feedback.
Advanced Workflow Tools
Semedo EQ is made for fast professional workflow, not just basic EQ moves. It includes advanced tools that help you analyse, compare, and make better decisions faster.
Plugoff scans, organises, and offloads your audio plugins so your DAW loads faster and your sessions stay clean.
Free for Mac and Windows. AU, VST, VST3, and AAX.
Your plugin library, tidied up.
Unused plugins can be offloaded to a folder or external drive, leaving just the plugins and formats you need. Your DAW will load faster and won’t be littered with outdated or demo plugins.
Features:
Everything you need.
Plugin Organiser
Automatically filters and sorts by manufacturer, plugin type, and format (AU/VST/VST3/AAX).
Plugin Offloading
Move unused plugins to a safe vault folder and restore them instantly when needed, or permanently delete them later on.
UAD License Detection
Separate Universal Audio authorised, demo, and expired plugins and offload the ones you don’t own.
