Tone2 Nanohost - new free VST host

Tone2 has released NanoHost, free and minimalist host application which can load VST-synthesizers.

NanoHost is not a synthesizer. It is a free, minimalist host application which can load VST-synths. It works best for live-performance, sound-design, jam-sessions and testing. Furthermore, it can act as a wrapper which converts VST-synthesizers into standalone applications.

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Devil Soundz updates free Devil Drummr to v1.4 and free Devil Reverb to v2.0 for Windows

Devil Soundz has updated the free VST plugins for Windows Devil Drummr and Devil Reverb. These updates are major updates that fix some bugs and add enhancements.

New in Devil Drummr 1.4:

- Redesigned GUI.

- Added 64-bit support.

- Re-worked reverb engine. Now sounds much much better with better saturation.

- Fixed: Notes not playing right until the drum track was played a few times. So now notes play right right from the start.

- A few bug fixes.

- A few internal enhancements. Now WAV files play and sound like they are suppose to.

Devil Drummr is a drum sampler that loads wav files and has 8 parts. One part for each of bass, kick, snare, tom low, tom high, hi hat, cymbal and clap. Devil Drummr has knobs to edit the volume and pitch for each part. Devil Drummr also has a reverb effect for adding reverb to your drum track. So download it and give it a try and please enjoy. Hey it's free and always will be.

New in Devil Reverb 2.0:

- Added 64-bit support.

- Reworked reverb engine now reverb sounds much much better with better harmonics and better saturation.

- Fixed: Took away unwanted artifacts like aliasing and distortions and what not.

- A few internal enhancements.

Devil Reverb is an amazing sounding reverb for adding that extra melody and warmth to your track. Devil Reverb is relatively straight forward and simple to use. You have your reverb knob for adding reverb, your width knob for adding stereo width to your reverb, your low frequency knob for adjusting the low end frequency of your reverb, your high frequency knob for adjusting the high end of your reverb (which together set up the frequency range of the reverb), your base frequency knob for adjusting the base frequency of your reverb, and your frequecy q knob for adjusting the frequency q of your reverb and a reverb frequency selector for selecting the starting frequency of the reverb. Devil Reverb will definitely sound great on whatever instrument you put it on. So download it today and enjoy. And it's free and always will be. There are x32-bit and x64-bit versions.

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Soda Devices releases Lith free virtual analog wavetable synth plugin

Soda Devices has launched the free Lith virtual analog wavetable synthesizer instrument for Windows and Mac.

The 2-oscillator synth includes sine, triangle, square and sawtooth waveforms, sampled from a real analog oscillator. It also has a sub oscillator.

Lith also comes with ADSR envelopes with curves, multi-mode LFOs for volume and panning and multi-mode filters with lowpass, highpass, bandpass, notch, lowshelf, highshelf, and peaking.

The synth features 60 presets including bass, drum, fx, key, pad, string, synth and wind.

Planned development includes improvements to the user interface and MIDI support.

Lith is currently available as a free download in 64-bit VST3 and AU formats. A 64-bit VST2 version is available, but not supported. AAX support is coming soon.

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Mercuriall Audio releases Metal Area MT-A free distortion effect

Mercuriall Audio has announced the release of the Metal Area MT-A, a free distortion plugin based on the Boss Metal Zone MT-2 effect pedal.

Mercuriall Audio Metal Area MT A

We’ve modeled the iconic Metal Zone MT-2 pedal with absolute perfection using our custom Neural Hybrid Engine technology.

Metal Area MT-A features:

• Low CPU usage.
• Stereo and Mono modes.
• Oversampling.
• The plugin is available to download in VST, AU and AAX formats for Windows and Mac.

In celebration of the release, you can get a 17% discount on all products in a a store-wide sale until May 15th, 2019.

More information: Mercuriall Audio

lkjb releases TinyQ to v1.5 free (open beta)

lkjb has released TinyQ version 1.5 free open beta, and moved from the JUCE framework to IPlug-Youlean.

Version 1.5 now uses IPlug-Youlean and thus don’t have the JUCE Personal License splash screen or the usage analytics any more. Please be aware of the following knwon issues:

- VST3 seems to not show the user interface after a resize on macOS Mojave.

- While the VST2 version 1.5 is compatible with the previous (JUCE) version of the plugin the VST3 and AU plugin isn’t. While the VST3 plugin simply isn’t compatible, the AU plugin will load blank projects that used JUCE versions of the plugin. For that reason, use the JUCE version when working with old projects.

TinyQ is – as the name suggests – a rather tiny EQ. There are lots of good large EQs around but nothing versatile if simply a few adjustments are needed.

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