Audio Damage has released RoughRider3, free Dynamics (Compressor / Limiter) for macOS AAX, AU, VST, and VST3, Windows AAX, VST, and VST3, Linux VST, and iOS standalone and AUv3.
Rough Rider is a modern compressor with a bit of "vintage"-style bite and a uniquely warm sound. Perfect for adding compression effects to your drum buss, it also sounds great with synth bass, clean guitar, and backing vocals. Definitely not an all-purpose compressor, Rough Rider is at its best when used to add pump to rhythmic tracks. Of course, you can use it however you'd like. The Compressor Police aren't gonna come to your house and give you a citation. Slap it on a track and crank some knobs.
Audiority has released L12X, free analog simulation inspired by the Marshall® Lead 12™ solid state amplifier of the late ‘80s (VST, VST3, AU and AAX).
Analog Modeled Solid State Amplifier Plugin. VST, VST3, AU and AAX.
L12X is an analog simulation inspired by the Marshall® Lead 12™ solid state amplifier of the late ‘80s.
The original head was an op-amp based amplifier: instead of using tubes or transistors, the op-amp is able to provide a huge amount of gain with very little or no distortion. However, when the amplified signal reaches the voltage applied to power the op-amp, it gets clipped. Marshall engineers exploited that to provide a great sounding amplifier with very few components.
This little solid state head is able to push cabinets up to 4×12 and can easily sound like a JCM™. We modified the original circuit by adding a Contour knob (to get a more scooped tone) and an additional Boost overdrive stage. We also included an integrated Cab Simulator, loaded with a Marshall cabinet IR featuring Celestion V30 cones.
Dead Duck Software has released Dead Duck Deducktion v1.2.0, free plugin subtractive synthesizer in VST 2.4 format for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit hosts.
The latest release is now available and includes the following enhancements:
- A new 'Single-Page' view allowing the Main and LFO/Env pages to be combined into a single view for easier patch creation. Use the 'Use Single-Page View' option in the main settings menu to enable this.
- Oscillator detune spread and mix controls (see the Osc sub tab).
Breaking changes: the encoding of the oscillator random-phase and Sub Alt-mode parameters has changed so any patches that make use of these will probably have to be revisited.
Oscillator random phase is now selected by setting the phase parameter to it's maximum value. Sub Alt-mode is activated by setting the menu option to a waveform combination, set to 'Off' to restore default sub behaviour.
Michael Jan has released Key Repeat, free beat repeat sampler plugin for Windows and Mac VST3/AU. Use it to record note repeats and stutters in a DAW.
Drag in any audio sample and Key Repeat automatically syncs to your DAW’s tempo. Creating hi-hat patterns, snare rolls, and stutters has never been easier.
Key Repeat lets you use keyswitches to adjust the repeat rate on the fly. You can even modify the keyswitch octave to suit the size of your keyboard.
Key Repeat is free and open source. The plugin is available in VST3 and AU formats, and must be run in a digital audio workstation (DAW).
