Mixing

GBand

GBand is a free filter VST plugin developed by GVST. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS, Linux.

GBand is a band-pass filter. It removes frequencies from the input that are above or below the specified cut-off points.

GBand uses a high- and a low-pass filter in series to remove the unwanted frequencies. It is equivalent to using GHi and GLow, one after the other.

Band-pass filters are useful during mixing to remove unnecessary frequencies from a track. A track that sounds fine on its own can sometimes be difficult to fit into a mix. Narrowing its frequency range will often help.

Resonance boosts the volume of frequencies around the cut-off points. This can create large peaks in the output. Because of this, the GUI features a peak display showing the maximum peak output level. The peak display is reset by clicking on it.

http://www.gvst.co.uk/

gator

gator is a free gate VST plugin developed by de la Mancha. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

gator creates a random gating effect, triggering volume between 2 adjustable values by a tempo-sync’d probability-based step sequencer. An LFO can modulate the volume when triggered and trigger pulse length, attack and release can shape the sound

Features:

Tempo-sync step sequencer, with 2 to 32 steps over a sequence length of 2 to 32 beats.

Can be programmed or random, by setting the probability of each step from 0-100%.

Seeded randomisation for repeatable loops up to 100 beats long.

Volume triggered between upper and lower cut-off values, in either direction.

Tempo sync LFO, with 6 waveforms and settings from 1/16 beat to 96 beats.

Adjustable pulse length, attack and decay for shaping the modulation.

Random swing for step sequencer.

Wet/dry mix control.

MIDI CC and MIDI learn.

https://delamanchavst.wordpress.com

Gater

Gater is a free gate VST, Audio Unit plugin developed by SPC Plugins. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

Gater is a simple 16th-note (semi-quaver) gate sequencer or ‘trance’ gate. It features an easy to use GUI with a handy randomize feature to invent new gate patterns. Two click-free gate shapes are available. The Gater uses very little CPU power or screen space and is compatible with VST 2.4.

http://www.spcplugins.com/

Gain24

Gain24 is a free gain VST, VST3, Audio Unit, AAX plugin developed by BlueLab | Audio Plugins. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

Gain24 is a plugin that modifies the gain of a track from -24dB to +24dB.

Example of use: Modifying the gain without touching the fader.

We want to modify the output gain of a track quite significantly, without touching the fader of the track. For example if we can’t, because we already have an automation on the fader, or if previous plugins in the chain made the gain decrease, and we want to correct it in a transparent way.

Example of use: Volume automation.

We want to make quite significant volume automation on a track, but we are unable to make the automation on the fader of the track. We will then do an automation on the parameter of the plugin.

Example of use: Increase the volume in offline mode.

We want to increase the level of an audio track which has been recorded with too low level. We can then use the plugin in “offline” mode (bounce…), and increase the gain of the whole track in one step.

https://bluelab-plugs.com

Gain12

Gain12 is a free gain VST, VST3, Audio Unit, AAX plugin developed by BlueLab | Audio Plugins. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

Gain12 is a plugin that modifies the gain of a track from -12dB to +12dB.

Example of use: Volume automation.

We want to make a volume automation on a track, but we are unable to make the automation on the fader of the track. We can then do an automation on the parameter of the plugin. Gain12 is particularly adapted to this kind of use, because of his range which is not too large and will enable the possibility to manipulate the automation curve with ease and accuracy.

Example of use: Modifying the gain without touching the fader.

We want to modify the output gain of a track without touching the fader of the track. For example if we can’t, because we already have an automation on the fader, or if previous plugins in the chain made the gain decrease, and we want to correct it in a transparent way.

https://bluelab-plugs.com

G8

G8 is a free gate VST plugin developed by platinumears. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

G8 is described as “the perfect digital noise gate that all the analogue ones were trying to model”.

The Attack and Decay parameters set the exact amount of time needed for the gate to transition from fully closed to fully open, respectively. This means the rate of gain change is also affected by the Range control. For example: with the default settings of 24dB range and 1ms attack the gate will open at a rate of 24dB/ms. If you increase the Range to the maximum 90dB the gate will still reach unity after precisely 1ms, and therefore the gain increases at the much faster rate of 90dB/ms. This allows precisely calibrated clicks to be added to the start of kick drums (for example).

The Hold parameter is implemented before the Attack smoothing, so the gate will continue to open during the Hold stage if necessary. This allows drum sounds to be ‘softened’ by using slower Attack times.

Features:

Large Threshold knob with integrated sidechain level and gain reduction metering.

Range control to set the amount of gain reduction applied.

Hysteresis control to prevent “chattering” effects during the decay of a note.

Fast and accurate envelopes, with Hold parameter.

High and low pass filters for the sidechain.

External sidechain inputs.

http://www.platinumears.com/plugins.html

Fuzz-Stone[Ge]

Fuzz-Stone[Ge] is a free overdrive and saturation VST, Audio Unit plugin developed by audiorammer. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

Fuzz-Stone[Ge] is the third plug-in in AuraPlug’s Freetortion Series. The Fuzz-Stone[Ge] is a Fuzz style Germanium transistor distortion simulator.

Features:

Stompbox design.

Level control.

Distortion control.

Cabinet simulation.

Easy to use.

Low CPU usage (less than 1% on P4 2.4GHz).

The Controls:

Volume – Set the overall volume of the unit.

Attack – Set the amount of distortion.

Cabinet – Cabinet simulation.

http://www.audiorammer.com/

Fuzz-Stone

Fuzz-Stone is a free overdrive and saturation VST, Audio Unit plugin developed by audiorammer. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

Fuzz-Stone is the second plug-in in AuraPlug’s Freetortion Series. The Fuzz-Stone is a ’60s-styled guitar fuzz tone pedal which simulates the Legendary Stones’ Satisfaction guitar tone.

Features:

Stompbox design.

Level control.

Distortion control.

Cabinet simulation.

Easy to use.

Low CPU usage.

The Controls:

Volume – Set the overall volume of the unit.

Attack – Set the amount of distortion.

Cabinet – Cabinet simulation.

http://www.audiorammer.com/

Func Shaper

Func Shaper is a free overdrive and saturation VST plugin developed by rs-met. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

Func Shaper is a waveshaping distortion plugin based on a mathematical expression evaluator. You can enter an expression to create the function which will be used as waveshaping transfer function.

http://www.rs-met.com/

Frohmage

Frohmage is a free filter VST, Audio Unit, RTAS, DirectX plugin developed by Ohm Force. Compatible OS(s): Windows, macOS.

Frohmage is a multi-band resonant filter. It can offer some unique sounds, from slow and deep filter sweeps to the most savage tones with high resonance setting and heavy distortion.

Highly resonant low-pass filter.

Cutoff frequency unit selection : Hz or musical note.

Up to 15 additional bands, harmonically distributed.

Delay on each band for unique phaser effects.

Distortion stage, with two routing schemes.

Very fine MIDI control (PRN and NPRN sent or recorded by Frohmage are 14-bit accurate).

Low CPU load.

http://www.ohmforce.com/