Recording

Bitsmacker

Bitsmacker is a free overdrive and saturation Audio Unit plugin developed by Meatscience. Compatible OS(s): macOS.

Bitsmacker is a digital distortion swiss army knife for adding that certain digital crustiness to your pristine audio signal. It can simulate vintage samplers, classic video game systems, and other lo-fi paraphernalia. At extreme settings, it warps your audio with power you can’t get from a stomp box or full stack.

Features:

Zero-latency.

Sample rate reduction from 50 to 44,100 hz.

Bit depth range from 0.01 to 32 bit.

Parametric EQ on Input.

Parametric EQ on Output.

Drive adjustment for boost.

All values continuously variable, no large steps between values.

http://meatscience.net/

Better Run

Better Run is a free overdrive and saturation VST plugin developed by RunBeerRun. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

Better Run is a high gain overdrive plug-in for the electric guitar. It features 3 gain modes and an optional midrange boosting circuit.

https://runbeerrun.blogspot.com/

Best served cold

Best served cold is a free overdrive and saturation VST plugin developed by RunBeerRun. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

Best served cold is an amplifier simulator for the bass guitar with a 3-stage preamp section. It is similar to hardware preamps that accentuate dynamics.

https://runbeerrun.blogspot.com/

Berrtill

Berrtill is a free overdrive and saturation VST plugin developed by Shuriken. Compatible OS(s): Windows, macOS.

Berrtill is a distortion-unit modelled on circuit bent hardware.

http://www.shuriken.se/

Baxxpander

Baxxpander is a free overdrive and saturation VST plugin developed by Elogoxa. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

A vintage style saturation/bass expander unit.

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

bassPath

bassPath is a free overdrive and saturation Audio Unit plugin developed by Loud Software. Compatible OS(s): macOS.

bassPath provides the most popular effects processing path for bass guitar or synth bass. It includes distortion/overdrive, limiter, speaker cabinet emulator, Three band variable EQ, Chorus, and Delay. Custom user settings are supported, along with four factory settings.

http://loudsoftware.com/

basement_crossfade

basement_crossfade is a free routing VST plugin developed by Basement Hum. Compatible OS(s): macOS.

basement_crossfade is a very simple plugin primarily designed for use in Ableton Live. It accepts two audio inputs and a single crossfade control determines the mix sent to its output.

http://www.basementhum.com/

Bandisto

Bandisto is a free overdrive and saturation VST plugin developed by mda. Compatible OS(s): Windows, macOS.

Multi-band (3 band) distortion. Creates the sound of torn bass bins and other subtle effects.

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

AXV5

AXV5 is a free routing VST plugin developed by AraldFX. Compatible OS(s): Windows, macOS.

AXV5 is a 2 to 5 band cross-over plug-in for modular and semi-modular hosts such as Ableton Live, EnergyXT, Plogue Bidule, etc.

http://www.araldfx.com/

AudioToCC

AudioToCC is a free audio to midi VST plugin developed by Insert Piz Here. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

Converts audio amplitude to MIDI CC data.

http://www.thepiz.org/