Soul Force!

Soul Force! free overdrive | saturation by ndc Plugs

Soul Force! is a free overdrive and saturation VST plugin developed by ndc Plugs. Compatible OS(s): Windows, macOS.

Soul Force! is basically a waveshaper, but the shape control can be modulated using the feedback control and source switch, which makes things a lot more interesting.

Source code is available.

http://www.niallmoody.com/ndcplugs

Snap Heap

Snap Heap free multi-fx | distortion | flanger | phaser | eq | compressor | filter | lfo by kiloHearts

Snap Heap is a free multi fx and distortion and flanger and phaser and eq and compressor and filter and lfo VST, Audio Unit, AAX plugin developed by kiloHearts. Compatible OS(s): Windows, macOS.

Snap Heap is a routable multi effect which allows for both serial and parallel processing. Effects are added in a modular fashion where you can use all of Kilohearts other effects in any combination you want.

Snap Heap offers a very flexible modulation interface with macros, LFOs, Envelopes and MIDI control support.

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Bundled with Snap Heap are 5 basic effects that all work as stand-alone plugins as well:

http://kilohearts.com/

Sigma Delta

Sigma Delta free overdrive by Christian Budde

Sigma Delta is a free overdrive VST plugin developed by Christian Budde. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

This plugin demonstrates basically how sigma delta converters work. It was mainly written for educational purpose, so it does not claim do deliver a good sound.

http://www.pcjv.de/

SicknDstroy

SicknDstroy free bit-crusher by Inear Display

SicknDstroy is a free bit crusher VST, Audio Unit plugin developed by Inear Display. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

Features:

  • Pre Filter with lowpass, highpass and bandpass modes.
  • 4 ways to mix the bit reduction and the samplerate reduction.
  • Dry/Wet control.
  • LFO assignable to the filter cutoff, filter resonance, bit reduction, samplerate reduction, and dry/wet parameters.
  • Randomizer.
  • 20 factory presets by sound designer Ivo Ivanov
  • Cross-platform presets.

https://ineardisplay.com

SGA1566

SGA1566 free overdrive | saturation by Shattered Glass Audio

SGA1566 is a free overdrive and saturation VST, Audio Unit plugin developed by Shattered Glass Audio. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

SGA1566 preamplifier is loosely based on a single channel all tube vintage preamplifier. To achieve the most authentic analog sound, the whole circuit is simulated in real time using the high performance circuit simulator. This level of sound fidelity comes at a price of high CPU utilization. For cases where such a CPU hit is prohibitive, we have added a model that is significantly less CPU intensive but slightly less accurate than the circuit simulation.

Use SGA1566 preamp to add warmth to a track, as a saturation compressor, or to add “dirt” with tube overdrive.

Features:

  • Authentic analog sound through real-time high-performance circuit simulation.
  • Preamp featuring two 12AX7 voltage amplification stages.
  • CPU friendly model of the circuit.
  • Two-band active Baxandall EQ that can be placed either at the beginning or at the end of the signal chain.
  • Up to 4x oversampling.
  • Mono or stereo processing mode.

http://www.shatteredglassaudio.com

sg-sineshaper

sg-sineshaper free waveshaper by Synthgeek

sg-sineshaper is a free waveshaper VST plugin developed by Synthgeek. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

Sine-based waveshaping distortion. A rather nasty effect, especially with lower “divisor” values. Values of 2 or higher are closer to a standard soft-clipping transfer function. Use the input level to control drive.

Made with SynthEdit

http://synthgeek.skincontact.com/

sg-2stage

sg-2stage free distortion by Synthgeek

sg-2stage is a free distortion VST plugin developed by Synthgeek. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

This is a two-stage distortion unit. It is not designed to sound analog or tube-like, it just destroys stuff. The two stages are different from each other, and there is a nice set of tone-shaping features.

Made with SynthEdit

http://synthgeek.skincontact.com/

Saturation Knob

Saturation Knob free saturation by Softube

Saturation Knob is a free saturation AAX plugin developed by Softube. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

Saturation Knob is the analog sounding, simple to use, yet versatile way of adding some sweet distortion to your tracks. The knob itself controls the amount of saturation, and there are three different distortion characteristics to choose from by flicking the switch.

With the switch set to Neutral, the entire frequency spectrum of the sound gets distorted when you turn up the Saturation knob. Put it on Keep Low, and the saturation will mainly affect the lower part of the frequency spectrum, while the top end stays clear. Conversely, with Keep High selected, the low end will retain its clear sound and instead only the treble parts of the sound will get distorted. This makes a wide variety of distortion characteristics available to you.

Get the AAX version here

Get the RE version here

Also available in SONAR as a ProChannel plug-in

http://www.softube.com/

Saturate

Saturate free saturation by BlueLab | Audio Plugins

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

Saturate is a simple saturation plugin.

It is not aimed to replicate the saturation of a particular device, it just makes a saturation in the strict sense of the term.

The plugin processes the waveform to make the saturation effect, by cutting the waveform as soon as the level exceeds a threshold value. The output gain is then automatically adjusted to correct the loss of global level. For a better quality, an oversampling of x4 is used for the processing.

https://bluelab-plugs.com

Saro

ZynAddSubFX free software-synthesizer by paulnasca 2

Saro is a free overdrive and saturation VST plugin developed by Smart Electronix. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

by Antti of Smart Electronix

Saro is a tube distortion effect with cabinet modeling. It’s based on AX-84 High Octane guitar amp; only the preamp part is modeled.

Don’t expect Fender-style creamy warmth – Saro goes for full-on crunch (or insanity with high drive settings).

NOTE: Saro uses the hosts’s default GUI.

http://www.smartelectronix.com/