Free Dynamic Processing Audio Plugins

ReaGate

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

ReaGate features:

Ultra-configurable gate.

Sidechain filters, sidechain input.

Lookahead for pre-open.

Hold control.

Hysteresis control.

Variable RMS size.

Can send MIDI events on gate open/close.

Wet/dry mix, noise mix (can add noise when gate is open).

ReaGate is part of the free ReaPlugs VST FX Suite.

General features of ReaPlugs:

Support for Windows 98/ME/2K/XP/Vista, WINE.

Fast, usable UIs with good metering.

Low CPU and RAM use.

Highly configurable.

No copy protection.

No installation required.

Freely usable.

http://www.cockos.com/

ReaFir

ReaFir is a free multi fx and eq and compressor and gate VST plugin developed by Cockos. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

ReaFIR features:

FFT based dynamics processor (requires host plug-in delay compensation).

Supports FFT sizes of 128-32768.

Useful in/out frequency response display.

Supports defining response curves both using any number of points, or freehand mouse.

EQ – can be used as a linear phase mastering EQ, or as a super-effective surgical EQ.

Compressor – can compress at a fixed ratio with a per-band threshold.

Gate – can gate with per-band threshold.

Subtract – can build noise profiles and subtract noise from the signal.

ReaFIR is part of the free ReaPlugs VST FX Suite.

General features of ReaPlugs:

Support for Windows 98/ME/2K/XP/Vista, WINE.

Fast, usable UIs with good metering.

Low CPU and RAM use.

Highly configurable.

No copy protection.

No installation required.

Freely usable.

http://www.cockos.com/

ReaComp

ReaComp is a free compressor VST plugin developed by Cockos. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

ReaComp features:

Ultra-configurable compressor.

Soft knee support.

Sidechain filters, sidechain inputs.

Feedback compression mode.

Program dependent auto-release mode.

Variable RMS size.

Oversampling antialias modes (with optional limiting).

Optional make-up gain.

Optional lookahead.

Wet/dry mix.

Low CPU use.

Useful metering.

ReaComp is part of the free ReaPlugs VST FX Suite.

General features of ReaPlugs:

Support for Windows 98/ME/2K/XP/Vista, WINE.

Fast, usable UIs with good metering.

Low CPU and RAM use.

Highly configurable.

No copy protection.

No installation required.

Freely usable.

http://www.cockos.com/

Punchotic

Punchotic is a free limiter VST plugin developed by RunBeerRun. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

Punchotic is a zero latency limiter that can enhance the transients for a punchy sound.

https://runbeerrun.blogspot.com/

ProgressComp

ProgressComp is a free compressor VST plugin developed by Progress Audio. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

ProgressComp is the same compressor as found on Progress Audio’s commercial
ShapeShifter multi-effect plug-in. It features quick-and-easy-to-use controls for fast setup, but is still capable of a wide range of sounds.http://www.progressaudio.co.uk/

Pressure Mastering Compressor

Pressure Mastering Compressor is a free compressor VST plugin developed by Gersic.com. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

Pressure Mastering Compressor uses a technique called upward compression; it increases the level of quiet portions in a mix without reducing the level of attack transients like a traditional compressor.

There are just 3 parameters: Amount of compression, look-ahead, and gain control.

http://www.gersic.com/

POP Sound Shaper

POP Sound Shaper is a free compressor VST, VST3, Audio Unit, LV2 plugin developed by Cut Through Recordings. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

Introducing POP, the all new dynamics Plug-in from Cut Through Recordings. POP is designed with one goal in mind: give your tracks the pop that they have been missing. POP Sound Shaper is a compressor/clipper combo. It is also great for getting more control over the dynamic range of your track without losing its transients. The compressor is designed to bring out the transients of the signal. It does this by having attack and release times set to let the transients pass and then immediately clamp down on the signal. These times are locked in to make using POP as simple as possible. Set the Amount of compression and set the threshold and you’re done. The compressor is followed by a soft clipper just incase you want to trim some of the higher peaks. POP also features two tone controls “Thump” and “Air” which are also dialed in to help make your tracks pop.

Features:

Input/output gain adjustment.

Unique display to visualize dynamics in real-time.

Compressor fine-tuned to bring out the “pop” in your tracks.

Controls to increase “Thump” and “Air”.

Mix control to allow parallel compression.

POP Sound Shaper is available in VST format for Windows (32-bit and 64-bit), VST & AU for Mac OS X (32-bit and 64-bit), and VST for Linux (64-bit).

https://www.cutthroughrecordings.com

Phat Slams

Phat Slams is a free compressor VST plugin developed by RunBeerRun. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

Phat slams is a compressor multi-effect for drums, it has various forms of dirt & noise, and a multiband limiter. Optionally the compressor can receive input from external sidechain.

https://runbeerrun.blogspot.com/

pfilter

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

pfilter creates a steppy, gated effect, but using filter cut-off instead of volume to give a wider range of possibilities. It uses a variable state filter, triggered between 2 adjustable cut-off values by a tempo-sync’d probability-based step sequencer. An LFO can modulate the filter 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.

Resonant variable filter, LP, HP, BP and notch.

Filter 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

Parallel Phase Limiter for Tracktion

Parallel Phase Limiter for Tracktion is a free limiter plugin for Tracktion developed by Lay-It Productions. Compatible OS(s): Any OS.

Parallel Phase Limiter

This is your new limiter rack with mid side parallel matrix. This rack will allow you to move your sounds and instruments around in your mix while also giving you parallel control over your phasing and or correlation of your mix.this Rack consist of 11 plugins, 2 limiter 6 plugins (if you don’t own this plugin you can download limiter 6 for free @ www.vst4free) or KVR kvraudio.com/product/limiter-no6-by-vladg-sound.

This Rack also 7 Tracktion volume and pan filters and 2 Tracktion EQ’s placed in this order (remember this is parallel Rack so we will call the parallel signals (top)channel 1 and (bottom) channel 2):

channel 1: limiter 6 (all processor on except clipper/min latency), 4 volume and pan filters, EQ, Limiter 6 (clipper and protection the only processors on).

channel 2: 3 volume and pan, EQ, Limiter 6 (clipper and protection the only processors on BY DEFAULT).

Use both signals to take away or make more space and depth with moving the volume and pan filters.

http://layitproductions.com/