Free AAX Plugins & Softwares

Saturate

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

Santa Jussi

Santa Jussi is a free software synthesizer developed by Klevgränd Produktion. Available format(s): VST, VST3, Audio Unit, AAX for Windows 64b, macOS.

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Santa Jussi is a Christmas:ified version of Klevgränd’s popular vocal synthesizer Jussi. The user interface offers no parameters, but this special version of the plugin has been tinkered with for both playability and how-how-how-ability.

Note: To get a copy of Santa Jussi, one need to login at the Klevgränd website (it’s free to register as a new user). When logged in, the download is available as a “exclusive member content” in the user area.

http://klevgrand.se

SampleTank Custom Shop

SampleTank Custom Shop is a free sampler Stand Alone, VST, VST3, Audio Unit, AAX plugin for Sampletank developed by IK Multimedia. Compatible OS(s): Windows, macOS.

Now allows import (“Powered by SampleTank” libraries and user samples) and editing! – updated April 19, 2016.

SampleTank Custom Shop is a free version of SampleTank 3 that gives you access to over 19 GB of sounds, over 14,000 samples, over 1,200 MIDI patterns, 3,700 loops and over 570 instruments, plus 30 free instruments and 10 Custom Shop gear credits. With SampleTank Custom Shop, you can now experience the full power of SampleTank for free.

SampleTank Custom Shop gives you the freedom to experiment with a fully functional curated library of 30 high-quality instruments that illustrate SampleTank 3’s broad sonic versatility. You can play, use and edit with all the functionality of the world’s best selling sound and groove workstation.

But what sets SampleTank Custom Shop apart is that now you have the ability to purchase and play the complete expanding collection of add-on instruments for SampleTank 3. You can now purchase and play add-on collections like the new Alan Parsons Grand Piano, American Acoustic Guitar, Neil Peart Drums, Billy Cobham Drums, Future Synths and more from the convenience of a standalone application or DAW plug-in, and you can do it starting as low as $29.99.

With SampleTank 3 Custom Shop, you get 30 instruments right from the get go. These include extremely nuanced high-end instruments like Grand Piano 1 SE, a very accurate representation of one of the best German-made concert grands of all time. You can get extremely experimental with all of these included instruments — SampleTank 3 Custom Shop lets you get wild and creative with its 3 sample engines, 55 high-quality effects, 16 channel mixer and other advanced features. Want to apply these effects to downloaded SampleTank 3 Instruments? Simply upgrade to SampleTank 3 or SampleTank 3 SE.

A Standalone player for SampleTank Instrument Libraries

Want the new stuff? Need new inspiration? SampleTank Custom Shop is also a standalone sound store and player for SampleTank instrument libraries. You can now purchase, download and play additional instruments from the SampleTank Custom Shop online store — a feature previously available only to SampleTank SE and Full Users. Simply click on the shopping cart icon and you’ll enter a completely new world of sonic nirvana full of collections from the top engineers and sound designers. And when you download and authorize SampleTank Custom Shop, you’ll get 10 Custom Shop Gear credits you can use toward the purchase of that sound library you’ve been lusting over.

A well-curated library

SampleTank 3 Custom Shop’s library of free instruments has been carefully curated to show off the astonishing breadth of the full version. It gives you everything from lush strings to delicate woodwinds, electric guitars to buzzing synthesizers and a whole lot more.

http://www.ikmultimedia.com/

SampleDelay

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

SampleDelay is a plugin that simply applies a short delay to a track. It has a precision at the level of one sample. It is more designed to be used as a utility than to be used to make an effect.

Examples of use

Shifting a track slightly: the plugin can be used to adjust a track that has been accidentally slightly shifted.

Dubbing effect: with the plugin, two tracks can be slightly shifted from one to the other to get a dubbing effect.

https://bluelab-plugs.com

RS-W2395C free Neo Classic Baxandall EQ

RS-W2395C free Neo Classic Baxandall EQ is a free saturation VST, VST3, Audio Unit, AAX plugin developed by Fuse Audio Labs. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

1950 MEETS 2019

The W2395c is a classic Baxandall EQ combined with a powerful and beautifully sounding mid band. As solitary or complementing equalizer with that special something, its particular tone and slightly interactive bands let your tracks stand out big time. In close cooperation with its creator, analog mastermind Roger Schult, we are delighted to offer this amazing plugin completely for free.

CONTROL AND SHAPE

The W2395c excels in controlling the midrange within the context of broad tonal shaping of bass and treble. The high shelf is great for carving out percussive sounds as well as opening or darkening instruments and voices. The partnering low band provides a precise and solid grip on the sub frequencies, while the mids manage the balancing act between natural and beefy with stunning ease.

STRAIGHT YET FLEXIBLE

Operating the W2395c is as straight forward as it gets, and still the few controls provide great flexibility. The low band can be switched from 80 to 110 Hz, the highs from 2 to 5 kHz, and the semi-parametric mids offer 3 different Q factors to choose from. The drive control is a plugin-exclusive extra for adding some nice grit to its supernaturally natural tone character.

FREELY YOURS

With its super intuitive controls and musically interacting curves, the W2395c is a special and unique gem in the world of equalizers. It enhances anything from very dynamic sources like vocals or drums to harsh cymbals or dull sounding guitars and synths – and it does an excellent job on the mix buss as well. A truly exciting EQ experience is waiting for you… right now, all free.

https://fuseaudiolabs.de

Rough Rider

Rough Rider is a free compressor VST, VST3, Audio Unit, AAX plugin developed by Audio Damage. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

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.

The front panel layout is done the same as many hardware compressors, so it will be immediately obvious how to use it. A brief overview of the controls:

Ratio: The ratio knob is logarithmic in operation. Completely anti-clockwise is 1:1, and completely clockwise is 1:1000. The 12 o’clock position is 1:10, so everything to the left of center is single digits, and everything to the right is “atom bomb squish,” essentially.

Attack and Release: Audio Damage left off the actual time values, so you’re gonna have to use your ears, like the he-men did it in times of myth.

Meter: That honking big dial in the middle of the UI is the gain reduction meter. It basically shows how much compression is occurring.

Sensitivity: usually called “threshold” now, but Audio Damage think “sensitivity” always made more sense. Turn to the right, you get more compression, essentially. Turn it all the way to the right, and you’ve got a distortion box, the sound of which is tuned by Ratio, Attack, and Release.

Makeup: 30 dB of gain to compensate for the attenuation caused by the compressor.

Active: From the front panel, this is simply an off/on switch, but if you automate it, strange things happen…

MIDI Learn: Like all Audio Damage products, the VST version has MIDI Learn. Download any manual from the current product line for an explanation of how this works as it is common among all Audio Damage VST products.

http://www.audiodamage.com/

Punish

Punish is a free multi fx VST, VST3, Audio Unit, AAX plugin developed by Heavyocity. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

From subtle warmth to extreme drive and compression, PUNISH injects character and edge into any mix or instrument track. It’s the same PUNISH effect that you know and love, as featured in Heavyocity’s award-winning line of virtual instruments, now in VST/AU/AAX plugin format. Modeled after Heavyocity’s custom analog signal chains, PUNISH gives you control over Compression, Saturation, Transients, EQ, and Limiting. Chain the modules together to get that signature PUNISH sound, or isolate them to experience each dynamic effect on its own.

And at the heart of it all is the global PUNISH Knob. Simply set your ranges, and use the one knob to dial in the devastation.

Compression / Saturation

With three distinct compression models, the PUNISH Compressor offers a wide dynamic range, topped off with that classic analog warmth. The plugin features a smooth Class A-style Buss Compressor (Console), an aggressive, fat sound with a classic “knee” (Modern), and a warm vintage limiting amplifier-style (Classic).

The PUNISH Saturation module also features three different models, all with their own unique brand of warmth, drive, and character. With a classic broadcast mic-pre (Vintage), a chunky harmonic saturation (Modern), and a fat tube saturation (Tube), the PUNISH Saturation module can add a bit of grit to a track, or drive the whole thing into overload.

Transients / EQ / Limiting

Providing control over the attack, sustain, and output gain, PUNISH‘s Transient shaping module brings stronger transients back into the signal after saturating the sound. The module also features Hold control to determine length of the attack.

The EQ module is basic but powerful, offering lift of the high and low frequencies. Set the EQ to Pre or Post to affect highs and lows before the Comp, Sat, and Transient…or after.

To prevent clipping, PUNISH also features a Limiter at the end of the chain. Soft clip amount and release time controls are key, when that Saturation starts to get things truly hairy.

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Listen: SoundCloud.com/heavyocitymedia/sets/punish

Tech Specs:

Plug-in formats (both 32 and 64-bit):

AAX, VST, and Audio Units (AU).

System requirements:

Mac OS X 10.8 or later, Windows 7 or later.

Internet connection is required to activate.

Supported host applications:

Pro Tools 10+, Live 9+, Cubase 8+, Logic Pro X+.

Other requirements:

iLok.com account (USB dongle not required).

http://www.heavyocity.com/

PSP PianoVerb

PSP PianoVerb is a free reverb VST, Audio Unit, RTAS, AAX plugin developed by PSPaudioware. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

PSP PianoVerb reproduces a special kind of reverberation originally provided by piano strings. It generates reverberation using twelve string operators with adjustable damping and decay time. Each of them is tuned to a particular note starting from A(55Hz) to a G#(103.8Hz).

The PSP PianoVerb string system can be transposed in the range of +-24 semitones, tuned within a range of +-100 cents and be detuned as well. Transposing to lower octaves produces a bigger and less resonant sound similar to traditional reverbs, while in turn transposing to higher octaves produces a very bright harp-like effect.

http://www.pspaudioware.com/

Protoverb

Protoverb is a free reverb VST, Audio Unit, AAX plugin developed by u-he. Compatible OS(s): Windows, macOS.

Protoverb is an experimental reverb based on the idea of a “room simulator”.

This first version of Protoverb is released as a free “research-ware” plug-in, created to discover more about reverbs.

Most algorithmic reverbs try to avoid resonances or model the reflections of sound from a rooms walls. Protoverb does the opposite. It builds up as many room resonances as possible, modeling the body of air in the room. It therefore does not need to modulate or colour the signal. The result is a very natural sounding reverberation with some interesting features: Long standing frequencies resonate louder, as if the air takes some time to get excited. Multiple instruments don’t mash into a diffuse mudd, they stay distinct. If you play a short melody, the room seems to repeat a ghost echo of that melody. Those properties are indeed found in churches and large halls, but they’re rarely found in conventional algorithmic reverbs.

Protoverb has limited controls, with most parameters hidden from user control. There are 2 randomise buttons that modify these parameters to encourage user experimentation.

https://www.u-he.com/

Powershaper

Powershaper is a free overdrive and saturation VST, VST3, Audio Unit, AAX plugin developed by Voxengo. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

Powershaper is a saturation, distortion and overdrive effect plugin for professional music production applications. Powershaper’s approach to saturation is unique as it works in multi-stage manner utilizing dozens of saturation stages in a specified variation. While Powershaper was designed to apply extreme saturation, it can be also used to boost presence of audio tracks subtly.

The flexibility of this saturation plug-in is most apparent when applying saturation to the drums: it is possible to dial settings that retain or even extend the punch while applying strong pleasant coloration and presence effect.

Powershaper can be used to apply saturation with good results to various sounds: vocals, drums, bass, guitars, synths, mixes:

Powershaper features:

Multi-stage algorithm.

Algorithm variations.

Stereo processing.

Preset manager.

Undo/redo history.

A/B comparisons.

Contextual hint messages.

All sample rates support.

Zero processing latency.

User interface color schemes.

Resizable interface.

Retina and HighDPI support.

https://www.voxengo.com/