Floorfish

Floorfish free gate by digitalfishphones

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

Floorfish is a simple expander / gate device, easy to set up and offers a broad variety of processing, ranging from slight expansion, background noise attenuation to extreme gating effects.

What’s different from similar units is the ability to scan the source and adjust the transition curve accordingly.

http://www.digitalfishphones.com/

F8-V2

F8-V2 free multi-fx | filter | ring-modulator | reverb | gate | lfo | echo | pitch-shifter by Music Unfolding

F8-V2 is a free multi fx and filter and ring modulator and reverb and gate and lfo and echo and pitch shifter Audio Unit plugin developed by Music Unfolding. Compatible OS(s): macOS.

The Collective 8 Audio Unit Bundle consists of three Audio Units: F8-V2, Mod8 and Res8. All three share a similar amplitude modulation sequence configuration. The audio stream is copied into 8 identical streams and an amplitude modulation pattern can be applied to each stream. The amplitude modulation patterns can be drawn to any shape, with an-easy-to use editing environment that automatically appears when hovering over the patterns with a mouse. Each stream also has filters or effects applied to it individually. The streams are then mixed back together.

The plug-ins:

  • F8-V2 has LFOs, which are applied to highpass, bandpass or lowpass filters.
  • Res8 has a choice of a driven, nonlinear, multi-stage filter or formant filters that can be independently applied to each audio stream.
  • Mod8 has a range of modulation effects like vibrato and ring modulation. It also has echo, reverb, sub-octave, and pitch shifting.

The result is up to 8 different effects running all at the same time, each with its own settings and amplitude sequences. This layering gives unlimited options to create incredibly interesting effects, from intricate and wild effects, to rich, textured reverb, echo, chorus-type effects. The Collective 8 Audio Units come with hundreds of presets. Amplitude modulation patterns can be copied and pasted within each AU or between them.

http://www.musicunfolding.com/

EnveLover

EnveLover free gate by Press Play

EnveLover is a free gate VST, VST3, Audio Unit plugin developed by Press Play. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

EnveLover is a one-of-a-kind midi-controlled audio gate effect. It will speed up your musical workflow by giving you the ability to trigger a dynamics processor with MIDI signals. Play it with a keyboard or drum pad just like you would play any digital instrument. Versatile envelope settings and visualizations allow for accurate control of the sound.

Key features:

  • midi-controlled audio gate effect.
  • sample-accurate MIDI processing and zero latency.
  • analog and digital style envelope models.
  • fine-grained control over all important envelope settings.
  • support for velocity and aftertouch.
  • inverse mode for dynamic gain reduction (compressor mode).
  • envelope signal visualization.

EnveLover is an audio effect plug-in which applies a dynamic gain to the incoming audio stream. The amount of gain is controlled by an envelope signal that is triggered by MIDI note-on messages. The plug-in parameters allow to adjust both the envelope curves and the applied gain, covering a wide range of audio applications. There are three different envelope models available, two analog and one digital. In addition, it is possible to modulate the gain with MIDI velocity and channel aftertouch.

https://pressplay-music.com

Dynamics

ZynAddSubFX free software-synthesizer by paulnasca 2

Dynamics is a free gate and compressor and limiter VST, Audio Unit plugin developed by mda. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

mda Dynamics is a Compressor / Limiter / Gate

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

dlM envy

dlM envy free gate by de la Mancha

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

envy is a MIDI-triggered volume envelope plug with added features:

  • 2 envelopes, for L & R channel.
  • 2 ‘hit me’ buttons to start each envelope independently.
  • Control both envelopes from one ‘hit me’ if required.
  • Run both L & R channels through one envelope if required.
  • ‘hit me’ can be assigned to any MIDI key and can be latched if required.
  • Either or both channels can be inverted so volume decreases instead of increases.
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https://delamanchavst.wordpress.com

autoBED

autoBED free gate by whiteLABEL

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

autoBED is a lookahead stereo ducker with virtual sidechain inputs.

Features:

  • 4 inputs, 2 outputs:
    • Channels 1&2 duck in response to channels 3&4.
    • Channels 3&4 are mixed back into outputs 1&2.
  • 10 response curves.
  • 190 ways to fade from one level to another [and back].
  • Lookahead of up to 2 seconds with ‘just in time’ link mode.
  • 6 levels of automatic presence control.
  • 3 gender settings.
  • 8 presets [also works as a gate].

Uses

Radio Production: The classic use for autoBED is when you have a music track and a presenter’s voice. Whenever the presenter is heard, the music fades into the background. As the music fades, its presence falls leaving focus for the presenter. When the presenter stops speaking, the music fades back in as its presence is restored.

Music Production: Control the presence of one group of instruments according to the level of another – for example when guitar, organ and vocal are all competing for space within a mix autoBED can reduce the presence of the guitar and organ whenever the vocalist sings, creating a little extra space for the vocal.

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http://dazdisley.co.uk/whiteLABEL/

Auto Gate/Expander

Auto Gate/Expander free gate by slim slow slider

Auto Gate/Expander is a free gate VST plugin developed by slim slow slider. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

Features:

  • Sampling Rate: 44.1k, 48k, 88.2k, 96k support.
  • 32bit float internal precision.
  • Threshold (-60dB to 0dB): Set the threshold level of the gate.
  • Attack (0.05ms to 100ms): Set the attack time of the gate.
  • Hold (0ms to 1000ms): Set the hold time of the gate.
  • Release (ShortRel to 2000ms): Set the release time of the gate.
  • Expand Ratio (1:1 to 30:1): Set the ratio of the expander. If you want to use this as only gate effect, set “1:1”.
  • Range (-oodB to 0dB): Set the minimum level when the gate closes.
  • KeyListen (ON or OFF): Output the trigger signals.
  • LPF Cutoff Freq (20Hz to off): Set the cutoff frequency of a low pass filter for the trigger signals.
  • HPF Cutoff Freq (off to 20000Hz): Set the cutoff frequency of a high pass filter for the trigger signals.

http://www.geocities.jp/webmaster_of_sss/vst/

A1TriggerGate

ZynAddSubFX free software-synthesizer by paulnasca 2

A1TriggerGate is a free gate VST, Audio Unit, AAX plugin developed by Alex Hilton / A1AUDIO. Compatible OS(s): Windows, macOS.

A1TriggerGate is a ‘Sequenced Gate’ plugin to chop up any incoming audio signal. It is a well known effect in electronic music and sometimes also known as ‘Trance Gate’ effect.

Pattern Sequence

This plugin synchronizes to the host sequencer / DAW tempo. Each internal sequencer pattern consists of 4 beats / 16 steps (or 12 steps in Triplet mode). Each step length is eighter a ‘ShortStep’, ‘LongStep’, ‘StepLink’ or ‘NoStep’ and has its own step volume fader. There are 8 independent patterns that can be switched via automation.

Integrated FX

The integrated FX (Lowpass Filter, Drive/Distortion and Echo/Delay) are designed for easy usage. There is only a minimal number of parameters to get the desired effect as fast as possible. Of course there is a ‘Global FX Off’ switch to step through all presets without hearing any of the integrated FX. Professional producers will appreciate that little feature.

Pattern Commands

In Expert Mode there a 4 pattern command tabs featuring ‘shift left/right’, ‘copy & paste, ‘random’ and ‘init’ commands eighter for the step volume values, the step lenght values or all of them. Especially the ‘random’ command on step length values gives interesting results and is a good source for inspiration.

Features:

  • FREE.
  • VST / AU / AAX for MAC & PC (32 / 64-bit).
  • sequenced gate.
  • 8 patterns, 4 beats.
  • triplet mode.
  • additional internal FX (Lowpass Filter, Drive/Distortion, Echo/Delay).
  • all parameters automatable.
  • all parameters fully undoable (undo / redo).
  • no latency.
  • RESIZABLE GUI (fully vector-based, nice on ‘retina’ displays or even very small ones).

Price: Free at www.AlexHilton.net/A1AUDIO

http://www.alexhilton.net/A1AUDIO