TSC 808 Core

TSC 808 Core free saturation | overdrive by Mercuriall Audio Software

TSC 808 Core is a free saturation and overdrive VST, Audio Unit, AAX plugin developed by Mercuriall Audio Software. Compatible OS(s): Windows, macOS.

Tubes Creamer 808 Core free plugin for Mac OS X and Windows in AU, VST and AAX plugin formats.

Features/details:
• The modeling is based on a real circuit of the Ibanez TS-808
• Mod switch: “808” for a default sound of the Ibanez TS-808 and “Mod” for getting a cleaner sound with slightly more bass when “Drive” is at the minimum
• Low CPU usage
• Stereo and Mono modes
• Low (no oversampling) and High (4x oversampling) Quality switch.

http://mercuriall.com

Pedals

Pedals free multi-fx | overdrive | saturation | amp-simulator | delay | echo | flanger | phaser | pitch-shifter | reverb | eq | filter by ToneBytes

Pedals is a free multi fx and overdrive and saturation and amp simulator and delay and echo and flanger and phaser and pitch shifter and reverb and eq and filter VST plugin developed by ToneBytes. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

Pedals is a VST effect plug-in designed for processing electric guitar and bass. It is also possible to process other audio sources for a variety of artistic techniques.

The Pedals GUI simulates real devices for sound processing: guitar pedals, amplifiers, speakers, etc. There are a total of 20 models of pedals, 2 amps, 7 speakers models and 3 rack units. These devices are not a copy of the real-life models, each with their own sound, but their working principles are identical.

The user can select a combination of effects and can even create extra mood by choosing floor material under the pedals: house parquet, metal garage floor or studio carpet.

There is a built-in preset manager to save the settings and access them or share them with other users. VST automation and full MIDI Learning are supported.

Made with SynthEdit

http://tonebytes.com/

MultiDrive Pedal Pro LE

MultiDrive Pedal Pro LE free saturation | overdrive by Audified

MultiDrive Pedal Pro LE is a free saturation and overdrive VST, VST3, Audio Unit, AAX plugin developed by Audified. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

Multidrive Pedal Pro Le – “Stomp it down to kick it up”
Sharpen your sound with the legendary overdrive

You can never have enough pedals in your studio. There are thousands of stompboxes on the market of different sound, purpose and quality. We chose a legendary O-drive pedal to revive the legacy of the famous Audiffex MultiDrive Pedal and created MultiDrive Pedal LE.

MultiDrive Pedal LE is a limited version of MultiDrive Pedal Pro which includes 12 legendary stomp boxes in 1 plugin.

MultiDrive Pedal Pro was originated for guitarist to kick up their sound. The team of Audified engineers created the perfect simulation of the legendary pedals which every musician should have in the studio.

With the LE version, you can enjoy the perfect sound of the legendary O-Drive.

O-Drive features an asymmetric circuit where the positive and negative halves of the waveform aren’t distorted equally.

http://www.audified.com/

Malefica

Malefica free saturation | overdrive by Evil Sound Lab

Malefica is a free saturation and overdrive VST, Ladspa plugin developed by Evil Sound Lab. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, Linux.

Malefica is a virtual high-gain distortion guitar pedal based on original schematic.

Let us tell you how we created Malefica:

Malefica Formulae
First of all we have analyzed circuits of ton of guitar pedals to design the darkest, most evil and mystic tone with unique character that would fit a wide range of extreme music genres.
After that, we have made its physical model on the tip of the pen and prepared it with most precise and modern mathematical algorithms.
Finally, our designer has added magical artwork, and that is it! Witchery is alive.

Features:

  • common output level (alias “Evil” in the plug-in), tone (“Witch”), dist (“Mist”) and bypass controls;
  • 3 modes switch for the different sound colour;
  • 3 modes switch for the different clipping character;
  • additional tweak controls: pre-gain and focus frequency of tone control;
  • stereo/mono modes switch;
  • 8x oversampling switch for an extra high precision.

Installation Notes:

For Windows:

  1. Download plug-in archive;
  2. Unzip needed plug-in version directory from archive into your VST plug-ins directory (e.g. C:Program Files (x86)SteinbergVstplugins for 32-bit version or C:Program FilesSteinbergVstplugins for 64-bit version);
  3. (important) Download and install Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment 8 (or higher, x86 version for 32-bit plug-in version and x64 version for 64-bit plug-in version).
    You can found it by the link.
    We strongly recommend to download Online or Offline package versions (not just .tar.gz archive) (e.g. Windows x86 Online/Offline, Windows x64 Online/Offline), because they prepare necessary environment variables (PATH and JAVA_HOME);
  4. Rescan VST plug-ins directory in your DAW;
  5. Enjoy!

For Linux (without GUI):

  1. Download plug-in archive;
  2. Unzip content archive into your VST plug-ins directory (e.g. /usr/vstplugins/);
  3. (important) Download Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment 8 (x86 version). You can found it by the link. We strongly recommend to download Linux x86 *.tar.gz version;
  4. Extract downloaded Oracle JRE:
    sudo tar -xvf jre-8u111-linux-i586.tar.gz -C /usr/java
  5. Edit home .bashrc to export variables:
    export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jre1.8.0_111/
    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$JAVA_HOME/lib/:$JAVA_HOME/lib/i386/:$JAVA_HOME/lib/i386/client/
    source ~/.bashrc.
  6. Perform installation in plug-in directory:
    sudo -s
    /bin/bash install.sh.
  7. Rescan VST plug-ins directory in your DAW;
  8. Enjoy.

Note: All commands and directories listed above – just for example, use on your own risk!

User Guide
Please click on [HELP] button in the left corner of Malefica window to get Controls Help.

Change Log
1.0.0 Initial version.

1.0.1 Next bugs was fixed:

  • Traction 5 opens empty window plug-in (with nothing in it) and freezes;
  • Only left channel works in mono mode;
  • Cracking noise during rotation of the Volume (Evil) knob.

Outroduction
Thanks for reading up to this point and for using Malefica plug-in!
We hope that you will enjoy using it.

http://www.evilsoundlab.com/

Greed Smasher

Greed Smasher free saturation | overdrive by Mercuriall Audio Software

Greed Smasher is a free saturation and overdrive VST, Audio Unit, AAX plugin developed by Mercuriall Audio Software. Compatible OS(s): Windows, macOS.

Greed Smasher free plugin for Mac OS X and Windows in AU, VST and AAX plugin formats.

Features/details:

• The modeled circuit is based on the MESA/Boogie GRID
SLAMMER Overdrive
• Low CPU usage
• Stereo and Mono modes
• Low (2x oversampling) and High (4x oversampling) Quality switch.

http://mercuriall.com

Efektor GQ3607 Graphic Equalizer

Efektor GQ3607 Graphic Equalizer free eq by Kuassa

Efektor GQ3607 Graphic Equalizer is a free equalizer VST, VST3, Audio Unit, AAX plugin developed by Kuassa. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

Whatever instruments you play, take control of your tone as fast as possible! Kuassa GQ3607 Graphic Equalizer allows meticulous equalization across seven carefully chosen points which is switchable into three ranges of frequencies.

The tone sculpting tool for any source. Eliminate ringing frequency, or amplify to cut through busy mix. Use it as a boost for solo guitars. Get more thunderous low-end on your bass. Kuassa GQ3607 allows you to apply quick EQ adjustments to enhance the tone while still offer intuitive and straightforward controls.

Key Features:
– free!
– Seven bands of carefully chosen frequency points.
– Three modes of frequency range.
– Output level control.
– Bypass switch button.

http://www.kuassa.com/

CharBooster

CharBooster free saturation | overdrive by AXP

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

CharBooster is a composite overdrive effect tailored specifically to be used as booster in front of any virtual amplifier model. It essentially consists of a pre-emphasis filter section designed to provide a variation of voicings for your instrument followed by a saturation circuit that excites the signal with harmonics while still being as transparent as possible. The UI is not trying to look like a hardware stomp box but rather has a range of meters and scopes to provide an insight on what is going on with your signal.

The effect’s controls are broken down into 3 sections:

1. Character

  • Amount – sets the amount of the filtering applied.
  • Character – selects one of the pre-configured filters:

– Shrill – boosts the top frequencies enhancing the presence of the signal
– Bright – boosts the high frequencies adding clarity and brightness
– Tight – rolls-off the low end to reduce the muddiness of the high-gain amps
– Flat – bypass of the filtering stage
– Fat – boosts the middle frequencies for the best high-gain tone
– Warm – rolls-off the high frequencies (good for taming single-coil pickups).

2. Saturation

  • Harmonics – sets the amount of the harmonics introduced by this stage.
  • Mode – selects the configuration of the stages:

– Off – bypass the saturation stage
– Tube – pre-amp stage based on a single 12AX7 triode
– Tape – simple magnetic tape model
– T-n-T – tube preamp followed by the tape model.

3. Boost

  • Level – sets the output gain of the booster from -6dB to +24dB.

On the top of the effect’s window there are 5 more buttons (from left to right):

  • Enable the effect.
  • Stereo mode.
  • 16x oversampling.
  • About.
  • Check for updates.

The tube model used in the saturation stage is similar to the one used in Softamp 3OD, however the modeled circuit is different.

The tape model is a very simplified one. It has only the nonlinear transfer curve and dynamic frequency response modeled. Wow & flutter effects as well as phase smearing were omitted keep the CPU consumption low. It is loosely based on the Ampex ATR-102 tape recorder.

Installation:

Unzip the archive and put the “AXP CharBooster.dll” or “AXP CharBooster x64.dll” to your VST folder. Make sure to select the one appropriate for your system (Win32 or x64).

Notes:

  • The effect is able to produce high level output signal (up to +24dB). Make sure that there will be something in your processing chain that limits the output signal. The assumed use case is that CharBooster is followed by the amplifier model that is pushed into saturation.
  • Not all amplifiers will sound pleasing while being overdriven at the input. Experiment.
  • CharBooster expects to be driven by a full-swing 0dB input signal. If pushed further the sound quality will degrade.
  • The CPU consumption in the most complex mode (T-n-T saturation, Stereo mode with 16x oversampling) could be a bit high. There’s a plan to optimize it later, but it’s a low priority task unless I’m specifically asked to do it.
  • This plug-in requires the Windows Imaging Component library. It’s included in all Windows versions starting with Windows XP SP3. If you are using Windows XP SP2, you can get it as a stand-alone library here.

License:

This software is licensed for an unlimited usage by everyone, including personal, commercial and scientific applications. You are NOT allowed to modify it (including both the binary code and the copyright information) or sell it, in either stand-alone or bundled form. The plugin is provided “as is” without a warranty of any kind. In no event I shall be liable for any damage associated with the usage of this software. I encourage further distribution by sharing a link to this page.

Please send your questions and suggestions to my e-mail or post them here.

VST is a registered trademark of Steinberg, GmbH.

http://www.soft-amp.com/

BMBF

BMBF free saturation | overdrive by EXE Consulting

BMBF is a free saturation and overdrive VST, VST3 plugin developed by EXE Consulting. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b.

64-bit distortion and fuzz pedal emulator with two stages of amplification/clipping in addition to input amplification stage. Please see YouTube channel for EXE Consulting for introductory video. Please see SoundCloud for EXE Consulting for songs that employ this distortion and fuzz box emulator. VST2/VST3 again.

This pedal emulation can produce very high gains. Please feed the output into a low-gain amp sim such as LG2Amp, especially for live playing. Too much gain and feedback may produce a very high-pitched squeal.

http://www.execonsultingtx.com

BMAFB

BMAFB free saturation | overdrive by EXE Consulting

BMAFB is a free saturation and overdrive VST, VST3 plugin developed by EXE Consulting. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b.

64-bit distortion and fuzz pedal emulator with three stages of amplification/clipping in addition to input amplification stage. Please see YouTube channel for EXE Consulting for introductory video. Please see SoundCloud for EXE Consulting for songs that employ this distortion and fuzz box emulator. VST2/VST3 again.

This pedal emulation can produce very high gains. Please feed the output into a low-gain amp sim such as LG2Amp, especially for live playing. Too much gain and feedback may produce a very high-pitched squeal.

http://www.execonsultingtx.com

ATK SD1

ATK SD1 free saturation | overdrive by Matthieu Brucher

ATK SD1 is a free saturation and overdrive VST, VST3, Audio Unit plugin developed by Matthieu Brucher. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

ATK SD1 is an emulation of the Boss SD1 overdrive. It is built on top of the Audio ToolKit library, and implements the overdrive (oversampling x8) and the tone sections of the original pedal.

Contrary to usual distortions, the SD1 features an asymmetric overdrive section that adds even harmonics to the sound.

http://www.audio-tk.com/