Free Audio Plugins & Softwares for Windows 64 bits

W1 Limiter

W1 Limiter is a free limiter VST, VST3, Audio Unit, RTAS plugin developed by 4Front Technologies. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

W1 Limiter is a “brickwall limiter” that is a clone of Waves L1-Ultramaximizer, with “identical output” and an approximation of Waves L2.

Waves’ L1 (and thus W1 – for compatibility reasons) uses three times longer actual release time than the standard RT60 metric. This means that if you set 50ms release in the limiter, it will actually yield with 150ms standard RT60 release time, but users of L1 should be familiar with it.

Starting from version 2.0 W1 Limiter also contains adaptive release logic. The author tried to emulate Waves L2, however could only do this approximately. Also, unlike Waves, W1 allows changing release time while in adaptive mode.

Waves IDR dithering is not emulated.

http://www.4front-tech.com/

vvvv

vvvv is a free audio and studio utility plugin developed by vvvv group. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b.

vvvv is a toolkit for real time video synthesis. It is designed to facilitate the handling of large media environments with physical interfaces, real-time motion graphics, audio and video that can interact with many users simultaneously.

vvvv uses a visual programming interface. Therefore it provides a graphical programming language for easy prototyping and development.

vvvv is real time. where many other languages have distinct modes for building and running programs, vvvv only has one mode – runtime.

vvvv is free for non-commercial use. Commercial use requires a license.

Main feature summary:

Effortless handling of multiple Objects with Spreads.

Seamless Multi-Projection Setups with Boygrouping.

DirectX based 3d Rendering.

Loading 3d Models.

Texturing 3d Models with Motion Graphics and Video.

Real-time Shader Programming.

Real-time Physics Simulations.

Real-time Video Analysis.

Audio capabilities.

Interfacing with a wide variety of external devices and protocols.

http://vvvv.org/

VSTWrapperBuilder

VSTWrapperBuilder is a free wrapper VST plugin developed by Hypercube Softwares. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b.

VSTWrapperBuilder is a tool designed to get rid of common issues with VST plug-ins:

Giant menu with VST Shell. Using such thing inside Nuendo or Cubase is a nightmare. Here the solution: Use VSTWrapperBuilder to extract all plugins from the shell and organize them properly on your hard drive. You can define some rules to specify where a given effect must belong to.

Old plugins require the audio buffer to be cleared by the host. With recent hosts this is not done so your famous old plugin can no longer be used. The solution is simple: generate a wrapper with VSTWrapperBuilder checking the column “Old” and that’s all. It will work. The wrapper will fill the audio buffer properly.

Some VST Hosts don’t send effSetSpeakerArrangement to surround plugins. Because of that, they acting in mono most of the time. The solution is also simple: generate a wrapper with VSTWrapperBuilder checking the column “Surround” and that’s all. The plugin will receive automatically a 5.1 configuration. Of course you have to use it on a 5.1 track.

http://hypercube-software.duckdns.org

vstPlayer

vstPlayer is a free audio player VST plugin developed by Mirax Labs. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

vstPlayer is a multi-format audio file player in the form of a VSTi plug-in.

Features:

Supports multiple audio formats: WAV/AIFF/FLAC/OGG/MP3.

Playlist.

Play/pause.

Waveform view.

Seek bar.

Loop.

Cue.

Volume.

Tag view.

MIDI learn and control.

Supports Windows 32-bit/64-bit, Mac OS X.

Free Edition

Free Editions of vstPlayer 2 are also available. Compared to the full version, it has the following limitations:

Commercial use is not allowed.

Only wav format is supported.

“LOAD” playlist function is disabled.

Midi configuration is not saved.

http://miraxlabs.com/

VSTForx

VSTForx is a free routing and wrapper VST plugin developed by samba_godschynski. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

VSTForx is a creative effect network creation tool which comes as a VST plug-in that can load any number of VST plug-ins and connect them any way you want.

Additional features:

Add plug parameter on stage and bind them.

Operators for such parameter connection (inverse, offset, EXP, …).

I/O step sequencers and switches.

Audio2parameter-value modules (e.g. ADSR-trigger, Peak-tracker).

Load several VST-instruments and assign them via MIDI-channel.

Program/preset chooser.

Plugin-editor position and visibility are controllable with knobs.

MIDI CC Receiver Node.

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http://www.vstforx.de/

VSTHost

VSTHost is a free routing plugin developed by Hermann Seib. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b.

VSTHost is an Open Source VST-compatible host that:

Loads VST 2 / 3 / Module Architecture plug-ins.

Parameterizing / editing them.

Sound output for VSTis.

MIDI-input and -output.

Loading / saving.fxb files.

Supports ASIO2.

http://www.hermannseib.com/english/

VST Speek

VST Speek is a free software synthesizer developed by Wavosaur. Available format(s): VST, Audio Unit for Windows 64b, macOS.

VST Speek is a speech software synthesizer that emulates the Software Automatic Mouth (SAM) software for Commode 64:

It can be used to create a robotic voice.

It responds to MIDI notes and pitchbend.

It’s monophonic and velocity sensitive.

http://www.wavosaur.com/

VST Plugin Preset Match

VST Plugin Preset Match is a free audio and studio utility Stand Alone plugin developed by Christian Budde. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b.

With VST Plug-in Preset Match it is possible to match the settings of a VST 2.x plug-in to a given reference VST plug-in preset for a certain piece of music. By using a metaheuristics DE algorithm, the matching result will improve continuously over time (if matching is possible at all). With the included ASIO VST plug-in it is also possible to match a VST plug-in to an external hardware device.

This tool can be especially useful if you have older tracks, which use particular effects, which are not maintained anymore (e.g. did not yet make the step to 64-bit). Instead of recreating the plug-in’s settings by hand, the tool can match the plug-in settings to the reference as good as possible. Not seldom, the same results can also be achieved with much less effort. For example, a graphic EQ setting can be replaced with a set of parametric peak EQ filters.

With the latest version 1.0.4, the example VST Plug-ins that were shipped to demonstrate the program are also available separately. However, please note, that these were not intended to be used outside this program (although it is likely that they work fine). This is due to the fact, that each plugin could not be tested with every host. Also there is no support beyond this tool.

The VST Plug-in Preset Match as contribution for the KVR Developer Contest will not be developed further, but – if popular enough – will be integrated in the VST Plugin Analyser 2.0. The development of version 2.0 will be partially crowd founded. Further information can be found here.

http://www.pcjv.de/

VST Audio Plug-ins SDK (C++)

VST Audio Plug-ins SDK (C++) is a free development tool and wrapper VST, VST3, Audio Unit, AAX plugin developed by Steinberg. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

Virtual Studio Technology (VST) is developed by Steinberg and first launched in 1996. The SDK/API is freely available to all.

VST creates a full, professional studio environment on your PC or Mac. VST allows the integration of virtual effect processors and instruments into your digital audio environment. These can be software recreations of hardware effect units and instruments or new creative effect components in your VST system. All are integrated seamlessly into VST compatible host applications. These VST modules have the sound quality of the best hardware units, yet are far more flexible. All functions of a VST effect processor or instrument are directly controllable and automatable; either with a mouse or with an external hardware controller. VST also allows easy integration of external equipment, allowing you to put together a system tailor-made to your needs.

Being an open standard, the possibilities offered by VST have steadily been growing over the past decade. New virtual effect processors and virtual instruments are constantly being developed.

VST 3 is a general rework of the long-serving VST Plug-in interface. It is not compatible with the older VST versions, but it includes some new features and possibilities. We have redesigned the API to make it not only far easier and more reliable for developers to work with, but have also provided completely new possibilities for Plug-ins. These include:

Improved Performance with the Silence Flag

Processing can optionally be applied to Plug-ins only when audio signals are present on their respective inputs, so VST 3 Plug-ins can apply their processing economically and only when it is needed:

Multiple Dynamic I/Os

VST 3 Plug-ins are no longer limited to a fixed number of inputs and outputs, and their I/O configuration can dynamically adapt to the channel configuration. Side-chains are also very easily realizable. This includes the possibility to deactivate unused buses after loading and even reactivate those when needed. This cleans up the mixer and further helps to reduce CPU load:

Sample-accurate automation

VST 3 also features vastly improved parameter automation with sample accuracy and support for ramped automation data, allowing completely accurate and rapid parameter automation changes:

Logical Parameter Organization

The Plug-in parameters are displayed in a tree structure. Parameters are grouped into sections which represent the structure of the Plug-in. Plug-ins can communicate their internal structure for the purpose of overview, but also for some associated functionality (e.g. program-lists):

Resizeable UI editor

VST 3 defines a way to allow resizing of the Plug-in editor by a user:

Note Expression

VST 3 defines with Note Expression a new way of event controller editing. The Plug-in is able to break free from the limitations of MIDI controller events by providing access to new VST 3 controller events that circumvent the laws of MIDI and provide articulation information for each individual note (event) in a polyphonic arrangement according to its noteId:

Factory Concept

VST 3 Plug-in library could export multiple Plug-ins and in this way replaces the shell concept of VST 2 (kPlugCategShell).

VST is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH, registered in Europe and other countries.

http://www.steinberg.net/

VST 3 Plug-in Development Host

VST 3 Plug-in Development Host is a free development tool Stand Alone plugin developed by Steinberg. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

The VST 3 SDK provides a PluginTestHost application for Mac OS X (Universal Binary) and Window (32-bits, 64-bits).

This application allows you to load a plug-in, simulates some inputs (Audio and Event) and acts like a small VST3 host application based on an ASIO driver. Included in this application is a test module which allows you to check your plug-in regarding VST3 standard.

http://www.steinberg.net/