Saturation

hD

hD is a free overdrive and saturation Audio Unit plugin developed by Music Unfolding. Compatible OS(s): macOS.

hD is a distortion effect with harmonic generators. It can generate two pitch-shifted copies of up to two octaves above the input signal – the volume level of the two voices can be set independently. hD also has a sub-octave generator. hD’s design uses its harmonic generators to enhance the distortion. The two harmonic voices are mixed into the signal before the distortion stage. The sub-octave generator algorithm was developed specifically for hD. It is latency-free. hD can also be used to generate 12-string guitar effects and as a note doubler.

http://www.musicunfolding.com/

Hard Line Industrial Distortion

Hard Line Industrial Distortion is a free overdrive and saturation VST plugin developed by NoiseSoft. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

Hard Line Industrial Distortion will take your sound from a clean ‘natural’ gain to an extreme level of distortion that simulates a white noise waveform at its highest setting.

Single knob design:

GAIN: Lowest setting is pure bypass, highest setting is extreme distortion, almost to the point of white noise.

http://www.noisesoft.com/

Greed Smasher

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

Fuzz-Stone[Ge]

Fuzz-Stone[Ge] is a free overdrive and saturation VST, Audio Unit plugin developed by audiorammer. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

Fuzz-Stone[Ge] is the third plug-in in AuraPlug’s Freetortion Series. The Fuzz-Stone[Ge] is a Fuzz style Germanium transistor distortion simulator.

Features:

Stompbox design.

Level control.

Distortion control.

Cabinet simulation.

Easy to use.

Low CPU usage (less than 1% on P4 2.4GHz).

The Controls:

Volume – Set the overall volume of the unit.

Attack – Set the amount of distortion.

Cabinet – Cabinet simulation.

http://www.audiorammer.com/

Fuzz-Stone

Fuzz-Stone is a free overdrive and saturation VST, Audio Unit plugin developed by audiorammer. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

Fuzz-Stone is the second plug-in in AuraPlug’s Freetortion Series. The Fuzz-Stone is a ’60s-styled guitar fuzz tone pedal which simulates the Legendary Stones’ Satisfaction guitar tone.

Features:

Stompbox design.

Level control.

Distortion control.

Cabinet simulation.

Easy to use.

Low CPU usage.

The Controls:

Volume – Set the overall volume of the unit.

Attack – Set the amount of distortion.

Cabinet – Cabinet simulation.

http://www.audiorammer.com/

Func Shaper

Func Shaper is a free overdrive and saturation VST plugin developed by rs-met. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

Func Shaper is a waveshaping distortion plugin based on a mathematical expression evaluator. You can enter an expression to create the function which will be used as waveshaping transfer function.

http://www.rs-met.com/

FilterGrizzly2

FilterGrizzly2 is a free filter and saturation VST plugin developed by CFA-Sound. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

Finally, after some years in the dark the all-new FilterGrizzly 2 is available as free filter VST plugin. Rich on character and warmth, the completely overworked filter module is loaded with a tube-based filter drive unit for saturation, followed by an analog modelled 4-pole lowpass and 2-pole highpass filter with a passive controlled feedback circuit. The FilterGrizzly2 gives you nearly one-to-one the filter of the upcoming MonoGrizzly 2 synthesizer, all informations about that you can find here: blog/coming-soon-monogrizzly2

Features:

2x oversampling and anti-aliasing algorithm.

tube-based filter drive unit.

classic analog ladder filter design.

4-pole lowpass and 2-pole highpass filter.

passive controlled feedback circuit.

new GUI with 2 different skins.

{See video at top of page}

All samples in the demo are taken from the SOR Minimal Techno Revolution Vol.3 sample pack.

Platforms:

VST 2.3 (32-bit) for Windows.

Note: FilterGrizzly 2 could maybe work via jBridge in a 64-bit DAW, but we don’t guarantee that.

Requirements:

Win32 compatible OS with SSE2-supporting CPU (or higher).

https://www.cfa-sound.com/

FilterCrusher

FilterCrusher is a free filter and saturation VST, Audio Unit plugin developed by Bedroom Producers Blog. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

FilterCrusher is a dual tube filter effect for mixing and sound design purposes. The plugin features a pair of resonant filters and a modeled tube preamp circuit for subtle tube saturation. Additional “crush” mode boosts the input gain and results in audible tube-style distortion.

Features:

Adjustable 12 dB high and low pass resonant filters.

Modeled tube circuit.

Subtle and “crush” modes.

Zero latency.

Optimized for low CPU usage.

{See video at top of page}

https://bedroomproducersblog.com/

EddieVsHeaven

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

EddieVsHeaven contains a complete guitar rig in a stompbox form.

Features:

Stompbox design.

Level, Drive, Low, Middle and High controls.

Built-in Distortion, Amp, Cabinet and Effect Simulation.

Both 32- and 64-bit versions are available for Windows XP, Vista and 7.

64-bit internal processing resolution.

Low CPU usage.

Easy to use.

http://www.audiorammer.com/

Dudelizer

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

Dudelizer is an amp-sim designed to bring out the characteristics of distortion plugins that you could use with it. It has 5 modes.

https://runbeerrun.blogspot.com/