There are plenty of free plug-ins out there if you care to look around. Last time we looked at free stuff, the focus was on synth plug-ins for all DAWs, so this time here are 10 of the best free effects plug-ins for Pro Tools (but some will also work with other DAWs). The Best Free Delay VST Plugins in 2021 (+ Download Links) 1. TAL-Dub-3 (Windows / Mac) I’ve been a fan of TAL’s range of VST plugins for a while now, and their collection of free plugins are somewhat of a hidden gem in the plugin world. TAL-Dub-3 is a simplistic free delay plugin with a few tricks up it’s sleeve.
Download the Best Free Audio Plugins. Synths, Reverbs, Compressors.and much more. Just click and download. LABS – Strings is compatible with Mac and Windows, and is available as a VST2, VST3, AAX, and AU right on the Spitfire Audio website. Not only is this one of the best free strings VST plugins, but it's one of the best free VST plugins ever. Download: Spitfire Audio. According to the description, the L2007 is a mastering-grade look-ahead brickwall limiter. It’s made by Massey Plugins and is offered free with Massey’s other plugins but the free versions have limited features. However, this one of the few free limiters that is available in AAX format for Pro Tools. Both Mac and PC are supported.
Nothing is ever free for ProTools right? Wrong! There are plenty of free plug-ins out there if you care to look around. Last time we looked at free stuff, the focus was on synth plug-ins for all DAWs, so this time here are 10 of the best free effects plug-ins for Pro Tools (but some will also work with other DAWs).
DrumCore Free version 3
- Sonoma WireWorks
- RTAS (also AU/VSTi)
- http://www.sonomawireworks.com/drumcore/downloads
You only get two kits with the free version of DrumCore, but it's still 1.16 GB of lovely drum sounds, something noticeably lacking from a basic installation of Pro Tools.
Amplitube Custom Shop
- IK Multimedia
- RTAS (also AU/VSTi)
- http://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/amplitubecs
IK want you to use Custom Shop as a portal to their online purchasing system, but with the free version you get four preamps, nine stomp boxes and two rack effects which is enough to get you started with guitar amp simulation!
Thump
- Metric Halo
- AAX
- http://apps.avid.com/metric-halo
A percussive subharmonic synthesizer that creates low end for your mix ' add bottom to your kick, strengthen a bass line or even synthesize drones.
Niveau Filter
- Elysia Software
- AAX/AU/RTAS/VST
- http://www.elysia.com/software/niveau-filter
Modelled on a semi-parametric Baxandall filter, the Niveau is essentially a hi-fi tone control on steroids, and is great for making wide-range changes to frequency - and there's nothing like it in Pro Tools built-in plug-ins!
Frohmage
- Ohm Force
- RTAS/AU/VST
- https://www.ohmforce.com/ViewProduct.do?p=Frohmage
Partly chosen because of its name I'll admit, this is another tool not found in Pro Tools built-in plug-ins, which are mostly tasteful and transparent. The cheesy one is a low-pass filter with resonance, distortion and delay, just great for '˜messing stuff up'!
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Vinyl
- iZotope
- RTAS/AS/VST/MAS/Audio Unit
- http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/vinyl
It's been around for quite a while, but nothing adds the sound of vinyl to your mixes quite as well as, er, Vinyl.
BitterSweet 3
- Flux
- RTAS/AU/VST
- http://www.fluxhome.com/products/freewares/bittersweet-v3
Another tool missing from Pro Tools' basic set, BitterSweet is a transient designer with but one control, which keeps it simple, and allows you to enhance or soften transients without audible compression.
Project Time
- Hofa
- All formats
- http://hofa-plugins.de/pages/start_en/4u_en.php
Included because I like to be reminded of just how much time I've wasted trying to turn my latest sow's ear into a silk purse! All it does is tell you how long you have spent on your current project ' know a better way?
The Hofa 4U pack also includes a more than useful Meter, Fader and MS ' Pan tool, and a Goniometer/Correlator.
Saturation Knob
- Softube
- AAX
- http://forms.avid.com/forms/AAXpluginoffer2012?cmpid=70140000000U2to
Add analog warmth to your mix by turning a large knob - if only everything in life were that simple.
bx_solo
BrainWorx
AAX/AS/AU/RTAS/TDM/VST
A middle-and-sides decoder that lets you solo left, right, mono sum or difference; you can also turn a stereo recording into middle-and-sides and vice versa, and expand stereo width by up to 400% as well as fold down to mono. Invaluable!