Free 64 Bit Console Strip Vst
Since the switch to 64-bit, I’ve had my plugin library halved and had to re-evaluate what I can and can’t use on a daily basis when producing. Many plugins I have relied on, such as Bram.Smartelectronix.Com’s s(M)exoscope, iZotope Vinyl [EDIT iZotope have rereleased Vinyl as a 64-bit plugin!] and Tone2’s BiFilter2, have sadly not made the switch from 32-bit.
Lots of the paid-for plugins have switched to 64-bit but it’s free ones that I want to focus on. I’ve put together a list of the free plugins that I rely on daily, and are useable with a 64-bit DAWs such as Logic X or Ableton Live 9. Anyway, here are my top six:
01. Voxengo SPAN
Absolute staple for me, can’t live without it. Voxengo make numerous free plugins but their resident spectral analyser, SPAN, is by far their most useful.
Spectral Analysis is an incredibly useful tool in both sound design, mixing and mastering. Available as an Audio Unit and VST, it’s a non-mover from my master channel strip.
This VSTi plug-in is a simplified emulation of a Roland TB-303. We stripped it from its sequencer, leaving only the sound controls on and we added a juicy drive button. Layers is a free orchestral VST instrument, and an easy way to add orchestral sounds to. All the utilities from the top and bottom of a console channel.
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02. Audio Damage Rough Rider
Perhaps more known for their Eurorack modules now, Audio Damage started life as plugin developers. Their Rough Rider is a hugely dirty compressor, great for one particular type of sound.
This isn’t really for the faint-hearted as it only really deals in brutal and bypassed. Have a look at this guide to parallel compression in Live that exploits the heavier side of this plugin.
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03. Native Instruments free content
Native Instruments produce some of the most forward-thinking synthesisers around right now. I’ve been using Reaktor for years and the Komplete library is probably one of the most widely used bundles about.
However, the nice people at NI give away lots of free, ready-to-use stuff including stripped down versions of Reaktor, Komplete, Guitar Rig and Kontakt. Though these patches aren’t as flexible as their full-release counterparts, they’re more than enough to get going.
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04. Tokyo Dawn Labs
Relative new-comers to the plugin scene, future-funk stalwarts Tokyo Dawn Records have set up a development arm of the label. Their plugins come in at around £30, however they offer free version of their EQ, Compressor and dynamics processor.
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05. Max4Live
Okay, this might seem like a bit of a cheat because it is, in fact, not entirely free. To obtain M4L functionality you have to have purchased Ableton Suite (not Standard or Intro); however, once you’ve installed it, there’s a plethora of user-designed and library plugins you can download and customise to your own ends. Have a read about the looking glass that is Max4Live here.
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06. Ohm Force Frohmage
A really quirky hybrid effect that’s hard to pin down what it does exactly. Not helped by the bemusing interface, it falls somewhere between a warm, hazy distortion and a filter of sorts.
Free 64 Bit Vst Instruments
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Notable Omissions
Togu Audio Line series
TAL’s line of free synthesisers and effects is pretty extensive: they have most of the things you need to get going with a modest home studio, from synths to effects units. Some of their instruments model classic synths like Roland’s SH-101 and Juno 106, both of which I am a huge fan of. In addition their tube distortion and bit/sample reduction tools are a must for everyone, too.
Sadly TAL’s free content is unsupported and 32-bit only. However their commercial products look very appealing so certainly worth checking out.
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Sound Magic Piano One
Probably my favourite upright piano sound out there. For me, it perfectly encapsulates that ‘primary school piano’ sound: brash but cuts through the mix really nicely. Not many controls, but that just adds to it’s brilliance. Bosendorfer vst 290 free.
It would have made it into the top six but the downloads have been temporarily switched off while they try and find somewhere new to host it. Once it’s back it’s definitely worth getting.
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RIP Camel Audio Camel Crusher
This distortion plugin is sadly no longer supported by Camel Audio (who have rumoured to have been bought out by Apple). Billed as the little brother of Camel Phat, it was a great tube and digital distortion with a built in low-pass filter and compressor. The dry/wet mix is always handy, too.
Klanghelm IVGI
More of an afterthought really, this handy device is a nice free alternative to PSP’s Vintage Warmer, albeit with slightly less functionality. I did really like the built in EQ (or response as it calls it) which is great for either adding or removing a little slice of top-end. At higher values I found the Drive unusable, though.
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32-bit Wrappers
For those of you mourning the loss of your 32-bit buddies there are wrappers available. By far the most popular is 32 Lives (~£67) or a significantly cheaper option at about £6 is jBridge (however I think this only wraps VSTs, so do some reading around it before paying the price). These will take your 32-bit plugins and make them compatible with your 64-bit DAW.
This guide is just for free 64-bit Audio Units, as they can be used in both Logic X and Ableton Live, but cloud music creation platform Splice offer a great list of free plugins of all varieties. Check it out here.
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SSL Duende Native v3.6.6
SSL Duende Native - это мощный пакет качественных инструментов (plugins) для обработки аудио в состав которых входят:
Channel Strip - Эквалайзер и компрессор основанный на XL 9000 K Series
Stereo Bus Compressor - стерео версия Компрессора из XL 9000 K Series
X-Comp - компрессор
X-EQ - эквалайзер
Vocalstrip - плагин для обработки вокала с 4 настраиваемыми блоками
Drumstrip - плагин для обработки ударных
X-Verb - ревербератор
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The Duende Native Plug-in suite is a collection of audio processing tools which bring professional audio quality, sophistication and benchmark performance within reach of all DAW users. Duende plug-ins provide the superior precision, advanced feature set and legendary tonal characteristics of SSL console products in affordable VST/AU/RTAS* plug-in form. They are quite simply the easiest way to get your hands on professional tools that will help you achieve professional mixes that sound like a record.
The foundations of the Duende Native collection are plug-in adaptations of two SSL console classics; the EQ & Dynamics Channel plug-in provides an EQ & Dynamics processing solution with all the power, precision, flexibility and signature tone of an SSL console channel strip… the legendary Stereo Bus Compressor plug-in gives you the classic SSL stereo master bus compressor that brings power and punch to your mix without compromising clarity. Drumstrip and Vocalstrip are ‘task specific’ plug-ins which each gather together a set of carefully selected and lovingly crafted processing tools to get you straight to outstanding Drum and Vocal sounds quickly and easily. X-EQ and X-Comp are both mastering grade processors that deliver superb balance of precision and tonal character. X-Verb is an incredibly powerful and flexible processor which brings beautiful hardware standard Reverb to your DAW.
ABOUT THE SSL PLUG-IN RANGE
Channel Strip
The EQ and Dynamics Channel Strip plug-in is based on the EQ and compressor sections of the XL 9000 K Series console. SSL
were the first mixing console manufacturer to feature dynamics and EQ on every channel on an in-line console with the
SL 4000 B Series in 1977. The plug-in includes separate high and low pass filters, an independent compressor/limiter and
gate/expander, a four band parametric equalizer which is assignable to the dynamics sidechain, variable processing order
as well as input and output gain adjustment and phase inversion.
Stereo Bus Compressor
The Stereo Bus Compressor plug-in is a stereo version of the legendary centre section stereo bus compressor found on the
XL 9000 K Series console. It provides high quality stereo compression, giving you critical control over the dynamic range of
audio signals.
Uses may include inserting the bus compressor over a stereo mix which has the effect of ‘gluing’ the mix together whilst still
maintaining a big sound. The dynamics of drum overheads or whole drum kits can be controlled very effectively with the bus
compressor. As it is available as either a stereo or mono plug-in the bus compressor can be used for practically any application
that requires superior compression.
X-Comp
X-Comp can deliver the transparent audio finesse of a mastering grade stereo compressor or be driven to inject character and
raw power to rival the SSL Listen Mic Compressor. In X-Comp we haven’t just modelled a particular compressor, but have
provided a set of features and controls that allow the emulation of many vintage and modern compression designs based on
a well loved SSL feed forward compressor algorithm.
Key Features
• Dual symmetrical knee design allows detailed shaping of the compression characteristic
• Advanced side chain architecture using 1st order filters delivers user friendly Frequency Dependant Parallel Compression
• Amplitude Histogram and Gain Reduction history displays provide advanced real time pre/post signal analysis
• Max Gain Reduction control provides genuine vintage compressor characteristics
• Intuitive user interface with drag and move graphic, mouse wheel and numeric editing
• A/B facility for instant comparison of two different compression set ups
• Proprietary preset management functions providing compatibility between all DAW platforms
• Global latency free bypass
• Superb mastering grade audio quality delivered by Duende’s 64-bit floating point engine
• Preset library based on settings used by some of the worlds top mixing engineers
X-EQ
X-EQ is a versatile and comprehensive mastering grade parametric EQ plug-in built from the ground up for Duende. It has an
unprecedented clarity, smoothness, and excellent high-frequency response. A total of 10 EQ bands are provided, split into
dedicated HP and LP filters, LF and HF shelves and 6 bell bands. A Parallel EQ mode is also provided which recreates the
characteristic sound of an old parallel passive PEQ circuit built with inductors and capacitors.
Key Features
• 10 band fully parametric high quality digital EQ
• A total of 16 different filter types: 5 different cut filters, 9 bell shapes, shelving filters and a parallel mode
• Extensive control options including dragable EQ graph nodes, mouse wheel adjustment and numerical data entry
• Extremely low noise and low non-linear distortion filter algorithms resulting in the residual THD+N significantly lower
than 24-bit quantisation noise
• Comprehensive stereo/mono peak (with clip-hold), RMS and dynamic history metering at input and output
• Different bell filter types are all normalised to look identical at +6dB boost allowing for quick comparison between filter
types
• Proprietary preset management functions providing compatibility between all major DAW platforms
• A/B functionality for easy comparison of any two settings
• Individual band bypass
• Global latency free bypass
• Real-time FFT Analyser showing the result of the EQ processing on the audio spectrum
• Superb mastering grade audio quality delivered by Duende’s 64-bit floating point engine
• Preset library based on settings used by some of the worlds top mixing engineers
Vocalstrip
Vocalstrip is a one stop solution for superior vocal processing, with all the tools you need to take your vocal sound into the
major league. Vocalstrip features 4 configurable processing blocks to take care of unwanted artefacts, dynamics and
equalisation and extensive metering and visual feedback give you invaluable information during your work.
Key Features
• Intelligent De-esser
• Intelligent De-ploser
• 3 band EQ
• Compander featuring compression, downwards expansion and output drive
• Extensive visual feedback including a real-time FFT analyser showing the result of the EQ processing on the audio
spectrum
• Complete control over process order
• Extensive control options including mouse wheel adjustment and numerical data entry
• Proprietary preset management functions providing compatibility between all DAW platforms
• A/B functionality for easy comparison of any two settings
• Global latency free bypass
• Superb mastering grade audio quality delivered by Duende’s 64-bit floating point engine
• Preset library based on settings used by some of the worlds top mixing engineers
Drumstrip
The Drumstrip plug-in for Duende brings a unique blend of tools to the Duende Native platform, which provides an
unprecedented amount of control over the transient and spectral elements of drum and percussion tracks. Manipulation
which previously may have been time-consuming or impossible with traditional EQ and dynamics processing becomes elegant
and rewarding with SSL Drumstrip.
Key Features
• Transient shaper capable of drastically changing the attack characteristics of rhythmic tracks. An audition mode makes
for easy setup
• Highly controllable Gate featuring both open and close thresholds, attack, hold, release and range control
• SSL Listen Mic Compressor – as featured in the LMC-1 plug-in – with extra functionality
• Separate high and low frequency enhancers provide spectral control not achievable with traditional EQ
• Peak and RMS metering on both input and output
• Wet/dry controls on both the main output and the LMC, allow parallel processing to be easily dialled in
• Process order control over all five sections gives complete flexibility over the serial signal chain
• Latency-free bypass of all processing
X-Verb
X-Verb is a versatile and comprehensive studio grade reverberation plug-in, delivering the density, warmth, depth and
stunning detail usually only associated with high class hardware reverb units. The use of innovative Diffusion Engines and
innovative processing design provides superior performance that surpasses other Reverb Plug-Ins in both artistic freedom,
depth and sonic quality. This plug-in may well provide all the different Reverb options you will ever need.
Key Features
• Unique and modular SSL HiD Reverb Algorithm Engine
• 4 Core Algorithms create a complete collection of processors
• Quick Controls panel to easily alter the superb Presets
• Stunning Graphical User Interface to access the detailed parameter set
• Automatable Morphing feature to dynamically morph from one preset to another
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