Topic: Free plugins to use in Podium

Some manglers from Anarchy Sound Software

@Me le suono! wrote:

Try this: FreeZZZZZer or FreeZZZZZer2.

I’ve been hoping to come across such a plugin. Thanks Me le suono!

It was a little awkward getting full functionality out of it:

• First I had to deselect Device is an instrument (accepts note events), in its mapping properties.
• Load it in an effects slot.
• Reselect the device mapping option mentioned above.
• Unhide that track lane so I could feed it midi notes.
  (If there’s a better config could you please advise me)

I used CombiNatOr synth (by the same developer) which ultimately crashed. But while it was running, FreeZZZZZer2 did a great job of holding even smooth-textured sounds.

Looking forward to exploring it thoroughly 🙂

@Me le suono! wrote:

I always use this plugin as a instrument.
With the audio material that is very simple because the instrument and the clip using two different “routes” and therefore they do not “fight”.
With midi sequences, I create a Group Track with the FreeZZZZZer and then I insert the tracks of the other tools I want to use as “childs” of the Group Track. In this way, the effect is applied in cascade (is english, boh?) to all the instruments and I can choose to play the FreZZZZZer live or with a midi sequence.

That works perfectly! 😀
I wasn’t sure whether a plugin on an instrument slot would process audio from child tracks. You’ve made my day discovering that it does. YAY

Wow, and I see Podolski got a handsome face lift and new presets! I have the original version off the German Keyboard mag and it is somewhat u-he-gly. Sweet little thing nonetheless — Poldolski is to Filterscape VA what Zebralette is to Zebra 2.

Good initiative. I’ve used/tested at some point all of the mentioned plugins (except for Amplifikation Lite) and don’t remember having issues with them.

I recently went all 64 bit, keeping some old x32 only plugins for old projects, and intended to bump this thread with my list of x64 ones, which is more or less the same as this list, with some additions…

Samplers

TX16Wx
Linux Sampler (it loads .gig files)

Synths

Green Oak – Crystal
http://www.greenoak.com/crystal/dwnld.html

Tunefish – awesome sound capabilities. It is the current KVR One Synth Challenge synth, and the developer (payne_bc) is admirably quick to fix all the little quirks and bugs, so by the time it reaches v4 it will be an even better synth.
Here’s the link for the latest beta as of today:
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=395446&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=240

Full Bucket – Bloo, Deputy, Mono/Fury
http://www.fullbucket.de/music/vst.html

Mausynth
http://rinki.net/pekka/mausynth/

u-he Tyrell N6

Organs

Martinic Combo Model V & F

Budnles

SignalDust
http://www.signaldust.com/plugins.html

Includes an EQ, Filter, Chorus, two great reverbs and a “little acid toy”

MDA
http://sourceforge.net/projects/mda-vst/files/mda-vst/mda-vst-src%20100214/

VacuumSound
http://www.vacuumsound.de/plugins.html

Multi

Martin Eastwood – Flame

EQ

DDMF – ColourEQ
http://www.ddmf.eu/freeware.php

Granular

Argotlunar
http://argotlunar.info/

Boids
http://www.kvraudio.com/product/boids-by-tonecarver/details

LoFi

Izotope Vinyl
Tal Bitcrusher
SicknDestroy – http://www.ineardisplay.com/freebies/

Modulation

Distorque Azurite
FullBucke FreqShifter

Reverb

Freeverb3 – a big bundle of reverbs (and some extras), plate, hall, some true stereo.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freeverb3/files/freeverb3_vst/

Tube/Saturation

AxTube
Klanghelm IVGI
Nick Crow – Tube Driver
Voxengo TubeAmp

Spatial

Voxengo MSED, Stereo Touch
VladGProximity
Hofa MS Fader Meter Pan – great for dual panning (pan and width)

Guitar Amps

Lepou
http://lepouplugins.blogspot.com/

Thanks for the suggestions. I’m going through them right now.

@Pulse: AxTube?

I tried MauSynth x64: When the plugin editor is open, it intercepted some Podium key shortcuts (such as Ctrl+z), and changing presets in the track inspector did not work.

The purpose of the page is to give a good introduction to VST plugins for new users. This means that I’ll only include plugins where I can link to a download page that has clear download instructions. IMO, that disqualifies LinuxSampler and various others. I even had problems with the Voxengo pages, where I managed to download several demo versions of commercial plugins, before I noticed the actual download links were above the plugin description. It’s clearly written in the text, but I was just quickly looking for download link buttons.

I also have a problem with UVI Workstation. When installing, it asks to install the PACE license system. I’ve had plenty of bad experiences with this years ago, so I stay away from that. A shame, because the UI screenshots look beautiful.

I’m even considering removing Independence Free from the list, because it pops up an annoying dialog during Podium plugin scanning, asking for registration. Not a smooth user experience.

Well, you’ll do what’s best, and I do not know how the download/register procedure is now for Independence (I saved a version I downloaded from YellowTools site a while ago), but I have to say this IS the BEST freeware sound module I’ve tried. It really is. In my opinion, would be a pity to miss it. Also, when I installed both this and UVI there were no problems once the installation was completed.

Try powerful TX16Wx sampler

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