Hey! I picked the best free VST plugins available for you in each category.
I keep it super simple so you can find your favorite plugins/categories right away. Also, feel free to check some of our free samples & plugin presets here.
Here you go:
Compressors:
Analog Obsession VariMoon – VariMu Compressor (Find in this post)
Audio Tools Leveling Tool – Opto Compressor (Find in this post)
Variety of Sound density MKIII – Multipurpose Mixing & Mastering Compressor (Find in this post)
AudioDamage Rough Rider 3 – Bus Compressor (Find in this post)
DYNASAUR Analog Obsession – Multiband Compressor (Find in this post)
Analog Obsession BusterSE – SSL Bus Compressor (Find in this post)
Antress Modern DynaKiller – FET Compressor (Find in this post)
ViatorDSP Bedroom Compressor – Diode Bridge Compressor (Find in this post)
Xfer Records OTT – OTT Free Alternative (Find in this post)
Equalizers:
Ignite Labs PTEq-X – Passive EQ (Find in this post)
Analog Obsession MASBAX – Mastering EQ (Find in this post)
TDR Nova – Parallel Dynamic EQ (Find in this post)
Manda Audio 7Q – Graphic EQ (Find in this post)
lkjb QRange – Mid/Side EQ (Find in this post)
Acustica Audio Coffee ‘The PUn’ – Pultec-Style EQ (Find in this post)
Instruments:
Ample Bass P Lite II – Bass Guitar (Find in this post)
Orchestral Tools – Layers – Strings 1 (Find in this post)
Spitfire Audio – LABS Strings – Strings 2 (Find in this post)
DSK Choirz – Choir (Find in this post)
Ample Guitar M Lite II – Acoustic Guitar (Find in this post)
u-he Podolski – Arpeggiator Synth (Find in this post)
Sonigen Modular – Modular Synth (Find in this post)
MaxSynths DR-910 – Drum Machine (Find in this post)
Surge XT – All Round Synth 1 (Find in this post)
TheWaveWarden Odin 2 – All Round Synth 2 (Find in this post)
Matt Tytel Helm – All Round Synth 3 (Find in this post)
MT Power Drum Kit 2 – Drum Kit (Find in this post)
Hvoya Audio Ribs By Eugene Yakshin – Granular Synth/FX (Find in this post)
Newfangled Audio Pendulate – Bass & SubBass 1 (Find in this post)
Monsterdaw Monsterbass – Bass & SubBass 2 (Find in this post)
NUsofting Sinnah – Bass & SubBass 3 (Find in this post)
DSK Guitars Nylon – Nylon Guitar (Find in this post)
ChowDSP Chow Kick – Kick Drum (Find in this post)
AudioModern GateLab – Gate Sequencer (Find in this post)
HY-RPE2 FREE – MIDI Sequencer (Find in this post)
Hy-Plugins HY-ESG – Euclidean Sequencer Great for Techno (Find in this post)
Metering ,Utility & Restoration:
Voxengo SPAN – Spectrum Analyzer (Find in this post)
Youlean Loudness Meter – Metering (Find in this post)
Venn Audio Free Clip – Clipper (Find in this post)
Vladg Sound Limiter №6 – Mastering Tool (Find in this post)
Forward Audio faSampleDelay – Phasealign Tool (Find in this post)
Bertom Audio Denoiser 2 – Noise Reduction (Find in this post)
Mixing:
Surreal Machines Crack – Transient Shaper
Wavegroove Vastaus – Harmonic Enhancer/Exciter (Find in this post)
CableGuys PanCake 2 – AutoPan (Find in this post)
Caelum Audio Flux Mini – Sidechain (Find in this post)
Techivation T-De-Esser Plus – De-Esser (Find in this post)
iZotope Imager 2 – Stereo Enhancer / Imager (Find in this post)
iZotope Vocal Doubler – Vocal Width (Find in this post)
Convology XT – Convolution Reverb (Find in this post)
Aegean Music Pitchproof – Harmonizer/Pitch Shifter (Find In this post)
Cymatics Origin – LoFi Tool (Find in this post)
Caelum Audio Tape Cassette 2 – Tape Saturation (Find in this post)
Acon Digital Multiply – Chorus (Find in this post)
Big Fish Audio Momentum – Sampler (Find in this post)
BPB Dirty Filter – Filter (Find in this post)
Analog Obsession Room 041 – Algorithmic Reverb (Find in this post)
Auburns Sounds Graillon 2 – Pitch Correction – (Find in this post)
Analog Obsession LOADED – Channel Strip (Find in this post)
Full Bucket’s Frequency Shifter – Freq Shifter (Find in this post)
Nembrini Audio Analog Rack Noise Gate – Simple & Effective Noise Gate (Find in this post)
de la Mancha Truc2 – Multi FX (Find in this post)
Valhalla Supermassive – Delay (Find in this post)
CodeFN42 Chordz – Chord Progression (Find in this post)
Mathieu Carre Distortion – Distortion (Find in this post)
Press Play Wave Observer – Oscilloscope
Amps & Preamps & Guitar Stuff:
Analog Obsession PREDD – Preamp (Find in this post)
ML Sound Lab Amped Roots Free – High-Gain Amp Sim (Find in this post)
Lostin70s – Bass Deluxe – Bass Amp (Find in this post)
Melda MVibrato – Vibrato (Find in this post)
SuperflyDSP Stereo Flying Tremolo – Tremolo (Find in this post)
Imaginando DLYM – Flanger (Find in this post)
Chow Phaser – Phaser (Find in this post)
Plugin Bundles
MeldaProduction MFreeFXBundle – All Round Bundle – Mixing, Mastering, Composing, Metering (Find in this post)
Kilohearts Toolbox FREE – Mixing Bundle
Blue Cat’s Freeware Plug-ins Pack II – Mixing Bundle 2
eaReckon Free87 Bundle – Mixing Bundle 3
I still recommend you to check individual roundups where we include more free plugins for each category.
I hope you find these plugins helpful!
Vil