Klevgrand is a creative studio and software company in Stockholm run by film makers, musicians, software developers, producers and sound designers. Electronic dance music producer Joel Zimmerman (better known as deadmau5) is widely known for his unique sound. One of the tools deadmau5 uses to achieve that sound is Xfer Serum, a Virtual Studio Technology (VST) synthesizer plugin.

Time to update your producer toolkit.

There’s no shortage of innovative VST plugins out there right now. The hardest part is picking from the thousands of available ones.

Don’t worry, we got your back. We’ve hand-picked a selection of plugins to make it easier for you. Oh, and they’re free!

The theme of this selection is effects – they’ll give your mix that extra crunch, oomph or whah.

Here are 10 free VST effects plugins that’ll add flavour to your sound:

1. Best free echo VST: Valhalla Freq Echo

The Freq Echo is a frequency shifter with analog echo emulation. My personal favourite.

It adds chorus, phasing and flanger effects. Go ahead and create some wild glissandos and runaway echos.

It’s great for dub and psychedelic effects. Use it for beefing up basslines.

If you’re a fan of electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire you’ll love it.

Compatible with Mac OS and Windows (VST/AU in 32 and 64-bit, AAX 64-bit, RTAS).

Download it here.

2. Best free fuzz VST: FuzzPlus3

Here’s the updated FuzzPlus distortion VST pedal emulation from Audio Damage.

The central knob is the fuzz distortion. There’s also a Korg MS-20 style low-pass filter. And you can feedback the signal for some extra juice.

Amazing on synths and drums for meaty, distorted effects.

Use the presets or save your own.

Compatible with Mac OS and Windows (VST/VST3/AU 32 and 64-bit).

Download it here.

3. Best free EQ VST: MH Thump

MH Thump adds low end to your track. It recreates that nice thump you get on a vintage TR-808 drum machine.

It’s an audio processor that analyzes an audio input – say your drum track. Then it synthesizes a low frequency signal to add some body.

There are two independent oscillators and many knobs for fine-tuned control.

Go ahead and beef up those beats!

Compatible with Mac OS and Windows (VST/AU/AAX 32 and 64-bit)

Download it here.

4. Best free bitcrusher VST: Krush

Krush is a very interesting bit crusher VST.

It creates that crunchy digital bit reduction effect. But it can also imitate a warmer analog effect with the drive and resonant filter.

If there can be such a thing: the Krush is a very elegant bit crusher.

The Dry and Wet faders allow you to play with how much of original signal and the effect you want.

The modulations can be free form or synced to a rate of your choice. Save and recall presets easily.

Compatible with Mac OS and Windows (VST/AU/AAX 32 and 64-bit)

Download it here.

5. Best free overdrive VST: Mercuriall Tube Screamer 808

Meet the Mercuriall Tube Screamer 808 – your new overdrive VST effect plugin.

It’s modeled after the holy grail of tube screamers: the Ibanez TS-808 pedal.

Make your guitar sounds grungier. Flip between the TS-808 and MOD modes with the metal switch.

MOD will give you a slightly darker sound.

Compatible with Mac OS and Windows (VST/AU/AAX 32 and 64-bit).

Download it here.

6. Best free tremolo VST: Pecheneg Tremolo

The Pecheneg is a tremolo VST effect. It gives you the power to create rhythmic modulations with your sound.

The Tempo section allows you to play the frequency either by selecting a Note or a Frequency.

Just like when you use LFOs, the Pecheneg Tremolo allows you to change the wave shape.

This effect will improve the groove of your track. It’ll give life to your synth or bassline.

Compatible with Mac OS and Windows (VST/AU 32 and 64-bit)

Download it here.

7. Best free chorus VST: TAL Chorus -LX

TAL‘s stereo Chorus-LX is inspired by the Roland Juno-60 chorus. It’s a simple but powerful chorus VST.

It has two different modes (I and II) that you can use separately or together.

Select how much of the effect you want with the Wet/Dry knob.

Use it to give some grit and body to your bass or synth line.

Compatible with Mac OS and Windows (VST/AU/AAX 32 and 64-bit).

Download it here.

8. Best free EQ VST: TDR Nova

The TDR Nova is a four-band dynamic Equalizer (EQ). A true workhorse.

It allows you to make a drum track crisper or boost certain frequencies as needed.

Any producer needs a bread and butter EQ VST. This is the one.

It has a built-in spectrum analyzer for precise EQing.

It’s also got a preset manager, A/B comparison, undo/redo functions and more.

Compatible with Mac OS and Windows (VST/AU/AAX 32 and 64-bit).

Download it here.

9. Best free reverb VST: Protoverb 1.0

The Protoverb 1.0 by U-He is a different kind of reverb VST.

The coolest thing about the Protoverb is that you can generate random settings and save the ones you like.

The spirit of this plugin is trial and error – we like that. It encourages users to share their favourite settings from a button on the plugin.

Compatible with Mac OS, Windows and Linux (VST/VST2/AU/AAX 32 and 64-bit).

Download it here.

10. Best free panning VST: PanCake 2

Last but not least: the most flexible panning VST effect you’ll ever find.

PanCake 2 lets you manually draw the curves of your panning modulation. You can also generate one randomly.

It’s easy to use and very visual. The LFO in the PanCake 2 can be synced to your DAW.

Pan your sounds sharply for dramatic effects. Pan them smoothly for subtle variations.

Compatible with Mac OS or Windows (VST/AU in 32 and 64-bit).

Download it here.

Spice up your mix

A mix can go from bland to grand with the right effects.

The good news is that you don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars for that.

We’ve selected 10 VST effects plugin that we know you’ll love.

Grab all ten and try them out. Tell us what you think of them in the comment section!

And check out other VST plugins we recommend:

ENDLESS SMILE

Finally! We made another plugin! It’s called Endless Smile. This plugin creates all the tension you need in your music. With our first plugin “Sausage Fattener” we created a simple way of getting our fat signature sound. But it’s not all about the drop – you need buildups too. With “Endless Smile” it’s easier than ever to create music that lifts you to space with a smile that just gets bigger and bigger
and bigger.

(Last update: 1.0.7 on October 2, 2020)

Endless Smile is used by Steve Angello, Zedd, Tritonal, Axwell, Deniz Koyu, Hardwell, Thomas Gold, Diplo, Chris Lake, Above & Beyond, Blasterjaxx, GTA, Bassjackers, TJR, Bingo Players, Tommy Trash and many other DJ/producers.

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SAUSAGE FATTENER

Here is our first plugin – the Sausage Fattener! People always ask us how we get our greasy sound…here is the answer. Hook up this fat bastard to your favorite DAW (AU and VST on both PC/Mac) and get dirty. The plugin is already used by Tiësto, Kaskade, Diplo, Laidback Luke and others (see below for more).

(Last update: 1.2.1 on October 2, 2020)

The Sausage Fattener only has two knobs. But don’t be fooled. With those seemingly simple parameters you can create loads of different sounds. Use the Sausage Fattener on a single channel with moderate settings as a musical compressor. Turn it up and you have a dirty bastard of distortion. But you can also use the plugin on a bus (for example all the drums and the bass) or the whole track as a mastering plugin.

The Sausage Fattener is used by Tiësto, Kaskade, Diplo, Laidback Luke, Chuckie, Sebastian Ingrosso, Dirty South, Hardwell, Angger Dimas, Frank E, Zedd, Lazy Rich, Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike, Marcus Schossow, John Dahlbäck and many other DJ/producers.

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There is no RTAS-version available.

Just see what Laidback Luke thinks about our little creation:
“Ever since I stepped away from Fruity Loops I was looking for a plugin like this. And you did it. Instantly hooked, and loving it!”

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FAQ

Q: What about OS X Lion?!?!
A: Yes, it works.

Q: Is the Sausage Fattener made with SynthEdit or similar program?
A: Nope, it’s developed by us together with Tailored Noise.

Q: Will you release more plugins?
A: Yes!

Q: Why a sausage?
A: We’re always happy with a track when it looks like a fat sausage.

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Q: Is this plugin just a gimmick?
A: You’re talking to us?!?! Hell no. We always have a special chain of effects that we use when creating our tracks. So we let the developers analyze those effects and create the plugin from our settings.

Q: I ordered the plugin but haven’t received a download link?
A: Check your spam folder. Wait for an hour or two, if you still haven’t received it please email: info@tailorednoise-downloads.com

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Q: Does it work with Pro Tools?
A: Right now there’s no RTAS-version. It might work with a converter, but we haven’t had time to play around with it.

Q: Does it work with GarageBand?
A: The Sausage Fattener should work with all VST/AU-systems.

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Q: Why doesn’t it sound beefy on really low level sounds?
A: You need to pull the gain up until it’s almost red. The Sausage Fattener is a combination of several dynamic effects – and the key is to “drive” the signal as hard as you want – from mild compression to hard distortion.

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Q: Does this plugin make my songs so good that I just need to add it – and then I will be a superstar-DJ?
A: There’s no holy grails when it comes to plugins. You will still need to make good music and know how to tweak your shit. In the end: there are no “magical” plugins – not even if they have an angry sausage in the interface. But it will certainly make your tracks and sounds greasier and fatter.