Free VST downloads: OuraPhat LE (Sound phattener by Ourafilmes) - VeeSatEQ (Multi band tube saturator / de-mudder by Viper ITB) - TuPRE (Tube line amp by Analog Obsession ) - WOW & FLUTTER (Vintage playback simulation by Interruptor) - Ferox (Tape simulator by Jeroen Breebaart) - TAL-Tube (Tube saturation by Togu Audio Line) - Grease Tube (Tube.
- The BitterSweet Transient Designer. BitterSweet v3 is Flux:: acclaimed transient processor used by hundreds of thousands of users for audio transient management with the simple turn of a knob – Turning it to the Sweet side reduces the transients, and turning it to the Bitter side magnifies the transients – No dongle or registration required – 100% Freeware!
- Ferox Tape Saturation – Free VST Plugin. Ferox is a free tape saturation modeller VST plugin. It has separate controls for saturation and hysteresis effects. Feedback with variable tape speed is provided to simulate vintage tape echos. Download for free here.
In my never ending pursuit of lush sound in a digital world I've tried lot's of things.
Tubes add a certain harmonic distortion to sounds which is nice...but that's not IT.
Compression can do wonderfull things to sound from fattening to making something really groove...but that's not IT.
It starts with a clean optimum level recording, but with digital you really have to fight the peaks if you want lush and smooth.
What I mean by that is ordinary limiting of the peaks in your audio is not going to give you the warm fuzzy feeling your looking for.
Ferox Vst Plugin Vst
Back when tape was the recording medium that ruled, there was a constant battle to keep the noise level down. Thus, you recorded as hot as you could to the tape. A byproduct of this was that extreme peaks were reduced simply because the tape could not record them. So, with nicely distorted and squashed peaks, the bulk of the important stuff was recorded at optimum levels.With digital it's ALL recorded (if you don't clip), peaks and all. Not only that, the nature of peak level metering in today's hardware/software means a lot of stuff is not even recorded at optimum levels (more on that in future articles).
Just limiting the peaks actually affects the good stuff immediately after them. It's the nature of limiters, they are stupid and release time dependant. Additionally, tape has a certain amount of noise which actually helps carry the sound. Seriously. A certain amount of noise in a recording can actually be a good thing, dithering being a classic example.
So, finally the point of all this waffle.... A good tape simulator will not only tame your peaks in a way that prevents the good stuff being compromised. It also adds the distortion and noise characteristic's that make us feel warm inside.
J B Ferox
Ferox Vst Plugin Plugins
is an excellent FREE one available on the net here.Download it and do a little test. Drums are perfect for this due to their massive peak to RMS ratio. Find or create a snare track, limit it with ANY limiter you care to use. Now do the same thing with Ferox and see which one sounds better.
My money is on your choosing the tape simulation.
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.The scaled-down version of the Arp 2600 ! the famous Arp Odyssey appeared in 1972.
Some free VSTi try to recreate the analog sound of the Arp Odyssey, with its funky modulations.
Here’s a selection of 4 freeware plugins.
Come on now !
1. ODSay VST by ElektroStudio
Free download and infos : http://www.elektrostudio.ovh.org/index.php?go=odsay
The guys from Elektrostudio did it again!
The VST is souding good. It also adds a chorus and a delay that are not present in the hardware model.
here’s a bank of 128 presets for ODsay VST : download now !! Chris bank for ODsay
Ferox Vst Plugins
sample & hold pad
https://blog.wavosaur.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/odsay-shpad.mp3
lately bass (+chorus)
https://blog.wavosaur.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/odsay-latelybass+chorus.mp3
hard sync
https://blog.wavosaur.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/odsay-hardsync.mp3
more stab house
https://blog.wavosaur.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/odsay-stabulator.mp3
who is Elvis
https://blog.wavosaur.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/odsay-thisizmotherfuker.mp3
sequenced
https://blog.wavosaur.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/odsay-sequenced.mp3
ferox bass
https://blog.wavosaur.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/odsay-feroxbass.mp3
There are some minor problems or bug (but nothing that prevent from using it) i discovered while making presets for this :
– glide parameter is not saved per preset.
– when using the AR on VCA, the PWM modulation stop when releasing the key (it doesn’t happen with ADSR)
– LFO tempo sync on/off state is not saved per preset.
– and other bugs
but it’s the best freeware VST synth if you want an emulation of the Arp Odyssey.
2. Odyssey VST by SynthSchool
Arp Odyssey Free VST
Download for free : http://www.synthschool.com/free-plug-ins/index.html
Created with SynthMaker. For Windows 32 bit.
Unlike the others (and his hardware model) this one is polyphonic.
It was created to be an educational tool for those who wants to learn sound synthesis.
It sounds good, and even if the readme file explains that you should make your own preset instead of using existing ones, here’s 20 presets for SynthSchool Odyssey free ! => download 20 presets
3. OddyFree VST by Chris Roberson
Free dl : http://web.archive.org/web/20131227220621/http://robersonaudio.tk/oddy-free/
Created with Synthedit. It works for Windows and is 32 bit.
modulations are not as efficient as the ODsay VST, the filter fm doesn’t really work.
4. OddSE VST by EFM
oddSE VST
info : archive & download
Created with SynthEdit. Windows 32 bit.
unlike the other, the osc2 can’t be modulated by the S&H mixer (but by the LFO square).