hardcode Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 I know some vst effects are freeware which puts their quality into question but what freeware vsts are out there that ppl consider just as good if not better than ones you pay for in terms of efficient use of resources. Also what are some of the worst offenders in terms of ones you would pay for then perform or sound like shit. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide hardcode's signature Hide all signatures www.soundcloud.com/hardcode Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/45665-vst-effects-freeware-vs-paid/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
perunamuusi Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 i quite like synth1.vst as far as free synths go but then i dont really use plug ins much Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/45665-vst-effects-freeware-vs-paid/#findComment-1041170 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardcode Posted May 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 well dont respond then dipshit Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide hardcode's signature Hide all signatures www.soundcloud.com/hardcode Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/45665-vst-effects-freeware-vs-paid/#findComment-1041177 Share on other sites More sharing options...
perunamuusi Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 i suggested a pretty decent free vst synth isn't that (partly) what you asked for? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/45665-vst-effects-freeware-vs-paid/#findComment-1041178 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest arbee Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 yeah I'm on LUDD's side on this one. 'cept that synth1 doesn't exist for OSX... yeah I'm on danknugz's side on this one. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/45665-vst-effects-freeware-vs-paid/#findComment-1041211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
beariksson Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 I read a very thorough discussion about this on a swedish forum a while ago. They said that they were more or less exactly the same. the really expensive ones (waves etc) might use slightly better algorithms etc, but I think they just look fancier. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide beariksson's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/45665-vst-effects-freeware-vs-paid/#findComment-1041218 Share on other sites More sharing options...
perunamuusi Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 bad GUI is a bigger problem than bad sound in a lot of cases Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/45665-vst-effects-freeware-vs-paid/#findComment-1041235 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berk Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 some of the freeware plugins I've used caused a lot of CPU load or just made my DAW crash (that is Asynth and another VST that emulates plucked strings or something, it was mentioned on WATMM somewhere) Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Berk's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/45665-vst-effects-freeware-vs-paid/#findComment-1041295 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 All of tweakbench vst's are quality and free. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Braintree's signature Hide all signatures colindyer.bandcamp.com williamsbraintree.bandcamp.com Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/45665-vst-effects-freeware-vs-paid/#findComment-1041302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adjective Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 my favorite free plugs synth1 iblit augur xhip Drumatic 3 Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/45665-vst-effects-freeware-vs-paid/#findComment-1041320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrx Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 digitalfishphones and bootsy also make decent free vst effects. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/45665-vst-effects-freeware-vs-paid/#findComment-1041326 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnTqs Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Adjective said: xhip i just got this one about 15 mins ago, and it's sick Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/45665-vst-effects-freeware-vs-paid/#findComment-1041336 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adjective Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 JohnTqs said: Adjective said: xhip i just got this one about 15 mins ago, and it's sick yeah it sounds great and decent features, there are different skins (better than the default) too i like this skin http://xhip.cjb.net/xhip/releases/?all Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/45665-vst-effects-freeware-vs-paid/#findComment-1041412 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hanratty Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Adjective said: my favorite free plugs synth1 iblit augur xhip Drumatic 3 these are not for OSX right? Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/45665-vst-effects-freeware-vs-paid/#findComment-1041464 Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 (edited) i use a lot of free plugins, mostly the stuff that comes with reaper, like the eq, comp, and guitar effects in jesusonic (amp modelling, tremolo and pitch shift mostly), but also stuff like smartelectronix ambience, mda leslie, mda epiano, tapeworm, cvpiano, usually the stuff with minimal interfaces. i don't use much in the way of commercial plugins, but the few that i use, i tend to use the fuck out of. ezdrummer and edirol hq orchestral in particular are my favourite commercial plugins. basically, i'll only go for something commercial if i can't find a free version - hence why i still use reaper, though i'm tempted to pay for it just because i like the program. Edited May 15, 2009 by modey Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide modey's signature Hide all signatures youtube | bandcamp | soundcloud | twitter | facebook 0F.digital Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/45665-vst-effects-freeware-vs-paid/#findComment-1041474 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adjective Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Hanratty said: these are not for OSX right? i do not know, i think on the KVR pages they may say what OS is supported or try to find their official sites for alternate builds. I use these in Windows Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/45665-vst-effects-freeware-vs-paid/#findComment-1041488 Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesomeperson Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Here's some good effects: http://rekkerd.org/ronald-passion-releases...m-white-magnum/ http://kunz.corrupt.ch/?Products http://www.kjaerhusaudio.com/classic-series.php Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/45665-vst-effects-freeware-vs-paid/#findComment-1041584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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