Top 5 Free VST Plugins to Kickstart Your Production in 2019
New Year New DAW? Here’s a list of five FREE VST Plugins to get your music production going in 2019.
Ignite Amps PTEq-X
Adding new tools to the arsenal can be a great way of sparking new inspiration in your workflow, now that the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales have calmed down, it’s hard to find great deals on new plugins. Whether you over-spent your budget or weren’t interested in the deals, I’m sure we can all appreciate some good FREE VST Plugins!
Ignite Amps PTEq-X
What is it:
The PTEq-X is a digital emulation of three legendary EQ models originally created by Pultec over 60 years ago. The Pultec EQ is widely renowned for its unique character and the PTEq-X was meticulously designed with the aim of maintaining that character that the original Pultec EQs were known for.
Best feature(s):
- Three legendary EQ models in a free plugin
- Frequency range has been expanded from the original design
- Linear-phase oversampling for reduced aliasing
Where to get
Cableguys PanCake 2
What is it:
Cableguys PanCake 2 is described as “Panning Modulation taken to looney extremes”, it’s a simple and easy-to-use plugin for all your panning needs. It features an internal LFO with a custom curve, which can be synced to your DAWs tempo or free-running. PanCake 2 is a fantastic plugin for adding movement to static elements or creating depth in a mix.
Best feature(s):
- MIDI Trigger capabilities
- DAW Sync and Free-Running LFOs
- Intuitive and Easy-to-use
Where to get
Soundemote Flower Child
What is it:
Soundemote Flower Child is a boutique analog-style filter, designed with a clean resonant sound in mind however it features a tube-like distortion for adding grit. It features a resizable GUI for those with larger displays.
Best feature(s):
- Internal envelope follower modulation
- Chaos setting for internal instability
- Waveform / Oscilloscope display
Where to get
Glitchmachines Hysteresis
What is it:
Glitchmachines Hysteresis is dubbed a “Glitch Delay”, it is essentially a delay effect with an internal stutter and various modulation capabilities. In Glitchmachines own words, it’s “geared toward creating robotic artefacts and musical malfunctions”.
Best feature(s):
- Various modulation effects
- Internal Filter
- 100+ factory presets
Where to get
Mucoder Hypercyclic
What is it:
Mucoder Hypercyclic is a MIDI effect, it’s designed to mangle arpeggiators, sequencers and other MIDI data into new weird and wonderful patterns.
Best feature(s):
- Internal synth for testing patches before routing
- Internal LFOs for adding variation/randomness or changing parameters such as gate lengths and more
- VST/AU and Standalone
Where to get
A little bit for everyone…
These may not be the latest releases; however, they all recently caught my eye and I felt they deserve a mention. Whether you’re looking for a new filter, EQ, delay or various other effects – there’s plenty here for everyone!
