10 Underrated FREE Plugins You Should Know About 🤤

Howdy doody, buckaroonies! Today we're here to check out 10 awesome free plugins that are pretty underrated that I think you should know about!
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0:00 Panel Flexin
0:17 Free Garbage & Cats
1:07 Them Fancy Panel Bois
2:00 GSatPlus
3:13 GSatPlus Sound Demos
3:47 Burier
5:04 Burier Sound Demos
6:20 LatticeVerb
7:35 LatticeVerb Sound Demos
10:19 MFreeform Phase
11:38 Mfreeform Phase Sound Demos
12:51 Surge Effects Bank
13:26 Surge Effects Bank Sound Demos
14:29 Airwindows
16:06 Airwindows Sound Demos
18:32 Channe V
19:56 Channe V Sound Demos
21:59 PreBox
23:02 PreBox Sound Demos
24:59 Magic Dice
25:34 Magic Dice Sound Demos
26:48 AmpliTube CS
27:43 AmpliTube CS Sound Demos
29:28 Closing Thoughts
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[@VenusTheory]

Any other awesome free plugins out there producers should know about? 🤔 PSY Acoustics 👽 ► psyacoustics.com/ Use code VENUSTHEORY to save 10%!

[@morpickedfields3844]

Vcvrack 2 pro

[@_DRMR_]

@@morpickedfields3844 How is that free? Better go for Cardinal then.

[@morpickedfields3844]

Pro isnt free, but you can without any problems use a (Vb cable) with the free version and not have any problems:)

[@OCTO8R]

Bout free plugins, here they are: Baby Audio - Keylay: www.keys.de/downloads/plug-ins/baby-audio-keylay Antress plugins (R.I.P. to their developer), ONLY x32: [the most usable by me are Modern Lost Angel and Modern1176ME] plugins4free.com/dev/117 antress.blogspot.com/ Audiomodern - Gatelab: [creative gator with nice face] audiomodern.com/shop/plugins/gatelab Audiomodern - Filterstep: [creative filtering in beautiful covering] audiomodern.com/shop/plugins/filterstep Sonible - Balancer: [awesome, universal EQ] www.sonible.com/balancer Venn Audio - Free Clip: [really good clipper] www.vennaudio.com/free-clip u-he - Protoverb: [ancestor reverb of BabeAudio Dice] u-he.com/products/protoverb LowWave Studios - Drum Snapper: [Transient shaper] lowwavestudios.com/drumsnapper GSi - VariSpeed: [tape echo machine] www.genuinesoundware.com/?a=showproduct&b=47 Inear Display - Gorgon: [cool distortion] ineardisplay.com/plugins/legacy

[@AlbertSirup]

vola by sonic anomaly is extremely useful for smoothing out sounds (especially vocals) - it's basically a super short attack compressor but it's super quick and easy to use and sounds great.

[@jeremiahlyleseditor437]

Magic Dice settings can be saved through your DAW presets.

[@antoniusguntoro2052]

hey man I just wanna tell that iZotope Trash 2 is free until 4th Jan, it's a very versatile distortion plugin

[@biguglycaveman6995]

@@antoniusguntoro2052 where

[@antoniusguntoro2052]

@@biguglycaveman6995 search it by yourself, i don't understand why youtube block my comment about this

[@mrbuffwoopmusic8788]

Or you can convert to audio

[@henrique_zsp]

PLEASE do more of these!! You're really good at showing like an excitement for these underrated and smaller developers. Honestly this is the first time I hear about this channel strip concept

[@VenusTheory]

Working on another video currently, hope to have it out in a few weeks!

[@KevinWaide]

I guess everyone already knows about Tokyo Dawn Labs (since they're RARELY in any of the free plugin videos), but I use their free plugins on pretty much every project I do.

[@DaveChips]

Honestly think that Tokyo Dawn, Analog Obsession and TAL audio are cream of the crop of freebies that they don't need any more mentions :)

[@genuinefreewilly5706]

@@DaveChips for sure a must have vst

[@AlbertSirup]

@@DaveChips same as melda

[@godfreyozzy7128]

I've seen them in a heap of free plugin vids & lists. I'm assuming the reason they're not in this vid is because it's specifically for "underrated" (ie. lesser known) plugins.

[@genuinefreewilly5706]

@@godfreyozzy7128 I am stunned how powerful a plugin like Surge is. If manage to make some coin using this vst Id give some coin to the developers and I am inclined to try. Took me a couple days of learning the essentials and I am proud of what Ive already created as far as a viable patch Ive tried some of the reccomended vsts and they all work well, heck they all installed according to plan. That Bury one is cool, it perfect for my crazy purposes, jeez it makes a track sound like AM radio just off the dial and lashes well with Reaper. One may be able to code a masterpiece but please make it easy to install. Heck Spitfires installer app is truly a piece of turd free or commercial. Kontakt isnt much better

[@lukewood2662]

Airwindows is really a game changer to me. The plugins REALLY make heavy work with little resources. Chris is a magician, it's crazy how he just releases his stuff for free, being high quality as those plugins are. Channel strips, filters, distortion, verbs, delays, tape stuff, his consoles, dynamic controllers(compressors and stuff), it's all top notch, I'm having the time of my life making music with them, it's been pretty much Airwindows and MeldaProduction for me (altho AO is nice as well)

[@Theophanes68]

Cameron, I was first turned onto your channel via some of the PSP plugins. The thing I've always enjoyed about your channel is that you're continually highlighting the fact that creativity is paramount. People wanting to do music are constantly getting caught up in the latest and greatest technology, and I get it, we all geek out on that stuff, but there is so much at our disposal these days it's insane. Thanks for the plugin tips, big fan of Air Windows and Analog Obsession, great plugins! Glad to see the channel continuing to grow!

[@Frozen_Smoke1972]

I wasn't expecting much from this list but there are some here that sound insanely good. Excellent vid, as per usual. Keep up the good work.

[@tarjiband9904]

You are one of the few people i actually follow their videos. Very good job bro. Keep 'em coming and know your effort is much appreciated.

[@mikenorrismusica]

"From tape", "To tape" and the console plugins from Airwindows are fantastic. Great video!!

[@bpeter4397]

Hey Cam, you and your content are {as ALWAYS!) TOP NOTCH. I thank you for all you do and look forward to a coming year of learning, discovery and musical GOODNESS. I wish you and yours a wonderful Christmas. love the new panels, once I get my new studio done I'll share my acoustic panel ideas with you and the crew. take care😎

[@mhavock]

Great video of good stuff! Its like an early xmas gift :) I like how your videos explore tons of plugins / features in a reasonable time frame ;Its so fun and I dont even notice its been 30mins!

[@jimboka3787]

Thanks a ton for the mastering info and for the Melda free bundle! What a sweet suite! Solves many mastering problems!

[@jeffagoddard]

Your videos and ideas are unique in a world of “more-the same”. How refreshing 👍

[@VenusTheory]

Glad the work that goes into the videos doesn't go unnoticed! Cheers! ☕

[@forsale313]

Thank you so much. You never disappoint, cool lights too

[@treyhudson73]

I was washing dishes and completely engrossed in your reverb demo. It was incredibly peaceful until 10:20 made me drop the mug I was rinsing!🤣 You remind me of Alton Brown if he were a music and sound nerd.

[@psycurity8766]

Very useful video, as always...Thanks bro! May I suggest a video where you try to emulate some popular plugins using only a DAW's native plugins or ones freely available. I'd really be interested in something like that if it makes any sense. Also, those panels are sweet!

[@AlbertSirup]

These are some great plugins I haven't seen before - Burier seems amazing, so does lattice reverb. Thanks for digging deep :)

[@danieklerr]

This list was perfect. Just the kinds of things I look for, and are never covered in reviews of this nature. Thank you!

[@andrewhertzberg6889]

Dude, these are all awesome. Love your channel. Keep it up.

[@VenusTheory]

Glad to be of service! I try to make sure to showcase stuff that people haven't already seen a million times, so glad the effort doesn't go unnoticed!

[@douglasnewman4163]

Love your channel! Thanks so much!

[@JasonGillmanJr]

Them panels on point

[@Dagardmusic]

Lol

[@tkexit]

Great roundup, I hadn't heard of a single one of these

[@jeremyfox7599]

Mr Venus always has the absolute best plugins to show us, everytime! legendary work as always, Venus .

[@producermind9030]

Really liked these free options. I’ll take a look!

[@TraxtasyMedia]

First of all, your voice is amazing, your introduction is awesome and I like your videos. Keep it up 😊

[@DEADLINETV]

Great video! That Burier plugin has a great sound to it! I would like to add anything free plugin by Klanghelm. Great compressors and a saturator. Excellent stuff!

[@DmitryPuffin]

So, I have a bunch of plugins to explore next year. Actually I really love free PT-EQ X from Ignite Amps. I learned recently how to use pulltek style EQs, and this one actually sounds good and is easy to use. The beauty of pullteks is that all important frequencies of the sound have dedicated knobs and it forces you to use your ears instead of just looking at analyzers, as result getting more interesting mixes.

[@jc.1191]

Pteq is a good one. Their amps are good too.

[@floatinganarchychannel3204]

Wow the bury is so good for this doors keys and this custom verb is truly epic!!!

[@Mars_Monkey]

Thanks man... excellent lineup!

[@lmclrain]

thanks for the video and the timestamps , just subbed and put notifications on

[@shannonia81]

The lights. The panels. The poses. It almost got a little weird 😆 I like the AirWindows stuff because they have the most no frills gui ever, so it forces you to use your ears.

[@buddhabinaural]

You are the first person from the US that doesn't sound OTT and grate on me. In fact I could happily watch this channel all day.

[@AndreasR86]

Audiogridder allows you to offload some power to a second PC. Super useful for sessions that you kinda went overboard in terms of CPU draw

[@DJSockmonkeyMusic]

I've just started using it for windows exclusive plugins on my main linux workstation. Very cool software.

[@candormind3159]

Finally a new list of free vst's thank you

[@jonlevinson3000]

I enjoyed seeing some less common plugins. Nice work

[@ageshero]

Man I think the sauce I’m probably missing for my music is probably in the channel strip and mic pre territory tbh, but it’s always so damn subtle, I feel like I need to find a really good deep dive video on the subtleties.

[@VenusTheory]

Definitely give the Analog Obsession stuff a shot! ChanneV is excellent and all the nonlinear behaviors really add a nice dimension to an 'in the box' sounding track.

[@GregorysMode]

Best free recommends this year, thank you buddy.

[@FSHSKainon]

yea that verb on the tine piano wow

[@nikirose7673]

Great selection, couple of new ones for me. Burier sounds fantastic and I can't wait to have a play with L4 Reverb. I mean, any audio effect that comes with a Panic! button ... < 3

[@brokko_le3]

The laticeverb part had me nearly hypnotized.

[@ToddLarsenMusic]

So glad I found this channel!

[@recontraufa]

Genial! Muchas gracias por tu video , es muy útil. Gracias.

[@apoplexiamusic]

The Amplitube custom shop is pretty damn cool! Especially if you want great sounding reproductions of the Diezel VH4, the ENGL Powerball, the Mesa Dual Rectifier and Mesa Boogie Mark V. Sure all those are paid amps but man do they sound awesome!

[@violahero4life]

Time to download all 10!

[@MusicVideos-zs1nu]

Thanks for the great videos. How did you get those buttons at the top of the Surge FX bank? Or have they scrapped that feature in the 2023 version?

[@lester3960]

That Fischerspooner bass line brought me back haha

[@lawinter1949]

Man the analog obsession versions of the LA2A (LALA) and 1176 (FETISH) sound way better then the expensive ones by UAD and waves to me. Magic on vocals!

[@jafethuerta]

I love Analog Obsession !

[@DavidGonzalez-su6zg]

You must be new to mixing then. Lol

[@lawinter1949]

@@DavidGonzalez-su6zg Have you ever tried AO plugins?

[@DavidGonzalez-su6zg]

@@lawinter1949 no. But you can't say "way better" since every plug-in comes from a different piece of analog gear. Some plug-ins are just knockoffs of OTHER plug-ins that haven't even been emulated from the REAL THING. UAD and waves come from ACTUAL gear. Put it this way... UAD and WAVES emulate the 1176 but emulate 2 DIFFERENT pieces of gear of the same 1176. Waves got A. UAD got b. You can't say one is better than the other amd that they don't sound the same because THEY WEREN'T emulated from the same piece of gear. BUT...! Since each has its in own style, character and sound they BOTH are fuxkin awesome when used correctly and in context of the mix.

[@lawinter1949]

@@DavidGonzalez-su6zg Dude, I'm not claiming that AO is objectively better than the expense emulations nor am I claiming that Waves and UAD don't make awesome plugins, because there have been hundreds of hits made with the plugins from both. I'm saying that I, after using and comparing all these emulations we are taking about, prefer the sound and user experience of the Analog Obsession plugins way more. They are made by one guy in Finland and he makes his whole living off of emulating analog gear and posting his work on patreon for people to download for free if they want with an option to subscribe to him and help fund his obsession. The UI is far more intuitive and user friendly than the expensive plugins that model similar gear (in my opinion), the sound is on par or better (in my opinion) and the CPU load is a lot less.

[@waverider6496]

great video!!! Keep up the great content!!!

[@GQLewis]

That Rhodes Piano patch at 3:37 is kicking.

[@ShexxS]

You made my entire house loose it's mind with your intro!! 😂

[@VenusTheory]

Glad all the time that went into the script isn't unappreciated haha

[@michaelf.6569]

I loved the G-Sat, small , free and amazing speccially on basses, great sucees choosing it.

[@djGreenALERT]

What on earth did you do to those drums?????? I have been after that exact sound since as far back as I can remember. Thank you so much for this Cameron. I cant wait to try this out for myself.

[@PeteKowalsky]

I really like your Psy Acoustics art wall panels there - very cool indeed. You could DIY those (minus the art maybe) pretty easily (app-controlled LED's on standard panels would add $65 bucks per panel roughly), but plug-n-play outta the box is cool too. ;) Also, thanks for the plugins to check out - gotta say I've never heard of like 65% of these - I love discovering new stuff - thanks dude!

[@area1631]

Hey Cameron. Love your videos brother.. I wanted to throw out another free plugin I haven't seen in your videos yet. It's another Uhe instrument and I have been using it for years. Podolski. Thanks for the Pianobook video. 20 years plus I been doodling and never heard of that one. Luv ya brother. Keep up the awesome work

[@itsquan7477]

that background looks really awesome. just wanted to say that

[@NicolasDelfino]

LatticeVerb got me. Sounds fire, even when touching the knob live !

[@thelanavishnuorchestra]

I downloaded a few of those. Let's see if I can get some of the Windows one's to work on Linux. And I didn't have the full set of AirWindows, so I grabbed those too. Thanks for the listing of free stuff.

[@Gudutu2790]

Around 17:32 the moment you turned the galactic knob this was ❤

[@bloodswarms]

This was a great video!

[@jorgep7747]

Awesome list, earned yourself a sub

[@TheTonyTitan]

Thanks again bro👍🏿

[@iantanner7579]

Airwindows plugins are superb, as some who grew up in the 70s and 80s and has used tape and analogue outboard consistently, I really don't feel anyone need look much further than Airwindows, especially if tone and saturation are important to the user. To Tape - Tape emulation. BussColors - Neve, SSL, API saturation. CStrip - Channel strip, with ultra-musical filters. Mackity - Mackie gain drive. Iron oxide classic - Tape emulation. MatrixVerb - Alesis style reverb. PyeWacket - Pye compressor approximation. ClipOnly - no more clipping. Capacitor - High pass/Low pass. Don't be put of by the lack of a fancy, realistic GUI, - instead just focus on the sound these plugins produce... love to ALL, feel no hate

[@treyhudson73]

As someone who also grew up in the 80s, a plain stock DAW is enough to blow my mind! The results of most plugins are relatively easy to replicate with stock tools. The value I find in plugins is complexity reduction (should be difficult to replicate) and PRESETS. I feel like the last one gets skipped over too often. Perhaps people feel it's "cheating more" to use them? Edit: Of course, as for free plugins...why the hell not!?

[@Ranakade]

That LatticeReverb is something else! 💯

[@sofiejensen3804]

Hey man. Love your videos. I just want to give a small tip. Instead of moving the mouse to turn the nobs a lot of plugins offer that you can turn the nob with your mouse wheel I at the least feel that is easier.

[@VenusTheory]

I actually leave that in so people don't ask what I was clicking haha. You wouldn't believe the amount of questions I get about stuff like that!

[@externity9569]

They can be helpful but it depends on the DAW used also. The wheel isn't precise like click and move in my DAW. The wheel just sets the knobs at quarter, half or full turn only.

[@sofiejensen3804]

@@VenusTheory okay fair enough! I didn't foresee that problem!

[@paula.treides]

Great video! 👏

[@daveisaframe]

ok but what about the piano you were using in the Lattice Verb demo? that sounds reaaaally great!

[@doumsingeson4577]

Thank you so much 🙏🏾

[@bricelory9534]

Awesome suggestions - Burier and Lattice look like a lot of fun to play around with, and Channe V looks like an excellent set up for someone like me, who got introduced to these concepts from being a Sound Guy back in college.

[@BenCazzola]

all hail sir Chris! you flippin legend! thank you chap

[@DThompson55]

How are you getting that vocal tone without talking directly into a mic and no room noise? Voiceover? Amazing. Also great speaking voice.

[@Nicolasin-yn9mu]

Cheers Bro! I'll be taking a look at these for sure, have a great day! ;D

[@Boehmrunner1]

Tokyo Dawn! Although they aren’t really unique like the ones in this vid, they’re just great, clean, professional level compressors, limiters, etc.

[@myucka1]

Subbed solely based on your panel posing.

[@BenCazzola]

lattice looks incredible

[@t.m9504]

had to give a like for the acoustic panel flex

[@ThomsenTower]

As you mention in this video, oversampling is a big thing for distortion and saturation plugins. I see no mention of this for the otherwise attractive Burier. Any info on this?

[@aidanfisher97]

Okay! About GSatPlus, you didn't tell me you found a free alternative to Geoffrey Day's analog strip emulator, because DAYUM, that sounds like Mick Gordon right there! That sound demo convinced me to give it a try! I feel like I'm gonna like it!

[@stuffoflardohfortheloveof]

Hi, came across this vid by accident and it has me thinking. Could I ask a question please? Is there such a thing as a vocal plugin that will pitch change in real-time or am I dreaming? Also have you come across/reviewed ANY vocal plugins at all ie those worth trying out? Thanks..apologies if these questions are too simplistic (I'm new to recording) 👍

[@alexdiaz23.]

Great video and thanks! What Rhodes vst you was using?

[@VenusTheory]

That'd be the Rhodes in Pianoteq! It's phenomenally good. Arturia's Stage73 is also a great one

[@sevenfifteen]

Some things can't be unseen #posing ... But the plugin tips were really good. Burier seems to be a nice addition for my personal arsenal.

[@globalgogetter4469]

DOPE! Subbed!

[@arcade_mntra]

My favorite free plugin these days is the "Obvious Filter" by FKFX (Two dudes who escaped the audio industry and went Independent). It's got some insane morphing and modulation features! Just slap it on a chord or drum sequence and instantly transform into smacking rhythmic madness.

[@guidobosmans464]

Just tried it out and definitely generates some cool stuff!

[@bensilicate]

Wow ! Thanks !!!

[@psycurity8766]

Been looking for something like this...THX!

[@TJ-hs1qm]

thx 👍

[@chrishaake8126]

Their Influx plugin is also cool and free. Yet another interesting way to sat/distort, labeled as a sequenced resonator distortion it brings about some unique results.

[@externity9569]

Got me with the PSY acoustics

[@sound.silence]

Literally clicked like cuz of your Google controlled panels. Oh…and the red reminded me of the Horde!!

[@lunarhaze105]

I subscribed just for the intro alone 🤣🤣🤣

[@troypallasinstrumentalmusi4013]

Great info !! plug ins are the name of the game these days !!

[@slipperedlobster]

where did you buy that voice? nice broadcasting tone and clarity. No umms, ohhs or ok's. good job.

[@nathanbryers]

In iOS you can save magic dice settings as a preset in the daw… not the plug-in . Hope that helps

[@futur_sunds]

I never realized how essential Saturation was until this video.

[@ThomsenTower]

Thanks for this! I was surprised to see several attractive freebies that I'd never heard about before. (I approached the video thinking "here we go again with the usual, excellent, freebies out there"...) Of course, this does not help at all with my constant struggle to "make music" instead of collecting plugins!!

[@viktorkigyos3839]

I really love the CHANNEV plugin I send out my drums to real analog and does'nt sound bad or weird like any other plugin

[@compoundaudio]

Some amazing gems I'll be checking out... Thank you :)

[@ts4gv]

can the curves in Freeform Phase be automated at all? The interface works different than dragging nodes around so i doubt my DAW could automate the curves like an EQ

[@KITPlugins]

Thanks for rocking with us ⚡️

[@Charlyfromthenuclearcity]

Might not be the first one to mention it, but 5:40 sounds a lot like Fischerspooner's Sweetness ! :D

[@frequency_sequencer]

DMG Audio Track Control is awesome and absolutely free

[@JonAnderhub]

Nice job covering some free stuff that isn't covered by everyone else in the world but still good quality stuff.

[@erkamau9629]

Hi, differences between clipper and saturation and when/where to use ?

[@templarexemplar35]

Holy fuck lattice verb sounds crazyyy

[@StopWars420]

Didn't know surge had an FX plugin. Thanks bro

[@VenusTheory]

Definitely a hidden gem that sorta gets overlooked!