5 FREE Plugins For Awesome Ambient Guitar Sounds!

[@chitlun]

Great vid man! I love the fact that you’re occupying a ‘real’ creative space and not something that looks like an advert for an Ideal Homes Exhibition. Peace ✌️

[@warbossworm]

This came along at just the right time. Was just starting to get to grips with my DAW. Thanks!

[@guitarwhill]

Absolutely the same for me, just getting stuck in and this was a big kick for me to start trying to go direct rather than micing up. Hopefully saves me some money on pedals for a while...

[@XCenturionX]

The Valhalla plug-ins are the best

[@frantiseksvarc1672]

Those chord progressions played in the end of the video are absolutely amazing!

[@greatwhitedonkey]

Great video! (And great playing, as usual!)

[@lokelosk]

If you have an IR loader or convolver reverb, loading a sample of white noise works wonders too. Also, shoutout to TAL Reverb 4, another great free reverb plugin that's great for ambient.

[@Leftblu]

Came here find these plugins so I could create that Hammock's style music. Big thanks for sharing the patch and the video!

[@francoisquiviger]

Thank you so much; the Valhalla plugins are outstanding!

[@reid1967]

Great idea for a video, that's my evening sorted tonight.

[@nikodimson]

I used Valhalla DSP plugins and i have to say that they make really the most amazing space effects plugins. And it doesn't matter you wanna buy plugins or use only free ones, you will get fantastic sound anyway!

[@chordsoforion]

Valhalla is the bomb!!!

[@hireality]

You are brilliant and inspiring Bill, Shine on☀️

[@TimLaytonDarkroomDiary]

Bill, you are simply amazing and a pioneer. I am addicted to your channel! I know you have been at this a long time, but if you can do more step-by-step tutorials, it will really help us newbies. For example, you probably don't think twice about that simple drum track, but many of us would probably like for you to show us how to set that up and loop it.

[@johnsmith-lb4mo]

Yeah...please do a drum track tutorial Bill

[@TheCSteve]

I did that when i had no digital amp .. A lot of those vst are free and thats cool for people who want to make music 🙂

[@Cantrip1957]

Thankyou! In praise of simplicity. I have a bunch of stuff. But I’m going to take a leaf from your book.

[@elmolewis9123]

This video is 5 stars. Terrific channel.

[@Fz3ro]

Wow this was super helpful. I've been trying to get that kinda tone, I can get it pretty much straight away with neural DSP plini, but of course, that ain't free. Top video IMO

[@Baldy4495]

Amazing, man. Thanks for putting this together. Inspired to get back into composition.

[@peterfuller8229]

Excellent video and inspirational! Can't wait till tonight to try it out. Subscribed and thank you!

[@faruambient]

very nice! I have a similar chain to route my modular system in and its a lot of fun. keep up the great videos!

[@guitarsean]

I like the Blue Cat plug ins. Extra tip for the Amp, click the wave form-looking icon in the lower right corner of the UI to load your own impulse response. Or drag and drop the IR onto the plugin. It is supposed to load any IR, though I have only used speaker IRs, haven't tried reverb or any others. This feature isn't really clear from the interface, and who RTFMs anymore, right?

[@chordsoforion]

Yes -great tip. Thanks!!

[@iaint1873]

For free amps, I generally use emissary and then nadir for cab sim

[@EddieSlowhands]

Hi Bill - Eddie in the UK here again ! Thanks for this awesome video ! I downloaded the alternative Tape VST as I didn’t really want to part with $70 ! Could you please tell me your recommended settings for this VST ? If you could create a video on this I’m sure it will benefit other subscribers to your channel. Best regards - Eddie.

[@ChrisMHall]

Great video. Valhalla stuff is excellent. Was just getting into the track when it stopped. Will you may a full lenght video of it?

[@chordsoforion]

possibly. :-)

[@NolaVibes]

Thanks for sharing this. Awesome tones!

[@nubiroru132]

Never knew all these free stuff. Thanks!

[@MrTimdriver]

Gorgeous sounds Bill!

[@josephngwaka7913]

It's crazy sweet that sound oh my gosh!!!!!

[@TheOnlyGuitarFather]

im so happy i found you ... do you have any lesson videos for playing with so many effects??

[@davidborgia2312]

Absolutely love this !!!! Great job !!!!!

[@VitaliyZaritskiy]

This was amazing You've got +1 subscriber

[@ArturGamer1]

Thank you!.. And yes, Valhalla is really spaces plug-in, very good!

[@oriolocallaghanalos8694]

Really interesting video. Thanks for all!

[@Giovy-Perez]

The Installation was successful... thanks! Mr. Bill

[@dvynal2964]

4:17 Beautiful. Could you tell me what you played here?

[@markcave2]

Excellent, thank you for sharing Bill.

[@earhmanjackmusic]

great free tools, I use some myself !!

[@platipuce8193]

Absolutely stellar. I was already a fair user of the Supermassive but damn I’ll try the other ones today !

[@sinofficial2710]

Thanks Bill, very informative video again mate, keep it up.

[@TheOligoclonalBand]

Thanks for this video. While not free per sé I always like to see what comes with my hardware. I got the Eventide H9 plug-ins for free with my H9, got a Korg M1 plug-in with a MIDI keyboard and a nice mellotron with my audio interface.

[@wardman21]

Super awesome! This is just what I needed. Thank you so much!!

[@PeterHigbee]

Thanks Bill... inspirational as always.

[@simpson6700]

yay actual free plugins, not plugins that you have to signup for and install a storefront/manager, or give them all your information for a 0.00€ "purchase", i like it.

[@timbaugh1944]

Great video Bill .. it shows you don't need to spend a lot of dollars/pounds/euros on expensive gear to make great ambient music.

[@TheMcmansilla]

you sound great bro

[@grateful4068]

Unrelated to the video, but I love that you're an Affinity and Luminar guy!

[@chordsoforion]

Yes - I got totally off the Adobe train last year, replacing Photoshop with Affinity. It's been great!

[@grateful4068]

@@chordsoforion I've been an Affinity user for almost two years now I guess. I use Affinity Photo and Luminar 4 for Photos, Affinity Designer and Publisher for design and documents, and Davinci Resolve studio for video. I don't miss Adobe in the least. Davinci Resolve is one of the best changes I've ever made in my workflow. $300 buys an awful lot of speed boost!

[@philf4086]

Great selection of freebies! To me your full implementation has too much delay and reverb - but I realize that this is totally personal choice. The palette is great overall, and the Valhalla plug-ins sound especially sweet.

[@chordsoforion]

That's the new nickname for this channel: "Too much delay and reverb". 😜

[@philf4086]

@@chordsoforion Hah, funny! I've watched enough of the videos to realize that the foundation of ambient guitar is delay, reverb, and a looper/loopers - so I really don't know where my comment came from. Maybe it was something particular to the specific patches in each effect.

[@chitlun]

@@chordsoforion In the words of Omri Cohen - Reverb Is Life! 🤘

[@pazhenets]

Thank you from Russia!

[@gilldanier4129]

Lovely sound. Thank You.

[@OneHandedGuitar]

Awesome video Bill! Definitely going to be digging into these! Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

[@edgarnyembwa4717]

First!! Lol great vid as usual Bill!

[@alessandrodikatarina]

Obrigado, amigo. Faça mais videos sobre ambience guitar. Você é 10! Ajudou muito!

[@GabrielAngelTheAlchemist]

Youre awesome!!!

[@robmlisanti]

Excellent Bill!!

[@distorevolucion]

YOU ARE AWESOMEEEE!!! THANK U SO MUCH!!!!!!

[@jeffallen3382]

Would love to see this topic on a yearly type basis if possible?

[@gabrielpagura2627]

Genio!! Gracias, desde argentina!! Jesucristo te bendiga amigo!!

[@farber2]

Well done vid, a good example for others.

[@czarpaul01]

Wow super cool, thanks Bill ! What brand is that guitar?

[@StephenBennettVocalTracks]

Thanks Bill. Really helpful and inspiring

[@domigrin4886]

That is awesome!

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

great post.

[@karmusz]

Thank you!

[@EddieSlowhands]

Hi Bill - Another awesome and really useful video ! ! ! Thanks for sharing some of your " trade secrets " ! One question please Bill ...........Is there any set order of inserting these into the channel for recording in the same way as you recommended your pedal order ? Thanks again - Best Regards . . . Eddie.

[@chordsoforion]

Hey Eddie - In general, I would use the effects in an order similar to pedals. For example, I would place delay plugins after amp modeling, and reverbs would generally be last. But as always, experimenting with order is a good thing. You may find a unique sound you really like.

[@EddieSlowhands]

@@chordsoforion Hi Bill Wow ! I never expected such a quick reply my friend ! Thanks for your thoughts and recommendations Bill - I will give this a shot. I may have already told you I am new to Ambient Music after listening to some of your songs. Thanks again Bill - Best wishes - Eddie.

[@prodgroovyCHU]

My kinda guy when he said oh yea to the drumm trackkk lollllll

[@mellobear2602]

If you have not yet tried Deelay by Integraudio & Sixth Sample, I highly encourage you to try it out!

[@lemi_b9348]

sounds amazing! what tuning are you on?

[@zitosonic]

Hey Bill, would love to see a "Make an album in X weeks" series revisited. What do you think?

[@chordsoforion]

What would you like to see in the series that might be different from the last?

[@steveball7086]

Very nice little jam/soundscape, as usual. Amazingly great sound from these freebies. Reminds me somewhat of the Hologram Microcosm in terms of simultaneous multi-fx. I was wondering what your chord progression was for the piece at the end (with the drums); I can’t make it out on the baritone, but it worked particularly well with these fx. Also what was the order of the fx (as presented perhaps)?

[@chordsoforion]

Thanks Steve! The transposed chord progression on a standard guitar would be Em / Dadd9 / Cadd9. The order of effects is indeed in the order presented.

[@christianreeves2990]

Hey, Bill! Is the Sweetwater Morley Volume pedal link supposed to point to the Wah-Volume model (Morley 20/20 Power Wah Volume Pedal)? Can you completely disable the wah?

[@chordsoforion]

yes - you can use it as either a volume or wah pedal. There's also the a standard version without the wah. Both are great!

[@zitosonic]

Caelumaudio Tape Cassette 2 plugin is free

[@micah3823]

Hi Bill, hope all is well....Whats your opinion on the plugins made by Strymon? Do they compare to the hardware counterpart?

[@chordsoforion]

They are very good and are very close in sounds to the respective pedals. Here's a comparison vid I did with the BigSky: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqmrmXt3Z5WBidU

[@rjschrei]

How about the same video for iOS? I have a modest collection of great effect pedals, like the Zoia and CBA pedals, but I find myself using Mixbox on iOS devices since I am recording into them anyway. Recording into Borderlands granular with Eventide apps after is a pretty good sound. Maybe not audiophile quality, but more than adequate.

[@chordsoforion]

Here's one that I did a little while ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2KXcmxvrp5risk

[@martinleduc3210]

Thanks for this clip. Do you know any long frippertronic types of VST3 delays out there, i tried Surge Fx, but it doesn't give the long time delay it promesses. Thanks M

[@chordsoforion]

Vahalla DSP Delay!

[@darvinreed2314]

You should try reflex pro by stw audio its awesome for ambient music its one of the best multi effect vst I've heard

[@adthinzad]

Bill. Thanks for all you do for us - lazy barstards. Sooo cosmic to watch, and sooo atmospheric to hear! All the best for you. 🙃🙃🙃

[@johnsmith-lb4mo]

There appears to be no end for us ambient people, options just keep on and on, does this mean no more need for pedals?

[@xutsider]

I'll buy that melody off ya.. if noone else has already 😏

[@paulatreides0777]

Chow tape is the best free lo fi plugina

[@chordsoforion]

Agreed!

[@commonbeats]

🧡🙏

[@pauldolman7487]

What way do the pro's send out the sound to their amp so they can use the plugins from the the PC?

[@chordsoforion]

If it were me, I would just stay in the box for everything and send the computer audio interface outputs to a pair of powered full range speakers that would act as an amp. That being said, here's a Reddit thread on the topic: www.reddit.com/r/Guitar/comments/8wu7xc/question_is_it_possible_to_use_vst_plugins_with_a/

[@pauldolman7487]

@@chordsoforion It would be nice If you could route different instruments and plugins from the DAW to different speakers. Have the synths going to a pair of monitor speakers and the guitar and plugins going to a guitar amp. you just cant beat the sound of a good guitar amp.

[@drpibisback7680]

@@pauldolman7487 Your audio interface might have the tools needed to do that. Send your guitar into the interface, through the effects, then plug a cable from the monitor/headphone output into your amp and set the level.

[@steveclark9934]

This reminds wake of listening to echoes

[@TheSanctionextremis]

Goddamn, separate, these plugins sound like something I could normally just mess around with. Together, they sound like God just descended the stairs of heaven.

[@SaintCharbelMakhlouf420]

Blue Cat - Bad Cat

[@sharttank5999]

wow that sounds amazing... you could probabaly fart and it would sound like an angel trumpet

[@vinayak5078]

Modular piano peel guitar soft piano

[@trilogylonewolf6217]

Are you a wizard?

[@xutsider]

would copy but over 10k people all probably used the same sound and are probably suing eachother over it as we speak lol

[@natanaelknabben]

win hof

[@dmitricarabetchi4269]

The fact that Valhalla Supermassive is free is almost feels like a crime

[@chordsoforion]

It’s more like a wondrous gift to me! 😎

[@dmitricarabetchi4269]

@@chordsoforion No doubt! For me it’s the best ambient delay/reverb plug-in even compared to the paid ones.

[@johnny5805]

This is the third clickbait video in a row of yours i've watched. NONE of these are free ! They are hobbled demos or paid for.

[@chordsoforion]

They actually are free and are not hobbled demos with the exception of the KLEVGR DAW Cassette. I did note this and apologized for getting that wrong in the video. I recommend that you click on the links in the video description to check them out. You will see the word "free". Also, I will not make any money if you click on the links. They literally are just the links to the free plugins.