Worse in quality? Subjective matter, but absolutely not imo. They won't come close in the sense that they're different. Sure stock plugins are definitely more than enough depending on the daw, but by no means is free lesser. I understand this is a thread about them not being very accurate emulations, I'm responding to this nonsense that they are bad or you're better off using stock plugins. Free plugins never stopped me from selling a track or a beat. Free LA2A Compressor Plugins (Win/Osx) Anything Analog Obsession I suggest everyone download, every VST they have. That is not what will make your music good or bad.
Is that reason to slag them off or not use them? Also no. If you're completely digital person such as me and all you want is a cool sounding distortion or compressor then analog obsession is a really sweet hookup, because their plugins sound really good. PS: My question has been answered by this amazing person 'tronobro'. Slate Digitals Custom Series EQ or any Hybrid Emulation EQ. The reason people say free plugins are great is, get this, because they are great. I would love to know if there are free alternatives or just even close to these plugins: - Slate Digitals FG-116 compressor or any 76 Style compressor. While I won't comment on whether or not they are accurate, they are still really good and analogue-esque. I do think when you pay for stuff you will see the real value of a plugin and of course you don't need to buy all of them and only buy plugins with discount.Īre all free plugins bad? No i don't think so but a lot of them won't come close to the real deal. The number one reason why people say free plugins are great is because they are Free so it's must be great right. Faithfully modeled after one of the most sought after studio compressors in history, the CA-2A T-Type Leveling Amplifier puts the silky, smooth sound of this. Personally i think people would be better of using stock plugins (unless it's something that's not really their to use) instead of these so called hardware emulations. VST plugins directory, Download VST Instrument plugins for free, for Cubase, FL Studio, Ableton, etc. There are numerous comparison video's showing that for example Analog Obsession doesn't even come close to Neve emulations from Slate, BX, UAD. They sound different because they have different color but the funny thing is the majority of people who use them never paid for plugins and they are also the ones that claim it sounds super close to the paid versions. Our friends at Bedroom Producers Blog just released Dirty LA, a free compression and saturation plugin inspired by the LA2A: You can choose between compression and limiting mode, blend the Dry and Wet signals to taste for parallel compression, or use BPB’s very own analog-style ‘Dirty’ saturation algorithms to help you add flavor and. The shortcomings with all these free plugins is it's just not the same as let's say the paid versions.