Plugin Alliance is currently giving away 21 plugins for free, and the offer is ending soon! This article introduces the Plugin Alliance free products and gives an overview of each one. Be sure to check it out.
1. Plugin Alliance Free Products
Plugin Alliance offers 21 free plugins for mixing, mastering and music production. The lineup includes the following plugins.
Soft Limit
A limiter and saturation plugin that recreates the Soft Limit function found in Apogee hardware, letting you control peaks without harsh distortion. Raise the Drive for anything from gentle limiting to a more saturated, driven sound. It supports 4x, 8x and 16x oversampling and automatic makeup gain, and includes mono and stereo metering. Since Apogee products moved to Plugin Alliance, a new iLok-free edition is now included with the free account.
bx_masterdesk Classic
An easy-to-use mastering plugin that combines the tools you need in one place for fast, high-quality mastering. It delivers professional-sounding results, especially for beginners.
bx_rockrack V3 Player
A plugin offering 26 guitar and bass sounds built from 8 amps, covering everything from clean tones to heavy distortion.
bx_megasingle
A faithful emulation of a legendary tube rectifier guitar amp, delivering a sound that is especially popular with guitarists.
bx_subfilter
A plugin designed to reinforce the low end, adding punch and clarity to kicks and basslines.
bx_solo
A powerful tool built on M/S (mid/side) processing that lets you adjust mono compatibility and stereo width so your mix translates well across different playback systems.
bx_cleansweep V2
A filter plugin that cuts unwanted low and high frequencies, cleaning up the mix and improving overall clarity.
bx_boom!
A simple plugin for enhancing kick drums, adding powerful low end so the kick stands out in the mix.
Free Ranger
A simple 4-band graphic EQ from SPL for quick, musical tone shaping.
niveau filter
A tone control plugin from elysia that makes it easy to balance the highs and lows.
bx_shredspread
A plugin for achieving wide, tight guitar sounds. It uses M/S processing and automatically avoids phase problems, making it especially well suited to double-tracked guitars.
bx_blackdist2
A precise emulation of the classic ProCo Sound RAT 2 stomp pedal, providing its characteristic distortion for guitar.
bx_metal2
An accurate emulation of the Boss MT-2 stomp pedal, covering everything from clean guitar tones to aggressive metal sounds.
bx_bluechorus2
A plugin recreating the smooth chorus effect of the classic “blue pedal,” adding richness and depth to guitar and synth sounds.
bx_distorange
A plugin version of the iconic orange distortion pedal, covering everything from subtle overdrive to aggressive fuzz tones.
bx_yellowdrive
A plugin offering everything from the warm crunch to the sharp distortion of the classic “yellow pedal.”
bx_greenscreamer
A faithful recreation of the most popular overdrive pedal, delivering classic, warm overdrive tones suited to a wide range of genres.
bx_opto Pedal
A simplified version of Brainworx’s optical compressor that smooths out dynamics on guitars, vocals and drums.
bx_meter
An advanced meter that provides detailed RMS, peak and dynamic range information to help improve the quality of your mixes.
bx_tuner
An accurate tuning tool for guitar and bass, letting you tune precisely before recording.
bx_mastering studio
A free mastering app from Brainworx. It is not a plugin but a standalone application for Windows and macOS. It features the algorithms and machine-guided mastering process of the “mastering.studio” service, and lets you fine-tune the result with the dynamics and tone tabs of the classic bx_masterdesk series.
2. How to Install Plugin Alliance Free Products
You can install the Plugin Alliance free products with the following steps.
- Create a Plugin Alliance account
- Download and install the Installation Manager, then log in
- Install the free plugins in your preferred format: AAX DSP, AAX Native, VST3 or AU