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dynamics

Changes level as a function of level: compression, limiting, gating, expansion.

Also called dynamic range envelope shaper expander gate

Part of effect

Includes compressor limiter

Elsewhere lv2:DynamicsPlugin

38 plugins in this category. Also as Turtle.

B.Choppr

B.Choppr— sjaehn

Cuts an audio input stream into a repeated sequence of up to 16 chops, each of which can be leveled up/down (gating) or panned left/right.

free open source GPL-3.0 LV2 effect midi dynamics sequencer

Bus Channel Strip

Bus Channel Strip— Francis Secada

Professional 6-module bus channel strip VST3/CLAP plugin — API5500 EQ, ButterComp2, Pultec EQ, Dynamic EQ, Transformer & Punch. Built with NIH-Plug + vizia in Rust.

free open source BSD-3-Clause VST3 CLAP effect compressor dynamics

Comprez

Comprez— AnClark Liu

Simple and fast compressor plugin.

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 LV2 CLAP VST2 effect compressor dynamics

Contrast

Contrast— James J

A bundle of 4 minimal effects plugins - Gate (look-ahead noise gate), Pitch (pitch shifter), Press (compressor), and Verb (mono/stereo reverb).

free open source MIT VST3 AudioUnit effect compressor dynamics reverb

CTAG Dynamic Range Compressor

CTAG Dynamic Range Compressor— BillyDM

An audio compressor plugin

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 AudioUnit CLAP Standalone effect compressor dynamics

Darvaza

Darvaza— Igor Zinken

Darvaza is a multichannel audio gate with a twist : whenever the gate closes on your input signal, you get a perversion of your source spat back at you.

free open source MIT VST3 VST2 effect modulation dynamics

ESP-L1

ESP-L1— Lluís Estapé

ESP-L1 is a time-domain brick-wall limiter with linked-stereo peak detection, a dual real-time oscilloscope/spectrum analyzer, and VU + gain-reduction metering.

free open source MIT VST3 effect dynamics limiter

GATE-12

GATE-12— TiagoLr

Cross-platform envelope generator for gate/volume control inspired by plugins like GrossBeat and ShaperBox.

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 LV2 AudioUnit effect dynamics

Hamburger

Hamburger— Davit G

Hamburger is a distortion plugin with inbuilt dynamics controls and equalisation that can deliver both subtle tangy harmonics and absolute annihilation to any sound.

free open source AGPL-3.0 VST3 AudioUnit CLAP effect distortion eq compressor dynamics

JCBCompressor

JCBCompressor— cjitter

Plugin compresor de audio hecho con gen~, Plugin Export y JUCE

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 AudioUnit AAX effect compressor dynamics

JCBExpander

JCBExpander— cjitter

Plugin expansor de audio hecho con gen~, Plugin Export y JUCE

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 AudioUnit AAX effect dynamics

JCBMaximizer

JCBMaximizer— cjitter

Plugin limitador/maximizador hecho con gen~, Plugin Export y JUCE

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 AudioUnit AAX effect dynamics limiter

Kiln

Kiln— Martin Morrell

A multiband linear-phase crossover plugin with per-band compression, limiting, and saturation, summed back together with no phase smearing.

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 AudioUnit effect distortion saturation compressor dynamics

lamb

lamb— magnetophon

A lookahead compressor/limiter that's soft as a lamb.

free open source AGPL-3.0 VST3 CLAP Standalone effect compressor dynamics limiter

Le Phonk

Le Phonk— Speechrezz

A distortion plugin with a built-in "Le Ottz" OTT-style multiband compression mode, time and multiplier controls, and automatic update checking.

free open source MIT VST3 AudioUnit effect distortion compressor dynamics

LSP Plugins

LSP Plugins— Vladimir Sadovnikov

A collection of open-source audio effects, synthesizers, and tools designed for music and sound production, primarily on the GNU/Linux platform.

donationware open source LGPL-3.0 VST3 LV2 CLAP effect dynamics

LUMINA

LUMINA— OTODESK

High-resolution spectral processor for transparent mastering — separates audio into tonal and transient components with independent dynamics control

free open source AGPL-3.0 VST3 effect dynamics

MDA De-ess— djshaji

Reduce excessive sibilants (/s/ /t/ /sh/ etc.) in vocals and speech.

GPL LV2 effect dynamics

MDA Dynamics— djshaji

Amp Rack is a Guitar / Voice Audio Effects Processor for Android. Amp Rack is an Open Source LADSPA Plugins Host for Android. More than 150 high quality audio plugins are available which can be added in any order to the

GPL LV2 effect dynamics

MDA Limiter— djshaji

Amp Rack is a Guitar / Voice Audio Effects Processor for Android. Amp Rack is an Open Source LADSPA Plugins Host for Android. More than 150 high quality audio plugins are available which can be added in any order to the

GPL LV2 effect dynamics limiter

MDA Loudness— djshaji

The ear is less sensitive to low frequencies when listening at low volume. This plug-in is based on the Stevens-Davis equal loudness contours and allows the bass level to be adjusted to simulate or correct for this effec

GPL LV2 effect dynamics

MDA Splitter— djshaji

This plug-in can split a signal based on frequency or level, for example for producing dynamic effects where only loud drum hits are sent to a reverb. Other functions include a simple "spectral gate" in INVERSE mode and

GPL LV2 effect dynamics

MDA Transient— djshaji

Amp Rack is a Guitar / Voice Audio Effects Processor for Android. Amp Rack is an Open Source LADSPA Plugins Host for Android. More than 150 high quality audio plugins are available which can be added in any order to the

GPL LV2 effect dynamics

Multi-Comp

Multi-Comp— Luna Co. Audio

8-mode compressor (Vintage Opto, Vintage FET, Classic VCA, Bus Compressor, Studio FET, Studio VCA, Digital, 4-band Multiband) with transformer emulation, sidechain EQ, auto-makeup and 2x/4x oversampling.

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 LV2 AudioUnit CLAP effect compressor dynamics

MULTI-OTO

MULTI-OTO— OTODESK

Extreme multiband dynamics and ADAA saturation plugin — cascades up to 128 upward/downward OTT compressors in series for glitching, cybernetic textures

free open source AGPL-3.0 VST3 effect distortion saturation compressor dynamics

OmniAmp

OmniAmp— ArborealAudio

Multi-purpose audio tool.

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 VST2 effect bass instrument distortion compressor dynamics reverb amp guitar

Open MBC

Open MBC— maor1993

multiband compressor vst

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 Standalone effect compressor dynamics

Orbital Bass Engine

Orbital Bass Engine— Tanguy VIVIER

An open-source bass guitar audio plugin built with JUCE, providing a complete signal chain for bass tone shaping — analog-modeled compression, vintage-style drive amplification, and a post-amp effects rack.

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 AudioUnit Standalone effect bass instrument compressor dynamics

Relief Compressor

Relief Compressor— Kiriki-liszt

Compressor for everyday tasks, anywhere from mixing a track to master bus.

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 AudioUnit effect compressor dynamics

Squeezer

Squeezer— Martin Zuther

Flexible general-purpose audio compressor with a touch of citruss.

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 effect compressor dynamics

Valentine

Valentine— Tote Bag Labs

A compressor and distortion processor inspired by the hyper compressed and crushed textures in the seminal Justice record.

free open source GPL-3.0 VST3 AudioUnit effect distortion compressor dynamics

Vertex

Vertex— Lluís Estapé

Audio compressor plugin with gain, threshold, ratio, attack and release controls, plus a live input/output transfer-curve graph and VU metering.

free open source MIT VST3 effect compressor dynamics

Waxman

Waxman— Christopher Arndt

Waxman is a virtual guitar pre-amp and tone-stack comprising of a noise gate, compressor, distortion and equalizer stage. It is a multi-format, cross-platform audio effect plugin, emulating the sound of a Tom Scholz Rock

free open source MIT VST3 LV2 CLAP effect distortion eq compressor dynamics

Wet Compressor

Wet Compressor— yonie

An open-source 76-style FET compressor modelled as the circuit: feedback detector, a gain cell that bottoms out, four amplifiers. Free, MIT, VST3 for Windows, macOS and Linux.

free open source MIT VST3 effect compressor dynamics

Whetstone

Whetstone— Daniel "unicornFurnace" Crowley

Band-specific transient shaper — extracts a chosen frequency band via low/high cutoff, applies attack/sustain transient shaping to it, and reintegrates the shaped band back into the original signal.

free open source BSD-3-Clause VST3 AudioUnit effect dynamics

ZeroComp

ZeroComp— Jun Murakami

A zero-latency feedforward compressor for broadcast, streaming, and live production, with four analog-flavored modes (VCA/Opto/FET/Vari-Mu).

free open source AGPL-3.0 VST3 LV2 AudioUnit CLAP AAX Standalone effect compressor dynamics

ZeroLimit

ZeroLimit— Jun Murakami

A zero-latency brickwall limiter for broadcast, streaming, and music mastering.

free open source AGPL-3.0 VST3 LV2 AudioUnit CLAP AAX Standalone effect dynamics limiter

ZL Compressor

ZL Compressor— ZL Audio

A dynamic range processor (compressor/expander) plugin.

free open source AGPL-3.0 VST3 LV2 AudioUnit AAX Standalone effect compressor dynamics