1. Best Free Vst Plugins 2018
2. Best Professional Vst Plugins

Being so new to the market, it’s definitely on the cutting edge of delay plugins in 2020. The Best Delay Plugin: Soundtoys EchoBoy. This is more of a matter of opinion but if I could only have one delay VST, EchoBoy is the plugin with the best bang for your buck in 2020. Twin Delay is a VST plugin designed for emulation of digital and analogue delay effects. The program is not an exact copy of already existing hardware-based equipment, nevertheless it can be used for producing a majority of popular effects, as well as some modulation and 'unusual' effects, for instance Flanger, Metallizer.

Lexicon PSP42 is a high-quality digital stereo delay and phrase sampler plug-in (VST and RTAS, AAX for Windows; VST and RTAS, AAX for Mac OS classic and AudioUnit, VST, RTAS for Mac OSX Universal Binary) based on the legendary Lexicon PCM 42 processor famous for its distinctive sound and unique concept. Lexicon PSP 42 has been carefully designed to accurately reproduce the flexibility and warmth of this renowned classic. This has been accomplished by incorporating precise tape saturation algorithm and a delay line operating with variable sampling rate which simulates physical properties of vintage tape machine delays. The plug-in has been designed with consideration to preserve maximum signal quality at every processing stage.

The Lexicon PSP 42 is capable of generating wide variety of delay-based effects ranging from tempo-locked feedback delay with high frequency absorption and tape saturation to flanging and phasing effects. A flexible modulation section for continuous delay time and pitch control allows the user to add subtle animation or swing to the processed signal as well as to create unpredictable, alien sounds when pushed to its limits. The freely adjustable delay line sampling frequency makes Lexicon PSP 42 a good tool for creating low-fi effects that sound smooth thanks to the superior characteristics of employed interpolation algorithm. Close attention has been paid to make the unit operate without audible clicks or pops.

PSP is the sole developer and manufacturer of the Lexicon PSP 42. Functionality and sound of the Lexicon PSP 42 have been approved by Lexicon. PSP is responsible for all customer support.

The PCM 42 became a classic because it sounded good - not transparent, and certainly not clinical, but with a nice characteristic for delay and echo. I'm happy to say that PSP 42 holds its own, exploiting PSP's expertise in emulating tape saturation to achieve a sound that is pleasing and warm. In fact, I resurrected my old PCM 42 and tried it right up against the PSP version. I have to say that for some settings, I actually preferred the sound of PSP 42.
Gary Hall (designer of the original Lexicon PCM 42), Electronic Musician

The results are truly excellent, with the interactions of the many controls providing a far wider range of treatments than you'd find elsewhere. [...] The factory presets are impressive, as are the graphics and the audio quality - I'm not surprised that Lexicon gave this the thumbs up!
Martin Walker, Sound on Sound

The real beuty of the Lexicon PSP 42 is that you can't get hold of an original PCM42 for love nor money, so this could be your only chance to get a taste of the classic sound, no matter who you are or how much money you've got to throw away. We tried contacting a few of the best second-hand studio dealers in the UK and no one had (or knew of anyone who had) a PCM 42 for sale...
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• High quality signal processing algorithms,
• Up to 9600 ms of delay time depending on internal sampling frequency,
• Continuous control of delay time,
• Tight synchronization to the host tempo and its changes,
• Tape saturation simulation based on the algorithm used in the line of our mastering processors,
• Low pass filter for high frequency absorption modeling,
• Modulation section with three different modulation signal sources (sinus, square, envelope detector) mixed in any proportions,
• Phrase sampler capability,
• Parameter filtration and on-the-fly cross-fades for smooth and click-free operation,
• Support for sampling rates of up to 192kHz,
• MIDI and VST automation,
• Logic Control support.
• Library of presets

PC

VST

• Windows x32 or x64 (XP Service Pack 2, Vista or 7)
• VST 2.4 compatible application

RTAS

• Windows x32 or x64 (XP Service Pack 2, Vista or 7)
• ProTools LE 8.0.0 or ProTools TDM 8.0.0 (or later)

Best Free Vst Plugins 2018

AAX

• Windows x32 or x64 (XP Service Pack 2, Vista or 7)
• Pro Tools 10 or Pro Tools 11 (or later)
  

Mac (intel)

AudioUnit

• Mac OSX 10.5 or later
• 32 or 64-bit host application capable of running AudioUnit plug-ins with Cocoa view

VST

• Mac OSX 10.5 or later
• 32 or 64-bit VST 2.4 compatible host application

RTAS

• Mac OSX 10.5 or later
• ProTools LE 8.0.0 or ProTools TDM 8.0.0 (or later)

AAX

• Mac OSX 10.8 or later
• Pro Tools 11 or later

*If you are using an older operating system please contact us to get access to previous versions of the product compatible with earlier systems.

Sometime you just need a plain good old sampler VST plugin for your tracks :
just load a .wav sample, tweak some envelope, maybe adjust pitch, and add some loop points. No more no less.
You don’t need the bells & whistles of Kontakt, nor gigabytes of library => just load some samples and come on !

So here’s a selection of 6 FREEWARE sampler in VST format:

1. TX16Wx VST

download 100% free : http://www.tx16wx.com/

Available for Windows (32 & 64 bit) & Mac (VST & AU 64 bit)
This one is more than a simple sampler for loading & playing audio files!
It’s the more complete & full featured free sampler.
Tons of modulations & envelope, powerful keyboard mapping…
You can choose between 4 sizes for the UI (from 800X600 to 1280X768)
and the plugin can record from its own inputs (DAW inputs).
This is also the more “up to date” plugin.
It can load wav, aiff ogg, flac + sf2 soundfonts and sfz.

2. Grace : Sampler

Grace Sampler

download : http://www.onesmallclue.com/plugin/grace/

Available for Windows in 32 & 64 bit VST format.
I find it more good looking than the TX16Wx!
It’s also very powerful; with keyboard mapping, envelope & modulation.
like the precedent, it can preview sounds, the browser is very nice.
can load wav, aif & snd + sfz bank sounds.
On the website you can also download library with good sounds.

3. ShortCircuit 2

download 4 free ! http://vemberaudio.se/shortcircuit.php

Availbable for Windows , 32 bit VST.
Sadly, Shortcircuit is discontinued.
But if you’re still using 32 bit VST, it’s one the best VST sampler around.
The Keyboard mapping (on a vertical view ! unlike the others), the modulation & evelope options, it’s very complete, and should work without any problems (you can also download older version if you experience some bugs)

can load wav files + AKAI sample file (AKAI S5000/S6000/ Z4 Z8) + sf2 files + Recycle REX files.

4. Paax 2 sampler

Paax 2 VST

direct download : http://www.behringerdownload.de/UCONTROL/p2_app.zip

Available for Windows 32 bit only VST.
Unfortunaly, the paax sampler has vanished from the internet, and is no longer developed.
The paax 3 was free for some time, and the paax 2 was always freeware.
The UI is small, but all the features are here.
Not the fastest workflow, but some like it like that.

5. EZ-Sampler

download : http://sbaudio.org/ez-sampler

Available for Windows, 32 bit VST only.
This one is simple, you can load only one sample, so no keyboard mapping.
Sometimes it’s just what you need ! and with EZ-Sampler, it’s fast and without troubles.
can load wav, aiff, ogg, flac, snd, wma & mp3 (need Lame Encoder).

6. Helios VST !

Tobybear Helios VST

dowload : http://www.tobybear.de/files.html

Best Professional Vst Plugins

Available for Windows, 32 bit VST only.
From the Tobybear “insbag” VST collection. This one is old school !
ADSR on volume + filter + delay + LFO + loop. Just load a wav file and let’s go!
drop some LFO on the loop start : instant funkyness!