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Pcheneg Tremolo is a free tremolo effect with the possibility to adjust the modulating curve shape and a host synchronized frequency.

Gravel from Taiga DSP, a freeware bitcrusher/distortion effect with a built-in envelope follower, available as a 32-bit and 64-bit VST plugin for Windows based machines.

Filterjam is a free (Registration) multi-band resonant filter delivering weird ringmod-like filtered sounds. The input signal is divided into 4 bands that are then summed or multiplied together according to the selected mode. Filterjam can be very harsh or gentle, it can add brightness or depth to synth sounds, but it can also completely mangle acoustic sources.

Free Limiter No6, update 1.0.2b and with ENV1 skin.

TAL-Tube is a free saturation plugin that have the characteristic of tubes and an additional amplifier mode. It’s very suitable for adding higher harmonics and can give more excitement and analog character to digital sounds or drums. At extreme values it can also be used as a grungy distortion effect.

Lagrange is a unique stereo delay system producing other worldly echoes using granular techniques, where each grain is from a different point in the delay buffer:

Use basic settings to create immersive stereo imagery with clean early reflections to give instruments a clear place in the mix.
Use the feedback control to transform your sounds into droning evolving soundscapes.
Shorten the delay time to create unusual metallic chorus effects.

IVGI can deliver very soft and subtle saturation, that feels at home
on the master buss. It is equally capable of very dense and dirty
distortion effects to spice up single tracks. IVGI’s base sound is comparable to the DESK mode in the big brother SDRR.

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A nice multi effect sequencer plugin from Illformed. The older version of Glitch is free.

Free reverb FX VST from Variety Of Sound.

SN03-G Tape is free from Sender Spike.

In more detail, the features are:

• input gain +/- 24dB
• output gain +/- 24dB
• NAB, IEC (15 IPS), AES (30 IPS) EQ modes
• adjustable recording EQ (LF +/- 10dB, HF +/- 14dB)
• adjustable reproduction EQ (LF +/- 10dB, HF +/- 14dB)
• adjustable “head bump” frequency from 65Hz to 105Hz
• adjustable “head bump” gain from 2dB to 6dB
• tape hiss gain +/-30dB from ca. -76dBFS
• complete I/O VU metering (GUI version only)
• …and tape saturation, of course