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Venn Audio plug-ins for free

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Venn Audio plug-ins for free:

I saw this developer post on another forum offering several plug-ins for free. You don’t need to give an email address or other info either. AU, VST3, AAX.

https://www.vennaudio.com/free-suite/
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Slate Digital Heatwave - FREE

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Slate Digital Heatwave - FREE

Looks to be a free saturation type plugin.

https://slatedigital.com/heatwave/

FYI, you do need an iLok account to register it.
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TDR Prism is new and free. A frequency analyzer that looks interesting. They have also put out a set of specialized EQ plugins at the same time. Inexpensive, but not free.

https://www.tokyodawn.net/tdr-prism/
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Get Waves Silk for FREE Today (Friday) Only!

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Waves finally went live with the plugin they'd been teasing for a while. You can go here:

https://www.waves.com/black-friday-2023/free-plugin

... then add your email and you'll get a message that your plugin will arrive arrive via e-mail in 2-4 hours. What's odd is after I got mine I went to test the link out and was blocked for some bizarre security reason from that page by Waves. Had to turn on my VP to see it again. Maybe you only get to sign up once there? Who knows... weird.

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Klanghelm TENS JR. spring reverb - FREE

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Klanghelm TENS JR. spring reverb - FREE

https://klanghelm.com/contents/products/TENSjr

NOTE: Just loaded this up. Damned if thing thing doesn't actually sound pretty good!

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Cherry Audio S.E.M. for FREE

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Hornet 31 mk2 Spectrum Analyzer and graphic EQ with Auto Tuning - FREE for 2 more hours

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Hornet 31 mk2 Spectrum Analyzer and graphic EQ with Auto Tuning - FREE for 2 more hours

Just saw this one. Free but not for much longer. Their site is also slow and it will put you in a "waiting room" for a bit.

https://www.hornetplugins.com/plugins/h ... tyone-mk2/

If you're using a browser like Brave and have certain blockers up, you'll need to turn them off. I couldn't get the transaction to go through in the cart until I turned them off.
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NI Glaze Vocal Instrument

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Because Kontakt is so popular around here :twisted: :

https://www.native-instruments.com/en/p ... c1k7_ctq41
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Free from UVI: noctua by Venus Theory

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https://www.uvi.net/en/soundware/noctua.html

Demo sounds ok and you can't knock the price.

Those French squirrels must be having a bad day. The UVI site is ridiculously slow with Bad Gateway errors. Although I was able to get my license, the UVI License Manager also gives Bad Gateway after loading the second page.
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Re: Free from UVI: noctua by Venus Theory

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mikehalloran wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 4:47 pm https://www.uvi.net/en/soundware/noctua.html

Demo sounds ok and you can't knock the price.

Those French squirrels must be having a bad day. The UVI site is ridiculously slow with Bad Gateway errors. Although I was able to get my license, the UVI License Manager also gives Bad Gateway after loading the second page.
Hey thanks for this, Mike! I grabbed it. But you are right! Their site is really bogged down today. I didn't get Bad Gateway, but it was pretty slow. I managed to checkout and but had to give up on UVI Portal to install it, and instead was able to do it through their website. UVI Portal just will NOT connect for me right now!
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Re: Free from UVI: noctua by Venus Theory

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mikehalloran wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 4:47 pm https://www.uvi.net/en/soundware/noctua.html

Demo sounds ok and you can't knock the price.

Those French squirrels must be having a bad day. The UVI site is ridiculously slow with Bad Gateway errors. Although I was able to get my license, the UVI License Manager also gives Bad Gateway after loading the second page.
Same experience here Mike.

Question to you or anyone:
I accidentally seem to have 2 licences for it.
I registered one of them but how do I remove the other entry in my list on my products page?

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Re: Free from UVI: noctua by Venus Theory

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monkey man wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 6:35 pm
mikehalloran wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 4:47 pm https://www.uvi.net/en/soundware/noctua.html

Demo sounds ok and you can't knock the price.

Those French squirrels must be having a bad day. The UVI site is ridiculously slow with Bad Gateway errors. Although I was able to get my license, the UVI License Manager also gives Bad Gateway after loading the second page.
Same experience here Mike.

Question to you or anyone:
I accidentally seem to have 2 licences for it.
I registered one of them but how do I remove the other entry in my list on my products page?
Two licenses here as well but I still can't get the UVI Portal connecting so haven't registered one yet—update: I registered it in my account and the license showed up in my iLok account. I'll suggest that my daughter in Texas try to register the other.

I still need the Portal working to download and install but that can wait for another day.
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Re: Free from UVI: noctua by Venus Theory

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mikehalloran wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 4:47 pm Those French squirrels must be having a bad day.
It' s no longer french.

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Re: Free from UVI: noctua by Venus Theory

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mikehalloran wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 9:59 pmTwo licenses here as well but I still can't get the UVI Portal connecting so haven't registered one yet—update: I registered it in my account and the license showed up in my iLok account. I'll suggest that my daughter in Texas try to register the other.
It won't remove it from your plug-list page 'though I'm guessing.
mikehalloran wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 9:59 pmI still need the Portal working to download and install but that can wait for another day.
You can download directly Mike:

https://www.uvi.net/my-products

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Re: Free from UVI: noctua by Venus Theory

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corbo-billy wrote: Fri Dec 15, 2023 1:51 am
mikehalloran wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 4:47 pm Those French squirrels must be having a bad day.
It' s no longer french.

https://synthanatomy.com/2023/04/image- ... loper.html
I've read nothing about UVI moving to the US just because the ownership has changed. They always have server problems when updates and new products are announced. Those little EU squirrels just can't take it.

In any case, the UVI Portal and the website both behaved this morning and I'm good.
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