Christian Budde has released several new free VST effect plug-ins for Windows.
                
                Fast Soft Knee Compressor is a soft knee compressor optimized for low CPU usage, according to Christian Budde, who added: “While it is not that difficult to build a hard knee compressor with a low CPU usage, it is quite difficult to do so for a soft knee, especially if you want to control the margin around the threshold precisely while maintaining a consistent curve. The compressor also features a simple limit circuit to avoid clipping.”
Features:
- Continuous and consistent characteristic.
 - Adjustable soft knee in dB (as margin below the threshold).
 - Stereo/dual mono processing.
 - Extra limit circuit to avoid clips.
 - Simple auto make-up gain adjustment.
 - 10 presets.
 - Mathematically optimised (using three psychoacoustical evaluated approximation functions).
 - Open source (as part of Christian’s Delphi ASIO & VST Project).
 
Fast Soft Knee Gate is a soft knee gate that is said to be optimized for low CPU usage based on Christian’s Fast Soft Knee Compressor.
Features:
- Continuous and consistent characteristic.
 - Adjustable soft knee in dB (as margin below the threshold).
 - 10 presets.
 - Mathematically optimised (using three psychoacoustical evaluated approximation functions).
 - Open source (as part of Christian’s Delphi ASIO & VST Project).
 
Fast Soft Knee Limiter is a soft knee limiter that is said to be optimized for low CPU usage based on Christian’s Fast Soft Knee Compressor.
Features:
- Continuous and consistent characteristic.
 - Adjustable soft knee in dB (as margin below the threshold).
 - 10 presets.
 - Mathematically optimised (using three psychoacoustical evaluated approximation functions).
 
Other plug-ins include:
Frequency Splitter for Modular Hosts is a Linkwitz Riley Crossover.
Features:
- 1 in, 2 out.
 - Selectable frequency.
 - Selectable order (starting from 12dB/Oct up to 192dB/Octave).
 - Sample-rate independent.
 - Using host dependent GUI.
 
Linear Phase Frequency Crossover for Modular Hosts is a Linear Phase Crossover.
Features:
- 1 in, 2 out.
 - Selectable frequency.
 - 512 FIR filter coefficients (higher on request).
 - Sample-rate independent.
 - Fast (using the IPP).
 - Open source (excluding IPP).
 - Using host dependent GUI.
 
More info at www.savioursofsoul.de/Christian.
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