I’ve invested a good deal of time researching and asking members for recommendations for the best free effects plugins. My objective was to bring together the best plugin effects based on surveying our community members (in reality, I only tapped a handful of you). As this community grows, I’ll be using voting and other tools to compile these kinds of lists, but for right now, I need to roll up my sleeves and reach out to people to get these things done.

This list, like our free sample library lists, is never done. It’s going to be regularly updated and can use all of your input. But we’re off to a great start. Before you go off and purchase effects, check it out and try a free effect before you open your wallet. If there are free effect plugins that you think should be added to the list, please comment in the thread, and let’s make this the best possible resource.

LM Official Curated List of Best Free VST Effects Plugins