Tag: filter

Cure Audio has released Scream, a free filter plugin designed to recreate the well-known Scream filter from Massive in a standalone effect for modern DAWs. It is positioned as a versatile tool for electronic music production, but it looks broad enough to be useful well beyond that space.

A Classic Aggressive Filter in Plugin Form

Scream has the character of the original filter, which became known for its aggressive tone, strong resonance, and edgy sound. That kind of filter has long been a go-to choice for shaping basses, leads, and more intense sound design, so putting it into a separate plugin makes practical sense.

From the description, Cure Audio seems to be aiming for the same raw energy, while making the effect available across a wider range of hosts and workflows.

More Than a Bass Filter

Although this type of filter will naturally appeal to bass-heavy production styles, Cure Audio says Scream can also be used on drums, synths, pads, and vocals. In other words, it is meant to work as a broader color and movement tool rather than a one-purpose effect.

The plugin can apparently move from subtler saturation into much harsher and more distorted territory – it depends on how hard it is pushed. That gives it a bit more range than the name alone might suggest.

Built-In Modulation for Faster Workflow

One of the more useful additions here is the built-in modulation engine. Scream includes both an LFO and a Performer system, so users can draw modulation shapes directly inside the plugin instead of relying on DAW automation for every movement.

That should make it easier to build sweeps, rhythmic motion, and more animated filter effects without slowing down the workflow.

Lightweight and Open Source

Cure Audio also describes Scream as fast, intuitive, and lightweight. There’s no overloaded menu structure or unnecessary complexity. That matters for this kind of effect, since a filter plugin usually works best when it feels quick and immediate.

Another strong point is that Scream is both free and open source, which will likely make it even more appealing to producers who want a capable creative tool without restrictions.

Features

• Free filter plugin from Cure Audio
• Recreates the Scream filter known from Massive
• Designed for basses, leads, drums, synths, pads, and vocals
• Can move from subtle saturation to more aggressive distortion
• Built-in LFO modulation engine
• Performer system for drawing custom movement
• Clean and lightweight interface
• Open-source release
• Available across major DAWs

Plugin Formats

You can get the plugin in VST3, CLAP, and AUv2 formats for both Windows and macOS.

Free Download

Scream filter plugin is available as a free download from Cure Audio.

091Audio has released 091HPDoctor, a utility plugin focused on precise low-frequency processing. At first glance, it may look like a niche tool, but it targets the kind of detailed cleanup and shaping work that standard high-pass filters often do not handle well.

A High-Pass Filter That Reaches Down to 1 Hz

Most high-pass filters stop at 20 Hz, but HPDoctor goes down to 1 Hz. That alone makes it more useful than usual for jobs like DC offset removal, subsonic cleanup, and very controlled low-end shaping.

The plugin covers frequencies from 1 to 150 Hz and offers slopes from 1 to 24 dB per octave, depending on the selected filter type. In practice, that gives users much more room to make careful moves instead of forcing broad or overly steep cuts.

Seven Filter Types With Different Behavior

091HPDoctor includes seven filter types: Butterworth, Elliptic, Chebyshev I, Chebyshev II, Bessel, Ladder, and Allpass. That is a strong range for a utility plugin like this, especially because the differences are not just technical on paper. They can matter when phase behavior and low-end feel are important.

An optional -3 dB Const mode is also included, which helps keep cutoff behavior more consistent across the available filter types.

Built for Practical Mixing and Mastering Jobs

091Audio presents HPDoctor as a focused utility, and that seems fair. It is meant for specific tasks rather than broad tone shaping. Those tasks include removing DC offset without touching too much audible bass, cleaning subsonic energy before compression, shaping kicks and bass with resonance around the cutoff, and handling mastering cleanup where more precision is needed.

The allpass mode also opens the door to phase alignment work, giving the plugin a bit more depth than a basic corrective filter.

Features

• Low-frequency processing ranges from 1 Hz to 150 Hz
• Slopes from 1 dB/oct to 24 dB/oct
• Seven filter types
• Butterworth, Elliptic, Chebyshev I, Chebyshev II, Bessel, Ladder, and Allpass modes
• Optional Const -3 dB mode
• Full 64-bit double-precision internal processing
• Click-free transitions for parameter and filter changes
• Suitable for DC offset removal, subsonic cleanup, and phase work

Plugin Formats

The plugin is available in VST3 and AU formats for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The macOS version is signed.

Free Download

091HPDoctor is available now as a free download from the 091Audio website.

Smaolab has released Akira‑Filter, a free lowpass filter plugin inspired by a classic 4‑letter synth brand’s legendary ladder filter. It’s designed for everything from silky sweeps to gritty, characterful tone‑shaping.

Shape Your Sound

Akira‑Filter gives you hands‑on control for smooth automation and expressive filter movement. Choose between clean or dirty drive, dial in resonance flavor, and set the cutoff anywhere from 300 Hz to 12 kHz. A mix knob and input/output controls make it easy to blend and gain‑stage without leaving the plugin.

Features

• Four resonance flavors: soft, sweep, lush, gritty
• Cutoff range: 300 Hz – 12 kHz
• Clean/Dirty drive modes
• Input and output level controls
• Mix (dry/wet) control
• Oversampling options: x0, x2, x4

Plugin Formats

• VST3
• Audio Unit (AU)
• LV2
• CLAP

Free Download

Akira‑Filter lowpass filter plugin is available now as a free download from Smaolab.

BlepFX has released filtrr, a nonlinear ladder filter plugin, available on a ‘Name Your Price’ basis, including a free download option.

More Than Just a Filter

filtrr goes beyond traditional filtering with its ability to morph between filter types such as lowpass, highpass, bandpass, peak, and more. Its nonlinear ladder filter design allows for modulation at audio rate, self-oscillation, and extensive sonic shaping capabilities.

Whether you’re adding subtle tone shaping or experimenting with aggressive textures, filtrr offers rich versatility. Modulation can be applied to cutoff, resonance, drive, gain, and even the filter shape itself.

Built-In Modulation & Distortion

The filter plugin features a powerful internal modulation system and six unique distortion algorithms. These range from gentle harmonic warmth to intense wavefolding and saturation, enabling everything from analog-style saturation to experimental digital sound design.

High Performance & Efficiency

filtrr includes fast, zero-latency oversampling to reduce aliasing and offers full control over quality versus CPU usage. With an intelligent bypass system and auto update rate adjustment, it is designed to perform well even in CPU-intensive projects.

Its interface is built for fast workflows, with resizable dark and light UI themes.

Free Download

filtrr by BlepFX is available on a ‘Name Your Price’ basis, including a free download, at the BlepFX website.