Free vs paid tape & saturation plugins

New tape and saturation plugins, free and paid, side by side.

Plugin	Price	VST3	AU	AAX	CLAP	LV2	Standalone	Copy protection	Buy
Micro Squeeze A2D Sound	Free	✓	✓	—	—	—	—	?	Get Micro Squeeze at a2dsound.com
Mr.Warmer MrMoustache	Free	✓	✓	✓	—	—	—	?	Get Mr.Warmer at mrmoustache.es
Nu Series (NuComp, NuEQ, NuGate, NuSat) Dead Signal Audio	Free	✓	✓	—	—	—	—	?	Details
edgeRunner retrograde Variety Of Sound	Free	✓	—	—	—	—	—	?	Get edgeRunner retrograde at varietyofsound.wordpress.com
GOAT Eli & Flo	Free	✓	✓	—	—	—	—	?	Get GOAT at eli-flo.itch.io
GainStageFx BurningTreeC	Free	✓	✓	—	✓	—	—	None	Get GainStageFx at github.com
4000 Console AI DTM LAB	Free	✓	—	—	—	—	—	?	Get 4000 Console at aidtmlab.itch.io
76 Tube AI DTM LAB	Free	✓	—	—	—	—	—	?	Get 76 Tube at aidtmlab.itch.io
KS BurnShaper Kreativ Sound	€9 ~~€19~~	✓	✓	—	—	—	—	?	Buy KS BurnShaper at kreativ.gumroad.com
Bent Spool Plastic Factory	$29 ~~$39~~	✓	✓	✓	—	—	✓	?	Buy Bent Spool at plasticfactory.com
Mr.Saturator MrMoustache	€29	✓	✓	✓	—	—	—	?	Buy Mr.Saturator at mrmoustache.es
Plenum Venomode	£29 ~~£39~~	✓	✓	✓	—	—	—	?	Buy Plenum at venomode.com
SL Tape Pro sfoorlabs	$39	✓	✓	—	—	—	✓	?	Buy SL Tape Pro at sfoorlabs.itch.io
Squeeze A2D Sound	$49 ~~$99~~	✓	✓	—	—	—	—	?	Buy Squeeze at a2dsound.com
Empirical Labs FATSO Tape Simulator Universal Audio	$79 ~~$149~~	✓	✓	✓	—	—	—	?	Buy Empirical Labs FATSO Tape Simulator at uaudio.com
542 Tape Emulator Rupert Neve Designs	$129	✓	✓	✓	—	—	—	?	Buy 542 Tape Emulator at pluginboutique.com

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