MaxSynths

MaxSynths have announced that their complete VST plugin line-up is now re-released as freeware. All interested users can download the plugins completely free of charge from the official MaxSynths website.
The developer has released quite a few interesting freebies in the past (PAL-9000 and Sturiophonia are a couple of most recent examples), along with ten commercial VST plugins for Windows. Sadly, it seems that MaxSynths won’t be releasing any new software in the future and won’t be able to provide support for the current plugins either, so they’ve decided to make all of their products free to download and use. Here is the complete list of previously commercial MaxSynths instruments and effects that are now freeware:

• Bass Module – Simple bass rompler with 64 bass sounds.
• Crisalys – A powerful virtual synthesizer with twelve filter types and a mod matrix.
• Cryologic – A sample based instrument packed with a 400 MB sound library.
• DR-910 – A Roland TR-909 style virtual drum machine instrument.
• Latte – A subtractive synthesizer with custom modeled analog style oscillators.
• Nero – Monophonic synthesizer with a built-in pattern sequencer.
• WTS-1 – Simple virtual analog synth with an interesting oscillator instability feature.
• DSP-3 – An easy to use bus compressor.
• DSP-2 – A multi-effect for vocal processing (saturation, compression, EQ).
• DSP-1 – Saturation and dynamics processing for drums.

http://www.maxsynths.com/products.html

SlickHDR Variety of Sound

SlickHDR is a “Psychoaccoustic Dynamic Processor” which:

• balances the perceived global vs. local micro dynamics of any incoming audio. 
• creates a rich in contrast, detailed and clearly perceived image which translates way better across different listening environments. 
• provides a convenient workflow by simply adjusting three dynamic processors to show a roughly same load. 
• offers further and detailed control about overall tone and release time behavior. 

http://varietyofsound.wordpress.com/2014/01/30/released-slickhdr/